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January 2009 Workout Music Playlist

The New Year is right around the corner and there’s no time to relax when it comes to getting in shape resolutions! Our January 2009 workout music playlist is full of high energy, bass driven pop and dance music to get your heart rate up and push you through your first intense workout of the [...]

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November 2008 Workout Music Playlist

Welcome to the first edition of our monthly workout music playlists. November is a big transition month for many people as the U.S. saw a new President elected into office, the economy has been on roller coaster autopilot and the holidays are in full swing. To keep you motivated and moving through this transition we [...]

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Week Eight: Hit the Ground Running, Twice.

Week eight started late because my sleep schedule changed and I didn’t adapt my workout routine to my new sleep hours. After the initial adjustment period I went to the gym yesterday TWO TIMES. I’ve never been to the gym two times in one day and I have to say it wasn’t really all that [...]

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Week Seven: Mid-Week Update

I just got back from the gym and I think its safe to say my arms are completely worked. I made pretty incredible gains compared to two weeks ago which may be in part because I took three BodyQuick pills tonight rather than the normal two. I had a ton of energy! One thing to note [...]

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Week Six Roundup, Week Seven: Looking Forward

I didn’t post a workout log for week six because, well, I didn’t go to the gym once! I do have a relatively good excuse though — One of the people I live with brought home the bubonic plague (not really but they did bring a cold into the house) and shortly after recovering from [...]

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2009 Walt Disney World Half Marathon

There are many good charities out there working to make the world a better place and while any of those charities are deserving of donations I’d like to spotlight a selfless cause a good friend and client of mine is working towards. The 2009 Walt Disney World Half Marathon will begin on January 10th, 2009 and [...]

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Week Five - New Schedule, Exercise Changes

I’ve decided to log my workouts using a weekly system instead of a daily system because sometimes I get back from the gym and get distracted by other things before I can blog. Verdict Thus Far Anyway, week five has been a lot of fun thus far. In week four (last week) one of my new friends [...]

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Five Ways to Get Motivated for the Gym

What motivates you to go to the gym? Believe it or not, your motivation has everything to do with that extra little “oomph” you need to get you to the gym on days when you’d rather relax at home or watch tv instead. Here are five great ways we’ve used to keep ourselves motivated and driven [...]

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Home Gym Essentials

Because my gym is about 11 miles away I try to find ways to exercise at home when possible so I can save on gas and get a more immediate workout. Here are the first few products I bought for my home gym: Perfect Pushup - $39.95 The Perfect Pushup is an excellent way to do push-ups at [...]

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Day Three - Some Cardio, Shoulders

Day three wasn’t much of an experience as I did 25 minutes of cardio — 2.25 miles — in addition to my five minute warm up cardio in the beginning of my workout, and shoulder/upper back exercises. After waking up today I’m a little sore in my calf muscles from two days of intense cardio [...]

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