Recruiting All Weekend Workout-ers! Blast Your Booty! Plus Get a Great Deal on a Heart Rate Monitor!

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 20-03-2010

This particular butt exercise is not recommended by me. FitJerk, maybe.

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Ab Crunches: Fitness Staple or Overblown Hype?

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 19-03-2010

You could always go the Mariah Carey route (hint: it involves an airbrush, several colors of spray tan, and a drastic underestimation of the observational abilities of the general public.)

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The Emperor’s New Shoes

Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 18-03-2010

The two most important parts of the body for a triathlete are the feet. They carry ones body weight while running to the water, act as propellers during the swim, provide a platform to pedal, and pound the ground for miles while running to the finish line. And when the race is over they bring you to the podium, car or most importantly, the post-race party!

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5 Things to Consider Before Going Vegetarian

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 18-03-2010


Thanks to high-profile celebs like Alicia Silverstone (vegan), Posh Victoria Spice Beckham etc. etc. etc. (vegetarian), and Amanda Seyfried (raw foodist but hates it since she’s only doing it to stay Hollywood skinny), going vegetarian or vegan is all the rage these days. Despite my general skepticism of anything touted by a celebrity, since I happen to be a vegetarian-by-choice-vegan-by-force-and-yes-I-still-eat-fish-atarian (For those of you keeping track, with the center free square I totally have a bingo! It spells C-R-A-Z-Y.) this is one trend I can get behind. So you’d think I’d be one of those exhibitionists standing in Times Square in a lettuce bikini and holding up posters of slaughterhouses. (Anyone else question the motives of the painted, dramatic, naked PETA girls? Meat whatever, oooh look there’s a camera!)

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Free Shirt For EVERYONE + Dick’s Sporting Goods Winner

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 17-03-2010

Now THAT’S a good bridesmaid!

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31 New Bootcamp Workouts

Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 16-03-2010

The Turbulence Training Bootcamp Workouts were so popular over the past year, Craig decided to go back to the drawing board to create 31 brand new Bootcamp Workouts.

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Monday, March 15

Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 15-03-2010

Snappy title to today’s posting, eh? That’s what happens when you sit down to write and random thoughts just start flowing. This is definitely one of the impromptu postings that is a result of trying to figure out my exercise game plan for this week.

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Join Me on Dick’s Sporting Goods Starting Lineup contest and My $50 Gift Card Giveaway!

Filed Under (Fitness Confessions) by Admin on 15-03-2010

Yes, another giveaway, and the gifts will keep on getting bigger! ;) Dick’s Sporting Goods is running a contest on Twitter called ‘The Starting Lineup’. What you can win is a chance to get to be the test dummies for new fitness products (free stuff!) and also to be on Dick’s online panel of experts, among other things. The Fitness Diva is running a contest for a $50 gift certificate to Dick’s

Cleanses: Dangerous Fad or Integral Part of a Healthy Lfestyle?

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 15-03-2010

Maybe the birds are doing a cleanse too…

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Wonder Woman Eats Right and Exercises Sensibly

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 12-03-2010

Judging from this pic, I think Wonder Woman is wearing a thong – not ideal for crime fighting but I bet it sure keeps Superman in line!

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