May 22
2009
Last year to celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer I provided Catapult Fitness Blog readers with a 4-week workout program to ensure everyone would be on their way to being ripped by July 4th!
May 22
2009read this entire post at http://thefitnessdiva.blogspot.comThis ain’t your Grandma’s kind of frisbee….From the moment I saw this video posted by a member of a neighborhood group I’m in, I knew that this was my kind of sport.I used to play with frisbees as a kid, but NEVER like THIS:These are my actual neighbors playing in the park. I will soon be out there with ‘em!Now that I’ve joined their
May 22
2009
I did yoga this morning. Per usual, it was a sweaty-yet-relaxing good time and I enjoyed myself immensely (fave part: the stares when I did my headstand inversion, pregnant belly and all). But there was one part at the end that got a little awkward. It’s called Happy Baby Pose:
It ought to be called Embarrassing Baby Pose. Don’t know why? Try it. Just do it. I don’t care if you’re at work. Just tell your boss it’s an experiment for science. Still don’t get it? Pull down on your feet a bit harder and… ahhh. There you go. Hint: it’s doubly dangerous if you’re a woman. As if that’s not enough, yoga actually has a Breaking Wind Pose – although strangely in all my years of yoga this is not one I see often in a class setting. In fact, yoga has a whole slew of poses specifically designed to, well, expel gas from various orifices.
May 21
2009
This would also be good reason for a freak-out.May 20
2009Stretching is always an interesting topic and one that is clouded by conflicting opinions, not only in how we stretch, but in why we stretch. Some people stretch to reduce risk of injury, others stretch to provide relief of soreness and stiffness, and other stretch because it gives them a sense of well-being.
May 20
2009
“Just saw the CrossFit WOD (workout of the day). I’m not even at the gym yet and I already have the nervous pee.” When I read this Facebook status update from Reader Amber, I laughed so hard I had to, well, you know. So class, for part two of my Bodily Functions & Fitness series today we will be discussing number 1. And no I’m not giving you an M&M for every time you go.
May 19
2009
Peeing and pooping, already discussed on this site with alarming frequency, are merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the ways your body can betray you during exercise. It matters not whether you exercise indoors or out, in a gym setting or just with a friend, or if you are a die-hard or a fitness newbie; bodily functions happen to us all. That’s just what happens when your kidneys, sweat glands, gastrointestinal system and other body parts are working as they should. So today, I’m going to give you a Fitness Primer in all things icky. You can thank me later. I accept payment in jelly beans.
May 18
2009Last week I posted information about the upcoming Body Transformation contest being offered by Dr. John Berardi, Founder of the Precision Nutrition program.
May 18
2009
Now, if I’d only had these babies…May 15
2009There’s a slight delay in JB releasing the details of the $10,000 transformation contests. Rest assured, I will get that information in to your hands as soon as possible!
