Want to Tone Up? Try Strength Training, Not Cardio
Ann Olson is a health and fitness writer for Money Crashers Personal Finance, where she talks about ways to lose weight and stay fit, all within a tight budget. In my teens, the biggest weight I ever considered touching was an eight-pound dumbbell. Instead, I did Tae Bo or crunches for hours, hoping to make [...]
“Working Out” With Richard Simmons
Last Thursday I took a class with Richard Simmons at his Beverly Hills “Slimmons Studio.” I (we) had SO much fun. I couldnt stop smiling thru the whole workout! It has been a LONG time since I took an aerobics class and it was awesome to watch Richard interact with people of all levels and [...]
Backtrack
There I was, Sunday, studying all day long for the AP Calc test, when I realized: I must do some kind of workout! I cannot simply sit all day! (literally, it would have been all day–kind of embarrassing but I share these things with you, my dear readers) So I busted out a prom fitness [...]
Fitness in the Classroom
Spring is officially here but as the weather turns, students across the country are stuck indoors, studying, taking notes and listening to teachers and professors drone on about World War II, Pythagorean’s theorem, and supply and demand curves. With summer on the horizon, and prom and pool season just around the corner, the pressures to [...]
I'm baaaack!
Hey! Sorry for the brief interlude…finals, you understand I hope. Anyway this past Thursday, I went in for my last required session of my internship at O2 Max. I’m so sad it’s over because it was so much fun! But I’ll keep blogging and working out so you, my dedicated fans, won’t miss me too much [...]
Pushing through
Whoa! I said it would be a challenge to do the workouts 5 days a week, and it really is – especially this week when I have soooooo much homework. I thought I would just come home from track and take 20-30 minutes to do the core workouts, but it is just so difficult to stay [...]
Love working out
This past Sunday I had such an amazing workout: a 6.5 mile run and then about 4 miles biking to and from the Farmers’ Market. Then Monday I ran about 6 miles again and just felt so good! I absolutely love the feeling that comes after a workout. Also Monday, Primp for Prom started! Just [...]
