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Ali Heck
Sep 22, 2017

I Wish Someone Had Told Me These 5 Tips Before I Started Lifting Weights

I Wish Someone Had Told Me These 5 Tips Before I Started Lifting Weights When I first started lifting weights a couple years ago, I would’ve laughed if you told me it was about to become my favorite form of exercise. I had always associated weightlifting with big, bulky dudes who were so inflexible they couldn’t touch

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Bill Brown
Sep 21, 2017

The Magic Pill is Exercise

 The Magic Pill is Exercise If there were a drug that treated and prevented the chronic diseases that afflict Americans and we didn’t give it to everyone, we’d be withholding a magic pill. If this drug was free, in a country that spends more than $350 billion annually on prescription drugs, where the average 80-year-old

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Bill Brown
Sep 19, 2017

Want to be a better runner? Start lifting weights

3 Reasons Why Runners Need to Lift Weights Runners, we need to talk. You and I have probably had the same thought: I don’t need to do strength training. I run, so my legs are plenty strong. Strength is a completely different adaptation than endurance. Achieving some aspect of both maximum strength and power can go

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Bill Brown
Sep 12, 2017

Women: If you want to lose weight and get lean, swap cardio for weight lifting

Who knows where it came from, but there’s a massive misconception among us ladies that if you lift weights, you’ll get big and bulky. Women: If you want to lose weight and get lean, swap cardio for weight lifting Fact is, resistance training is one of the better thing women can do to get leaner,

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Bill Brown
Sep 06, 2017

HIGH-INTENSITY WORKOUTS HIIT pumps your brain with endorphins to make workouts hurt less

HIGH-INTENSITY WORKOUTS HIIT pumps your brain with endorphins to make workouts hurt less High-intensity workouts can boost your mood and banish negative thoughts caused by the difficult exercises, but moderate-intensity routines could help new exercisers be more consistent with their training, research says. HIIT SHOULD BE IN EVERY GUY’S REGIMEN. Studies have shown that performing high-intensity

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Bill Brown
Aug 22, 2017

IF YOU SPEND MOST OF YOUR DAY SITTING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SYNDROME

IF YOU SPEND MOST OF YOUR DAY SITTING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SYNDROME We all know about the havoc prolonged periods of sitting can wreak on our health, and there’s a new impact to add to the list. If you spend most of your day behind a desk it’s likely that you’re suffering from

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Bill Brown
Aug 02, 2017

Pelotonia 2017

PELOTONIA 2017 The Pelotonia bike ride supporting cancer research takes place this weekend. A portion of the event will take place in the Arena District along Long St. and Spring St. between McFerson Commons and Hanover St. Set up begins Wednesday, August 2 in McFerson Commons and North Bank Park. Rider check-in and opening ceremonies

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Bill Brown
Jul 31, 2017

7 Unexpected Benefits You May Notice When You Start Getting Into Strength Training

When you think of some of the benefits your body may reap from strength training, your mind probably automatically drifts to building muscle, getting leaner, and (finally) knowing your way around a weight rack. But strength training actually promises an array of unexpected benefits that will definitely make you want to hop off the elliptical and

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Bill Brown
Jul 20, 2017

Why Fitness Strength Training Is So Important

Why Fitness Strength Training Is So Important Fitness strength training is important for a healthy and pain-free life   Fitness strength training is for everyone, not just those muscle-bound men on the beach or stage. When you exercise with weights and resistance bands, you work your muscles a lot more than just doing aerobics such

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Bill Brown

Color Run

The Color Run is this Saturday July 22. Expected participation is 7,000 so traffic and parking will be difficult. The start-line window will open at 8:00 AM with waves going every few minutes until 8:45 AM! Make sure you give yourself plenty of time if you are planning to attend group fitness classes. The start-line

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