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Overdoing Fitness?  The Power of Small Change

Overdoing Fitness? The Power of Small Change

Small changes, micro movements, focused control that is my new mantra for most of the people I see, work with and observe. There is no question, our society, technology and quest for perfection has pushed us to instantaneous gratification levels so far off the mark, that we are driving ourselves crazy trying to do it all, all the time, all at once, all over and everywhere.

We are purely overdoing it.

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Preserving a Sense of Balance

Pilates enthusiasts know and practice balance regularly with both Mat and apparatus training.  Stability, control, balance and flow of movement from the powerhouse center are the key elements of Pilates.  As Pilates teaches that all movement must begin from the stabilized core.

Thus the following article, (New York Times , January 8, 2008, Jane Brody) should come as no surprise.  While the author does not mention Pilates as a practice discipline used to train the body in developing balance, I couldn't leave it out or pepper the article with a few practiced examples of Pilates exercises that teach one to use

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Vitamin D and Your Athletic Performance

Vitamin D and Your Athletic Performance

If you don't get outside to soak up the rays, you may be interested in what scientists have to say about the benefit of Vitamin D in your body and athletic performance.

When scientists at the Australian Institute of Sport recently decided to check the Vitamin D status of some of that country’s elite female gymnasts, their findings were fairly alarming. Of the 18 gymnasts tested, 15 had levels that were “below current recommended guidelines for optimal bone health,” the study’s authors report. Six of these had Vitamin D levels that would qualify as medically deficient.
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An Effective Cardio Workout for Burning Fat

There a couple of school of thoughts when it comes to performing an effective cardio workout in regard to burning body fat. On one side, it is recommended to perform a cardio workout at a low intensity for a long period of time. The thought process is that you need to train at a moderate intensity to get your heart rate to the target zone to burn body fat. It has been argued that if you get your heart rate too high, you will begin to burn carbohydrates instead of body fat. Others argue that you will burn many more calories in your cardio workout if you exercise at a higher intensity. They reason that if you simply burn more calories than you consume in a day, you will lose body fat.  Lets look at each school of thought in more detail.

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Burn Fat and Calories with Portable Tools

Burn Fat and Calories with Portable Tools On the road to weight loss and continuous weight management necessitates a myriad of challenges to keep the body and your mind engaged.

If you continue to do the same things over and and over without changes to your protocol, intensity, or the interval of your work, you can should expect the same results from the work.So for example, a simple jog around a track for cardio conditioning can be intensified with a few small easily portable tools.

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