The Comeback Trail

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Entries Tagged as 'Motivation'

Variety Is The Key to Staying On The Comeback Trail

February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Fitness, Health and Fitness News, Motivation

There’s a good (and long) article in the Montreal Gazette about the growing variety of group exercise classes offered at gyms and health clubs. And it gets to one of the fundamental challenges of maintaining fitness: Your routine can get boring. Which is deadly, because boredom leads to poor workouts, then missed workouts, and then [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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