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BenchFit :Anti Aging Tapas
Medscape Medical News April 2010 reports on two studies that found Slow Walking Speed correlates with a decline in function, and elevated stroke risk in older adults.Losing power? Charge up your Anti Aging Metabolism with Cardio Intervals! I see people strolling around my neighborhood, slowly strolling, turtle paced and going along for an hour or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Workout and Tapas:The Hip!
BenchFit Workout Tapas*: The Hip! Hips hurt a lot-in Physical Therapy I have to figure out WHY, and as a Personal Trainer I have to make sure workouts are balanced, and painfree. We spend too much time with hips folded at a 90 degree bend; chairs, driving, couch potatoing.Spell check doesn’t like that last word [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Workout and Tapas:Abdominals
Tapas Tip*: Abdominals We all need abdominal exercises, but who wants to look like a question mark after workouts? Traditional abdominal exercises can leave your back aching, and your head and neck hunched forward towards your knees. And don’t we get enough bending forward with sitting, computer work, driving, and daily living? So for a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Workout and Tapas
Have you sampled Tapas? Tapas are little bites of food you can enjoy with beverages, and my best recollection is an entire meal in Barcelona, Spain, which was served as an endless array of appetizer sized plates with sauteed mushrooms, shrimp and garlic, crostini, cheese, grilled squash-and many more dishes,the delight was in the variety. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Lotus: Creating Fitness with Joy
Create Fitness with Joy. Register a “gratitude list” for your body, soul and health.Give thanks for all your body parts, and if “judgement” enters your thoughts, just let it come and go, like a butterfly passing.It is remarkable to meditate upon thankfulness for toes and feet, and knees and hips that move us where we [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Solution:Choose Strength:Activate Growth Hormone!
We don’t need to look far to see the association of athletes with “banned substances” such as steroids and growth-hormone supplements. Get Real! Activate YOUR OWN NATURAL GROWTH HORMONE, with exercises. Vitality springs from a positive mental attitude and vision, and daily habits that create character. Emotional strength. Vision.Focus. Physical strength. Do the following three [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Spice:Elegant Strength
Does this title appeal to you? It piqued my interest this month, at the Idea Personal Trainers Convention in San Diego, so I attended a class. Here’s the scoop: Elegant Strength is a fun blend of Aerobics, Pilates, Yoga, and Strengthening Exercises created by June Kahn (www.junekahn.com), a popular Colorado based trainer. It’s fun to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Tips
Regal posture and attention to breath control are two vital tips to help you feel your best. A king or queen sits erect, confidant. A yogi controls breath during movements, and to engage deep relaxation and rejuvenation.In our response to stress, posture hunches foreward ready for fight or flight, and breathing becomes shallow, restricted.Slumped posture [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )BenchFit Kegels : Core Activation
The term “the core” is frequently used now days, and it’s not just about tightening the abdominals during a workout! Medical researchers study muscle activation patterns during motions, and there is a basic trio of muscles that works together for optimum function to transmit force through the body.We develop our core muscles as babies with [...]
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