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10,000 Kettlebell Swings | Fitness Challenge

Apr

30

2011

April 30 – the end of my Got Milk and 10,000 Swings? challenge. I finished the month completing 10,000 swings and even moved up to my 28kg kettlebell. The high-rep kettlebell routine definitely pushes my cardio system. Kettlebell Swings Today I increased the weight and shot for 500 reps. Increasing the weight by 4kg doesn’t ...

Fitness For A Lifetime|Fitness Motivation

Apr

28

2011

When your younger everything you do keeps you in shape, but life has a way of changing that. We become Cube Dwellers and start living a sedentary life. But we can fight back and practice fitness for a lifetime. Recently I ran across two inspiring posts about people that have done just that … adopted ...

Fitness Motivation|Don’t Tell Me What I Can’t Do

Apr

25

2011

What do people tell you that you can’t do? How do you respond? Do you respond like John Locke from LOST and say, “Don’t tell me what I can’t do.” Your mental attitude and your fitness can help limit what you put on the list of things you can’t do. Inspiration from John Locke of ...

Could You Workout At Work?

Apr

20

2011

As a Cube Dweller I spend too much time sitting, don’t we all. So that got me wondering what others recommend for us office workers. I ran across a few posts talking about office workouts. None seem to fit, what do you think. by lindsay.dee.bunny The Office Workout as described by Tanya outlines 8 exercises to ...

5 Reasons to do Bodyweight Workouts

Apr

19

2011

Bodyweight – we all have it. The better news is bodyweight workouts are highly effective ways to workout. You can workout anywhere without extra equipment. Here are five reasons to focus on doing bodyweight workouts. by Urban Mixer #1 Bodyweight Workouts Are Safer When compared to workouts using weights or equipment, bodyweight workouts are much safer. ...

Metabolic Conditioning|Plyo Box Jumps|Bulgarian Training Bag|Pullups|Ring Dips

Apr

14

2011

Start the morning with metabolic conditioning with box jumps, bulgarian bag swings, pullups, and ring dips. Kick the metabolism into gear so it burns hot all day – love it. The workout is simple in theory, but hard to push through completely. I ended up needing short breaks between exercises in the last round. Try ...

Slept Through The Workout|Rest Matters

Apr

13

2011

The alarm went off; and I shut it off. Yup, I slept through the workout. In my slumber I reminded myself that rest matters. Then I enjoyed a bit more sleep and some much needed recovery time. And guess what? I didn’t beat myself up for missing a workout. I know rest matters and I ...

How to ReStart Exercising?

Apr

11

2011

Living as Cube Dwellers we all have countless reasons that we haven’t stayed in shape. We’ve experienced Fitness Killers – the excuses that get in our way. But how should we restart exercising. Often we aren’t beginners, but we aren’t ready for an advanced program yet either. This guest post from Craig Ballantyne gives us ...

Fitness Motivation|Envy Is A Great Motivator

Apr

8

2011

If lack of motivation is a major reason that keeps people from exercising, maybe we need a little more envy. Envy is a great motivator. So … I can envy Daniel Craig, Jason Statham, and Gerald Butler, right? As a Cube Dweller I tend to read information from many different sources to keep up with ...