Fitness

Staying Focused During the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”

TRIFECTA FITNESS
By Rachel E. Murray

Whether you’re just starting a fitness program for the first time, or you’re a veteran gym junkie, there are three simple aspects everyone should keep in their routine.

This trifecta of basics, and I’m talking general ‘take-care-of-your-body’ rules, consist of cardiovascular conditioning, resistance training, and flexibility training. Each equally important separately, but together they are essential in building a foundation for an active and healthy lifestyle.

FIT-ING IN YOUR WINTER WORKOUTS
Fitness Tips for a Healthier Holiday Season

No matter how long your holiday wish list is this year, I am pretty sure gaining five pounds is not on it. At this time of year when pumpkin pies are abound, cocktail parties rule your agenda, and last minute holiday shopping resides over your kick-boxing class at the gym… it can be very difficult to keep up with your health and fitness. Here are a few tips to help you improve your body through these weeks of temptation and kick start you into the New Year.

                                 David Kimerlee Interview

 

What got you started in fitness modeling?

I was born to less than desirable parents and when I was turned six the state of Utah acknowledged my situation and decided to remove me and my two sisters from the home we were in.   My sisters went into foster care and I was basically institutionalized in the children's hospital and later moved to a boy’s home.  I had a lot of emotional issues from abuse and the lack of care that every child should have for healthy development.  During this time I had very little interaction with my family with the exception of my grandma, who kept in touch making every effort to get me and my sisters out of our situations.  When she would come up to visit she would tell me stories of my uncle’s bodybuilding efforts and his story of becoming Mr. Utah several times. He was a great guy who was handsome and had an amazing muscular physical body, I was sold. I thought to my self, how could I be a bodybuilder?

This Month one of our great contributors Obi Obadike is featured in Max Muscle Magazine giving great instruction on Sprinting as part of a workout routine. Obi is a former college track star at Cal State Fullerton and he brings his expertise to help you break up your gym routine by getting outside and trying sprinting, which is on the rise as a popular, quick and effective workout.

Checkout the article http://www.maxmuscle.com/fitness-magazine/article/fitness-lifestyle/180/

 

 

Hard to believe that the holidays are over and that Summer is on its way. So did you stick to your New Years resolution? Time to fit into a bikini or bathing suit, so with a bit of commitment and some consistient steps we can help you lose some weight for Summer.

 

We are often asked, what’s an example of a good core-strengthening exercise that is simple and can be done anywhere. Here is one of our favorites, often used in yoga and Pilates.

 

Calf training is not a specialty for most people. It’s typical to assume that calves either develop easily or not at all. That thinking is dead wrong. However, it’s important to become familiar with a couple tips that can immediately make a huge difference in your mind-calf connection for intense contractions and massive pumps.

 

First, it’s valuable to warm up the calves by simply doing 2 sets of 30-45 seconds of calf raises (about 1-2 reps per second) with no weight simply standing flat on the ground (not on a block) and balancing yourself by holding on to something. This warm up will prime the calves for a tremendous growth experience regardless of which exercises you choose.

First, suspension exercises are a relatively new concept that is catching on fast in the fitness industry. I came up with a design about three years ago after playing around on my kids' swing set. The result was the Vegas Pro Straps. These straps are basically a handle at the end of some webbing that is height adjustable. There are a number of accessories that allow you to use them in various locations.

It’s 10:30 Tuesday morning. My oldest has been off to school for a couple of hours and my two younger daughters, 3-year-old Adelina and 16-month-old Ava, are watching cartoons. There are countless toys throughout the floor in the living room, their bedrooms, the kitchen counters look cluttered and the morning dishes fill the sink. If I walk into the laundry room I’ll find clothes that need to be folded and plenty of clothes upstairs that need to be washed. I have two choices: stay and clean or head to the gym. I know better than to attempt to get the house in “order’ before heading out; one thing will lead to another and before you know it the entire day has gone by and getting to the gym becomes bleaker as the evening approaches.

So I decide to leave the house “as is” and make a dash for the gym with my girls. This means letting go of the idea that the house has to be “perfect” before I can leave. I have to focus on how doing my daily exercise is MORE important than having a spotless home. But trying to head to the gym right now means I must get myself dressed, get the girls changed, comb their hair and place them in their car seats in the mini-van in a whopping twenty minutes! Since the child care at the gym closes at noon, I must arrive no later than 11 o’clock so that I can have a solid hour to work out. It’s a challenge but you just have to make the decision to do it. The countdown begins.