Fitness Blog

Finding Time to Exercise

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

It’s that time of the year when there never seems to be enough hours in the day. Last weekend I started my Christmas shopping, plus there’s Thanksgiving to prepare for! Somehow I still managed to fit in my workouts. How ironic that the more labor saving devices we build the less time we seem to have. Here’s a few ways you can boost your workout without extra time:  Read more...

18 Nov 2011

Prepping for Winter Sports

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

I’ll be honest; I live oceanfront and I am NOT a winter person. Sure, I can go to the gym to workout, and I do have a Spinning bike and weight bench in my house, but this year I’m going to try to face Old Man Winter and get some fresh air. Read more...

10 Nov 2011

How Sweet Are You? Diabetes Awareness Month

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. This disease is on the increase partly because of our culture of processed foods and lack of exercise. There are two major types of diabetes; type 1 and type 2 (in additional to gestational and the newly “coined” Juvenile type 2).  Read more...

04 Nov 2011

Measures of Success

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

Sometimes stepping on the scale can be so demoralizing! That “magic” number just isn’t budging or it’s not moving fast enough to keep your spirits up. Lately I’ve been trying to find other ways to measure my fitness successes; Read more...

21 Oct 2011

Should you join a gym?

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

I’m on the fence about joining a new gym. The one I belong to is becoming increasingly unaffordable and, to be honest, I don’t use most of the offerings. I’m a cardio machine and free weights kind of gal. I could care less about swimming or Zumba. Read more...

27 Sep 2011

Working up the nerve to work out

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

I’ve worked in the fitness industry since 1993 and there seem to be two types of people who ask for my training services; those who are already fit and/or  training for an event, and those who think they’re sooo out of shape they could never walk into a gym!  Therein lies the problem. The only way to get fit is to start with that first single step. Don’t give up hope. Start small, set tiny achievable goals to keep your motivation up and soon you’ll be running that 5K! Read more...

19 Sep 2011

Are you too Fussy?

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

As a kid my mother would always say, “stop being such a fussbudget!” whenever I was fidgety. It turns out that fidgeting can help you stay fit! A recent study in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise showed that even minor bouts of physical activity can help improve cardiovascular fitness.  Read more...

14 Sep 2011

Gender differences in the weight room

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

There still seem to be a lot of discrepancies in the weight room; even in this day and age! Why are women so afraid of weights? Why do men try to lift more than they’re capable of, even when it compromises their form, loudly grunting and groaning the whole time? These types of observations really irritate me. Read more...

22 Aug 2011

The Fattening of America

Posted by Lisa Ritchie (Inactive)

I don’t like labels and I don’t like to use the word “fat” as an adjective, but I needed to get your attention. America leads the world in obesity rates and childhood obesity is at an all time high! Look around you; how many obese people do you see? Frighteningly each year America’s obesity rates climb. According to the National Health and Examination Survey, about one-third of U.S. adults  are obese. Approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years are obese. I decided to head out to my local mall, the boardwalk and other popular spots to make some observations and see if I could figure out why.  Read more...

18 Aug 2011

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