It’s official! September 2008 was experiment number 12, concluding an entire year of treating myself like a lab rat! It’s been quite the ride. I’ve been in more compromising positions than a Hooter’s waitress, tweaked my diet so much I got a new-fang…
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One Year of Great Fitness Experiments
October 6th, 2008 — , Cardio, Experiments, Mini-Experiments, Primal Blueprint, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Good Touch Versus Bad Touch: Gym Edition
October 5th, 2008 — , Cardio, Gym Buddies, Humor, Turbokick, gym adventures, personal essays, sexual assault, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
My friends paid a boy to kiss me. I was sweet sixteen and never been kissed - a fact that I remain unapologetic about to this day - but my friends decided that the best birthday present they could give me would be a soft-lipped hottie to revoke my VL …
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October 2nd, 2008 — , Cardio, Gym Buddies, Music, Turbokick, gym adventures from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Photo Credit: Natalie DeeIn another edition of research confirming the obvious, a new study has come out to report that “scientifically chosen” music will amp up your workout by - are you ready - 15%! I’m not sure exactly how they arrived at that very…
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October 2nd, 2008 — , Cardio, Exercise, Motivation, whining from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
Want to know what’s really annoying about fitness? Okay, besides the really perky people who smirk while you’re panting and sweating your way through an exercise class.From 1000barbies.comFitness: three annoying truthsThree things about Fitness annoy m…
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October 1st, 2008 — , Cardio, Exercise, Polls from Jenn @ Cranky Fitness
So I was going to put up another depressing/alarming post this morning about how something you probably use every day might one day up and kill you. (Maybe). The post is all written up and everything.But how about I hold off on that one until later? …
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September 30th, 2008 — , Cardio, Experiments, compulsive exercise, overtraining, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
“Mildly obsessed.” This was Kelly T’s, of Grounded Fitness, personal assessment of me and one I take as quite the compliment. Although I think she underestimates me. I’d call me “majorly obsessed.” And if I’m being really honest I’d call me a bit of…
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Kettlebell Experiment Conclusions
September 29th, 2008 — , Cardio, Experiments, fitness equipment, kettlebells, weight gain/loss, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
I actually went to a NKOTB concert. I was 11. I went with my dad. Poor man.Some things just don’t make sense. Like The New Kids On The Block much-hyped comeback song “Summertime.” I mean the girl in the song is walking the beach in “flip flops, ha…
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September 10th, 2008 — , Cardio, benefits of weight training, viewer mail, weight training from MizFit @ mizfitonline.com
Miz, I recently started going to the gym and, alas, I have only made one friend.
She’s always there for me, tells me where I have been and lets me know where I am going. She is a treadmill.
I seem to be a snob to the other pieces of workout [...]
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What is a Fatty Liver?
September 9th, 2008 — , Cardio, Diabetes, Exercise, Losing Weight, adult onset diabetes, alcohol, body health, calories, cardiovascular, diagnosis, diet, diseases, fats, fatty liver, fatty liver disease, health problems, lifestyle, lifetime, livers, sugar foods, unhealthy eating from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Many of us go to a doctor for our annual exam only to be told that we have a fatty liver. For the vast majority this is a pretty confusing diagnosis and it’s hard to know what we can do to fix it. First, let’s find out what a fatty liver is and then find [...]
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August 31st, 2008 — , Cardio, Experiments from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Really I should have just called this the Doing Whatever I Want Experiment. It was fun. Truly. After the Primal Debacle, I needed a bit of a break so, to paraphrase Adam Sandler (which every self-respecting blogger must do at least once a year - it’…
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5 Reasons to do Early Bird Exercising
August 26th, 2008 — , Cardio, Exercise, Sleep, activities, bloodstream, brain function, chemicals, coach, desk, few days, jump start, metabolism, mornin, morning exercise, strength training, wee hours, work exercise, workout plan, workouts from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you can barely pull yourself out of bed in the morning, let alone exercise, it can be difficult to put together a workout plan. There are many benefits to getting in your day’s exercise in the wee hours, even if it is a little difficult at first. Let’s look at just a few reasons [...]
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August 25th, 2008 — , Cardio, Humor, gym adventures, weight lifting from Jenn @ The Great Fitness Experiment
Or you could just cut to the chase and do this.Whether you like group fitness or running solo through your neighborhood, the cool thing about exercising is all the opportunities you get to completely humiliate yourself. So it is with some trepidation …
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Foiled!
August 19th, 2008 — , Cardio, Working Out, exercise plans, schedule interruptions from Dara Chadwick @ Fit In Real Life
Don’t you hate it when your exercise plans don’t work out? Mondays are my dance class day and I was feeling pretty crummy yesterday, so I decided to strength train in the morning and skip cardio, knowing that I had…
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August 17th, 2008 — , Cardio, Grounded Fitness, NonGym Day, porkchop, run, running from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Porkchop has to wear a cone cause he has a cut on his ear that he won’t quit messing with.
I was planning on taking him for a run today to make up for it, but it started raining. Poor thing. He’s so upset with me.
I’m off to make oatmeal bars for some clients. I’ll [...]
How to get a 403% burn rate on Wii Fit Basic Run
August 15th, 2008 — , Cardio, Wii and Wii Fit from admin @ Deflabbify
I’ve been a slacker on the pushups but I’ve been keeping on with Wii Fit, mainly with the aerobic workouts. I enjoy the Basic Run Island Lap. It doesn’t use the Wii Balance Board but it does use the Wii remote: just hold it or stick it in your pocket and it registers your steps [...]
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I Never Thought I’d See The Day
August 14th, 2008 — , Cardio, NonGym Day from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Those of you that have been reading for a while know that I do not like cardio. You also know how much I love strength training.
I was just sitting here thinking about my workouts the past week trying to justify taking the night off and I have done cardio EVERY night this week and [...]
Can’t Get The Hang of This Schedule
August 12th, 2008 — , Cardio, Grounded Fitness, Reviews, links, schedule, treadmill from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
I’ve got a weird schedule today: 11:15 to around 8:00pm, which means my day is completely flip flopped. Im not adjusting well, and I have a ton of stuff i have to do and I’m sitting in front of this stupid box still drinking coffee, but it’ll all get done eventually.
I have been pedometer free [...]
Link Like
August 10th, 2008 — , Cardio, exercise equipment, links, running, schedule, sick from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Pipe down, I’m back.
Thanks for all your well wishes. For the past few days, I’ve been living on Theraflu (which, if you’ve never had, make sure you are completely ready to fall asleep and dont have anything to do for the next 9 hours) and soup, and feel much better, with the exception of [...]
The Top Five Ways To Hurt Yourself at the Gym
August 6th, 2008 — , Cardio, Exercise, Weigh In, Weight Loss Journal, amp, benefit, exercises, five minutes, injury, joint health, moderation, natural inclination, personal trainer, push-ups, repetition, t rush, ups, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
While most of us don’t go into a workout with the hopes of ending up injured, it can happen. Workout related injuries are very common, especially if you are doing it on your own, without the benefit of an instructor or trainer. However, you can minimize your chances for injury by learning what not to [...]
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Weslo Cadence 25 Review
August 5th, 2008 — , Cardio, Reviews, exercise equipment, review, treadmill from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
I present to you- my new treadmill:
I got this bad boy at Big 5 Sporting Goods, on sale for $299, usually priced $399
I have to admit, Im pleasantly suprised. For being so cheap, it is suprisingly strudy and quiet.
It folds up and rolls out of the way for easy storgae- which doesnt help me yet [...]
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August 3rd, 2008 — , Cardio, Grounded Fitness, Reviews, review, tagged, treadmill from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
I bought a treadmill yesterday. I did NOT buy it from Walmart, I got it from Big5 Sporting Goods, because I found one on sale for the same price. Its a different model, and hopefully the boy the will get it put together today, so I can give you guys a review of it.
Until [...]
I Heart Fridays
August 1st, 2008 — , Cardio, Grounded Fitness, Q and A from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Its Friday and Im not doing a damn thing all weekend. And you cant make me.
i did not get my treadmill today- i think im going to hold off another week or so. I need to get my spare room cleaned out so I can put it in there, and waiting until its done [...]
A Present For Me and a Present for You
July 31st, 2008 — , Cardio, Grounded Fitness, Q and A, treadmill from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Me first:
I’ve decided to buy myself a treadmill. I never buy myself presents, but I’m buying myself this one to celebrate my promotion.
And also because:
1) The weather is starting to turn bad and I wont be able to walk/run outside (im wimpy and I’ll melt)
2) I’ll save money on gas by not driving to the [...]
Speaking of Workout Duration
July 31st, 2008 — , Cardio, Grounded Fitness, Motivation from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
30 minutes is no longer enough cardio for the clinically obese. head to groundedfitness to read the new requirments.
Alex and SarahF, Ill get your Q and A’s up this evening/morning on groundedfitness as well. Thanks for your patience.
Wow, how very telephone operator of me.
My First Retraction! (Kinda)
July 29th, 2008 — , Cardio, Q and A, maintenance, weight loss from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Justy2003 called me out:
Hey Kelly, I found this article and had a question about it, which has nothing to do with this post really…
Here’s the article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7530345.stm
It says for people maintaining weight loss you should work out MORE. But I remember you previously saying that once you’re in maintenance mode you can work out a [...]
Morning Gym Crowd, Here I Come
July 28th, 2008 — , Cardio, Motivation, fat acceptance, gym, pedometer, schedule from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
First I want to thank everyone for all your input on the whole fat acceptance thing. Not only has it taught me what amazingly smart, understanding and compassionate readers I have, but I also learned a lot from your points of view.
Unfortunately, it also showed me not only how horrible and insensitive some people [...]
When Injuries Throw A Wrench In Your Routine
July 2nd, 2008 — , Cardio, Food, Injuries, Q and A, elliptical, maintenance, modifications, swimming from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Quick question. My orthopedist said no more jogging. I’m only allowed elliptical without the arm motion, light swimming and walking. (Lower disc issues). I’ve lost about 25 lbs or so and scared that since I have to give up the other stuff I was doing (mainly dance, body toning etc) I did that I’ll [...]
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My three year old daughter is a great coach
June 26th, 2008 — , Cardio, Wii and Wii Fit from admin @ Deflabbify
She works me hard!
During dinner tonight she asked me to “do boxing” on Wii Fit. This is the Rhythm Boxing cardio workout. She really likes the fast punching at the end, and informs me that I’m “going to go fast later.”
Then, she wanted me to run the Island Lap. Ten minutes of [...]
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More Pushups (and a Blister)
June 26th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Cardio, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
Since we’re still on vacation, I’m not going to do much more today than put together a quick workout update.
Here’s the executive summary:
Short run on Sunday, pushups on Monday and Wednesday, and a three mile walk on Tuesday.
As for the 100 pushup goal, things are still going well. Monday’s schedule called for 9-8-6-4-Max (at least [...]
Why Do You Exercise? (Or Over-Exercise?)
June 24th, 2008 — , Body Image, Cardio, Motivation, Q and A, over exercising from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
First off, I would like everyone to give a warm welcome to BlogHer, at the right of the site. They have a lot of great material and sites, so please check out the links and discover some great new blogs.
Secondly, I recieved an email from Erin that seems to echo the mind frame a lot [...]
Doing Pushups and Running Hills
June 20th, 2008 — , 100 Pushups, Cardio, Workout Updates, strength training from admin @ Fit36.com
Since we’re out of town on vacation, I don’t have access to my usual workout gear. Thus, I have to make do with what’s available. In this case, I have the floor and the great outdoors.
I started out by flopping down and doing Week 1, Day 3 of the One Hundred Pushups training program. The [...]
Weekly Update - 3/23/2008
March 23rd, 2008 — , Cardio, Exercise, Updates, plateau, skiing, telluride, weight gain, weight loss from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
Diet starting weight: 295
Week starting weight: 268
Today’s weight: 268
Week weight loss: 0 lbs
Total weight lost: 27 lbs
I started the week off well but could not sustain it. But I’m OK with it. I wish I had lost weight but I know I didn’t deserve to with the effort I put in. I’m [...]
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March 19th, 2008 — , Cardio, how-to, rowing, rowing-machines from Former Fat Guy dot Com @ Former Fat Guy - Weight Loss Blog
Very nice descriptive video showing how to row correctly with a rowing machine. Rowing machines are one of the best cardio training devices available and I use one each week.Nice to have a resource showing proper rowing machine form.
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A Good Start to the Week
March 17th, 2008 — , Cardio, Exercise, Feelings, diet, strength training, weight loss from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
I kicked off the first day of my first full week back in the weight loss program saddle with a 30 minute cardio session before work. Since I usually leave for work before 6:00am that means I got up early and hit the treadmill for 30 minutes. That’s a good sign of my renewed committment.
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How do you lose fat?
September 19th, 2007 — Cardio, Exercise, burning fat, dedication, diet, goals, nutrition, weight loss, weight training from Weight Master @ Weight Master
In a nutshell, it’s a simple law of energy intake and expenditure. Eating more than you are using means you gain weight. Burning more than your eating means you lose weight… Unfortunately the real outworking of this is not so simple. Losing fat (for …
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August 2nd, 2007 — Abs, Biceps, Cardio, Weight Overload from Weight Master @ Weight Master
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