For most people, upcoming holidays conjure up thoughts of rest, recreation, travel, spending time with family, and lots of food. Holidays span the globe, omitting no culture. Holidays can be religious, national, secular, official or unofficial in nature, and usually entail celebration. There are certain times of the year that include consecutive holidays. Since [...]
Archive | November, 2008
Christmas Ideas That Won’t Hurt Your Wallet
It’s no secret that the economy is slowing a little bit around the world. But that doesn’t mean that your Christmas or your fitness has to suffer! There are a plenitude of choices when it comes to fitness equipment that are effective, fun, and affordable. Here are some ideal choices: 1) P90X This is a brilliant [...]
Yoga as Exercise – Bikram “HOT” Yoga
Bikram Yoga, also known as “Hot” Yoga was developed by and named after Bikram Choudhury who currently lives in Beverly Hills and teaches at his self-founded Bikram’s Yoga College of India in Los Angeles. He and his wife Rajashree were both yoga champions in their birthplace of Calcutta, India. This late 20th century form of [...]
How can we save water?
I know it’s a little off the fitness topic, but I wanted to bring to your attention how much water we waste. I guess we are lucky here. We have an abundance of fresh clean drinking water, but does that mean we should abuse it and waste it? Now without water, how are you [...]
Agility Basics #2
Here are a few basic exercises to start with hurdles. Use a 6” hurdle to start and progress to a 12” hurdle. (6” Hurdle from 360 Athletics) Start with 1 hurdle and work on mastering the following exercises back and forth. Do 2 sets of the following for about 10-20 seconds each. After you’ve mastered [...]
Yoga as Exercise – Hatha Yoga
The word Hatha is a combination of the words Ha and Tha meaning sun and moon, however when the two words are combined it means forceful. It is a strong practice done for purification and is what most people in the West practice for mental and physical health. Yoga means to yoke, or to join [...]
Secrets of a Happy Retirement: It’s not always about money
Just read an article in Money Magazine, by David Futrelle on my way back from Edmonton on the plane the other day: Secrets of a Happy Retirement: Do you know what it’ll take to find satisfaction throughout your post work years? Hint: Money is only one part of the equation: Question: What is the best [...]
10 Essential Health Tips (To Practice Everyday)
1. Move More Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it’s a stress buster. [...]
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