Posts Tagged ‘exercise’

5 MORE Exercises Computer Guy Should NOT Be Doing

Leg Press All you have to do is load it up, strap yourself in (not really) and push as hard as you can. I'll admit, it can be pretty satisfying to see that much weight move because of your own strength and will. Unfortunately, the leg press is not without its flaws. First of all, it can give you a false sense of real strength. When you leg press, you're in a… Continue reading

February 17 2009 | By Jamie | Tagged: body, exercise, fitness, gym, health, pain, strength, weight | 8 comments»

Holiday Damage Control

Fat season. That's what we call it around my office. It starts on Halloween, and it usually runs straight through January. We are bombarded by holidays that require us to consume copious amounts of meats, pies, cookies, chocolates, and alcohol. On top of that, for those of us living in the north, it gets dreadfully cold and painfully hard to do as much moving around as we would like to… Continue reading

December 24 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: diet, eating, exercise, fat, fitness, food, holiday, season | 4 comments»

How to End This Year on a High!

Are you looking forward to the New Year or are you bogged down with unfinished tasks from this year? No matter what sort of year you have had, you still have the opportunity to end this year on a high, and start the New Year on a positive note. You will have had a number of successes in the last twelve months and it is important to acknowledge them. At… Continue reading

December 15 2008 | By Arvind | Tagged: clutter, exercise, holidays, improvement, organization, resolutions, review, year | 6 comments»

Treat the Person, Not the Body!

Have we Been Missing the Point? For all our research, resources, technology and collective intelligence there's still way more that we don't know about managing the human body, than we do. We like to think we're more enlightened than ever but in many ways we're still failing miserably when it comes to creating optimal health; just take a look around at our fat, stressed, addicted, depressed, unhealthy society. Could it… Continue reading

December 2 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: disease, exercise, health, illness, immunology, medicine, nutrition, prevention | 6 comments»

The Humble Spreadsheet: A Tool for the True Lifehacker

When I was very young—I can’t remember how old, but let’s call it six or seven—I was introduced to spreadsheets. It introduced me to the world of statistics, of using data to track progress and predict the future, to work towards tangible, measurable goals instead of lofty, obtuse and too-often forgotten resolutions that people so often make about a month from now each year. I have my father to thank for… Continue reading

December 1 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: exercise, finances, fitness, food, Money, nutrition, Productivity, spreadsheets | 11 comments»

5 Easy Ways to Shake Off a Bad Mood

Everyone gets into a big ol’ bad mood sometimes. I’m talking about the kind of mood that throws a spanner in the works, has you fuming at every little thing and threatens to ruin a perfectly good day. Sometimes these moods happen just when you don't want them to and they can get in the way of doing what you want to do in the way that you want to… Continue reading

November 19 2008 | By Steve | Tagged: coaching, confidence, exercise, motivation, personal-development, self esteem, self-help, self-improvement | 16 comments»

Your Body The Drug Dealer

The Scene: You're driving in your Volkswagen on a cool autumn day. You gaze out the window to admire the colorful foliage when out of nowhere a toddler on a big wheel rolls directly in front of your car. You slam on the breaks, just barely avoiding disaster. You can feel your heart in your chest. It appears everything has slowed down. Your vision seems to have narrowed. Your once… Continue reading

October 15 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: adrenaline, cortisol, drug, epinephrine, exercise, fitness, health, hormone, stress, testosterone | 3 comments»

Are You Sabotaging Your Plan to Exercise More?

You know exercise is good for you, right? But regular exercise is like pushing water uphill. You do it for a couple of days - and then try and forget about it, because it's just too hard. Sounds familiar? People who exercise regularly swear by it. They enjoy it. They can't stop talking about it. But how did they manage to build a habit that sticks? Wouldn't you like to… Continue reading

October 9 2008 | By Mary | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health, motivation, plan | 20 comments»

Six Great Ways to Lose Weight

With a modern, sedentary lifestyle it is very easy to put on weight. Here are some practical tips to fight the flab and get your weight down. It took you a long time to put on weight so you need to take a long view about losing it. Quick diets tend not to work. You need a change in lifestyle. This is the regime that worked for me.… Continue reading

October 3 2008 | By Paul | Tagged: diet, eat, exercise, food, healthy, partner, weightloss | 24 comments»

Genetically Challenged

It's probably no secret to you. Some people were born with good DNA. Nothing they ever do seems to have any negative implications on their physique. They eat what they want, their training programs seem to be haphazard and yet they still have the body of an all star athlete. How can this be? It's all in your genes. Take a look at your parents. Chances are you have a… Continue reading

September 22 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: body type, dna, exercise, fat, genetics, gym, health, skinny, workout | 9 comments»

Are You Following the Wrong Exercise Program?

Why do some of us invest so much time and energy into our exercise program for so little in the way of results. Yep it's true; some of us spend a lot of time achieving not too much. Heaps of sweat, commitment and even dollars, for a less than desirable return. I'm constantly getting letters, emails and phone calls from frustrated exercisers, so I figure it is time to take a… Continue reading

September 15 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health | 10 comments»

No Gym. No Problem

Maybe it's too expensive. Maybe you're too shy. Some people just plain do not like the gym. It can be boring, intimidating, and it can seem somewhat redundant. The good news is there's another way. Sports! Here we'll take a look at what I feel are some of the most appropriate alternatives to the average gym routine. In my eyes an ideal fitness program should consist of a few key elements. Full… Continue reading

August 28 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: exercise, gym, gymnastics, health, rock climbing, sport, strength | 5 comments»

Fuel Your Body: Get to Know Protein and Its Sources

Most people know that the vast majority of the protein we eat comes from lean (and fatty) meats. They are absolutely the best, and most complete protein sources available...but it leaves you to wonder what the protein in a loaf of bread leaves you with when you're counting your calories at the end of the day. Well think of it like this, protein is like a 2-Stroke engine. It runs off gas… Continue reading

August 19 2008 | By Israel | Tagged: diet, exercise, food, health, protein | 17 comments»

Gym Etiquette: How Not to be a Meathead

Being courteous. Polite. Mindful of others. These things seem like common sense in any type of workplace environment. So what happens to people when they step through the doors of a gym? It seems that all these things get thrown out the window. Most gyms have their own rules about these things. But shouldn't we as fully functional adults have the common decency to behave conscientiously without the rules? … Continue reading

August 5 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: etiquette, exercise, fitness, gym, meathead, workout | 23 comments»

Don’t Become a Gym Gerbil

When you're at the gym do you sometimes feel like you're just spinning your wheels? You show up every day, put an hour in and get nothing back in terms of results. Don't let yourself turn into THAT gym guy. Making a daily trip to the gym is a good habit but really how good is it if you're not making any progress? Time and time again I see the… Continue reading

August 1 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: exercise, fitness, gym, habit, health, variety | 7 comments»