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We couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you!
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Welcome to all our new and old followers! THANKS FOR FOLLOWING US! Have a great week and stay active!
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Weekend Workout
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Equipment you’ll needed:
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Home gyms can range from the very elaborate rivaling the best gyms and include every piece of fitness equipment made, or they can be as simple as a bit of empty floor space that allows you to do a body weight workout. The fact is, each person will probably have a very different idea of what fitness equipment they want in their home gym depending on their sport, fitness level and or training goals.
If you want to get the most effective and well-rounded workout, these pieces of fitness equipment are what we consider the “must haves” for every basic home gym, especially if you are on a budget. Just click on the item links to order yours!
This simple piece of fitness equipment has been around for decades and is one easiest ways to get your heart racing. Why people don’t use this more is beyond us, but for not much money you can get great results by consistently using this for your cardio equipment.
Keep it in your car, use it at the park, or even in your garage on a rainy day.
Weider Adjustable Weight Leather Jum…
Weider
The TRX is our favorite portable workout tool. We use it at home and with our clients. You can hang these things almost anywhere (like from a tree, overhead bar, or even from the inside of a door jam). This one peace of equipment is great home gym all by it self, you can do as push-ups, lunges, squats, dips, ab roll outs, diagonal chops, inverted body rows, and on and on. It’s a travelling playground for adults!
Fitness Anywhere
Foam Roller
Using a foam roller to ease and stretch tired muscles pre and post workout is beneficial, especially with Trigger Point’s Grid or the new Grid 2.0. This latest incarnation of their roller — in bright colors like this orange — uses Matrix Technology to better reach muscle groups and now the Grid 2.0 is twice as big as the original version. That means twice the amount of foam rolling tension releasing goodness!
The Grid 2.0 Revolutionary Foam Roll…
Trigger Point Perf…
Exercise Balls 
Exercise balls can be used alone for ab workouts and stretches, or used in conjunction with hand weights as a balance-challenging weight bench. When you sit on or lie across a stability ball, you engage all the muscles in your core to keep yourself supported.
A proper fit will help you work your way to a toned body with better posture, more-defined abs, and a healthy spine with less back pain. Here’s a guide:
Your Height/Proper Sizing
Under 4’ 6” / 30-cm (12”) ball
5’ 1” to 5’7” / 55-cm (22”) ball
5’ 8” to 6’ 2” / 65-cm (26”) ball
GoFit 65cm Professional Stability Ba…
GoFit
Resistance Bands
Exercise bands are useful for beginners and advanced exercisers alike. They come in different resistance levels, which are usually represented by different colors, so you can choose what you need depending on your ability and what type of moves you’re doing. Rubberized resistance helps you build muscle just like hand weights, and these bands are easy to store and handy for traveling.
SPRI ES502R Xertube Resistance Band …
SPRI
Heart Rate Monitor
Monitoring your exertion level and keeping track of calorie burn helps you chart your fitness progress and feel in charge of your workouts. Exercising too hard can lead to injury, exhaustion or burn out. Not working hard enough can be ineffective and leave you seeing little to no results. Using a heart rate monitor with your at-home workouts will allow you to see exactly where you are at all times. You will learn which of your workouts are high intensity, and which workouts are focused on building strength and stamina for harder moves.
To keep your fat-burning fires stoked, you’ll want to maintain a heart rate between 80 percent and 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. To find your maximum heart rate, subtract your age from 200. Calculating 80 percent and 85 percent of this number provides you with your target heart-rate zone.
Hit your maximum heart rate with this weight-loss routine
Polar FT7 Men’s Heart Rate Monitor W…
Polar
Is squatting on a stability ball with 70lb dumbbells functional training for a starting pitcher… or just plain stupid?
Photo not of Ryan Vogelsong
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A treadmill may be able to tell guys more about their health than their bathroom scale.
If you exercise often but can’t seem to lose the weight you’d like, a new study may cheer you up a bit.
Researchers looked at the cardio-respiratory fitness of more than 14,000 men. They had them hop on a treadmill to measure their fitness, then repeated the test about six years later.
The men who maintained their fitness levels or became more fit were less likely to die of heart disease in the following years. And they were less likely to die in general! Even if they didn’t lose extra weight, they were still protected. However, the men who became less fit had a higher risk of dying, even if their weight went down.
These findings remind us that physical activity is good for our health for more reasons than just weight loss. And getting regular exercise is important even if you’re not overweight! Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate activity on most days of the week. How can you find a moderate level? If completely resting is a zero, and working out as hard as you can is a 10, then moderate is a 5 or 6.
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Add this move to your workouts to maximize you efforts.
Muscles Worked
Start
1. Stand with your feet pointed straight ahead and placed shoulder-width apart.
2. Lift your chest and tuck in your chin.
Movement
3. Draw-in your navel and contract your glutes as you prepare to jump forward.
4. Jump forward and land softly, holding the landing for a few seconds.
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To Snack OR Not To Snack
Do you ever wake up in the morning and feel very motivated to start a healthy day? Then, do you notice your motivation slowly starts to creep down as the day progresses? You’re not the only one!
Snack choices may also worsen as the day continues. Snacks can be a great way to prevent overeating when mealtime comes around; however, it is important to make good choices when snacking. Studies have shown self-control tends to decrease as the day progresses. Thus, it is important to plan ahead!!
Snack Choices:
The best snacks are often a combination of a protein and a carbohydrate. Carbohydrates will provide energy while protein helps increase satiety or the feeling of fullness. Adding fiber will also increase satiety while providing many other health benefits.
Fruits, vegetables, or whole grains will serve as the best carbohydrates for snacks, and there are many possible ways to incorporate proteins. Some smart and healthy snack examples include:
Banana (carbohydrate) & peanut butter (protein)
Grapes (carbohydrate) & low-fat/non-fat cottage cheese (protein)
Whole wheat bread (carbohydrate) & nut butter (protein)
Apple (carbohydrate) & unsalted almonds (protein and unsaturated fats!)
Celery, raisins (carbohydrate) & peanut butter (protein)
Melons (carbohydrate) & a hard-boiled egg (protein)
Yogurt (carbohydrate with protein) & berries (carbohydrate)
*Greek yogurt is higher in protein
Popcorn (carbohydrate) & unsalted nuts (protein)
Aim for 100-200 calorie snack options
Plan ahead!!
If you’re out all day or if you let yourself get too hungry, you may be more inclined to grab a snack from a vending machine or make other unhealthy choices.
Why snacking is good:
Mindful Snacking
It is important to always be mindful of the fact that you’re eating and be mindful of what you’re eating. It is therefore never a good idea to snack when you’re distracted. These times include:
Another example of not eating mindfully is snacking simply because you are bored. Try to remind yourself that eating out of boredom is never a good idea; only eat when you’re hungry or on a set schedule.
Final Take Away Tips:
When you do take a snack, limit your portions. The best way to do this is to avoid eating directly from the box, bag, carton, etc. Instead, measure out an appropriate portion of food, put it in a separate container, and put the original packaging back into the cabinet. In other words, never eat chips directly out of the bag!
Ashley Cohen, MS, RD
Available for individual/group nutrition sessions to help YOU achieve a healthier lifestyle
ashleyEcohen@gmail.com (847) 754-1131
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If you haven’t had a chance to join us on Twitter to have your fitness questions answered by Madsweat and other Sharecare Elite Trainers you’ve been missing out! Join us this week and we’ll help Correct Your Gym Mistakes. Sharecare Elite Trainer Crystal Reeves along with @sharecarenow will be answering questions this Friday at 12-2pm EST. Follow us @madsweat on Twitter and get regular updates. Make sure you use #SCFitFridays
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Workouts designed to provide safe progressions for weight loss and general fitness to help you reach your fitness goals and avoid injury.
We all have to start somewhere, how bout here…
Click on link below to download the full printable workout.
→ Download the MadSweat Workout of the Week
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All of last weeks posts in one easy to find location
FROM THE CREW @ MadSweat
Welcome to all our new and old followers! THANKS FOR FOLLOWING US! Have a great week and stay active!
(Source: blog.madsweat.com)
If you haven’t had a chance to join us on Twitter to have your fitness questions answered by Madsweat and other Sharecare Elite Trainers you’ve been missing out! Join us this week and we’ll help Correct Your Gym Mistakes. Sharecare Elite Trainer Crystal Reeves along with @sharecarenow will be answering questions this Friday at 12-2pm EST. Follow us @madsweat on Twitter and get regular updates. Make sure you use #SCFitFridays
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Happening Now! Get the Secrets to Safe Exercise! Join MadSweat Trainer Crystal Reeves and other Sharecare Elite Trainers on twitter and learn safe ways to exercise, in a Live Q&A! Use #SCFitFridays
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