Get ready to play ball and roll your way to fitness. Whether you’re a complete beginner, a regular gym-goers, or an elite athlete, working out with the exercise ball will give you a defined physique and a stronger, healthier, injury-free body.
Exercises that use a ball work on your body’s muscle groups from a strong central [...]
by Jane O’Brien, PT |
If you’ve recently had a baby in the last two years, you may be feeling the effects in your body – even this long after delivery. Delivery is difficult on a body. Here are some tips to consider on how to be a mom without breaking your back.
During pregnancy and breastfeeding, [...]
by Allison Prater |
Many people set new years resolutions around fitness goals that they do not keep. In forming new fitness routines, it is helpful to approach your goals holistically. Below are tips for making resolutions that you will be able to keep, by building a successful personalized practice for 2010.
Try new activities: [...]
by Rick Deutsch |
Being fit and being in shape is a goal for most Healthy Beginnings readers. Not so much to achieve an athletic goal, but more just for our general well-being. Promises of improved mobility, stamina and longevity are worth the effort. The key to success is cardiovascular and resistance training.
But how to combine [...]
submitted by Vitamin Connection |
Whole body vibration is truly causing a sensation from coast to coast. If you haven’t yet taken advantage of this healing and fitness training device, now’s the time to make it work for you. Whether you are a seasoned athlete, new to exercise or rehabilitating from injury, whole body vibration can [...]
Winter Solstice approaches as a time to reflect, and contemplate the meaning of the season. Although this is a time of giving and celebrating, why not start by putting yourself on the top of your holiday list. The holiday onslaught of high fat sweets and libations can be tempting. Instead of succumbing, enjoy the [...]
The TurboSonic® is the only Whole-Body Vibration Training piece of equipment registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an Approved Medical Exerciser and Vibration Therapy Device (registration number 890.5380). CPT codes cover neuromuscular re-education of movement, balance coordination, kinesthetic sense, posture and proprioception; therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, range of motion, and [...]
by Allison Prater |
In recent years, Middle Eastern dance, commonly known as “belly dance” has been one of the fastest growing fitness trends in the US, and with good reason. There are a host of benefits that can be attained through the practice of belly dance for both women and men of all ages. Belly [...]
by Virginia Parsons, MS, CCHT, CTLC |
If diets really worked, the weight loss industry would be fading into non-existence. Instead, it is a booming multi-billion dollar industry. The general population keeps getting heavier and fatter. According to the CDC, “During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United [...]
Written by Christine Pinney Karkow,
ACE & AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
You have decided to take your fitness to the next level by hiring a Personal Trainer. This decision is a powerful first step towards taking your health and fitness goals seriously. A trainer not only offers a high level of expertise and encouragement, but will also [...]
Written by Christine Pinney Karkow, ACE and AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
The health and fitness industry is full of new exercise equipment, gadgets and props that purport to be the end-all, be-all in fitness. While most of these “latest and greatest” products ultimately produce lackluster results, there is one new exercise product that has justifiably received [...]
Written by Rio Simone
Why do professional athletes need coaches if they are experts at what they do? Because they know they can improve by getting an expert, objective perspective that will help them develop direction, push them harder, make them show up everyday, note their progress, and get them closer to their goal. A personal [...]
