Fitness
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“Strict Style Is Still King”
I have been watching some of our guests in the gym of late and often detect and correct a very common practice involving the use of free weights, specifically dumbbells where they swing their arms freely with fast, loose movements. So how important is proper form when using free weights? Back in the early 1980’s… Read More
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Exercise Has Gone to the Dogs
Maybe you have trouble getting out the door when it’s time to go exercise, citing a myriad of reasons to put it off until tomorrow. Nearly everyone does better with a work out partner; someone who expects us to show up and participate. Well imagine if you could have your own personal exercise buddy that… Read More
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Shake Your Booty
Shake shake shake, Shake shake shake, Shake your booty! Shake your booty! Who can forget K.C. and the Sunshine Band? Well, we’ve found another reason to shake your booty at Mountain Trek and it’s called Zumba! Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms with high energy moves. If you can dance, you can Zumba. If you like… Read More
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Exercise and Weight Loss
The Times On-Line magazine recently published an article debating the benefits of exercise in regards to losing weight. While it doesn’t discredit the overall benefits of exercise to health (which we know are plenty), it highlights the necessity and importance of incorporating an overall lifestyle program for losing and maintaining weight not just relying on… Read More
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Reinventing Aging – Part 1 – Inflammation
Years ago, I had a discussion with a medical doctor regarding what we thought contributed to cellular breakdown in the body. We both agreed it was chronic high blood sugar as well as constant inflammation in the body. Inflammation occurs as a response to something foreign or broken in the body. Think of your finger… Read More