Here’s something that we don’t often talk about on fitness blogs. The fact that too much exercise can be as bad (or worse) than too little. It’s probably a subject that should be considered more frequently. I know that I’ve overdone it a few times while chasing the goal to improve my fitness. In fact, [...] Read the full article
Busting A Myth – Daily Exercise To Lose Weight
My wife and I were talking with a friend of ours a few days ago, when the subject of daily exercise to lose weight came up. She wanted to know “the secret” of our weight loss. You see, I would say that we’re among “the grads” mentioned at 60 in 3. We have managed to [...] Read the full article
Do Genetics Make You Obese?
We’ve probably all known someone who is overweight blame their obesity on genetics. I personally know a few folks who’ve made comments like this: “…my parents are fat, my sister is fat, so I’ve just accepted that I’ll be fat…” I’ve always wondered how much truth there is to the argument that some people are [...] Read the full article
Finding Inspiration To Exercise
When I originally started my fitness journey, I had a constant partner. He served as an inspiration to exercise. He is a co-worker, and as I’ve mentioned before, the majority of my workouts occur during my lunch hour. This gentleman is in his late-50′s, and has made a lifetime of physical fitness a priority. From what [...] Read the full article
What Are The Advantages Of Cross Training?
As you can probably tell, I’m a very big fan of cross training. When I first began the journey to improve my overall level of fitness four years ago, I promised myself that it would be a lasting change, with a focus on altering my lifestyle, not my weight, and I wanted the change to be [...] Read the full article
A Day Of Tennis
So yesterday I got a call from an acquaintance of mine, wanting to know if I’d like to play a little tennis. I played “back in the day,” and although I wasn’t every a great player, I could go out and hit the ball around and not look like an idiot. I have also become [...] Read the full article
