Posts Tagged ‘fitness’

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

August 5 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: etiquette, exercise, fitness, gym, meathead, workout | 14 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

August 1 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: exercise, fitness, gym, habit, health, variety | 6 comments»

Fitness is a Journey. Bring a Map.

From the several hours I spend a day at my gym I get to observe all types of gym goers. One thing most of them have in common is that they all appear to be lost. The gym, much like a dense forest, can be a very scary place and if you don’t have a plan you can end up forgetting where you are or where you are going. … » Continue

July 24 2008 | By Jamie | Tagged: exercise, fitness, goal, gym, workout | 8 comments»

How to Lose Weight Watching TV

We are fast becoming a society of statues. A curious species who seem to have our collective asses permanently attached to a chair. Or preferably, a couch. We discovered that within a few years many of us will have identical movement patterns and daily activity levels to that of the oak tree. Yep, it appears that many of us have become fat (seated) spectators in the game of life. Heavy… » Continue

July 7 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health, obesity, weight-loss | 16 comments»

The Shrinking Family

A good news story

Today’s title reminds me of one of those stupid Rick Moranis movies… “Honey, I shrunk the family”. Oh well.

As you may or may not know, I work on a television show here in Australia called 9AM on the Ten Network. It screens nationally every weekday morning from 9 - 11 am. I am the resident on-air fitness bloke and I do my… » Continue

June 27 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: diet, exercise, fitness, health | 1 comment»

Living in Fat City

If you live in Australia, the US, the UK, Canada or New Zealand, then you live in the same place as me; Fat City. Fat City of course, being more of a collective mindset, and a culture of eating too much and moving too little, than any geographical location, or ‘literal’ place. And while it’s not a literal place, it is very real. If you know what I mean.

The… » Continue

February 22 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: attitude, fitness, health, Lifestyle, obesity, weight-loss | 43 comments»

Five Ways to Pick up the Exercise Habit Again

Even people who consistently stick to an effective health and fitness routine can sometimes fall out of the exercise habit from time to time. Getting back on track can be challenging unless ways are found to rebuild a strong desire to start exercising again.

Here are 5 ways to give yourself the mental kick in the pants that you need to stop procrastinating, get up off the couch, and get… » Continue

February 7 2008 | By Aaron | Tagged: exercise, fitness, habit, health | 38 comments»

What You Didn’t Know About the World’s Top Three Productivity-Enhancing Drugs

There are things people consume to stay awake longer, become more energetic or somehow increase productivity in other ways. They are usually things that people enjoy consuming – often in large volumes. Coffee, Coca-Cola (and other caffeinated soft drinks), and tea are the global big three productivity-enhancing drugs of choice. Most users think they are such great products that they can’t get through the day without. We suggest that… » Continue

January 8 2008 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: caffeine, drugs, energy, fitness, health, Productivity | 40 comments»

How to Let Yoga Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever!

People today, are under fire.
Relentless stress, longer workdays, fewer vacations, destructive nutrition and an epidemic of inactivity have led to an adult generation plagued by chronic pain, fatigue, disease and frustration. In search of an answer that does not require a lifetime of medication, many have turned to complimentary and alternative medicine and more conscious forms of movement.
For many, yoga has led the way.
While more than 16 million… » Continue

January 3 2008 | By Jonathan | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health, meditation, stress, yoga | 41 comments»

15 Tips to Restart the Exercise Habit (and How to Keep It)

It’s okay, you can finally admit it. It’s been two months since you’ve seen the inside of the gym. Getting sick, family crisis, overtime at work and school papers that needed to get finished all kept you for exercising. Now, the question is: how do you start again?

Once you have an exercise habit, it becomes automatic. You just go to the gym, there is

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November 6 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: diet, energy, exercise, fitness, health, life | 85 comments»

13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercising

Is staying in shape always something that gets bumped to the bottom of your list? I know many people that complain about not having enough time to exercise. I think they are lying to themselves. The real problem is that they hate exercising, so it will never be a priority.

I used to hate exercising too. Going to the gym, running and most forms of physical… » Continue

October 18 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: diet, energy, exercise, fitness, health | 35 comments»

Sleep Your Way to Better Fitness

Ancient Zen masters said “When hungry eat, when tired sleep.” Modern societies have the first part down pat since the majority of people in western countries are overweight. These busy people seem to have missed something in the translation of the sleep part. This carries over to fitness where many are too tired or say that they don’t have enough time to maintain a regular fitness program.

One of the… » Continue

July 6 2007 | By Tatsuya | Tagged: fitness, lifebalance, Productivity, sleeping | 30 comments»

Seven Little Known Tips for Getting in Shape

For an unathletic, self-professed geek, I’ve made a fair amount of improvements in my physical life. Going from exercising rarely to exercising every day. I’ve gone getting completely winded after a three mile jog to being able run a half marathon. Switching to a vegetarian diet and still managing to put on fifteen pounds of lean muscle mass.

I don’t think I’ll be gracing the cover of… » Continue

May 28 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: exercise, fitness, health | 11 comments»

Decrease Brain Age - Improve Mental Fitness

About.com says there are two ways to keep your mind fit: variety and curiosity. So they’ve put together a nice Top 10 list of ways to improve your mental health, plus detailed details for each!
1) Play Games
Games are a wonderful way to tease and challenge your brain. Suduko, crosswords and electronic games can all improve your brain’s speed and memory. These games rely on logic, word skills… » Continue

February 16 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: brain, fitness | 2 comments»

Protect Your Feet While Running

You’re still committed to your New Year’s goals, including running for fitness, right? Right? Hello?

My friend, Mark Iocchelli, is a disciple of the POSE Method of running, and he’s written some tips and ideas on how to avoid one of the most painful foot injury out there: plantar fascitis.

It’s a lot to go into here, and the best part is that Mark includes videos as instruction for how… » Continue

February 12 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: fitness, footinjury, health, jogging, plantar+facsitis, running | 2 comments»