http://blogs.fitconnect.com FitConnect.com -- It's OK To Brag! Copyright 2007-2008 FitConnect LLC OzzieOcean on 12/3/2008 (2 comments)

I copied this great article from a link of my school's website.

Runningbear, I thought of you right away when I read this!

Recent studies funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have shown that jumping exercises for just one school year in early childhood can trigger increases in bone mineral density (BMD) that are sustained for several years. The studies demonstrate the value of even simple high impact activities – li...]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:55:57 GMT kettlebell27 on 12/3/2008 (0 comments)

Just got the "Iron Gym" pull-up bar for a door frame, tonight, and I just gotta say I like it. 

Put it together in about 10 minutes & got it secured in my door just fine.  Had it's own little tools to help assemble it. 

I'm sending in the free form for ab straps, and getting the DVD ordered too, just for curiosity's sake. 

I just realized I'm turning my entire house into a home gym.  I have my squat rack outside in the garage...]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:26:02 GMT Keith on 12/3/2008 (0 comments)

While things get harder for so many people, still Beachbody coaches are thriving.

Today's headlines are telling: Chrysler Cuts 25% of White Collar Jobs, Goldman Sachs cutting 10% of workforce, Yahoo firing 1,500 workers.

How deep will job cuts get? We hit 6% unemployment in September. In the downturn of 1973 we got up to 9%. Total employment in the U.S. is about 144 million people. That means if unemployment rise another 3%, another 4.3 million people could be out of wo...]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:38:49 GMT Keith on 12/3/2008 (0 comments)

Here is a portion of an article  "The cost of Diabetes"
Nearly 24 million Americans, 8 percent of the population, have Type 2 diabetes, which can lead to kidney failure, blindness and heart disease.

Current guidelines say doctors should prescribe metformin (about $30 a month) to lower blood sugar in newly diagnosed patients and urge them to eat healthy food and get more exercise. Other drugs can be added later, on top of metformin, to help patients who don't meet blood su...]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:29:20 GMT Keith on 12/3/2008 (1 comments)

P90X does it again!



Here's the story of Without a Trace's Poppy Montgomery, as seen in People Magazine. I love it when stars, who can have anything given to them with a phone call, see P90X on TV and buy it for themselves. There's proof it's the real deal, and that there are no freebies! Everybody has to work for it!


Poppy Montgomery was always open about the 70-pound weight gain that occurred during her pregnancy last year with son Jackson Phillip ...]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:18:13 GMT Keith on 12/3/2008 (0 comments)

This holiday season, ask for others to get fit as their gift to you!

"Ask friends and family to exercise for at least 25 - 30 days starting in January as their gift to you this year."

Instead of writing out a Christmas list filled with more "stuff" that you want, tell people that the gift you want is something that will help you both:

(1) They purchase a fitness program from your coach website - for THEMSELVES. (if you are a Team Beachbody coach that is) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:09:54 GMT OldeButGoode on 12/2/2008 (1 comments)

Being an old romantic and seeing too many divorces I present to you   5  LANGUAGES  of  LOVE  to help those in need !!
I would suggest you put these in order of importance to you and see if your spouse or loved one has put them in the same order. Then put in order what you think your loved one would list hers/his of importance. Very enlightening and helpful in a relationship.

1.)  Quality  Time
2.)  Physical  Touch
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:56:11 GMT davegleason on 12/2/2008 (0 comments)

Who?

Most have heard of the 80/20 rule as it applies to sales. Vilfredo Pareto’s (1848 - 1923) law of income distribution was and still is ridiculously predictable.

Pareto’s brilliance dictates that 80% of sales come from 20% of customers. After closer inspection most businesses find this not only true but sometimes skewed even further – 90/10, 95/5 or even 99/1.

It stands to reason that when the 20 percent is defined, you strip away as much of the fat in ...]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:23:14 GMT runningbear on 12/2/2008 (4 comments)

In case you were wondering what to get me for Christmas....

Seriously, most of us are gearing up for the holidays, and I'm guessing many of you are like me, trying to find the perfect present for the people on your gift list.  I buy people things I'd love to receive myself, so when I say these are on my wish list, I'm SO not kidding. I LOVE books; I love to get them, I love to give them. Sure, a Barnes and Noble gift card is an easy way out of that one, but why not somethi...]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:56:55 GMT OldeButGoode on 12/1/2008 (6 comments)

To make a long story short I was Sky Diving on a beautiful clear summer day, you could see for miles and miles.  I was too busy
enjoying the soaring, floating, sights and steering left than right while not focusing on where I should land. In the last 100 feet or so I woke up to this fact as I was above a Lake so I steered myself to the edge of the water. I landed fine until at just the right
second a powerful gust of wind blew the canopy and then myself into the Lake. The weig...]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:31:35 GMT OldeButGoode on 12/1/2008 (0 comments)

Grip training is one of the forgotten secrets of strength and development. Wrist curls and reverse wrist curls are not enough
for crushing grip power. You need to do lots of specialized grip work on exercises that most people have not heard of. Start
by doing power holds with a barbell held over a rack or platform. Lift the bar with your hands slightly wider than your thighs
( not using straps & not a reverse grip ) and hold it as long as possible with a heavy weight you h...]]> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:46:45 GMT fitnessfound on 11/29/2008 (2 comments)

The 2008 Top 10 Weight Loss Myths.
by Julio A. Salado, NASM & NSCA C.P.T.

Consult with your doctor before starting a fitness or weight loss program.

Being a certified personal fitness trainer, I hear misinformation on how to lose weight on a daily basis. There are too many examples to list and a slew of new myths and products always appear each year around New Year’s Day. Usually, they are marketed with half truths about the effectiveness of their programs. N...]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:40:39 GMT TINYLONDONO on 11/29/2008 (0 comments)

My name is TINY LONDONO. I was born in Colombia, South America and moved to Miami when I was 5 years old. I was given the opportunity to play sports and now that I'm experienced I want to teach people how to use the mechanics of their bodies to maximize their performance.

My first goal was to attend a division one school, which I accomplished. My second goal was to go professional and I was able to fulfill that dream when I played in the NFL and Canadian Football League. I played fo...]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:14:04 GMT JimB on 11/28/2008 (4 comments)

Well, I've finally found some training work.

I just had an interview at LA Fitness in Wayne, N.J., and they're interested in hiring me. In several ways, it looks good. I can start out training one client at a time and building from there. That's in contrast to Bally's, where they wanted me to work the floor for at least four hours a day for zero pay and dig up clients myself. The facility in Wayne is really nice, new with acres of equipment and a 25-yard pool.

Howe...]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:41:09 GMT