So you got the fit bit with the heart rate monitor and you want to know how to determine your zone for increased fitness and fat burning potential… If you really want to increase your fitness level here are the rules… Taken from Maffetone’s Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing: 1. Subtract your ageContinue reading "Go Slower to Go Faster -Heart Rate Training with Phil Maffeton"
You’re still addicted and you’re still counting your steps and you think that this will burn those extra calories. Counting your steps and counting your calories will keep you in that same vicious cycle getting you no where You can only drop your calories and work off calories for so long before your metabolism slowsContinue reading "Another Bit About the “Fit Bit”"
You got your Fit Bit and you’re addicted to counting your steps. Unless you’re a couch potato this is useless information and here’s why … If your Fit Bit doesn’t have a heart monitor and you are not working in your heart rate zone, counting your steps will have no bearing on your fitness levelContinue reading "A True Bit on “Fit Bit” and What Marketers Don’t Want You to Know"
Here is the Rx … I too am insulin resistant and this has been a constant struggle for me in managing my weight. How I manage it is by keeping my complex carbs in small amounts. For instance I take one baked sweet potato and cut into quarters and only eat that quarter at thatContinue reading "Insulin Resistance and The Rx"
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) gets and keeps your heart rate up and burns more fat in less time. In this type of training you give one hundred percent all-out effort through quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods. Because This gets and keeps your heart rate up it burnsContinue reading "HIIT Cardio for Intense Fat Burning"
Now it’s time to get specific YOUR training heart rate. We are all different, with different fitness levels, with differing Resting and Maximal Heart Rates. All this will play a factor in calculating your numbers so you can stay in YOUR zone. An acceptable approximation: MAX HEART RATE (MHR) 220- Age *After the age ofContinue reading "How to Calculate and Determine YOUR Specific Heart Rate Zones"
This applies to all ages, genders & fitness levels not just the ladies… Burning Calories: Muscle tissue is dense and burns calories even at the state of rest: more muscles equal more calories burned. Stronger Bones: Weight-bearing exercises stimulate new bone growth, which helps ward off bone loss and osteoporosis that afflict many women asContinue reading "5 More Weight Training Truths"
In honor of National Women’s Health & Fitness Day -September 24th here are a few tips for the ladies… 3 Myths & Truths about women & weight training revealed. Myth #1: Women who weight train look manly Truth: A hormone called testosterone gives men the ability to gain greater muscle mass than women. Although womenContinue reading "3 Myths & Truths about Women & Weight Training Revealed"
True Fitness is more than just exercise. It’s about achieving wellness in Mind, Body & Spirit. Regardless of age, gender or fitness level apply these 10 Fitness tips for a fit & healthier YOU! “More than 10 Tips to True Fitness” 1. WORKOUT everyday – activity of your choice, your level, set your goals and train forContinue reading "More than “10 Tips to True Fitness”"
In continuum of Self-Improvement month I was asked to write a piece for Quellefaboo.com blog site Please click on the link to find: “10 Tips to True Fitness” and some very cool & maybe a few little risqué photos taken by photographer & stylist Maureen Fannon http://www.quellefaboo.com/#!August-is-Self-Improvement-Month/c92h/B604176B-4DEE-4A72-AC61-A261DBCA03A8 (please copy & paste link in new browserContinue reading "Quellefaboo.com & “True Fitness”"
So you got the fit bit with the heart rate monitor and you want to know how to determine your zone for increased fitness and fat burning potential… If you really want to increase your fitness level here are the rules… Taken from Maffetone’s Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing: 1. Subtract your ageContinue reading "Go Slower to Go Faster -Heart Rate Training with Phil Maffeton"
You’re still addicted and you’re still counting your steps and you think that this will burn those extra calories. Counting your steps and counting your calories will keep you in that same vicious cycle getting you no where You can only drop your calories and work off calories for so long before your metabolism slowsContinue reading "Another Bit About the “Fit Bit”"
You got your Fit Bit and you’re addicted to counting your steps. Unless you’re a couch potato this is useless information and here’s why … If your Fit Bit doesn’t have a heart monitor and you are not working in your heart rate zone, counting your steps will have no bearing on your fitness levelContinue reading "A True Bit on “Fit Bit” and What Marketers Don’t Want You to Know"
Here is the Rx … I too am insulin resistant and this has been a constant struggle for me in managing my weight. How I manage it is by keeping my complex carbs in small amounts. For instance I take one baked sweet potato and cut into quarters and only eat that quarter at thatContinue reading "Insulin Resistance and The Rx"
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) gets and keeps your heart rate up and burns more fat in less time. In this type of training you give one hundred percent all-out effort through quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short, sometimes active, recovery periods. Because This gets and keeps your heart rate up it burnsContinue reading "HIIT Cardio for Intense Fat Burning"
Now it’s time to get specific YOUR training heart rate. We are all different, with different fitness levels, with differing Resting and Maximal Heart Rates. All this will play a factor in calculating your numbers so you can stay in YOUR zone. An acceptable approximation: MAX HEART RATE (MHR) 220- Age *After the age ofContinue reading "How to Calculate and Determine YOUR Specific Heart Rate Zones"
This applies to all ages, genders & fitness levels not just the ladies… Burning Calories: Muscle tissue is dense and burns calories even at the state of rest: more muscles equal more calories burned. Stronger Bones: Weight-bearing exercises stimulate new bone growth, which helps ward off bone loss and osteoporosis that afflict many women asContinue reading "5 More Weight Training Truths"
In honor of National Women’s Health & Fitness Day -September 24th here are a few tips for the ladies… 3 Myths & Truths about women & weight training revealed. Myth #1: Women who weight train look manly Truth: A hormone called testosterone gives men the ability to gain greater muscle mass than women. Although womenContinue reading "3 Myths & Truths about Women & Weight Training Revealed"
True Fitness is more than just exercise. It’s about achieving wellness in Mind, Body & Spirit. Regardless of age, gender or fitness level apply these 10 Fitness tips for a fit & healthier YOU! “More than 10 Tips to True Fitness” 1. WORKOUT everyday – activity of your choice, your level, set your goals and train forContinue reading "More than “10 Tips to True Fitness”"
In continuum of Self-Improvement month I was asked to write a piece for Quellefaboo.com blog site Please click on the link to find: “10 Tips to True Fitness” and some very cool & maybe a few little risqué photos taken by photographer & stylist Maureen Fannon http://www.quellefaboo.com/#!August-is-Self-Improvement-Month/c92h/B604176B-4DEE-4A72-AC61-A261DBCA03A8 (please copy & paste link in new browserContinue reading "Quellefaboo.com & “True Fitness”"
