Weighing yourself daily
The Health and Fitness Blog (dead link) links to an article that discusses daily weighing of oneself and weight loss. They list these weigh in tips: • To minimize variation, always weigh at the same time of day, such as in the morning just after having used the...Holiday Workouts
How do holidays affect your workout plans when you have to travel and will not be able to follow your normal schedule? Most of the time, I can just bring some running shoes and shorts (or pants) with me wherever I am going and make do, but right now I am lifting...The Crunch Machine
I switched gears this week and started on my next fitness routine, which I will detail later. The item of note that I wanted to mention now is about the crunch machine, which I had never actually used before. I have done the gamut of situps, leg raises, crunches,...How to Discover Your Effective Maximum Heart Rate
The Health and Fitness blog has an article about heart rate monitors. The article relates a story about how some joggers in the park were put off by the auther not providing the time because he was wearing a heart rate monitor and not a watch, and gives the usual 220 minus your age for finding your max heart rate. I include a discussion about a better way to calculate the max heart rate.
Lift first or run first?
Should I lift weights first or should I do my cardio exercise first?
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