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3 Tips to Help You Recover From and Avoid Injury
It’s a sad truth that most regular exercisers find themselves recovering from an injury at some point, either fitness-related or otherwise. The decision to pull back or push through the pain can be a tough one. When recovering from an injury is your top fitness priority, how do you choose your next step? Here are […]
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Consider deck cushioning when looking to purchase a quality treadmill
You need the right amount of support when you walk, jog or run, especially if you have sensitive knees and joints. This makes cushioning and deck support one of the most important features of a treadmill. By design, it’s common for treadmills to offer superior cushion and shock absorption to running on concrete or asphalt. The treadmill’s […]
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Women's Wellness Camp – Day 7, Hiking the Lakes; Nymph, Dream, Emerald (September 24th, 2011)
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. DAY 7 – Hiking the Lakes; Nymph, Dream and Emerald Our last day had arrived. Yet again, we were greeted by a clear blue cloudless sky and warm temperatures. I was so excited, as the hike I […]
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Women's Wellness Camp – Day 6, Outdoor Yoga & Swimming (September 23rd, 2011)
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. DAY 6 – Outdoor Yoga & Swimming After Thursday’s restful afternoon the women were up, energized and ready for action. Our plan was to spend the day down in Boulder and we were starting the day off […]
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Add Personal Training to your Home Fitness Equipment for a Winning Workout
If you think Personal Trainers exist only in the realm of celebrities and gym rats, think again. Personal Trainers have become affordable and accessible without ever setting foot in a gym. If your home fitness routine has become a bit stale, or if you’re having trouble getting started using your new elliptical or treadmill, investing […]
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Women's Wellness Camp – Day 5, Hiking the Rockies / Massage (September 22nd, 2011)
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. DAY 5 – Hiking the Rockies & Massage Having had a slightly easier afternoon the day before the women felt somewhat rested and ready for their first hike of the trip in the Rocky Mountain National Park. […]
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Women's Wellness Camp – Day 4, Rock Climbing, Trust , Bear Lake (September 21st, 2011)
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. DAY 4 – Rock Climbing, Trust Games, and Bear Lake Walk Already day 4 and the camp seemed to be flying by! We woke up to another perfect sunny Colorado day. Everyone was a little apprehensive ahead […]
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USDA's MyPlate Provides Dietary Tools To Complement Your Home Fitness Workouts
Ever find yourself wondering just how big your servings of fruit should be? Or how many protein servings you need in a day? In June of 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture replaced MyPyramid with MyPlate to offer the public a better visual tool to use in determining our nutritional needs. You can find a […]
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Women's Wellness Camp – Day 3, Hiking/Circuit/Yoga (September 20th, 2011)
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. DAY 3 – Hiking the Bitterbrush Trail, Circuit Training & Yoga at Flatirons Athletic Club Our second full day and some of the women were definitely still acclimating to the altitude, especially with our lodging situated at […]
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Women's Wellness Camp – Day 2, Enchanted Mesa Trail (September 19th, 2011)
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. DAY 2 – Hiking Enchanted Mesa Trail & Cycling Boulder Canyon With the benefit of a good night’s sleep behind us (some of us slept better than others, down side of altitude) we were up just before […]
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Women's Wellness Camp – Day 1, Travel Day (September 18th, 2011)
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. DAY 1 – Travel Day Three of the women arrived safely at Denver International Airport on Sunday morning. From Denver we took a short ride to Boulder in our 15seater van to pick up the other two […]
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Inaugural Women's Wellness Camp – Tales of Our Adventures!
by Deborah Leedale-Brown, Fitness, Lifestyle & High Performance Coach This is a 7 Day Blog Series of the Inaugural Women’s Wellness Camp. How It All Began I arrived back in Wilmington last week after spending a wonderful seven days with five amazing, adventurous women. Now having had some time to reflect I want to share […]
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Home Fitness Equipment Tips for Baby Boomers
Perhaps more than any previous generation, baby boomers are committed to staying active as they age. Although we know that exercise is essential for a long life and physical health, recent research is beginning to demonstrate its importance for maintaining memory and mental health over the long term. Unfortunately, only about half of the baby […]
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Bounce Back from Muscle Soreness
Fall is in the air. The air is crisp and the kids are back in school. What a great time to start a home fitness program! If you’ve been increasing the intensity on your fitness equipment or trying a completely new activity, you’ve probably been introduced to Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), the extreme fatigue […]
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Beat Sedentary Life Style Health Risks Using your Fitness Equipment at Home
If you’re contemplating an investment in fitness equipment for your home, consider this…recent research demonstrates that decreasing the amount of time we spend sitting each day is at least as important to our health as the amount of time we spend exercising. Click here for a summary of findings. Although cutting edge office furniture, such as treadmill desks, may […]
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Sports Nutrition for your Workouts at Home
You’ve probably found that whatever your fitness goals, your Horizon Fitness treadmill, elliptical or bike offer great support for your training. Using high intensity interval and cardio settings, tracking progress in the NikePlus.com community, and motivating music to drive your workouts are just a few of the ways to increase the training benefits of your […]
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Add in Strength Training to Make your Fitness Equipment Workouts Do More
It’s no secret that making it to the gym can be tough to fit in, but if you’re skimping on strength training, you’re missing the chance to get the most from your workouts. Strength training reduces your chances of injury, letting you workout more intensely and burn more fat to show off that great looking muscle […]
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Heart Disease, Diabetes, Body Weight and Genetics
We have known for years (decades really) that individuals that are overweight or obese are far more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those that are leaner or “skinnyâ€. Clearly, there is much truth to that statement but some new genetic research has identified a gene known as IRS1 that is linked not only […]
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Great Warm-Ups for Workouts At Home
You probably know that a good warm-up leaves you energized and ready to get the most from your fitness equipment. Did you know that it can also be used to prevent injuries and build strength? If you’re confused by the idea of a pre-workout warm-up and settling for a few held stretches (or skipping the […]
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Stuffed Turkey Burgers
Serving: 4 Ingredients 1 1/4 pounds lean ground turkey breast 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers 1/2 cup shredded part- skim mozzarella cheese 1/4 teaspoons salt Freshly ground black pepper 4 whole wheat hamburger buns Directions Separate turkey into 4 equal sized rounds. Make 2 online casino equal sized patties out of each round, so […]
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Are Nutritional Myths Keeping You from Getting the Body You Want?
Unless you want to make studying nutrition your new full time job, separating sound nutritional advice from popular fads and completely bad ideas can be tricky business. Could your good intentions actually be keeping you from getting to your goals? Here are a few myths and mistakes that might be undermining your efforts. Skip breakfast […]
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The Best Home Fitness Equipment To Meet Your Needs
Jumping into a new training season and beating the coming heat of summer are a couple of reasons that owning your own fitness equipment is appealing this spring. If you’re considering taking the plunge on a new machine, how do you decide what equipment will be the best fit for your needs? Treadmills, recumbent bikes, […]
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Use Indoor Workouts to Boost Your Springtime Fitness
Spring is here! With great weather and more daylight, nothing beats heading out for a run or hike in the fresh air. Outdoor workouts provide mood lifting benefits and if you have any plans for competing outdoors this year, you’ve got to do some outdoor training. However, before you let your fitness equipment gather dust […]
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At Home Workouts Strongly Linked to Big Weight Loss
If you’re trying to lose a substantial amount of weight, you might look for ideas in the National Weight Control Registry. This research effort, begun in 1994, was developed to look at the habits of individuals who have managed to maintain a long term weight loss of at least 30 pounds for a year or […]
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Use your Home Fitness Equipment for a Better Diet
If you’ve been sticking to your elliptical and treadmill workouts this winter, recent research has some good news for you. Check out this link for an article on some of the benefits of winter workouts. Keeping active during the winter can stave off Seasonal Affective Disorder (i.e. the winter blues) during the shortest days of […]
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Be Your Own Personal Trainer to Get Big Results from your Home Fitness Equipment
You know that getting the most from your home fitness equipment takes more than just jumping onto your elliptical or treadmill for the same workout each day, but deciding what to do next can be overwhelming. Working with a personal trainer is helpful to keep things challenging or to learn proper technique, but most of […]
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Get the Most from Your Home Fitness Equipment and Stick to Your Resolutions
If you cleaned up your fitness routine with the New Year, the end of January is a critical time. Your work should be paying off with a few pounds lost or gains in strength and performance, but you’re also facing the challenge of maintaining your motivation each week. What’s going to keep you sticking to […]
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Staying out of the Gym in January? Reasons for Hitting Your Workouts at Home
When it comes to sticking to (or starting) your exercise routine, using your home exercise equipment is the most convenient workout available. You don’t have to pack a bag, travel to the health club, or share your shower with a roomful of strangers. Here are a few other reasons you might choose to stay away […]
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Head Outside This Winter and Get the Most from your Fitness Equipment
By investing in your Horizon fitness equipment, you’ve taken a huge step towards making your workouts convenient and comfortable. Have you thought adding in some outdoor winter workouts to keep the fun in your fitness routine this winter? While short days and chilly temps can make an outdoor workout seem daunting at this time of […]
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Use Your Horizon Fitness Equipment to Keep your Winter Workouts Strong
Finding yourself wondering how to stay motivated this winter? We all know the challenges that make it easy to get derailed…shorter days, busy holiday schedules and colder weather make cuddling up on the couch so much more tempting than that evening run you told yourself you’d stick to. By adding home fitness equipment to your […]
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Understanding your Metabolism
Article by: Lifefitness.com People who are overweight or prone to gaining weight easily sometimes blame a slow metabolism for their bodies not expending calories quickly. But before pointing the finger at your metabolism, you should understand exactly what it is, what affects it and how you can raise it. When most people talk about metabolism, […]
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Periodization. Targeted Training Using your Fitness Equipment
If you find yourself doing the same workouts week after week, it’s time to give some thought to your fitness program. Adapted from weightlifting, Periodization is a way of organizing your training goals to promote identifiable gains within a specific period of time. As a competitive athlete, your goal may be to peak for a […]
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Myth Busters! Common Nutritional Myths that May be Derailing Your Fitness Efforts
Making the right nutritional choices gets more confusing every year (“are carbs good or bad?”). While it’s easy to find recommendations for the “average” person, few of us really fit that mold. Working towards weight loss, training goals, or performance gains all put different demands on the body and cause our nutritional needs to vary […]
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The Perfect Fit: Find the Exercise Equipment You Need Without Paying for Features You Won't Use
Finding the perfect match when it comes to your exercise equipment is a tricky balancing act. Assuming you’ve already decided which type of cardio equipment you want (for more on deciding between a treadmill, elliptical, or recumbent bike check out last month’s Get Fit blog), how do you sort out the bells and whistles without […]
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Choosing the Best Exercise Equipment for Your Needs
No doubt about it. September is a great time to take the plunge and get started on your own home gym. Cold weather is right around the corner and the back to school busyness (and sales!) are heading into high gear. Treadmills, elliptical trainers, and recumbent bikes all offer a great way to bring your […]
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Cross-Training on Your Fitness Equipment Can Make You a Better Runner
We all know that running is a great workout. It’s challenging to both your strength and stamina. It’s simple, just put on your shoes and go. And it’s adaptable to your schedule and location. So why add cross-training to your running workouts? Simply put, there will be times when you can’t or shouldn’t run. Inclement […]
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The Importance of Stretching
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Skinny Isn't Good Enough! Keep Your Elliptical Moving to Get Healthy This Summer
Eating up to 5000 calories per day with a BMI of 56 hardly sounds like a recipe for long life, but recent research shows that Sumo wrestlers trump fashion models when it comes to fitness and cardiovascular health. What’s their secret? It seems the models who were included in these studies are victims of what […]
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Burn Fat This Summer! Use your Fitness Equipment without the Pre-Workout Meal
Though you wouldn’t want to do it with every workout, skipping the pre-workout nutrition has been a common practice with runners and athletes for years in order to jumpstart our bodies’ fat burning mechanisms. Recent research confirms this practice. A comparison of cyclists showed that those who worked out, rested (but didn’t eat), and then […]
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Simple Summer Shapeups? Are Fitness Shoes Really Effective?(2)
You know the type of athletic footwear. While they go by a lot of different names, they all claim that the curved rocker bottom and cutting edge support system will leave you fitter, healthier, and more toned by summer, all just by wearing them for your regular activities. I’ve had a lot of questions lately […]