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Students’ physical fitness associated with academic achievement; organized physical activity linked to lower body fat in girls
Students’ physical fitness associated with academic achievement; organized physical activity linked to lower body fat in girls… “The take-home message from this study is that we want our kids to be fit as long as possible and it will show in their academic performance,” Cottrell said. “But if we can intervene on those children who…
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Adidas: Sleek, Stylish and Super Sporty
This spring, fitness based fashion is all about color and function with vibrant hues, moisture-wicking technology, slimming silhouettes and comfortable fabrics you’ll want to wear all over – not just to work on your fitness! Did you know that one of the newest trends is to have the hottest designers team up with sports apparel…
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The Eeyores of the World
So what explains those men and women who repeatedly pursue a path that leads to pain and disappointment? Perhaps there is a hidden psychological reward. via Mind – It’s Self-Defeating Behavior That Done Them Wrong – NYTimes.com. You probably know at least one person in your life that is always pontificating on why bad things…
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Coordination is the key?!
Plumbline Training boot camp: warmup 2 rounds backwards lunges straight leg lifts (right leg, left leg) high knees tuck jumps core 2 rounds/1 min each crunches ab twists going up and down on command 6 inches 50 push-ups workout 3 rounds/1 min each station/AMRAP with 2 rest/active stations heavy jump ropes 45lb bb snatch squats/OH…
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Get Moving…
I saw this interesting piece of news targeted at women: Exercise Can Help Prevent Weight Gain, But It Won’t Be Easy There’s a lot of attention paid to what works when it comes to losing weight. But that’s not really the hard part; anyone can diet or exercise in the short term, but maintaining a…
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Group Session Wednesday
I felt great about how today’s group went. I saw gains in all the circuits which is always a great motivator. 3 30 sec intervals of jumping with the heavy rope for a warm-up. I could feel that I have gotten better at these! General stretching Core work 40 push-ups 2 rounds 1min BOSU crunches…
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HIT Training
I have mentioned this before because this type of workout is what I do 4x a week, but in the article linked to below – they are talking about IT too. IT is HIT (High Intensity Training) – short bursts of intense workouts and then take short breaks. The researchers are still not sure why…
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Kids Bowling Free Offer: All Summer Long
Found this at a great blog I read: Free Technology for Teachers: If you like to bowl with your family and are looking for something to do during the summer inside with AC – this may be a good deal for you. You do have to pre-register and buy a family pass for $24.95 which…
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5 minute stations are killing me
I had to force myself to not listen to that little sleep voice this morning that says: stay in bed. It was tough but I prevailed and got my butt up and headed to Plumbline Training. The 5 minute stations are not my favorite camp session. There is a lot of resting when you are…