Live Fit and Sore

Month: February 2010

  • Hope and change…

    Target Cancer – After Long Fight, Melanoma Drug Gives Sudden Reprieve A new kind of cancer therapy, it was tailored to a particular genetic mutation that was driving the disease, and after six years of disappointments his faith in the promise of such a “targeted” approach finally seemed borne out. The trial of PLX4032 offers…

  • What is the Best Cardio Workout Routine?

    Cardio. That word has been long used to define what people think they need for fat loss. But what is it really? With all our options out there, what is really the best “cardio” workout to do? via What is the Best Cardio Workout Routine? – Fitness Spotlight As you read this post, you can…

  • National Pancake Day gives you an opportunity to Give Back!

    Giving Back is a big part of living healthy and fit.  What better way to give back then eating some pancakes?  Here is a super easy way for you to give back today and get something as well… For every delicious short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited…

  • Up and at ’em

    5a came way too fast for me this am, but I managed to get my butt up as usual to head to Plumbline: warmup 2 rounds: checkpoints forward lunges frankensteins pushups core 2 rounds Partner situps Partner Dynamax Ball toss 25 partner high five push-ups 3/1 min rounds AMRepsAP 55lb lunges / bicep curls jumping…

  • Notable News

    The Return of the Ski Bum – NYTimes.com. Ahh, corporate layoffs help some people learn to just enjoy life. Skiing all day, every day – working jobs that they can indeed leave behind when their shift ends. Remember those days? As this article says: It’s the return of the American ski bum. Recent college graduates,…

  • Following your Passion

    I think it’s fair to say that I am currently en route to finding my own passion through living a healthy and fit life.  I know so many people are searching to find that something that really captures their attention and can fulfill them and it’s unfortunate that it seems so elusive. Many times finding…

  • Target Cancer – A Roller Coaster Chase for a Cure – Series

    Dozens of such “targeted” drugs are emerging from the laboratory, rooted in decades of research and backed by unprecedented investment by pharmaceutical companies, which stand to profit from drugs that prolong life even by weeks. But putting them to their truest test falls to a small band of doctors committed to running experimental drug trials…

  • Here’s to Monday…

    Plumbline Training workout: Warm-up started off with a mini circuit: 2 1min rounds AMRepsAP fast steps jump ropes MTs jump squats core work 2 rounds prone bridge bounce full body extensions knee raises 25 bottom up push-ups 5 min stations snatch squats kettlebell swings deadlifts on a step (to stretch out those hamstrings) / SDHP…

  • Staying on track

    Now I get that when you go to a hotel, you aren’t going to get a state of the art fitness center but man, I personally felt that the fitness center sucked. When I saw the picture online I was like ok, I can handle that, but the picture really didn’t match the reality of…

  • Notable News

    Chia Seeds, Animal Fat, & Hormones « Heather Eats Almond Butter. Get Physical: 5 CardioVascular Workouts to Burn Belly Fat. Women’s Heart Disease Awareness Still Lacking – BusinessWeek. BBC News – Sweet-toothed children ‘may have depression’. Being bored to death is no joke: Chronic boredom is a killer, study finds.