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Health and Fitness Expo | jan 16 -17 9a-5p
Health and Fitness Expo | NBC Washington. Want to get screened for various health related things? Want to meet some celebrities or see demos? Check out this yearly event at the Washington DC Convention Center today and tomorrow. I personally have not attended before but from all the reviews, it sounds pretty cool. It’s a…
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Gold’s Workout
Today’s Gold’s Gym Workout I felt a little bit out of whack this morning and it started off when I forgot my Heart Rate Monitor. I hate when I workout without it. It really does help me gauge my intensity. But I didn’t want to turn around and get it, so i went ahead anyway. …
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News to Note
Giving Back: 10 Ways You Can Donate to Haitian Earthquake Victims – US News and World Report. For Some, ‘Kosher’ Equals Pure – NYTimes.com. Interesting how people are going back to the “roots” and eating kosher for the mere reason of food safety. Fitness and Nutrition Center: Institute Family Fitness Time. I’m all about helping…
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Yay! This Camp is done.
When you leave boot camp whimpering because your body has been pushed to it’s limit, you could say that’s a great day, or you could say – what the heck am I doing? I personally say a combination of both and did during the entire drive home. I am so so so so happy that…
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The art of a Kipping Pull-up
I love Pull-ups. I have said it before. I think it stems way back to when I was in middle school gym class and we had to do them as part of the overall Presidential Fitness program. Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger being figure head of that? It was probably his first intro into politics. And I…
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Bruised and Battered
Today was the start of a new 4 week group session. What is tough about doing group conditioning training on Wednesday is that Monday and Tuesday are boot camps and they are hard! Add to the mix a group session that focuses on heavier more targeted weights and conditioning, and then finish your week off…
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News to Note
Weight Loss After Job Loss. A few of my friends will be unfortunately dealing with this in the very near future. I know how hard it is to deal with change in general, especially when it is unwanted or uninitiated. Taking care of yourself becomes even more critical in times of high stress so go…
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There is a difference, clearly
Have you ever seen the difference between fat vs muscle in your body? I hear alot from people they haven’t seen any difference in the scale but they notice the change in their body. How can that be? Look at this picture – (i’m not sure where this pic originated). That’s how it can be.…
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A Tough Tuesday Workout
Today’s workout was very tough for me. I tweaked my back a bit on yesterday’s workout. I think it was the power cleans and not using proper form the entire time. Of course, not on purpose, but when you are going at it that fast – sometimes you compensate. But as usual, I am thankful…
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This rings so true for me…
Workout and Fitness Tips: The 1 thing that keeps you from peaking in your workouts. I grapple with this very thing with every workout. My mind wants to quit even though my body can continue. Someone once told me I should seek help from a sports psychologist to learn to push through. I don’t know…