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Fitness Misconception #4 (Fat Burning Zones)

March 9, 2011 – 6:45 am

A lot of people that workout on cardio equipment are familiar with what the machine designates as your “fat burning zone” and so at all costs attempt to stay within that…

By Melissa Allen | Also posted in Cardiovascular Exercise, Weight Loss | Tagged buring fat, calories, cardio, Exercise, fat buring zone, losing weight, stored body fat | Comments (1)

Fitness Misconception #2 (Belly Fat)

March 4, 2011 – 6:57 am

This marks the second post of our misconception series about fitness. As far as belly fat, many people out there are under the impression that you can lose it by doing abdominal exercises…

By Melissa Allen | Also posted in Weight Loss, Women | Tagged ab machines, abdominal exercise, abs, core, crunches, fat, fitness, leg extended crunch, sit-ups | Comments (1)

Wall Push-ups (Fit Tip)

February 16, 2011 – 11:36 am

Continuing with exercises you can easily do at home, today’s post is on wall push-ups. This is definitely a beginner exercise, but great if you’re in need of building strength so that you can advance to the standard floor push-up…

By Melissa Allen | Also posted in Exercise Programming, Health and Fitness, Strength Training, Women | Tagged Exercise, exercises, push-up, strength, wall push-up | Comments (0)

Fitness Tip: Dips on Chair

February 4, 2011 – 12:27 pm

For those of you just tuning in, we’ve just started our at-home exercise series and today’s post will explain how to exercise your triceps using nothing more than a chair…

By Melissa Allen | Also posted in Exercise Programming, Health/ Exercise Safety, Strength Training, Women | Tagged at-home exericse, chest, Exercise, shoulder, triceps | Comments (1)

Fitness Tip: Low Back Pain

November 8, 2010 – 9:11 am

Low back pain is a very common complaint among people of varying ages and affects both men and women. While it may be difficult to determine what originally started the back pain…

By Melissa Allen | Also posted in Flexibility Training, Health and Fitness, Sports Psychology/ Athletic Training | Tagged back pain, low back pain, low back strain, stretching exercises, strong low back | Comments (1)

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