exercise

Still doing open turns in the fast lane of the open swim session at the Y, aquatic center or health club? Time to break free into faster swimming and attempt the dreaded flip turn!

Having any shoulder pain these days? Too much repetitive motions over the years? Cold air making it feel even tighter? Small rehabilitation exercises are a very important part of treatment for a rotator cuff disorder. If pain, weakness, and stif...

Any muscle when you exercise it, gets bigger. If your technique is shaky, sit-ups can actually bulk up your body muscles, leaving you toned but a little thicker and rounder. Sit-ups are very basic. Sit-ups are done slowly to avoid momentum while fe...

January 26th. 26 days since your New Year's resolution. So, how's it going?  THey say if you make it past Valentine's Day you're good to go. What keeps you going thru the next few months?

A friend told me about a new abdominal workout. CoreStick. The CoreStick can be used safely by starting out with small movements and work into medium and eventually large movement patterns, in order to challenge the muscles to reactrd...

Fitday.com is a wonderful website a friend recently pointed out to me. We shall call her Sideshow "Bob". Anyway, Fitday is a wonderful website for anyone looking for a little motivation or encouragement or plain and simple help with sticking to a new diet or exercise plan. It's perfect because it keeps you accountable for your actions or I guess habits in this case. Journaling is often touted as one of the activities that leads to successful weight loss. FitDay.com provides a journal free of charge. This online journal allows you to keep track of everything you've eaten in a day, your activities and exercises, and log your thoughts. It allows you to visualize what you've eaten, activities you've participated in, goals you’ve set, and anything else that goes into your day-to-day activities. You're able to review charts and graphs every day or over a period of time like a week or month. You can view your progress toward a goal and see how many calories you burned while jogging, putting away groceries and working at your desk. You'll quickly be able to assess the areas where changes are most necessary.

The low-effort, high-impact plan that'll have you in your skinny jeans by spring. Bonus: All you need is 10 minutes a day.

Before you slip on your favorite heels, try these 12 workout moves to get your legs in their best shape ever.

Six quick tips for a healthy life.

MOVE. Well four words. EAT LESS. MOVE MORE.

Technically yes, but I don't think Fall hits Tuesday morning. It's been awhile since I've had real seasons but from what I can remember Labor Day isn't the end. Perhaps just the beginning. Having a three day weekend is a great way to start an exercise program or even re-vamp an existing one. Three days to start running. Three days to start swimming. Three days to get outside and enjoy the weather. Walking. Even three days of playing Guitar Hero is better than just three days of sitting around and eating.

A look inside Afghanistan's first and only gym for women

Five Olympians share their secrets to getting fitter, faster. Whether you want to tone up or slim down, we'll show you how with tips from these Beijing-bound athletes.

A pedometer is a beeper-sized device you wear on your waist that counts the number of steps you take. There are two types of pedometers, spring-levered and piezoelectric. Spring-levered pedometers use a spring-suspended horizontal lever arm that moves up and down in response to the movement (vertical accelerations) of your hips as you walk or run. The movement opens and closes an electrical circuit, and as the lever arm makes contact, a step is registered. Spring-levered pedometers must be placed in a vertical plane, perpendicular to the ground, in order for them to work. They don't work if they tip forward to a horizontal plane. Piezoelectric is a material that generates an electric charge when it is mechanically deformed. Piezoelectric pedometers use a horizontal cantilevered beam with a weight on the end that compresses a piezoelectric crystal when subjected to movement like walking (acceleration). This generates a voltage proportional to the acceleration and the voltage oscillations are used to record steps. Got that? Pedometers work when you dance, climb stairs, or walk outdoors or on a treadmill, but they don't work if you're biking, skiing, rowing, or swimming. Pedometers provide objective measurement of physical activity and are one potential remedy to the problem of inaccurate activity recall and they can also be fun!

Regular exercise is proven to be great for both mind and body, and helps keep us youthful and energetic.  Not only does exercise help reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, it helps keep bones strong, improve concentrati...

My new friend "LT" wants to start running, but really didn't know how or even where to begin. And there's probably more than just "LT" out there wondering the same thing. So "LT"-here you go. A very simply plan to get you out running and most importantly running injury free. Check it out...

Of course everyone knows Boulder is the mecca for triathletes. If you didn't-now you know. SO I thought I'd ask Laura Tingle, resident tri-athlete and TIMEX athlete some of her favorite places to swim, bike and run. If it's good enough for the pro's-it should be plenty fine for you and me.

Well, we have a new approach to Lactate Threshold. Yes, another reason to get pricked to get to the most detailed reason as to why your training is not where it perhaps should be. Two guys out of Canada have come up with what they refer to as the "Lactate Balance Point". A basically different percentage of your anabolic threshold. Yes we're back to the Kreb's Cycle so hang on.