Train for Life

Category: Inspiration

  • A Quick Ab Circuit to Try this Weekend!

    The weekend has arrived, but let’s not forget about our abdominals! This musculature (“our center”) is the origin for all of our movements. Tip:  During all exercises, draw-in your naval towards your spine pressing your low back into the mat.  Lying in a supine position (on your back), pretend you have a coin on top of your…

  • Inspiration to Start Your Week!

    Make the Right Choice this Week. . . AND Make the Time to Exercise  One 30-minute work out session = 2% of your day Be Active!  Be Healthy!  Be YOU!

  • Try this Deep Breathing Exercise to Reduce Tension and Relieve Stress!

    Admit it, we all encounter high-stress moments at some point during our lives.  You may of previously faced a stressful event, currently be experiencing stress, or anticipating a stressful period in the future – Stress effects all of us! Much of our stress is held in our chests, and when we release this tension, it will…

  • Simplify Your Fitness and Try a HIIT Work Out Today!

    Many of us have busy lives, which often allows little time to exercise.  The solution? High Intensity Interval Training, or “HIIT.”  HIIT enables you to work out for less time and receive better results.  This heart-pumping, vigorous type of training features short, intense cardiovascular exercises designed to enhance athletic performance and overall health and fitness levels. To begin a HIIT…

  • A Kick of Inspiration to Start Your Week!

    Be Active!  Be Healthy!  Be YOU!

  • Quick Tips to Stay Active and Healthy this Weekend!

    Ways to be active and healthy while crossing items off of your ‘to do’ list How to stay ACTIVE: Mow the lawn Clean out the garage or attic Walk to your friend’s house Start a new physical activity How to eat HEALTHY: Eat fresh Pay attention to the ingredients and serving sizes Cook your own meals –…

  • It’s a New Week – Get Up and Move!

    You do not need to spend countless hours at the gym, drenching your body in pools of sweat as you slave away on the treadmill, elliptical, or  stairclimber followed by hundreds of stomach crunches and endless bicep curls and squats to exercise. All you need to do is just move! The Center for Science in the Public Interest’s…

  • A Healthy, Cleansing Cocktail!

    It’s Saturday! You made it through a long, stressful week and you are in search a cocktail… A healthy, guilt-free drink! Apple Cider Vinegar is the answer! All you need is 1 – 2 tablespoons! Try mixing Apple Cider Vinegar in a chilled glass with filtered water and a splash of your favorite juice:  Limeade works well!  If…

  • A Summer Challenge for Your Core!

    Here is a core challenge that can be performed anywhere, anytime, and all you need is YOU! The Plank is a very effective isometric exercise for strengthening your entire core musculature, including local and global stabilization systems.  Without  repetitively flexing and extending your back (common in many traditional abdominal exercises), the Plank places less stress on your…

  • New Study to Support the Effect of Exercise on Anxiety

    New Research from Princeton University: Exercise Reduces Anxiety Only 30 minutes of exercise 4 days per week can decrease anxiety levels! Be  Active! Be Healthy! Be YOU!