Archive | September, 2009

Although Beach Weather is Disappearing, Your Vitamin D Levels Don’t Have to.

I have always been a lover of spending the day at the beach and soaking in the sun, however with fall here and winter approaching the sun is soon becoming a treat instead of a habit. Although less sun exposure means less sunburns, it can also mean a decreasing amount of Vitamin D.

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Fitness Town Fit-Tip: Benefits of an Adjustable Stride Elliptical

Ergonomics – they’re important – especially when buying fitness equipment for the home. We all have different body types, leg lengths and strides – so why work out at a fixed stride or limited range of motion? Check out the below video to learn about a few of the benefits of using an adjustable stride cross-trainer…

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Fitness Town Fit-tip: Benefits of using an elliptical cross-trainer

Studies have shown that weight bearing exercises are essential for maintaining and improving bone density. Yet many weight bearing workouts create high impact stress on joints and muscles. This can cause health problems, especially for people with injuries or arthritis… so what are the benefits of elliptical crosstrainers?

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The Fitness Town “Live It” Manifesto

Live It! How would it change your life? At Fitness Town, we are committed to you living a long, healthy and vibrant life. We believe that if everyone exercised 30 minutes a day, this world would be a happier, more well adjusted place. We provide our communities with the tools, knowledge, and equipment to integrate fitness into every day life easily and cost effectively. We partner with industry experts to spread the word about health, wellness, and functional fitness. We don’t want you to do it; we want you to LIVE IT.

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What is the Paleo diet?

This video Pay Now Live Later is one of the best videos I’ve seen describing “what is the paleo diet”. It describes the rationale and philosophy behind eating as our ancestors did and provides me and hopefully you with a way to tell others why it makes sense.

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Fitness Town Fit-tip: What makes a good workout program?

Do you ever find yourself wondering how to exercise? What types of exercises should I do? Or are your workouts lacking direction? Well, watch this video for tips on what makes up a good workout program…

…check it out and please feel free to post to comments.

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Paleo Brands Conference Review

Saturday 200 crossfiters and nutrition enthusiasts gathered from across the states to attend the launch of Paleo Brands http://paleobrands.com/and listen to the brilliant minds of Loren Cordain, Robb Wolf and John Welbourn. It had a very different feel to it than the Barry Sears Seminar that crossfit.com held a few weeks back.  It was held [...]

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Fitness Town Fit-Tip: Benefits of Heart Rate Monitoring

In today’s Fitness Town, Life Fitness Fit-Tip find out about the benefit of heart rate monitoring. Check it out…

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Fight Gone Bad 4: Got balls? Support the fight against Prostate Cancer

Fight Gone Bad began as a fund-raising event in 2006. From those humble beginnings and with the support of the Crossfit community, we’ve proven what a small, totally committed group of people can accomplish. The event, Fight Gone Bad IV takes place on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Crossfit Affiliate facilities around the world between 6am and 4pm.

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Working from Home By Brenda Layman

The current state of telecommunications technology makes working from home an excellent alternative to commuting. With email, teleconferencing, and webinar capabilities, it’s possible to do many things at home that used to require a physical trip to a work place.

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