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• intervals May 18, 2012
  Interval training is a method where you perform an exercise at a very high level of intensity for a short period of time, followed by doing the same exercise at a slower pace while you catch your breath. Repeat.Intervals can be used with just about any aerobic activity - running, biking, swimming, jumping jacks, dancing, etc. You can vary the time & dist […]
• working on the right things May 17, 2012
  From Seth Godin's blog:I don't think winners beat the competition because they work harder. And it's not even clear that they win because they have more creativity. The secret, I think, is in understanding what matters.... (they) are doing it by perfecting the things that matter and ignoring the rest.That's so obvious, and yet so difficul […]
• was my workout long enough? May 16, 2012
  Do you ever get to the end of a workout and wonder if you've done enough? You know you could have gone further on the treadmill, or completed another set of exercises. That's when the doubt sets in, and you start to wonder if you're short-changing yourself and your fitness routine.This is a question which has different answers for each of us, […]
• introducing Fitness Gazette May 15, 2012
  FitnessGazette.net is live and online! This site has been a long time in the making; it's the culmination of several projects and passions I've had over the years, and I'm excited about what it is and what it will be.15 years ago I started to write a book titled "The Fat Reservoir", in which I targeted a solution to the obesity epide […]