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Fitness Misconception #6 (Free Weights are Better)

March 14, 2011 – 12:33 pm

While I personally like training with free weights, I also do a lot of functional and strength training with body weight as well as the TRX suspension training system…

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 | Posted in Cardiovascular Exercise, Weight Loss, Women and Exercise | Also tagged buring fat, calories, cardio, fat buring zone, losing weight, stored body fat | Comments (1)

Fitness Misconception #3 (Best Exercise)

March 7, 2011 – 10:35 am

I’m often asked, “what’s the best exercise for…” The truth is that there are many great exercises out there for any given muscle group, and no one exercise is the end-all as far as exercise goes…

By Melissa Allen | Posted in Exercise Programming, Health and Fitness, Strength Training, Weight Lifting | Also tagged barbell curl, bicep exercise, dumbbell curl, exercises, muscle group | Comments (1)

Can’t Spot Reduce Fat (Fit Tip)

March 2, 2011 – 6:53 am

This is the start of a new series about exercise misconceptions that we’ll be covering this month. The first is the fact that you can’t spot reduce fat.

By Melissa Allen | Posted in Exercise Programming, Fit Lifestyle, Health and Fitness | Also tagged abdominal, fat, fat burning | Comments (0)

Standing Calf Press (Fit Tip)

February 18, 2011 – 5:07 pm

This ultra simple exercise is performed by standing in front of a wall about a foot or so away, and with your hands on the wall in front of you and your knees straight, just extend your ankles so that you move onto the balls of your feet…

By Melissa Allen | Posted in Exercise Programming, Health and Fitness, Strength Training | Also tagged calf, calf complex, gastrocnemius, soleus | Comments (0)

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