The Journey for Life & Health Coaches Mary and Dennis Duke bring you personal experiences and articles on changing your fitness, lifestyle and attitude with instruction and products. This Life, Health and Fitness website is for all ages and for those who want to change their lives, maintain their health and become physically fit.
Richard Weil, MEd, CDE, recommends calculating your target heart rate with a formula called the "heart rate reserve" method. Use a watch with a second hand to keep track of how many times your heart beats per minute. You can feel your heartbeat at the underside of your wrist or along the side of your neck. Here's how to use the formula: Determine your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) by subtracting your age from 220. Then, … [Read more...]
The 60-minute suggestion is based on the National Academy of Science's recommendation for people who are trying to prevent weight gain, or keep themselves from regaining after weight loss -- not for people who are trying to increase or maintain their cardio-respiratory fitness or health. There's plenty of research to show that 30 minutes of physical activity a day will help you gain lots of health and fitness benefits. Both guidelines will help … [Read more...]
The only diet and fitness program developed in conjunction with doctors, certified diabetes educators, and the American Diabetes Association, Project:YOU! Type 2 is the first all-in-one lifestyle solution for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes The Healthy Approach To Helping Fight Type 2 Diabetes Kathy Smith’s Project:YOU! Type 2® is a revolutionary new all-in-one lifestyle solution for those diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes. … [Read more...]
Keep a bottle of water with you during the day. Consider carrying a reusable water bottle and filling it from the tap rather than purchasing bottled water, which is expensive and creates plastic bottle waste. If plain water doesn’t interest you, try adding a slice of lemon or lime to your drink. If you’re going to be exercising, make sure you drink water before, during and after your workout. Start and end your day with a glass of water. When … [Read more...]
When it comes to exercise, there are two primary types of workout that can be done. First, there are anaerobic exercises that build muscle mass and increase the speed, strength and power of muscles. The second type is aerobic exercise, also known as cardiovascular exercise, which improves muscle functionality by training the body to use oxygen more efficiently. Cardiovascular workouts tend to be longer in duration than anaerobic exercise because … [Read more...]
Most ladies want to look gorgeous in sexy slim-cut sleeveless dresses but they fear that they may not be good to look at because their arms are bulgy. As they age, most ladies loose the firmness of their upper arms and loose pockets of skin will form around the back of their upper arms. Dieting and weight loss may not help to improve this situation. Exercise will help build beautiful lean muscle mass giving their upper arms a leaner and better … [Read more...]
Do you want 6 pack abs but are not sure on the best way to get them? This is a problem that a lot of people have but there is a solution. If you really want to get the abs that you have always dreamed of then you need to know the factors that will help you achieve that goal. There are 4 imperative factors you should know about. Below are the factors that you need to remember and use if you want the best chance at achieving your goal. One: … [Read more...]
P90X Equipment - Required. Chin Up Bar. You need a place to do chin ups. You can use a straight chin up bar, out in your garage, home made, after market etc. Any place you can do chin ups. I have personally used the home made version, using a straight bar. But I prefer the P90X Chin Up Bar. I have a fairly good description of the bar on my product page, you can get more information there, including specifications and the actual … [Read more...]
Who doesn’t want to decrease body fat? In America today the answer is probably: very few. We all know that exercise will cause us to lose weight. Some of us probably even know the science behind weight loss. But for those of us just starting out on a fitness quest or a weight loss journey, the science can seem confusing and frankly overwhelming. With all of the information out there it can be hard to weed through it and find a simple … [Read more...]
“Do your best, forget the rest.” Of all of Tony Horton’s ridiculously cheesy lines in P90X, that one has got to be my favorite. (For anyone who has experienced P90X, Tony’s full of great lines — the videos are worth it just for that. Because really, how true is that of anything in life? We can’t all be (or necesssarily even want to be) corporate big-wigs, world-renown physicians, acclaimed lawyers, globe-trotting humanitatians … [Read more...]
