Archive | August, 2010

Stretch It or Be Wretched

Time to stretch boundaries, limits, and muscles! This week’s question is from an exerciser who may be too comfy in her workout routine. Sure, she needs to add some stretching to her gig, but at the expense of her ab workout?! We think not!

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Tweet Your Way to Workout Success – Biray Alsac

Need that extra accountability and community spirit to stick with your fitness program? Fitness pro and social media expert, Biray Alsac of Florida shares her 50 second Fun and Fit tip — tweet about your activities! Your twitter pals will birddog you to burn more than 140 calories in fewer than 140 characters!

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I’m Pregnant, in Pain and Want to Work Out

So much that starts with “P:” Pregnant, Patella Femoral Syndrome, and Put out at the Pain of it all! Poor Sarah wants to exercise through her pregnancy, but her knee prohibits activity. What CAN she do that does not hurt so much? Besides birth a child…..

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5, No, 10 Tips to Road Trip Dining

How do you keep from overeating when you’re out of town? Will one thin mint really make a difference? Here are ten tips to help Johnny FitTime (aka Johnny Eats Too Much) keep the convention calories to a minimum.

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Fitness is Not a 4 Letter Word- Dody Livingston

SportAerobic Gold medalist, 24 Hour Fitness CA Area Manager, and fitness pro, Dody Benko Livingston shares on video her 2 minute inspiration and thoughts on overcoming obstacles and getting more joy into your life.

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I’m Low Without My Runner’s High

“Running is killing my middle-aged knees. Still, how can I do more of it? I’m so low without my runner’s high.” Dude, are you hallucinating? Drugs and surgery are not the answer. But what is? Once again, Fun and Fit find facts. Run along little doggies!

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Walk Off Weight– Keep on Truckin’

Like Charlotte, are you walking and walking but not getting any leaner? How can you power walk your way past the truckers and into fitness nirvana? To cut back on weight, you might have to cut back on walking and get cut with weight training. Really??!! Do less to lose more? Sounds like our kind of training program.

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Alexandra answers training questions on KZSB

Alexandra answers training questions on KZSB radio

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Firing a Personal Training Client

What do fitness pros think about when working with tough clients? Sometimes drastic action is warranted if a client is a big pain in the Gluteus Minnieus Mouseius. Does non-compliance with a trainer’s advice mean the client needs to sign up for more sessions or hit the road? Or floor? Fun and Fit are experts in non-compliance as they used to get in trouble all the time back in the catwoman glasses days.

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Fabulosity Comes to Those Who Weight

How fabulous are you if you have a fantastically large number of shoes, yet an embarrassingly small amount of upper-body strength? If your upper-body workout consists of swiping your credit card through the machine and raising martini glasses, it’s time for a heart-to-heart about triceps, biceps, shoulders, chest, back and abs. Grab a drill and let’s start an upper-body overhaul!

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