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Category Archives: Health and Fitness
Good Food or Good Exercise: What Really Burns the Weight Off?
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooryi recently said in this CNNMoney.com article that “if all consumers exercised … obesity wouldn’t exist.” I find that to be an incredibly naive statement. But if your paycheck came from selling the rhetorical Kool-Aid, you’d probably … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, food plan, HFCS, obesity on rise, Pepsi CEO, PepsiCo, whole foods
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6 Excuses To Hold a Potential Lap Swimmer Back
By no means do I think it is easy for any parent or adult to just jump into a pool and start swimming laps. Whenever an adult student shows up for a swim lesson with me at the pool, I … Continue reading
Kids, Our Hidden Exercise Motivators
Lately is seems as if kids are getting a bad rap where exercise is concerned. Children experience way less unstructured playtime than in the past — as little as one half-hour a week — and childhood obesity is on the … Continue reading
Chlorinated Pools Provide Resistance Against Swine Flu
I have decided to get my holiday shopping done early this year. I like to give useful and homemade gifts, so I thought about creating H1N1 or Swine Flu Care Kits. My little gift bags will contain baterial wipes, vitamins, … Continue reading
Back to The Abs Diet: Bad Fats & Carbohydrates
I’m back on The Abs Diet, which I first wrote about here. I agree with the author, Men’s Health editor David Zinczenko, that it isn’t fair to call The Abs Diet an actual diet. Because as we know, diets don’t … Continue reading
Creating a Water Aerobics Workout, Part 3: Your First Routine
We discussed important water aerobics vocabulary. Then we talked about the actual movements you can perform in the water. Once you have both familiarized yourself with the terminology and practiced the movements in the water, you are ready to perform (and … Continue reading
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Creating a Water Aerobics Workout, Part 2: Mastering the Movements
In our previous post about creating a water aerobics or water workout routines, we talked about vocabulary. With this entry, we will be discussing the different moves or movements you can use in the water. Understanding and mastering the moves … Continue reading
Creating a Water Aerobics Workout, Part I: Learning the Vocabulary
There’s a lot to tackle or wrap your grey matter around when it comes to water workouts or more commonly known as water aerobics. There’s posture, vocabulary, movements, repetitions and speeds, all the while dealing with the buoyancy issue versus … Continue reading
Don't Be Fake: Your Are What You Are Eating
I received an email the other day from the JCC Osher Marin Health & Fitness Director reminding me about Super Foods. Anything that is a good source of fiber, is high in anti-oxidants, helps reduce heart disease, and lower your … Continue reading
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Tagged abs diet, fake foods, super foods, the abs diet for women
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Flotation Belt: A Water Fitness Investment Worth Making
Newcomers to deep-water aerobics class — fit newcomers — often think they don’t need a great flotation belt. The thinking is, they don’t want anything to hold them back or take away from getting a tough workout. If this is … Continue reading
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Tagged flotation belts, water belts, water workouts, WaterGym
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