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 So I have always had a love-hate relationship with Pullups. Actually, I used to have the same problem with pushups, until I started focusing on pushups. Now pushups are my old friend. The same has happened for running. Running was HARD (I am still pretty heavy and that makies running hard). Still, I decided that […]

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Well, I have been reading about Heart Rate and all of that. I am a runner (not a good one nor a fast one, but I do un so I take the liberty of calling myself a runner).
Anyway, I run pretty often (3-4 times a week) and my heart rate (measured with my Polar heart […]

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 Boy-oh-boy - does this go right along with the diet principles from dozendiets.com!
I saw this article (Click here for the article) about exercising causing people to binge eat thinking that the exercise canceled out whatever calories they might have absorbed. Sounds like some of the diet principles.
A great answer for this one would be Diet […]

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 This is my new baby. A Taylor Model # 5599 Glass Top Body Fat Scale. I love this thing. I checked the accuracy versus my current scale so my weight numbers will continue to be meaningful. This little beauty though enables us to track a new metric. Body Fat. Now, I was aghast when I […]

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 So, many of you have read that I do planks as part of my standard workout. Here is a link to Planks.
Runner’s World recently wrote an article on an Abs workout. Click here to read the article. As I have done planks, I have noticed a definite change in my core muscles. The real benefit […]

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 This is exactly what my abs look like. Okay, that is the most untrue thing I have ever said. I am expecting my nose to grow any second.
This pic is from an article in the current Runners World magazine that gives a really intense ab workout that focuses on core strength for running stability. I […]

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 I read a cool article on Yahoo Health. Click here for the full article.
Here are some good excerpts. The article lists 7 common diet mistakes. We’ll grade me against these and see how I am doing. Send me a comment if you think I am off base in my self-grading.
No matter if you are trying […]

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 Picture from Wrightsville Beach near beautiful Wilmington, NC!
It’s a bit daunting to share “beach” pictures as I am sure most anyone on a diet (or contemplating one )can relate.  Still, it seemed appropRiate since I wanted to share the standard workout I have been doing. First, a disclaimer. I am not a fitness expert nor am I a personal […]

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I am loving the new American Gladiators!
Why?
I guess because it inspires me to be more fit. It also celebrates fitness in a way other shows do not.
Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t make me want to be a contestant or anything, but these people are “normal” people (other than the fact that they are competing […]

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 I have read a lot lately about the benefits and the risks of running with the Ipod. I suppose I understand there are risks from traffic and things like that, but I want to go on the record and say that I need my music when I run and when I work out. I think […]

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