Dec 30
2009Happy New Year!
Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 30-12-2009
For the last official CFB posting of 2009 I wanted to take the opportunity to thank all of my readers for another wonderful year!
Dec 29
2009Interval Training 2010
Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 29-12-2009
There was a time not too long ago that interval training was used solely in conjunction with cardio workouts such as cycling, running and rowing.
Dec 24
2009The Great Fitness Experiment Talent Show
Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 24-12-2009
Happy Holidays from Charlotte and the Gym Buddies!Dec 23
2009The Lunchtime Workout: Cardio & Weights in 30 minutes or less!
Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 23-12-2009
If you have time to conquer rogue planets from your swimming pool, you definitely have time to fit in a quick workout!Dec 22
2009State Of The Union On Obesity
Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 22-12-2009
As you begin to think about your 2010 fitness and nutrition goals, consider this -
Obesity is growing faster than any previous public health issue the United States has faced. If current trends continue, 103 million American adults will be considered obese by 2018.
Dec 22
2009Sets, Reps and Other Things …
Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 22-12-2009
I wanted to share two charts with CFB readers.
The first is based on a recently released position paper by The American College of Sports Medicine, offering guidelines on how to build a solid strength training routine. Here is what they recommend:
Dec 22
2009OK, Conejo is not "Conejo"….or What I Thought it Was!
Filed Under (Fitness Confessions) by Admin on 22-12-2009
So, there I was, moseying along in the meat section of my local supermarket yesterday, and basically flipped out when I saw this:Now, you tell me what YOU think it is upon first glance??? Hmmmmmm? I couldn’t believe it!! I HAD to take a closer look! I pick it up, turn it around in my hands, examining it closely, and I swear, I saw some really familiar landmarks!!On the package, it’s labeled "
Dec 22
2009What To Do With A Large Rack (And I’m not talking about weights)
Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 22-12-2009
Dec 21
2009Can the Wii Really Make You Fit?
Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 21-12-2009
Tetris. Mortal Kombat. All 300 incarnations of Super Mario Brothers. And my personal favorite Bubble Bobble. I grew up playing video games. Even in college, my roommates and I played hours and hours of Simba The Lion King (not kidding) trying to get the wee lion cub out of the hands of the catty hyenas by, naturally, jumping on giraffe heads. In our defense, only one out of the four of us had a car and there was a lot of snow. So anyhow, I get that video games are fun. But what I don’t understand is how they can make you fit.
Dec 20
2009One Day Left …
Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 20-12-2009
There’s one day left to order these fabulous fitness stocking stuffers from Amazon.com and have them in time for Christmas!