Using Your Heart Rate Monitor to Burn More Fat

Training with a heart rate monitor is a great way to monitor your fitness level. While it’s comforting to know that your heart is actually beating, you need to know more than this to effectively plan your workout to increase your fitness level and fat loss results. To begin, you’ll need to know your maximum … Continued

Spartacus Workout

Here’s a great workout inspired by the sound track from www.WorkoutMuse.com and trainer BJ Gaddour. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Women’s Fat Loss Program (chest)

Are you looking for a women’s fat loss program? You’d be surprised by the fact that you need not join a gym or buy a ton of equipment in order to help your physique. In fact, there’s a ton you can do at home with just your body weight. The lowly push up is one … Continued

Fatigue Fighting Tips

Need a plan to follow to boost your energy? Go here. Here are a few other suggestions to help fight fatigue: Drink lots of water. A dehydrated body functions less efficiently. Reduce or limit caffeine. 1 or 2 caffeinated drinks per day like coffee, tea or cola can boost your energy and mental alertness, but … Continued

Exercise Bloopers

Want to avoid making these mistakes? You’ll get all the direction you need here. Have you ever done any of these bloopers? Having no variety. Doing the same workout week in and out can lead to fitness plateaus, boredom and overuse strain or injury. On top of that, you won’t make the progress that you … Continued

Interval Training

Lots of you have a treadmill, bike or other piece of cardio equipment at home. Your best bet for increasing your fat loss efforts is to do intervals rather than a long, slow session where you barely break a sweat and are bored silly. In the video I explain three different training protocols depending on … Continued

What’s Up with Boot Camp?

You may have noticed a ‘boot camp’ fitness craze that has exploded on the fitness scene recently, and will continue to grow, especially come the spring. Here’s what to watch for if you’re considering giving one a try yourself: First of all, look closely at the qualifications of the instructor.

Do It Yourself Personal Training

I’ll be the first to tell you that you need to consult an expert when it comes to your fitness program. A well qualified personal trainer will assist you in developing a program with your exact goals and physical limitations in mind. Having said this, I know that a personal trainer is out of the … Continued

Female Fat Loss Program (the shoulders)

A great female fat loss program will include some upper body work. Particularly, you’ll want to add some shoulder work into your routine. My favorite shoulder exercises use dumb bells and include the dumb bell lateral raise, the dumb bell shoulder press and the dumb bell front raise. Many ladies think that they’ll look like … Continued

How Do I Use Audio Tracks?

Decreasing your rest is a great way of increasing the intensity of your workout. The beauty of using an audio track in your training is that you don’t have to watch the clock. I mentioned that there are audio tracks in my new ebook. If you’ve never used audio tracks before, you may wonder how … Continued