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Saw a great article about the benefits of exercise, even for the oldest of people. Tell your parents and grandparents, it’s not too late to start.
From yahoo health.

Haley is pregnant. Who would’ve guessed. She is exercising just like always. She feels better when she works out. She and the baby will be healthier because of it. And she will recover faster after the baby is born.
Please no excuses about not working out. They just don’t hold water.
Ouch, bad pun.

Here is Greg doing a pretty challenging exercise for the abs. He is using a good sized kettlebell in one hand and the opposing leg is off the floor with his back on the Bosu. This creates a very unstable situation which requires very strong core muscles to stabilize the whole effort.If you are just [...]

Yes, it is just about time to train outside again. I am a personal trainer in Glen Ellyn and I can see everyone running the stairs and sprinting at the track again. Or we just might pull out the rowing machine and kettlebells at the park. The weather was great today. …

Birthday today so I’m thinking about age just a little. This is me tossing the sandbag.Check out this woman Beatriz Maullins. She is bench pressing at 87. See her story here.

My friends and clients Phil and Rita are off on a new adventure into the Colorado Rockies. Colton will miss Phil and Cheetah.
This is from their last workout with me (so far). Rita finally rocked the Hard. Not Easy shirt and everyone enjoys doing burpees with a side leap. Hope you enjoy. Keep a safe [...]

Kettlebell training is one of the best methods I have come across for total body training and weight loss. Works great for any fitness level. Above is Greg doing the single snatch, one of the pillars of kettlebell training.
There are many types of swings and presses available. I am especially interested in the single arm [...]

Just got back from vacation, a little recharge of the batteries. Colorado is very pretty. Besides all the hiking and walking I only managed one workout. I went to a place called Planet Fitness. It was an interesting step back in time, late 80’s early 90’s maybe. There were a good selection of equipment, new [...]

This is an update on a post I wrote a while ago. Updated for variations available to use this concept for total body workout or leg workout indoors or out.
I use this workout for legs and use it for a total body workout. Here we go. This is a sample used as a leg workout.
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A new study suggests that at the current rate of increase, 86% of Americans will be overweight or obese by the year 2030. Are you going to join me in the other 14%?
What do you intend to do to make it happen? If you add only two pounds per year in 22 years (let me [...]