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WHY RUNNERS NEED TO STRENGTH TRAIN!

THANK YOU HUFFINGTON POST!!  I will tell people this til I am blue in the face, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FITNESS GOALS ARE, RESISTANCE TRAINING MUST BE INCLUDED!!!!  Resistance training improves you period!  No matter what your sport is, what your interest is, what your fitness goals are, how much of a bad ass you want to be, etc...  Resistance training is KEY!!  And of course, start off with body weight training and work your way up people. 

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ASK YOURSELF!!

What areas of your life do you want to improve?

In what areas of life are you lacking?

What do you strive for, but haven't put in enough effort to achieve?

Make a change right now and be determined to live a life without regrets.   A life you love!!

WHY CAN'T WE QUIT JUNK FOOD????

Many of us have long since known of the health dangers of junk food - foods that can most generally be described as those which contain empty calories and excessive amounts of substances known to cause harm to the body.

But why does junk food remain so popular? What makes tens of millions of people consume it daily, even if they are well aware of its health and dietary pitfalls? Well, part of the reason is by design - that is, the way such foods were designed to appeal to our senses. 

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TRAIN THE RIGHT WAY

 

    The human body does not work by using just one single muscle or joint at a given time.  Your body only works as a whole unit or system.  Consider it one huge muscle.  It works best when trained that way.  Training your body any other way (single muscle groups or single joint at a time) will eventually create imbalances, put unnatural stress on body parts, and will not functionally prepare you for the demands of life.

      A body building style of training (training individual muscles or body parts separate from others) is by far the world's most popular form of training.  But, even when a body building routine is done, each muscle that you think is being isolated is actually not working alone.

 

     Let use the bicep dumbell curl as our example.  You are holding a dumbell in each hand that weigh exactly the same.  Right away your body is tensed and stressed.  Your body is at work from your feet all the way up to your neck.  You are working out your entire body and just don't know it.  This is without performing one single curl so far.  Now, as you begin curling your left arm, more things start happening.  You begin driving your left foot into the ground creating force through your body that will transfer into the movement.  Your body is even more tensed with your core working to keep you stable and balanced through the movement.  Your neck, traps and shoulders are very much activated.  And of course, every part of your left arm (from your fingers right to the tendons in you upper arm connecting to your shoulder muscles) is working. 

 

     So how should we as humans workout you ask?  As functional as possible.  This means doing natural and realistic movements or work.  We need to run, push, pull, throw, carry, change directions, and move so that we are physically prepared for anything.

     We need to be balanced on our training and our goal should bee to be as fit as we can possibly be.  By working towards being FITTER,  all our other goals (weight loss, more strength, more endurance, flexibility, feeling better about ourselves, etc...) will be easier to achieve.

 

 

MORE TO COME!!!! 

 

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STRETCHING & MOBILITY

Below is a great article on the importance of mobility rather than stretching when preparing yourself for any training.  

 

By Joe Vennare for Life by DailyBurn

 

To stretch or not to stretch, that is the question. At least it has been lately with the science of stretching being called into question. Think touching those toes is the best way to prep for a run? It might be time to rethink that pre-workout ritual. New research suggests good old-fashioned stretching isn't all it's cracked up to be. Instead, mobility might just be the key to unlocking our bodies' true potential, bringing us closer to peak performance.

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Here is a short video on mobility by The Mobility Guru, Kelly Starrett.  Mr. Starrett has tons of valuable information on his site mobilitywod.com.  

 

Here is a short video by Steve Maxwell demonstrating some basic warmup movement just about anyone can do. 

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QUOTE

This quote was found on the daily tip from the Somerset County Health & Wellness Committee.

Today’s tip is in the form of a quote by Stephen Covey.  
Tip of the Day:   “Most of us think we don’t have enough time to exercise.  What a distorted paradigm!  We don’t have time not to.  We’re talking about three to six hours a week – or a minimum of thirty minutes a day, every other day.  That hardly seems an inordinate amount of time considering the tremendous benefits in terms of the impact on the other 162 – 165 hours of the week.”  

Smart Food Swaps for a Healthier 2014 by Dr. Lisa Young 01/05/14

It's that time of year -- a new year and a new beginning. As a nutritionist, I often hear from new clients that they make New Year's resolutions early January and by Valentine's Day, they are discouraged and back to their same old patterns. Resolutions such as, "I have to lose weight" or, "I want to eat healthier" tend to be too broad, and therefore do not generally work. What I have found in my private practice is that small action-oriented steps and simple substitutions tend to work a lot better.

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Screw Resolutions: Make a Lifestyle Change Instead by Linden Schaffer01/06/14

It's a few days into 2014. Have you already broken your New Year's resolution? If so, you are not alone. According to Dr. John C. Norcross, a professor at the University of Scranton, you are actually keeping company with 92 percent of the population who don't achieve the resolutions they set.

Resolutions typically fail because they are too generic, without a concrete follow-through plan. That grand resolution to change actually sets you up with unrealistic expectations, can led to disappointment, and is ultimately why people just give up. Resolutions are typically viewed as the one shot people give themselves the entire year to change or break a habit that has been ingrained for a sustained period of time. No pressure right?

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QUOTE

"Of all the people on the planet, you talk to yourself more than anyone. Make sure you are saying the right things."

Martin Rooney

NEW MOVE FOR TRAINING AND FAT BURNING!

QUOTE

THIS IS THE QUOTE OF THE YEAR AND THE WAY I WILL LIVE LIFE!!!

"REFUSE TO LET AN OLD PERSON MOVE INTO YOUR BODY."

Wayne Dyer