Prison “is not like LA Fitness or Bally’s.” Former New York Giant receiver Plaxico Burress, talking about how he works out as best he can while serving a two-year sentence for New York state gun-law violations. Burress was interviewed by his former Pittsburgh Steelers coach, Bill Cowher, in a segment that will air on CBS’s [...]
Entries Tagged as 'conditioning'
10-Minute Workouts: Too Good To Be True?
February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Exercises, Fitness, Products
Is it a case of giving people what they really need — or merely what they’ll buy? From Reuters: The American Council on Exercise has listed shorter, more intense workouts among the top exercise trends for 2010, as consumers approach fitness with time and money in mind. Taking aim at the time-challenged and the easily [...]
Tags: 10-minute workouts·Beachbody·cardio·conditioning·fitness DVDs·Tony Horton·Weightlifting·weights
Make Inertia Your Bitch
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Fitness, Motivation
in·er·tia (ĭ-nûrˈshə). noun. The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in motion to stay in motion, unless acted upon by a force. As far as I know, Sir Isaac Newton was more physics expert than fitness expert. But his First Law of Motion, from which the concept [...]
You Don’t Have to Be a Psycho to Be Fit
January 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Fitness
One thing that has always bothered me as a fitness professional is the program and product marketers who try to convince potential clients and customers that extreme is the only path to true fitness. Check out the language in this Beachbody ad for “Insanity,” touted as “the hardest workout ever put on DVD” and one [...]
Tags: Beachbody·certified personal trainer·conditioning·Crossfit·Fitness·Motivation·P90X·personal trainer·running·The Comeback Trail·Tony Horton·Weightlifting
Welcome to The Comeback Trail
January 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Fitness
Greetings. I’m glad you found this blog. I’ve been looking for it all afternoon. My name is Chris Nerney. I’m a certified personal trainer (National Academy of Sports Medicine) and longtime professional journalist. I live near Saratoga Springs, N.Y., with my wife and three children. I’m 54 years old and have been physically active my [...]
Tags: biking·certified personal trainer·conditioning·diet·Fitness·Motivation·NASM·National Academy of Sports Medicine·personal trainer·running·snowshoeing·The Comeback Trail·weight·Weightlifting