Core Workout Challenge – Day 12

Another week, another opportunity for greatness!Here is your Core Challenge Workout for today:Reverse Crunch - 25Opposite Elbow to Knee Crunch – 20Plank - 45 secondsPerform this sequence two times through.How To Do the ExercisesReverse CrunchLay on your back with your hands at your side. palms facing downRaise your knees and bend them at a 90 …

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Core Challenge Workout – Day 10

TGIF people! Here is your Core Challenge Workout for today: Large Flutter (15 repetitions) Plank (45 seconds) Superpeople Perform this sequence 2 times through How To Do the Exercises Large Flutter Lay on your back and place your hands behind your head with your legs straight on the ground Keeping your knees, legs and ankles …

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Why We Need a Strong Core

If you are following my January Core Challenge Workouts I hope you are enjoying the experience.  Listen, I know, my idea of "enjoyment" is often different from a lot of people's so I hope you are at least appreciating the experience 🙂 For those of you who are still wondering why having a strong core …

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Set a Goal for the Next 12 Days

There are 12 days left in 2013 and the double-whammy of Christmas and New Year's is amplified by the fact that food, drink, travel and family is involved.  Oh yeah, and then there's the shopping, wrapping and setting up for Santa. The first thing to get thrown on the back burner is your good-intentioned exercise …

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How To Run a Trail Race

I ran in a lovely trail race over the weekend.  It was the Hark the Herald Angels Run, put on by Envirosports.  You could choose between a 12K (7 or so miles) or 25K (about 15 miles).  Both runs took you from the bottom of the island up and around to the top (which is …

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Skip or Scoot?

There are a lot of excuses for not working out.  And contrary to popular belief I think there are some times that you should actually skip a workout. So to answer that age old question, "Should I skip a workout or scoot out the door?" I've created a little cheat sheet to help you figure …

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A Simple Circuit

I know many of you will be traveling over the holidays which can really put a crimp in your workouts.   To help you stay on track, I've put together a quick 20 minute circuit that you can do in a small hotel room (or on a slip of beach, your parent's backyard or even the …

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Ho Ho Hold Off the Holiday Weight Gain

Losing weight is high on the list of New Year's Resolutions.  I know it's tempting to hit the cookies and treats hard between now and the stroke of midnight on January 2 (because let's be honest, who actually starts their diet on Jan 1?  You have bowl games, brunch and that lazy cat feeling for …

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A Seasonal Challenge

I've slowly come out of my turkey coma and have moved the fruits and veggies back to their prime position in the fridge.  I've given a pie away to the neighbors, frozen leftover turkey bits and have come back to my senses. Thanksgiving will do that to you. And now we roll onward to the …

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