Real People...Real Fitness Results

Area Triathlete Transforms More Than Just Her Performance

JesR — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:36:54 +0000

In late spring Colleen came to me with one goal in mind: improved triathlon times. She had started racing last year, fell in love with the sport and decided this year she was going to take it to the next level. With race season still a few months away, her initial program included personal training [...]

Lloyd James Teaches You How to Lose 100 Pounds

JesR — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:38:19 +0000

Learning how to lose 100 pounds isn’t the same as dieting to lose 10 or 20 pounds, it’s actually a very different journey. Yes weight loss is the common denominator between these two goals but the numerator (10 vs. 100) requires solving these two equations in very different ways. If you want to lose 100 [...]

The Value of a Personal Fitness & Exercise Plan

JesR — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:41:19 +0000

Creating an effective fitness exercise program is a daunting task for anyone living in today’s fast paced society. Taking care of a home, children, and maintaining a job leaves very little time for finding and then learning the proper methods required to get in shape. In this article, I’ll show you how to create your [...]

Heart Rate Monitor Basics & Fitness Results

JesR — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:29:04 +0000

Whether new to fitness and athletics or a seasoned veteran, the use of heart rate monitor watches can bring a new element of understanding and intensity to your routine. These digital monitors measure your pulse continually as you exercise and helps you stay within a predetermined heart rate range called the ‘target training zone’. Although monitors have been [...]

Sports Performance Training: Box Jumps to One Leg

JesR — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:37:23 +0000

Part of sports performance training is utilizing a controlled environment to re-create movements performed during sport. Although not all sports do, most require the athlete to have controlled jumping ability. That is, the ability to move a certain direction, jump, potentially move or manipulate the body in some way while in the air and then [...]