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Although there are few absolutes when attempting to promote any health-related behavior change, several things are clear regarding adaptation to regular exercise. (more…)

I heard that the noontime strength-training class here is excellent,” one female client remarks to another. “But when I asked the instructor if it was a fat-burning workout, she didn’t understand my question. She just shrugged and told me not to worry about bulking up. I really need a workout that gets me into my fat-burning zone.” (more…)

What actually goes on in the muscles during exercise has been speculated upon in muscle and fitness magazines endlessly. Like many things in product/industry financed publications, not all of it is factual or scientifically based. Here, David Cohen explains energy metabolism during exercise from a detailed kinesiological perspective.

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You’re training for your first century (100 mile ride). How can you train most effectively, without getting bored out of your skull by the endless miles and repetition of routes?

Variety, variety, variety, says Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D., past Olympic coach, Director of Exercise Science at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and author of Serious Cycling (Human Kinetics, 1995, $18.95), Fitness Cycling (Human Kinetics, 1994, $14.95), and other bicycling-performance books. (more…)

In August of last year, Gail Rice, 43, realized her lifelong dream to swim across the English Channel.

“It’s the Mt. Everest of swimming,” she said, “and it was an incredible experience! I had the opportunity to meet so many international swimmers. Everyone is there for the same goal of making it all the way to France. It is a true display of human spirit.” (more…)