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February 1st, 2010

Fitness, fun, and roller skates

This weekend, I went to a Texas Roller Derby bout.  If you have never seen a roller derby, you have to check it out!  It’s a little hard to explain how the game works.  The bout takes place on a banked track and the girls wear the old time 4-wheeled skates.  Basically, one girl from [...]

October 1st, 2009

The Fat Burning Zone

Ever get on a treadmill, elliptical, or bike at the gym and notice the display indicating that you are now in your “fat burning zone”? Or what about when you choose one of the predetermined programs on a piece of cardio equipment and again several of the programs are depicted as working you out [...]

August 10th, 2009

Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin..and what will!

This is the title of an article by John Cloud on the Time magazine website.  Check it out here.
Interesting article.  In fact, in some ways, I actually agree with the author’s conclusion that food intake is ultimately more important in the quest for weight loss than exercise.  Yep.  True.  If you are a complete newbie [...]

June 10th, 2009

Simple, effective interval for you

Did any of you try the interval I posted on Monday?  If not, you should!  It’s an awesome cardio workout that blasts your abs too!
I like to make my intervals fun and interesting.  You’ll find various out-of-the-box exercises like burpees and duck skips.  You can make any cardio activity into an effective interval.  But I [...]

June 7th, 2009

Crunch for Cardio

Boot Camps at Austin Rock Gym!
I’m really excited!  I have teamed up with Austin Rock Gym to run an indoor boot camp at their south location!  The camp starts on June 29 and runs 5 days a week from 6:30-7:20 AM.
I will post more details soon!
Below is an awesome interval you can do pretty much [...]