Do you want to get into shape fast? Do you want an effective workout you can do in a short amount of time? Do you want to feel exhilarated when you finish your workout? If you answered yes to these three questions, then interval training is the workout for you. Interval training is cardiovascular exercise that [...]

Good Morning America. Grab a hot beverage & hit the streets with a smile. If u don’t or can’t workout, be more active – take the stairs, park ur car farther….

Tried new exercise with clients tonight – Upper Cut Overhead DB Press.  Success!

Calories burned shoveling snow based on a 150 lb person – 408 calories/one hour. Muscles involved: Deltoids, abdominal, erectors (lower back), quads, hamstrings, gluts, lats, obliques. Many, many muscles and in my opinion also great for your heart!

Managing Cholesterol with Exercise – Exercising with Health Challenges – FitFacts – American Council On Exercise(ACE) Shared via Add This

Ellen’s Recommendations To Lose Fat – 1. Eat 3 Small Meals/3 Snacks per day to keep your blood sugar regulated 2. Avoid Foods with high glycemic index (pastries, pasta, rice, etc). They bring your blood sugar up quickly and back down quickly so that you feel hungry fast. 3. Stick with foods with a low [...]

Exercise Guide – Introduction | AquaJogger Shared via Add This

Flexibility – Benefits Flexibility is a joint’s ability to move through a full range of motion. Flexibility training (stretching) is not about becoming a world class gymnast–it’s about balancing the muscle groups you use or overuse during exercise and other activities, or from bad posture. Read on to learn about the benefits of a good [...]

Work-site health promotion With the recession still lurking, many companies have cut costs. However, companies are not eliminating their work-site health and fitness programs to save costs. As the President of N2SHAPE, Inc., I have received more inquiries for on site health and fitness programs in the past six months than ever before. The cost [...]

This past week, I had several clients that bring up the fact that their cholesterol level was going up. Here is one of their questions and my answer: Question: I have not changed anything in my diet in the past 6 months except for adding whey protein which has 30 mg of cholesterol in one [...]