by Michael Rucker | Feb 27, 2011 | Well-being
In the health and fitness world we are bombarded with the word weight. Popular diet schemes have “weigh-ins” and mainstream media dramatizes the importance of weight as a success measure far too often. For instance, the network show The Biggest Loser spectacularly...
by Michael Rucker | Feb 13, 2011 | Well-being
No matter what area of fitness you are involved in, practicing your breathing and maximizing your oxygen intake is essential. One of the biggest culprits of bad breathing techniques is novice weightlifters. Newbies to the weight room are often witnessed holding their...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 30, 2011 | Well-being
Just like most popular worthwhile endeavors, there is a plethora of information out there about health and fitness. The Internet has a lifetime of information you can consume about various, and sometimes competing, ways to get healthy or start a fitness program. With...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 16, 2011 | Well-being
Many people think peak performers are always burning the candle at both ends. I certainly believed that at one point. Others of us struggle to find balance and give up healthy habits like exercise, or spending time with friends and family, in an attempt to work harder...
by Michael Rucker | Jun 30, 2010 | Well-being
Tempo training, sometimes referred to as stamina training, is a common systematic approach taken in training one’s body to adapt to increased intensity. Tempo training helps your body get used to a steady pace for a certain amount of time, a quality that can help...
by Michael Rucker | Jun 30, 2010 | Well-being
Fartlek training focuses on giving an athlete an effective and efficient form of endurance conditioning. Fartlek was introduced by the Swedish coach Gösta Holmer back in the 1930s for runners. Over the years, a lot of other endurance sports have adopted it as a part...
