As you all know, athletes have to be in tip-top shape all year round. They are constantly conditioning and molding their bodies to help them be better at their specific sport.
Most people get lazy in the summer, but the dedicated few make sure to keep a routine.
Justin Brezhnev, a student at Beverly High, participates in [...]

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As 8/8/08 approaches many of us are getting very exited and aware of our current fitness levels.   My best friend is so excited she ordered cable just to watch the Olympics. (I guess she doesn’t watch TV otherwise).    NBC will have full coverage of all events, a few of my favorites are gymnastics, weightlifting and track and [...]

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by Dorothy Etra

     With no one reminding you to eat your vegetables, it is no wonder why students gain the daunting and presaged freshmen fifteen. When faced with multiple cafeterias lined with sweets, students often hurry to fill up their plates with treats from the desert tables instead of reaching for the more healthy options. [...]

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I apologize for the late post, but no excuses. Its time to step it up for the last week and get moving!!!
Week 10
O2 MAX Prom/Summer Shape-Up Challenge Workouts
 
You are in your last week of workouts! Yeah!
(But don’t stop exercising now!)
 
Plan to workout 4 days this week.  You should complete each of these workouts twice this [...]

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Week 9
O2 MAX Prom/Summer Shape-Up Challenge Workouts
 
Congratulations, you have made it to week nine, You have one more week left of the challenge. Plan to do these workouts for four days. Prom and summer are both fast approaching. We have to kick it up a notch, so alternate these two workouts and get at least 30minutes [...]

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Week 8 O2 MAX Prom/Summer Shape-Up Challenge Workouts 
Congratulations, you have made it to week eight. If you have been keeping up with the workouts, you have been training for almost 2 months now.  We need to kick it up and really get things moving. You should be active 5 or 6 days out of the [...]

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Week 7
O2 MAX Prom/Summer Shape-Up Challenge Workouts

Welcome to week seven! Pat yourself on the back because you have come along way. We have only a few weeks left.

Plan to do these workouts three times this week.  Two workouts are listed below. Complete workout #12 on day one and three of working out and [...]

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Week 6
O2 MAX Prom/Summer Shape-Up Challenge Workouts

Congratulations, you have made it to week six. Those of you that have been following along made it halfway. Great work everybody! Welcome to those who just joined the challenge. Even if you just signed in we still have four weeks left, enough time left to get [...]

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Week 4 O2 MAX Prom/Summer Shape-Up Challenge Workouts
 
Congratulations you have made it to week four, by now your body should be feeling some differences. You should notice more energy and the workouts should be getting a bit easier, though the workouts are progressing. Keep up the good work.
Week 4 workout number 7
What you will [...]

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We all know the importance of warming up. Thats why most of of jump on the treadmill for at least 5 min, it gets our heart rate up, warms up our body and get blood flowing to all the body parts that we are going to work. But how many of us really cool [...]

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