Whether you are just starting out on an exercise plan, or you have been working out for years, exercise burnout can be a big problem. This is particularly true if you find exercising challenging, both from a motivational aspect and from a physical aspect. Burnout can easily derail your fitness plans, but there are a [...]
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Getting Past Exercise Burnout
October 21st, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, activities, aerobics, alternative ideas, batteries, burnout, challenges, different reasons, exercise, exercise circuit, exercise plan, fitness plans, great solution, gym, many different types, physical aspect from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Cheap Ways to Exercise
October 20th, 2008 — activities, alternative ideas, benches, budget, dime 2, exercise, exercise 1, exercise equipment, exercise machines, gas prices, gym, gym membership, gyms, home gym, nearby park, pennies on the dollar, saving money, special offer, stretches, trial membership, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If your budget is keeping you from making a commitment to exercise, there are numerous free or low cost methods currently available. You don’t have to purchase an expensive membership at the gym, or buy expensive equipment for a home gym in order to get fit. Let’s go over some of the best free to [...]
Hoopnotica
September 11th, 2008 — Product Review, Review, Weight Loss Journal, about, activities, adults, alternative ideas, average kid, benefit from, best places, burst, cardiovascular, cardiovascular workout, contest, dancing, dancing class, dvds, exercise, heart, hooping, hoops, hula hoop, ing, little bit, local gym, national pastime, practices and principles, sound practices, strenuous exercise, website, whole lot from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
The hula hoop burst onto the scene in the 1950’s and it’s been a national pastime since. Most of us remember playing with them as kids, but by the time we get to be adults, we leave them behind. Little do most of us know that hula-hooping is actually very good exercise, and a whole [...]
5 Reasons to do Early Bird Exercising
August 26th, 2008 — Sleep, activities, bloodstream, brain function, cardio, chemicals, coach, desk, exercise, few days, jump start, metabolism, mornin, morning exercise, strength training, wee hours, work exercise, workout plan, workouts from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you can barely pull yourself out of bed in the morning, let alone exercise, it can be difficult to put together a workout plan. There are many benefits to getting in your day’s exercise in the wee hours, even if it is a little difficult at first. Let’s look at just a few reasons [...]
4 Ways to Avoid Hitting the Exercise Wall
August 21st, 2008 — activities, balanced diet, body time, confusion, cramp, dieters, exercise, exercise 1, extreme exhaustion, fats, goals, gym, healthy eating, heart, loss of vision, low blood sugar, low fat cheese, nutrition, nuts, ok body, palpitations, perfect balance, point of no return, protein, proteins, shame, signs of hypoglycemia, water, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Have you ever hit the wall when you’re exercising? We’re not talking about an actual wall here, we’re talking about that point of no return when your body says “Enough” and refuses to do anything else. Most of us have hit it once or twice, but during the summer months, it is all too easy [...]
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How to Recover from an ACL Injury
August 11th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, acl ligament, activities, aerobic workout, exercise, fitness goals, fitness program, freedom, injury, light exercises, moderation, permanent damage, physical therapist, soccer basketball, staying fit, treadmill, wellness, workout routine, workouts from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you have injured your ACL ligament, but you don’t want to fall behind in your fitness goals, there are a few methods that you can use that will combine rehabilitation with your workouts. However, it should be noted that a torn or strained ACL is a serious injury. If you do not follow your [...]
3 Ways to Avoid Middle Age Weight Gain
July 10th, 2008 — 10 000 steps, activities, battle of the bulge, bonkers, calories, diet, doing laundry, eating habits, empty nester, estrogen, exercise, healthy eating, hormone levels, hormones, middle age, million times, parents, passive victim, pedometer, stairs, weight gain, women age from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
For years, many people have labored under the impression that middle aged weight gain is inescapable. Middle aged spread as it is commonly called is usually accepted as just hormonal, especially for women, and many people don’t take the steps that can actually prevent it. While there are some factors that can make you [...]
4 Tips to Prevent Ankle Injuries During Exercise
June 24th, 2008 — activities, ankles, athletic shoes, basketball, better shoes, cross trainers, crutches, exercise, exercises, few minutes, gym, injury, joints, playing tennis, proper footwear, risk, stilettos, tennis shoe, treadmill, wellness, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Our ankles are actually pretty fragile little joints and you may not realize just how fragile until you sprain one. Nobody likes walking around on crutches, but there are a few ways that you can make sure that your ankles stay strong and that you avoid this common injury. Let’s get started!
1. Always stretch first. [...]
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4 Tips on How to Get Active Right Now
June 9th, 2008 — activities, basketball, coach potato, enabler, exercise, eye on the prize, failure, game, goals, healthier lifestyle, personal trainer, satisfaction, setting goals, shopping, step 1 from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you’re trying to turn your life around and start getting more exercise, that first step you take will be the hardest. It’s always hard to make a change and stop taking the easy way out, but you’re going to have to stay committed if you want to achieve your goals. Whether you’re trying [...]
Weight Lost: 47 pounds in 7 weeks… Under 1 Pound Weight Loss This Week
June 6th, 2008 — about, activities, bearing, court basketball, crutches, diet, goal weight, graph, injury, ins, intensity, loud pop, medicine, motivation, playing volleyball, pound goal, remainder, rest of the week, spike, teammate, tendon, weigh in, weight loss, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
After 7 weeks on the medically assisted weightless program JumpStart medicine with Dr. Sean Bourke, I have lost 47 pounds in 52 days. This week I lost 0.6 pounds and achieved only 11.1% of my weekly goal.
Here is a graph of my weight loss (if you are reading this in the future this graph will [...]
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Weight Lost: 46 Pounds in 6 Weeks aka Over 7lbs this Week!
May 30th, 2008 — Meals, about, activities, b12, b6, basketball, diet, exercise, free cheese, goals, golf bag, graph, gym, inositol, ins, laps, latte, lean protein, methionine, motivation, multivitamin, phentermine, portion control, starbucks, supplements, volleyball, walks, weigh in, weight loss from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
After 6 weeks on the medically assisted weightless program JumpStart medicine with Dr. Sean Bourke, I have lost 46 pounds in 45 days (just over a pound a day… Wow!) This week I lost 7.1 pounds and I am ecstatic to have achieved 109.2% of my goal. I have been feeling great, but the larger dose of Phentermine caused me [...]
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