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For the young and not-so, workouts are much the same
Wednesday morning, I did a one hour workout with a group of women, most of whom were in their 80s. Wednesday evening, I did a half-marathon training run with a group mostly in their 20s. Despite being at opposite ends of the demographic scale, the similarities between the two groups were more striking than the [...]
Continue reading...Weekend plans? Wayfinding, kayaking, bicycling
19. August 2010
For many of us, it’s the last weekend of summer before the kids head back to school. Act now, because once school and its various activities kick in, it could be a while before the clan has a free weekend of spend together.
Coast
I love exploring and I love a good map. But sometimes you get [...]
Let Mother Earth move you this weekend
16. April 2010
While fitness and health experts would like you to get an hour’s exercise a day, they’ll tell you that, above all, the key thing is to just move. With that in mind, here are a number of Earth Day “just move” events this weekend. (Yes, technically Earth Day isn’t until Thursday. But Thursday doesn’t fall [...]
Continue reading...10 exercise trends for 2010 (continued)
1. January 2010
Yesterday, we shared five of the top 10 —
Well, pardon me, where’s my sense of propriety? Happy New Year, everyone! Now, what was I saying? Oh, yes … .
— exercise trends for 2010, according to the American Council on Exercise. Today, five more.
1. Functional training workouts Functional training workouts will increase in variety, including popular [...]
10 exercise trends for 2010
31. December 2009
Still searching for the perfect workout for 2010 (which starts tomorrow, btw)?
Here are the top 10 fitness trends for 2010, according to a survey by the American Council on Exercise. Time and money appear to play a key role in how we’ll be exercising in the year ahead.
“Consumers will really look to maximize their workout [...]
Getting your cardio kicks
17. December 2009
Another in a series of peeks into your exercise options.
It was a thing of beauty in an evening otherwise dominated by sweat and missteps. Two women stood facing one another, red vinyl body bags on their left and right. On cue, they began punching the bags with side kicks – left foot/right, left foot/right, [...]
27. August 2010
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