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*New Workout Begins Today: Quads & Abs (Nixed the 4-week Program)

January 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago I began a new 4-week workout program to start the new year off with a challenge of some sorts but I’m already bored with it. If I’m bored with a workout I don’t get excited to workout and that is a really lame feeling. So…today I’m starting anew! The workout [...]

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12 Fitness FAQ for Women: Your Complete Guide to Getting in Shape

January 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Up until now I have never included a fitness FAQ post here on my fitness blog. The following are some popular questions asked by women who want to learn how to get in shape. Keep in mind that “get in shape” means different things to different people and I realize that. The following Q&A are [...]

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Step 360 Review Part 1: High-Intensity Training to Burn Fat Fast

January 10, 2011 By 3 Comments
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I enjoy doing product reviews on my fitness blog from time to time because I think it’s useful to learn as much as you can about certain products before you buy them – especially with fitness programs. If you haven’t heard of Step 360 before now, that’s because it’s brand new. It’s been on the [...]

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My 4-Week Workout Journal, Day 5 & 6: Lower Body Workout & Cardio

January 8, 2011 By 1 Comment

I’m combining these workouts into one post because I forgot to post yesterday – whoops! I can tell this workout is definitely doing something – it’s *almost* making me feel like I’ve never worked out before. I’m feeling the tiredness and soreness, that’s for sure. I can’t wait to see how I’ve changed once these [...]

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Envy Is a Waste of Time: This Month’s Fit Point

September 23, 2010 By 7 Comments

Fit Points used to be done weekly, but they are now going to be monthly. I have added a new category to Melinda’s Fitness Blog that is titled ‘Fit Point’ so that you can find them all easily if you wish. This month’s Fit Point: Everyone envies someone else. People say they don’t, but they [...]

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6/15: Women’s Chest Workout – NEW!

June 16, 2010 By 3 Comments

This is the best chest workout I’ve done in a very long time. My chest is already feeling quite tired and I’m sure it’ll be sore tomorrow. This is a new workout although the exercises aren’t new to me at all the repetitions are a bit different from other chest workouts I’ve done. If you [...]

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5/6: Women’s Shoulders and Abs Workout

May 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Happy Thursday! Today I did the same shoulder and abs workout that I did last week. It seemed a little harder this time and I actually kept the weight the same for everything. Interesting… In case you haven’t yet read the new nutrition post titled, ‘Developing a Personal, Healthy Meal Plan for Children‘ written by [...]

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My Daily Workout: Chest, Back & Cardio

April 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

For today’s workout, I did chest and back exercises and then finished with some cardio. It was a quicker day than I had anticipated but my kidlets were NOT cooperating so I had to cut my lifting routine a bit short because I wanted to make sure I got my cardio in. Flat Bench Press [...]

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Is Exercise The Best Way To Lose Weight?

March 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The current enrollment in many gymnasiums and fitness centers instantly tells us that people are progressively realizing that living overweight is a burden not just to their wellness but it may also jeopardize their very lives. A total of over 300,000 people die every year merely because they’re overweight. This means that they gave in [...]

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Weight Training Schedule – The One Thing You NEED To Know

February 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia When I first started working out, I had no idea what to do as far as following any kind of weight training schedule. I knew weight training was important, but I wasn’t sure how often to work which body parts and when to ‘work ‘em’. The most important thing to remember when [...]

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