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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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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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