Tag - cardio

July 8, 2016

Sorry ’bout it, but spot reduction’s not a thing

Chubby, thunderous thighs were always a problem for me growing up. This was especially disappointing, seeing as I ran the neighborhood or treadmill daily. Thus, I blamed it on a...

June 13, 2016

Flushed face post cardio? Try this.

We all want the long term results our thorough workouts offer. But the short term result of a flushed mug? Not so much. This fitness misfortune haunted me most of...

May 30, 2016

The 6 things I do to maintain training endurance. (Part 2)

If you’ve read this far since the first half of this article, congrats on your literary endurance. (See what I did there? Congratulating both you and myself, by fancying my...

May 30, 2016

The 6 things I do to maintain training endurance. (Part 1)

“You don’t get tired, do you?” This my Muay Thai instructor inquired of me the first night I tried my hand at martial arts. For about an hour, he fed...

May 29, 2016

Treading steady wins the brain race, says science

“Exercise is about working smarter – not harder.” Well, that’s a loaded quote. ’cause after this study I just read up on, actually, it turns out that exercise is about...

May 11, 2016

Running for quickness vs. minutes: which do I raise to drop weight?

When I started training for my first race, something awful dawned on me. I was suddenly cutting my time in half. Now, that might sound more awesome than awful, but...

March 26, 2016

How to expel cellulite from your body.

The gloves are off. The winter gloves, that is. Along with all your other cold weather clothes. And that means now it’s time to battle your way into a skimpier...

February 14, 2016

Are we enjoying exercise? Or exorcising evil calories to exhaustion?

There’s this list on my fridge. It’s got a cartoon character of a hot girl – and above it, an inventory of everything I had in my fridge back in...

November 3, 2015

Air-obic workouts at the trampoline park

“I wish I’d brought my FitBit…” It’s not the typical thing you’d mutter under your breath on a first date. But I’m also not a typical, nice, normal human. Just...

October 23, 2015

Need a low-impact cardio workout? Try these 8…

When I heard runner’s need to “taper” before a big race, there was some confusion. Taper? As in… “run less”? Why not ask me to breathe through coffee stirring straws...

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