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Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~ Jim Ryun

In this economy, it may be hard to afford a gym membership, that pricey gym equipment or the extra gas mileage to the gym. No problem! Here are four moves to BURN FAT and TONE without a single piece of equipment. Using just your body's own weight you can perform the following four moves: - Repeat each move 2-10 times --> 2: Beginners --> 5-6: Intermediate --> 10: Advanced 1. Lunge Jumps: - Start out in a lunge position. - Hop up and switch legs to land in a lunge again. - Repeat 2-10x 2. Squat Jumps: - Start in squat position. - Jump straight up as high as you can. (For easier move: Keep arms on hips. For difficult move: Reach arms up overhead with each jump) - Land softly and lower into squat position again without pausing. - Repeat 2-10x 3. Push-Ups: - On your hands & knees or hands & toes. - Lower yourself slowly until chest almost touches the floor. - Push your body back up until arms are straight (DON'T Lock Your Elbows!) (Keep your body rigid for go...

Sure you can go for a 6 mile run or a 10 mile bike ride, but why not challenge your body for something a little more intense? High intensity workouts have shown to burn fat rather efficiently. Short bursts of high intensity with periods of rest or low level intensity makes for an efficient and quick workout. Try this QUICK track workout: Level 1 - Those Fairly New to Exercise: 1. Jog 100m 2. Walk 100m Repeat 2-10 times Level 2 - Consistently Exercising 1. Run 100m 2. Walk/Jog 100m Repeat 2-10 times Level 3 - Those in Conditioning Phase 1. Sprint 100m 2. Run 100m Repeat 2-10 times Note: 100m is 1/4 of a track. You could walk the curves and run the straightaways or vice versa. Switch it up and be efficient! Good Luck & Get Fit.

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The last post with Edison's phrase got me thinking... What if we were all to reach our fullest potential and achieve our dreams? What would that journey be like? You see it in magazine, movies and interviews. The story of how someone who accomplished their dream got there. It's usually a dramatic story involving obstacles, failures, defeat that eventually lead to perseverance and later success. Fitness can be considered quite a journey itself. Some people struggle with the beginning stages, other are stuck in a rut and some are facing those minor details standing in the way of their dream. Sometimes it takes a little motivation and analysis to achieve goals. It's easier to look at a situation and pinpoint the problem when things are organized. What better way to organize your fitness endeavors than with a journal! Logging your workouts and what you eat can help you track your efforts and progress. It also makes it easier to pinpoint why those crunches or early morning runs ...

"If we did all we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves." ~ Thomas Edison

Abs. It seems those flat, wash-board abs are the holy grail of fitness. To get those well-defined abs proves that hard work and the proper diet truly pays off. Commercials and infomercials have shown abs being worked and tortured in every possible way, promising you a flat stomach in just "minutes a day". Guess What? THEY ALL LIE. The hard truth is that a well defined core is a product of good genes, proper diet and effective exercise. Some people have fantastic genes and can eat crappy food without working out and still have a flat stomach. Others will work out frantically but still eat an improper diet and won't see the benefit of their efforts while some eat right and have the genes but aren't working out as efficiently as possible. Working the core is something that should be precise and specific to your body. A common method of working the abs is the dreaded crunch or somehow laying down on the ground. The majority of movement people do is a variety of standing,...