http://fitnessdiet.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Exercise and Fitness en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:23:32 GMT 2009-12-30T16:23:32Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967989&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Here we are with 2010 right around the corner, and while I'm not a huge fan of formal resolutions, I do find myself looking back on 2009 and thinking about everything I've done and learned. 2009 was full—full . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:42:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967989&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Linda Lee 2009-12-30T01:42:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965215&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace We are just days away from New Years and the final promises plus resolutions are being created by millions of folks regarding how their 2010 will be one of better health plus fitness.  If you are . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:52:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965215&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Rick Porter 2009-12-28T05:52:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954834&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace If you are looking to Build Muscle Fast then you need more than just a solid strategy in the fitness center. Muscle can't be built with work outs alone. The building blocks of muscle come from amino acids . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:05:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954834&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Rick Porter 2009-12-19T19:05:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964136&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace We live in a world in which the things we touch, the foods we eat, and the air we breathe is loaded with toxins. Toxic residue is found on most everything you come in contact with everyday. Toxins come . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:00:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964136&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Rick Porter 2009-12-27T05:00:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964122&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Is Your Cardio Fitness Program Boring? Are you aware that you don’t have to spend countless hours in the gym on boring cardio equipment in order to loss body fat? I used to be one of those . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:30:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964122&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Rick Porter 2009-12-27T04:30:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935554&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace There are a ton of systems out there for fat loss plus exercise but seldom does one thing really impress me when it involves results. One thing I do before I suggest a system is put it to the test myself. . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:11:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935554&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Rick Porter 2009-12-07T19:11:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961782&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace I hope you are enjoying the holiday season and are preparing for big 2010! As we’re quickly approaching the New Year I wanted to share with you some of my personal fitness predictions for what’s . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:21:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961782&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-12-24T15:21:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952147&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace I hope you are having a great Holiday Season and are enjoying some much needed time off with your family and friends. I know you may be eating a little bit more than usual this time of year and maybe . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:01:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952147&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-12-18T00:01:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951552&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace A majority of fitness participants are sadly destroying their workout results by making way too common exercise mistakes . After all, shouldn't your goal be to get the greatest possible results in your . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:40:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951552&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Jim O. 2009-12-17T16:40:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949937&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Please Join I Resolve To . . . Group members for the  'Get In The Groove For The New Year Chat' on Tuesday, December 29, from 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. (ET) (in an effort to enable . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:23:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949937&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Kim Simpson 2009-12-16T15:23:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947966&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Everyone wants to have lean and healthy muscles. The best option that I have found is to use a protein powder . This helps builds muscles, which automatically helps in burning fats from your body. . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:07:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947966&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Micale Steven 2009-12-15T12:07:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941581&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace I had a client ask me today why he sees so many overweight people who claim to be vegetarians… I told him the answer was simple, but it is one that is often overlooked by many people who are . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:28:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941581&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-12-10T23:28:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939301&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace She's curvy, healthily so. She's not very tall and I mostly see her in comfortable, stretchy clothes that accommodate her job as a massage therapist. If I had to guess, I'd peg her as someone who doesn't . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:39:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939301&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Linda Lee 2009-12-09T18:39:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937939&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace "Do you know where your New Year Resolution is?"   That is an often asked question in the days and months that follow the new year.  Statistics show that the majority . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:16:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937939&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Kim Simpson 2009-12-09T17:16:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929711&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace After a long weekend of eating turkey (and pie…) I’m happy to be back in my Boston personal training studio and burning off some of those excess calories… And, today I’m really . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:03:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929711&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-12-03T23:03:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918111&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Let’s be honest, it’s Thanksgiving Day tomorrow and at least in the US we’ll be sitting down to a larger than usual meal… And if you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving this . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:38:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918111&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-11-25T23:38:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916236&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace My thighs don't really jiggle any more, but they sure aren't sylphlike and nonexistent: they're muscled, strong, and you can see the curves of my quads through my jeans. Think less Hollywood waif, more . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:24:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916236&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Linda Lee 2009-11-24T21:24:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912029&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Please Join I Resolve To . . . Group members for the  'Get In The Groove For Fall Resolution Chat' on Tuesday, November 24, from 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. (ET) (in an effort to enable . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:11:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912029&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Kim Simpson 2009-11-22T00:11:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908978&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace One of our clients at my studio recently came in and said that a close friend of his had just been rushed to the hospital for a near fatal heart attack at the age of 44… He has a wife and 2 children. . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908978&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-11-19T19:36:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899341&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace One of the ways the memory works is by making associations between cause (actions) and effect (emotions). During our life we have many experiences, and each of these is an action that will trigger an . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:38:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899341&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Lorna Bresko 2009-11-13T14:38:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898155&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Sometimes I need to be hit over the head a couple of times to realize what is staring me right in the face… Until about a week ago I thought we (everyone in the world) had moved on and given . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:08:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898155&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-11-12T20:08:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896556&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Part of me can't beleive I plunked down $300 to get a Wii and the Wii Fit balance board. I've never been one for video games and I've always been rather uncoordinated when I have tried them. . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:51:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896556&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Amy B. 2009-11-11T21:51:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892852&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace "Do you know where your New Year Resolution is?"   That is an often asked question in the days and months that follow the new year.  Statistics show that . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:37:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977892852&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Kim Simpson 2009-11-09T20:37:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977887196&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Last week I was speaking with a new client by phone when she told me “it’s impossible for me to lose weight…” I let her speak and go on about her previous weight loss attempts, . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977887196&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-11-05T21:49:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977886995&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace I've mentioned that I'm running a half-marathon in February, right? I don't want to assume you've read my every post to date, and yet I don't want to say the same things over and over, so real quick-like . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:40:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977886995&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Linda Lee 2009-11-05T19:40:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880464&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Some people live to eat, I, on the other hand, eat to live.  Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy eating and work to maintain a healthy diet (improving my eating habits with more fresh fruit and veggies, . . . Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:46:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880464&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Kim Simpson 2009-11-01T21:46:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877997&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Safety expert Pattie Fitzgerald of Safely Ever After has some safety tips every mom should read. Jupiter Images Trick-or-treating is one of the great American traditions . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:23:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877997&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace momlogic .. 2009-10-30T17:23:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876475&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace “Flu-Free Formula!” Everywhere you look there’s something about catching the flu, Swine Flu, and what seems like the next great plague. I’m really not falling for it… . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:14:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876475&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Stephen Cabral, CSCS, CPT, NS 2009-10-29T20:14:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872641&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace So, can we get a little girly today and talk about hair? I'm in the same stage I get to at least once a year, where I can't decide if I should cut it, or grow it, or just go all Brtiney-off-her-meds and . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:25:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872641&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Linda Lee 2009-10-27T18:25:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871489&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace   "Do you know where your New Year Resolution is?"   That is an often asked question in the days and months that follow the new year.  Statistics show that the . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:30:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977871489&grpId=3659174697239110&nav=Groupspace Kim Simpson 2009-10-27T01:30:40Z