101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy
Do the healthy thing, even when it's challenging, inconvenient or considered weird. Take pride in that. Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's smart or good for you. Enlist fellow trend buckers and create a trend of your own. Use your healthy frustration about the unhealthy status quo to spark creativity and determination. Look for signs of progress (beyond pounds lost) and rejoice when you find them.
10 Mistakes to Avoid on Marathon Day
Just hours after completing a recent marathon, I raised a bittersweet toast to a race I was already eager to forget. Training for it had cost me countless pancake breakfasts with my kids, and attending it nearly emptied my bank account. But instead of basking in the PR I'd promised my running buddies, I flashed back to futile porta-potty stops, wardrobe malfunctions, and a scary midrace bonk.
How to Get Bruce Lee Like Strength Without Ever Going to a Gym
Article by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead; follow him on twitter. “Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash.
Running Shoes Infographic: How to Choose the Right Running Shoes for You
The information in our How to Choose Running Shoes infographic can help you make the right decision when choosing running shoes—we'll lead you through the bigger details to consider when it's time to buy. Shopping at the store? Print out the infographic and bring it along!
Overcoming Mental Blocks
Every runner has moments of doubt–and that's not always bad. Wondering if you're up to the challenge of a first marathon reflects a healthy investment in the outcome. And if you haven't trained properly, your concerns are valid. But other worries–especially those triggered by outside influences–can create a self-defeating sense of intimidation. These doubts go deeper and are rooted in negative emotions, says Windee Weiss, Ph.D., a sports psychologist who is an associate professor at the University of Northern Iowa School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services.
Ultimate Exercise - Body Fat: Hard Facts About Soft Tissue
by M. Doug McGuff, M.D. Fat is an amazing tissue. It has ensured survival of our species through two ice ages and never ending drought and famine. A mere pound of fat stores an astounding 3,500 Calories for delayed use at any time in the future.
The Key to Fast Belly-Fat Loss - Fitness
Think it's impossible to exercise for less time and lose more fat? It's not — if you do the right moves. By Annie Hauser, Senior Editor FRIDAY, July 6, 2012 — Sprinting, not jogging, might be the key to fast abdominal and visceral fat loss, researchers at the University of South Wales found in a study published in the International Journal of Obesity.
Yoga Inversion Poses for Runners
Carving out a few minutes to do an inversion pose (or two or three) after a long run will speed your recovery. Inversions, which either elevate your feet or lower your head below your hips, boost circulation and improve flexibility. They can also help you feel relaxed and reinvigorated, says Rebecca Pacheco, a Boston-based runner and yoga instructor. Start by holding each position for five to 10 breaths and work up to holding them for a minute or two. Downward DogStart on your hands and knees; Curl your toes under and push back, raising your hips and pushing your heels toward the ground. Legs Up the WallSidle one hip as close as you can to a wall.
Marines Workout Program
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has a well-deserved reputation for tough, effective physical fitness training (PT). With the core belief that “every Marine is a rifleman first,” the Marines make it a point to ensure that they are ready to go to war and have the physical prowess to survive and thrive. The USMC focuses its basic PT program on body weight calisthenics. This is because of the large numbers of individuals that have to be trained simultaneously during unit PT.
52 ways to leave your blubber
This is the year you will resolve to ditch the diets, the "all or nothing" mentality and the "no-pain, no-gain" fitness goals. This is the year you will resolve to use common sense to eat less junk food, move more — and have fun doing it. Remember what it was like when you were a kid and you thought nothing of playing tag for hours on end?
