I read a great article in last months Oxygen Magazine about weight training. It hit home a major key to seeing results when it comes to working out ( the other major key in my opinion being what you eat). In a nut shell – You have to fail to succeed! What does that mean? [...]

Who knew that Sandwiches and working out would go hand and hand! These are great little routines to help the time move fast,  and allow you to get a strength and cardio workout in one shot. Pick one exercise from each section to form a complete sandwich. Make one Sandwich and then make a whole [...]

1. DO lift heavier weights. In order to see the results you want, you have to challenge your muscles. That means lifting a weight where you can preform 8 – 12 (15 max) repetitions of the exercise. On the 12th (15th) one, you should be struggling to lift the weight. If you can breeze through [...]

If there is one thing I know for certain, it’s that even though I sometimes DREAD working-out (and yes, even I can dread it) I know with 100% certainty that after the work-out is over, I feel 100% better. I’m AWAYS happy I worked-out. I’m always PROUD of myself for getting off my butt and [...]

Have you ever been on a treadmill and it says you burned X number of calories. You walk away thinking you can really have that double chocolate cake now! Well, I’m sorry to say that the treadmill was  lying to you. You may come away thinking you burned close to 600 calories when in actual [...]

Try these top 10 fitness tips to step it up in 2010 -  burn maximum calories while building strength, endurance and stability. Interval Training. Intervals allow you to burn maximum calories in a shorter amount of time. CLICK HERE to learn how to add simple intervals into your routine. Step it up on your favorite [...]

Just because it’s the holiday’s does not mean you should put exercise aside. In fact, just the opposite! You have time off – use it to your advantage. You know you’re going to be eating a little more than normal in the next day or two – so in order to achieve your goal of [...]

With just five total body exercises and twenty minutes you can have an amazing, heart pumping workout! Remember it’s about the quality of what you do, not the quantity. If you spend 20 minutes working your butt off, it’s better then 30 or 45 kinda-sorta working. These exercises use every muscle in your body! Using [...]

Here are five exercises to help you strengthen and tone your arms. You can do these all in one day or you an intersperse them throughout the week with other exercises. Remember, without the proper diet, toning those arms will be difficult. To see definition and tone in your muscles you need to mix strength [...]

1. Lean Protein If you want to tighten and tone, it’s not just about what you do on the outside. Your results depend a GREAT deal on what you put inside your body too. You have to feed your body the right things in order to see results. Your body uses protein to help restore [...]