Exercise Update

Look, we all do what we LIKE to do, but only the most successful among us find a way to also do what we NEED to do. If you think you’re in the latter category, listen up. I’ve got a quiver full of fun, challenging, cardio workouts that help you lose fat without losing strength or muscle.

If you have used a treadmill, then you might have noticed a display for METs. You might also have been confused as to its meaning. Let’s solve that mystery for you once and for all.
Actually, METs is an acronym that stands for Metabolic Equivalents. If this still sounds like Greek, then this explanation should help: [...]

By Charles Staley, B.Sc, MSS
Director, Staley Training Systems
Author’s note: Of all the articles I’ve written, this two-parter has perhaps generated the most phone calls, letters, and e-mails. Now that I’m a few years older (and hopefully wiser), I’m perhaps not quite so anti-aerobic, although I still stand by the basic principles stated in the article. [...]

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training
Following the cardio mentality and depending on the cardio confessional is the biggest mistake that all women make when it comes to fat loss. Let me explain…

I love it when retail companies go beyond just selling products and decide to give their customers great information as well.  Here are 42 fitness tips and article links from one of my favorites Road Runner Sports.
Find out:
Can Caffeine Makes You Go Fast?
The 30-Minute Workout Routine
Women: Be Healthier and More Fit than someone 12 years [...]

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com
Cardio exercise is such a strange thing. In theory, it should work so perfectly well for all men and women, but as anyone who has tried it knows, the practicality of it just doesn’t add up.
After all, some men and women do cardio 6 hours, 9 hours, or more per week, [...]