Use the treadmill “fat burning zone”? Crunches and sit-ups to get abs? Craig Ballantyne and ACE’s Jessica Matthews dish on the top five gym missteps.
Are You Wasting Your Time with Carbo-Loading?
August 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
Carbo-loading, or glycogen loading, is a popular way to fuel for marathons and other endurance events. But does it work? Not always—and possibly not for women. If you’re fueling for an athletic event, put down the monster bowl of Pasta Carbonara and read this.
Fitness Deadline? Don’t Wreck Yourself
June 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
Ask me. Ask Ryan. Ask anyone who’s plunged headfirst into a new exercise routine: the odds of injuring yourself or getting sick right after you hit the ground running are HIGH. Better, it proves, to hit the ground strolling. Maybe you’re training for a triathlon or other athletic event. Or the terror of unpacking last [...]
The Joys (And Hamstring Aches) of Hiking
May 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
I was going to post a review of 4-Hour Body this week. Unfortunately, I’m still reading it. And may very well be reading it for the rest of the summer. In the interim, as I work through the epic fitness bible (and count toting it around town as my daily workout), here are some hiking [...]
Stop Spinning Your Wheels: 4 Cycling Upgrades to Make Now
May 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In honor of National Bike Month, I spent the weekend making a list of the things I’ve learned about cycling over the past year. Namely, the things I’ve learned not to ride without. After surviving Little Red Riding Hood last June despite a savage lack of preparation, I decided that cycling might be the sport [...]
U.S. News column: The 7 Deadly Sins of Race Training
May 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
How much should you increase your distance each week? When should you start the taper? What happens if you eat a burger right before the big race? Clearly, there’s a lot to consider when training for your first athletic event. That’s why the chance that you’re committing at least one critical mistake is, well, high. [...]
Flavia Del Monte’s Fitness Program: Flavilicious Fitness
May 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
The reality is women are being marketed all kinds of weight loss and fitness products. Believe it or not, almost 95% of the information out there is DEAD WRONG and created by people who are more interested in swiping your credit card rather than swiping the fat from off your body!
A Taste of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules
April 17, 2011 By 10 Comments
Pollan’s book “Food Rules” is here to help us read nutrition labels, spot sugar’s sneaky aliases and see why “FDA-approved” doesn’t automatically mean it’s good. Rule #19 – If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.
Fact and Fiction of Running
April 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
It’s not uncommon for people to want to lose weight after they’re bombarded by images in the media and on advertisements of physically fit people, from fashion magazines to electronic commercials. With the lack of education available on exercise and health management to the general public, people often begin their new diet and exercise regimen [...]
5 Ways Exercise Can Earn You More Money
March 15, 2011 By 3 Comments
Fix up, look sharp, make bank. Forget honing your elevator speech and brown-nosing your boss’s boss—all you need to do to get that raise? Get in shape.
