Posted on: 01 April, 2005
Author: Matt Pitcher
If you're like me, you don't have the time to spend hours and hours in the gym everyday to get in a great workout. However, we DO want to make sure we're doing everything we can to be as healthy and strong and fit as possible -- only without it TAKING OVER OUR LIVES. So, wouldn't it be great if there was a program we could follow that would allow us to get in all the cardio, resistance training, stretching, etc. we need in just one 20-60 minute full body workout a few times a week? There is! It's called...
Posted on: 01 April, 2005
Author: Matt Pitcher
The two main purposes of stretching are prevention of injury caused by exercise or day-to-day activities and a faster rate of recovery from exercise. Stretching can also be used to improve posture and restore proper anatomical functionality. A regular stretching program will loosen muscle tissue, allowing an increased range of motion at the joints, which in turn helps prevent microtears at the muscle-tendon junction. Almost 90% of all injuries from muscle strain occur at the muscle-tendon junction (that is, where the muscle attaches to the bone near the joints) and repeated injury at this junction leads to a build up...
Posted on: 01 April, 2005
Author: Matt Pitcher
"If you and I want to change our behavior, there is only one effective way to do it: we must link unbearable and immediate sensations of pain to our old behavior, and incredible and immediate sensations of pleasure to a new one."- Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within Why isn't every person who wants to be fit and healthy exercising on a consistent basis? If we know what we should be doing, then why aren't we doing it consistently? Fitness Motivation Coach Lisa Nordquist calls this "The Fitness Gap" and many of us suffer from it. Knowing that we SHOULD...
Posted on: 29 March, 2005
Author: Ed Williams
I was in Juliette yesterday teaching my son Will how to drive. He turned fifteen recently and got his learners permit, so we now go driving most Sunday afternoons. We both like Juliette cause its th... I was in Juliette yesterday teaching my son Will how to drive. He turned fifteen recently and got his learners permit, so we now go driving most Sunday afternoons. We both like Juliette cause its the perfect place for him to practice - not much traffic and a whole lot of country roads for him to drive around on. It also has one additional...
Posted on: 24 March, 2005
Author: Aaron M. Potts, ISSA CFT
Anyone who has ever been in a gym before is familiar with the gleaming banks of shiny exercise ... Coming in all shapes and sizes, they are usually cause for the newcomer to the gym to pause and Anyone who has ever been in a gym before is familiar with the gleaming banks of shiny exercise machines. Coming in all shapes and sizes, they are usually cause for the newcomer to the gym to pause and ask, "What IS all of that stuff?" Well, according to the price that the gym paid for any one piece of that equipment, I...
Posted on: 14 March, 2005
Author: James Chartwell
There are about 150,000 of them spread throughout 213 countries and you need satellites to help you find them. What are they? They're geocaches and geocaching is a sport that is quickly gaining popularity. The geocaches come in all different sizes and shapes. Usually stored in a waterproof container, these caches are treasures of minimal value. The container is often a Tupperware container or ammo box. The "treasures" can be just about anything you can imagine: a mini-stapler; a toy soldier; foreign coins. How do you find them? That's the satellite part. If you haven't been in a cave for...
Posted on: 14 March, 2005
Author: Elly Kendall
This article on antler shed is provided so individuals know that antler products can be made without animals being injured in any way. I also hope to promote ethical antler shed collection. Antlers do not just keep growing. They drop off and the animals grow new ones. These sloughed-off antlers are called shed. Shed hunting or collecting has been a great source for week end entertainment, especially during the off hunting season from late winter to early spring. Shed antlers are prized for making everything from jewelry to chandeliers. The big bonus is that the animals drop them every year...
Posted on: 11 March, 2005
Author: Sherri L Dodd
American Council of Exercise teamed with Consumer Reports to find the most effective exercise equipment. While they had plenty to say about weight equipment and cardio machines, abdominal, butt and inner thigh devices barely received a nod. In fact, the words used were None worth considering. Now, remember the purpose of Consumer Reports is to find the best buy for the money, which may contribute to the lambasting of belly and butt busters. But, the duo went on to explain that a large portion of the devices did not do what they claimed and the rest proved no more effective...
Posted on: 10 March, 2005
Author: Gary Gresham
An elliptical workout differs from a treadmill workout in a few ways. Both will give you an aerobic workout but an elliptical trainer will work different muscle groups than a treadmill. While both are excellent choices, they do have distinct differences. By knowing the difference, you can decide if an elliptical workout, the treadmill workout or even a combination of both works best for you. Elliptical Workout When comparing an elliptical workout to a treadmill workout the first thing you will notice is the elliptical trainer has much less impact. This low impact is especially good for people with joint,...
Posted on: 06 March, 2005
Author: Cameron Larsen
The Fly Tier's Benchside Reference was written by Ted Leeson and Jim Schollmeyer, and published in 1998 (wow time flies) by Frank Amato Publications. It contains 444 pages of which 7 make up the index. When this book first came out ( I honestly thought it was just a couple of years ago) it cost exactly $100.00, now I have seen new ones for $68.00, and used ones for less than that. The book was billed as the holy grail of fly tying and with good reason. The book simply covers every technique known to fly tying, and usually gives...