Fitness Basics: Running for Your Life
Posted On 8/19/2008 4:58:51 AM by TriFatlete
Experts give advice to get you started running and exercising regularly.
You don't have to be an athlete -- or even aspire to be one -- to start running.
Just look at Jim Scott. In January 2003, a month after he turned 60, Scott began running. That November, he finished the New York City Marathon (it took him six hours).
Scott, a radio-talk show host in Cincinnati, Ohio, didn't do much in the way of exercise before then. He played golf as often as he could but never found the time for regular workouts.
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LIVESTRONG.COM - Health, Fitness, Lifestyle
Posted On 6/20/2008 11:00:21 AM by TriFatlete
The definitive health, fitness and lifestyle destination. Dare to change your life.
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Summer Fit in 6 Weeks | Active.com
Posted On 5/30/2008 6:04:47 AM by TriFatlete
When was the last time you set a date to show off your abs? Pick one six to eight weeks from now. By then, you should be ready to show friends, family and women you don't know just how hard you've worked.
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EndurancePlanet.com
Posted On 4/30/2008 7:18:45 AM by TriFatlete
Online audio and video programs with endurance athletes and coaches for triathletes, marathon runners and adventure racers
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endurance, podcast, video, audio
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Fit Girls
Posted On 4/14/2008 11:00:44 AM by TriFatlete
A fitness program for girls in 4th and 5th grade that uniquely combines training for a 5k race with reading and community outreach.
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Running to Disney
Posted On 2/29/2008 6:38:57 AM by shadwell
A blog about a 40-year-old's quest to train for and run the 2009 Disney Marathon and all else that happens in between.
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marathon, disney, running, half-marathon,
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Being fat and fit is better than being thin and sedentary, study says - The Boston Globe
Posted On 12/5/2007 5:15:33 AM by TriFatlete
When it comes to living longer, fitness may trump fatness, US researchers said yesterday.
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* Dangers of being overweight less dire than thought, researchers say
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Men and women who were fit, as judged by a treadmill test, but were overweight or obese had a lower mortality risk than those of normal weight but low fitness levels, the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed.
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15 Tips to Restart the Exercise Habit (and How to Keep It) - lifehack.org
Posted On 11/8/2007 6:31:24 AM by TriFatlete
It’s okay, you can finally admit it. It’s been two months since you’ve seen the inside of the gym. Getting sick, family crisis, overtime at work and school papers that needed to get finished all kept you for exercising. Now, the question is: how do you start again?
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LIving Fit, Healthy and Happy
Posted On 9/24/2007 7:35:20 AM by 1physicallyfitathlete
A website for people who want to get into shape and stay that way. Living Fit, Healthy and Happy has a growing database of articles promoting physical fitness and healthy diet. Visitors are welcome to use the daatbase and to submit their own originally written stories to the administrators for posting on the website.
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Pilates, yoga, tai-chi, weight-lifting, healthy-diet, running, cross-training, nutrition, weight-loss,
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4 Simple Steps to Start the Exercise Habit | zen habits
Posted On 9/22/2007 7:03:32 AM by TriFatlete
I have to admit that I have my ups and downs with the exercise habit.
So I know that it’s not the easiest habit for most people, and most people’s experiences consist of starting and stopping and starting again. Which is fine — don’t beat yourself up about it. The important thing is starting again.
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Work Your Core
Posted On 8/21/2007 11:28:19 AM by TriFatlete
Perform this at-home workout for optimal core fitness and improved running performance. Matt Tegenkamp, the American record holder for 2 miles (8:07), attributes some of his success to regular core stability workouts. Here is a routine he performs two or three times per week. All you need to do it are a floor and 20 to 30 minutes.
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Training the Core to Improve Multi-Directional Speed
Posted On 1/1/2007 9:32:13 AM by Sandy
Athletic speed is such an amazing fixation. There is no mistaking it when speed is displayed on the playing field. Those who own it are seemingly moving around effortlessly, and those who don’t appear to be standing still.
What makes some athletes incredibly fast where others struggle to get out of their own way? Certainly, genetics play an important role, but I think there is much more to it tha
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Fitness is For Everyone
Posted On 11/22/2006 4:39:10 AM by Sandy
We hear a lot these days about being “fit”. Our society is definitely one that is getting heavier. I don’t need statistics to know that, I can just look around at any grocery store or shopping mall and see people who are overweight. Sometimes it seems the overweight outnumber the in shape.
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Making The Right Choices Will Help You Get In Shape
Posted On 11/5/2006 6:21:24 PM by Sandy
Many people want to lose weight and get in shape but never succeed because they don't make the choices necessary to get what they want. People can choose what they think and the key to getting what we want is making choices consistent with our goals. This article looks at how our decisions can help or hinder our efforts to lose weight and get in shape.
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Health, women
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2 Abdominal Exercises You Must Include In Your Abdominal Workout
Posted On 11/1/2006 7:07:09 PM by Sandy
There are tens of abdominal exercises that you could potentially include in your abdominal workouts and training program, but these, in my opinion, are two of the most important ones.
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abdominal workout, abdominal exercise, lose abdominal fat, tummy exercise, exercise to flatten stoma
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