It happens to the best of us. You’re rolling along on your new diet and exercise plan and you’re starting to see results. You’re pumped, you’re on top of the world and then bang – an injury. At this point, you’ve got two main choices. You can give up, convinced that your body simply was [...]
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How to Keep Fit When You Are Injured
December 31st, 2008 — alternative ideas, broken bone, broken leg, caloric intake, convalescence, diet and exercise plan, exercises, getting fit, great time, healing process, how many calories, injury, insurance coverage, multi vitamin, nutrients, physical therapy, setback, starvation, therapy options, top of the world, vitamin supplement, weight loss, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Should You Be Trying High Intensity Interval Training?
December 29th, 2008 — HIIT, Weight Loss Journal, aerobic exercise, amp, exercise, exercise 1, exercises, exertion, exhaustion, five minutes, four minutes, good shape, gym, heart rate, high intensity interval training, hitt, injury, intervals, moderation, muscles, personal trainer, rest period, risk, severe pain, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT has become very popular, but that doesn’t mean that it is for everyone. If done improperly, this method of exercising can lead to injury or at the very least, some severe pain. While there are a lot of benefits to HIIT, there are a few things that you should [...]
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Trim Your Waist By Avoiding These Pitfalls
December 20th, 2008 — abdominal muscles, back muscles, calories, common misconception, doing crunches, exercise, exercises, goals, midsection, pelvic muscles, schools of thought, shoulders, sit ups, ups, waistline, weight loss from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Nearly everyone wants to lose inches off their waist and there are many schools of thought on how to accomplish this. Many people believe that the best way to trim your waist is to do hundreds if not thousands of sit-ups or crunches, but in reality, this method will not do much good. In [...]
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How to Reduce the Risk of Back Injuries During Exercise
September 8th, 2008 — back injury, exercise, exercise program, exercises, herniated disc, injury, legs, lifting weights, muscles, next level, old adage, personal trainer, right position, running the risk, toe touches, wellness, workout times from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you’re just getting started on an exercise program, or even if you are an old pro, your back is at risk for injury every time you go out there. We can’t really do much without our backs and it is very important to protect it while you are exercising. If you have ever suffered [...]
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The Path to Perfect Posture
August 12th, 2008 — Sickness Prevention, back pain, chairs, exercises, posture, wii from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
If you have a sedentary job, it is all too easy to end with bad posture. Most of us spend eight hours a day hunched in front of a computer and chances are, at the end of the day, you’re probably pretty sore. (I’m lucky if I spend fewer than 10 hours, to [...]
The Top Five Ways To Hurt Yourself at the Gym
August 6th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, amp, benefit, cardio, exercise, exercises, five minutes, injury, joint health, moderation, natural inclination, personal trainer, push ups, repetition, t rush, ups, weigh in, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
While most of us don’t go into a workout with the hopes of ending up injured, it can happen. Workout related injuries are very common, especially if you are doing it on your own, without the benefit of an instructor or trainer. However, you can minimize your chances for injury by learning what not to [...]
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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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Bikini Bootcamp
May 30th, 2008 — Book Review, amazon, bikini, diet, diet books, dieters, drawback, exercise, exercise plan, exercises, failure, false sense, fashion, fats, healthy eating, healthy weight loss, losing weight, minimum commitment, money, nutrition, pool, radar systems, rcm, recipes, time commitment, water weight from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
With summer coming, many of us are focusing on how we’re going to look at the beach or the pool. There is a lot of money to be made off of spring diet books and every year, we are besieged with the latest plans that will help us get that bikini body we’ve always wanted. [...]