http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:32:31 -0700 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:59:28 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Fitness-101-Top-5-Indoor-Exercises?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner What do you do when your money is tight and your clothes are a little too snug? Oftentimes our fitness pursuits will fall to the wayside. Fitness should always be an investment and can still be part of the budget even when money is an issue. Here are... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:59:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Fitness-101-Top-5-Indoor-Exercises?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Training-101-Why-do-you-TRAIN?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Train for strength and confidence. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-nosho... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:21:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Training-101-Why-do-you-TRAIN?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Training-101-Control-and-surrender?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Seeking Balance A healthy body is one that maintains balance. A healthy body can summon the strength necessary to lift, push or pull an object of resistance. In the same breath a healthy body must have the capacity to extend, release and gracefully m... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:21:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Training-101-Control-and-surrender?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Training-101-Beach-body-abs?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Beach Body Abs Rock hard, washboard and ripped Abs of steel have always been one of the most popular (yet elusive) goals of most gym members. Hence the popularity of the “crunch” and huge areas of gyms that are dedicated to the abdominal... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:24:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Training-101-Beach-body-abs?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Training-101-Beach-Body?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner   One more month left until summer officially comes to a close! Have you frolicked on the beach in your bikini or swim trunks? Did tourists on the beach mistake you for a swimsuit model?Did you feel comfortable enough to sit around hal... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:54:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Training-101-Beach-Body?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Training-101-The-spine?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source Each time we stand up straight to walk to our car, embrace a loved one or shake our body on the dance floor we should thank our spine. Every day our spine and its surrounding musculature battle the force of gravity to keep us erect. Our spine... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:01:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Training-101-The-spine?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Fitness-secrets-revealed-The-pros-and-cons-of-dieting?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source The word diet is defined as “a particular selection of food, as designed or prescribed to improve a person’s physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease”.  In this context the word diet doesn’t seem so bad... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:56:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Fitness-secrets-revealed-The-pros-and-cons-of-dieting?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Training-101-Body-Control?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source Total body awareness and control are the skills that separate the elite athlete from the amateur.  Cultivating these skills takes tremendous time and a strategic effort. Yoga can be used off the field to develop these skills. Yoga arm ba... Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:07:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Training-101-Body-Control?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Training-101-Preventing-shoulder-injury?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source   To prevent injury it is necessary to incorporate a balanced workout regimen that will strengthen the chest, back, anterior delts (front of shoulders) and posterior delts (back of shoulders).  Two classic yoga poses, Chaturanga and... Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:40:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Training-101-Preventing-shoulder-injury?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Training-101-Super-juices-magic-pills-enchanted-water?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source Over the past few years the fitness industry has been inundated with a swarm of super juices, magic pills and enchanted water.  In some cases, these products have been promoted as groundbreaking innovations that promise to heal multiple ... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:08:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m8d2-Training-101-Super-juices-magic-pills-enchanted-water?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Training-101-The-diet?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source  In the jigsaw puzzle we call "fitness", what often separates the extraordinary bodies from the ordinary is the diet. The simplest way to look at it is from the perspective of the athlete.  A strategic training regimen is ... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:19:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Training-101-The-diet?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Weight-loss-Secrets-to-success?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source “Calories consumed” must be less than “calories burned”, this is the simple equation that is essential to reach your weight loss goals.  Oftentimes, the simple concepts (like this one) are the ones we struggle wit... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:13:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Weight-loss-Secrets-to-success?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Workout-Stability-ball?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source The stability ball can be used for a number of exercises that sculpt the body and challenge the core. Check out the following exercises to tone your core and sculpt a rock hard physique: Stability Ball Push Up – Begin with shoelace... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:13:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Workout-Stability-ball?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Fitness-secrets-revealed-The-push-up?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source Elite athletes, the military, martial artists and dancers all have one thing in common.  They use their body to sculpt an amazing physique. The challenge to lift and control your body weight can be what stands between you and the body o... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:52:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Fitness-secrets-revealed-The-push-up?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Fitness-secrets-revealed-Standing-tall?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source The effort needed to stand tall is often taken for granted….. Each day our body embarks on a quiet struggle to stand tall against the forces of gravity.  When we are young we are at an advantage but as we grow older, gravity gains... Fitness secrets revealed Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:42:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Fitness-secrets-revealed-Standing-tall?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d28-Spotter?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source A spotter is a gym buddy, trainer or anyone who gives you a helping hand (or two) during the process of lifting a weight.  The spotter can be of great assistance in the initial lift of the bar as you attempt a bench press, helping you st... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:34:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d28-Spotter?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Celebrating-Michael-Jackson?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source The world lost an icon but his memory lives on. Over the past few days Michael Jackson’s music and videos have saturated the airwaves and our televisions. No matter what your age, musical preference or cultural background Michael Jackso... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d26-Celebrating-Michael-Jackson?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Fitness-persona-The-freshman?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source You can always spot the “freshman”.  The inexperienced, self-conscious individual that walks in the gym not having the slightest idea of what to do, how to do it or why total body workouts are necessary to reach most fitness ... Fitness personas Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:00:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Fitness-persona-The-freshman?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Fitness-flashback-Recess?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source You’re sitting at your desk; you take a quick glance out the window to admire a warm sunny California afternoon. The “tick-tock” of the clock gets louder and louder as you notice just how slow the minutes crawl.  Only 5... Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Fitness flashback Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:53:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Fitness-flashback-Recess?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Fitness-date-Freestyle?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner Source If you have ever found yourself in a fitness rut then a “freestyle fitness rendezvous” may be just what the doctor ordered.  First find yourself a fitness buddy or a “special friend”, take a trip to your local par... Fitness date Fitness and Weight Loss Guide Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:01:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1953-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Fitness-date-Freestyle?cid=exrss-LA-Personal-Training-Examiner