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No Cost Super Effective Workout

Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by Andrew.

It used to be jogging. But as we all know, studies have shown that higher intensity exercise yields better results for your overall health, weight loss, and maximization of lean body mass. So while sprints might be the new gold standard, some city dwelling folk might not have easy access to an area that permits [...]

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Lowering Diabetes Risk With Intense Exercise

Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by Andrew.

Caught a great story over at The Baseline Of Health Foundation titled Intense Exercise Slashes Diabetes Risk. In it, the author states that:
A new study has found that very short but intense bursts of exercise prevent diabetes and cardiac problems more effectively than long, sweat-provoking workouts. In fact, the mini-exercise sessions that work so [...]

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What Everybody Ought To Know About Cardio Training For Snowboarding

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Andrew.

In conducting my research on snowboarding workouts, I’ve been a bit disappointed in the recommendations for cardio training. An article in the Dallas News, Start Now To Build Fitness For Snow Sports, makes a case for doing endurance training as opposed to High Intensity Interval Training, but I would have to disagree:
“Intensity isn’t as significant [...]

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Steady State Cardio VS. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) - Part 3

Posted on 21. Nov, 2008 by Andrew.

We’ve taken a look at the history of steady state cardio and HIIT. The fitness experts have weighed in with their thoughts on steady state cardio VS. HIIT. All that remains is my take on it. So here we go with “To Sprint or Not To Sprint”!
To Sprint Or Not To Sprint?
Believe me, if William [...]

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Steady State Cardio VS. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) - Part 2

Posted on 19. Nov, 2008 by Andrew.

Yesterday, we took a quick look at the history of both steady state cardio and high intensity interval training (HIIT). Today, we will see how the experts weigh in on the subject.
When it comes to the “experts”, it’s always important to distinguish between who are experts and who are taking certain information that they heard [...]

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Steady State Cardio VS. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Posted on 18. Nov, 2008 by Andrew.

This is a few months in the making folks. What took so long? I wanted to make sure that I got a balanced perspective, first hand. So let’s get the particulars out of the way first! Let’s take a look at the definitions and genealogy of these two types of exercise.
Steady state cardio
Definition: An [...]

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Checking Out Celebrity Diets - Brad Pitt

Posted on 08. Oct, 2008 by Andrew.

Yesterday we took a look at the first installment of “Checking Out Celebrity Diets & Workouts” with Brad Pitt’s workout routine in preparing for FIGHT CLUB. Now let’s take a look at his diet!

Diet
So if his workout routine is kind of run-of-the-mill, what’s so impressive about Brad Pitt’s diet habits? Well wouldn’t you know it… [...]

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Checking Out Celebrity Workouts - Brad Pitt

Posted on 07. Oct, 2008 by Andrew.

Here’s a new segment that I’m adding on account of popular demand. In “Checking Out Celebrity Diets & Workouts”, we’ll take a look at some of the most well known hard bodies of Hollywood and the diets/workouts that got them there! I’ve really got two reasons for doing this:

It’s a fantastic idea to recognize your [...]

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Commonly used terms on Go Healthy Go Fit

Posted on 18. Sep, 2008 by Andrew.

Hey everyone! I realized that I was probably throwing around some terms that some people might not recognize right off the bat, so I decided to create a vocabulary section. I’ll update this from time to time, so you can find it under the Vocabulary category on the right side of the home page. Enjoy!
Body [...]

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