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Lat PullDown with a Resistance Tube: Right and Wrong Ways

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA Doing a Lat PullDown with a Resistance Tube is a great way to strengthen your mid- and lower-back, improve your posture and give a lift to the...

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Lunges to Shape the Tush and Lower Body: Right & Wrong Way

Alexandra Williams, MA and Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA Lunges are the second-most popular exercise (after squats) for toning the glutes, lower body and core, plus they’re great for improving balance....

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Managing Weight As You Age: Guest Post by Jody Goldenfield

Guest post by Jody Goldenfield: Managing Weight as You Age She’s small and mighty — mighty inspiring! Today’s guest post comes from a baby boomer friend we call “The Golden One,” Jody Goldenfield. You...

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5 Reasons to Attend a Strength Class

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA So you want to get in better shape eh? And you heard the oh-so-true true rumors that strength training becomes more important with age? Now you’re eager to get going with a...

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Do You Have to Work Harder and Faster as You Age, Just to Stay the Same?

Dear Twins: At age 71, I find that fitness is a race between the body’s downward slope and the effort to work faster to stay fit. I’d love to have help with how to stay fit at this age. What I find is...

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Time to Exercise Some Tough Love: Guest Post from Debbie Woodruff

Our friend and colleague, Debbie is a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, fitness club director, running coach, and repeat dog rescuer, who blogs over at Coach Debbie Runs. She isn’t quite as...

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How Do You Know if You Are Fit Enough?

Home, Home (Gym) on the Range … er, Ranch Dear Fun and Fit: Kymberly and Alexandra:  I want to know the best way for me to determine my fitness level without going to a gym.  What kind of tests or...

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Strength Training: How Often Should I Vary My Workout?

Dear K and A: I keep hearing I should change up my weight lifting routine to avoid muscle memory, especially once past menopause. How often should I change my strength workout and to what degree? Do I...

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What is the Best Way to Train My Triceps?

Dear Fun and Fit: Hi Twins, What is the best way to control tricep flap? Pati, Mountain View, CA Alexandra: Another popular way people ask us this question is “How do I get Michelle Obama arms?” Either...

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How Do I Lose Weight But Not Bulk Up?

No Hulk! No Bulk! Dear Fun and Fit: K and A–I want to lose weight, not bulk up and build muscle. I’ve recently joined a gym and started doing 40 minutes on the elliptical and walking five miles on the...

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7 Reasons to Start Getting Fit Now

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA Are you new to exercise? Don’t exercise but are considering it? Not really considering it seriously, but know you should make a change? Some...

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Halfway Through 6,347 Patriot Push-Ups

by Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA We have been doing 212 push-ups every day so far in January to honor our servicemen and women killed in action in Operation Enduring Freedom...

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Dizzy from Breath-Holding During Workouts?

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA Dear Fun and Fit: Wassup frequin* twinsies!!  I have a question that I think you may have answered before but I can’t remember.  Sometimes when...

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Rotating Side Plank: Abs Away

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA How can I lose my tummy weight that did not go away that I gained during my pregnancy, even after I breastfed for 14 months? I want to be able to...

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How Do I Lose 10 Pounds in 4 Weeks?

Dear Fun and Fit – K and A: Do you know of any eating or exercise tips for me? I want to lose at least 10 pounds in 4 weeks. Should I work out even more than 2 hours a day 2 times a week? Lovette, CA...

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Resistance Tube Workout

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA This is a guest post from our friend Kodjo Hounnake. We know you’ll enjoy it. I am Kodjo, from Kodjoworkout.com and today I have the daunting task...

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Fitness Health Bloggers Conference: Staying Fit While Traveling

by Alexandra Williams, MA The recent Fitness Health Bloggers Conference (FHBC) was held in Denver, Colorado. I live in Santa Barbara, California. So of course I decided to drive 1,200 miles, each way,...

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One-Legged Workout

Alexandra Williams, MA Even When You Can’t do a Full-Body Workout, You can Still Do a Partial-Body Workout As some of you may know, I had surgery on my foot last week. At my post-op visit, the doc used...

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Push-Ups: Right & Wrong Way

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA Push-Ups are a Great Exercise if you do them Properly If we were left alone on a deserted island (or gym), we’d still be able to get a great...

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Bicep Curls: Wrong & Right Way

Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA and Alexandra Williams, MA Is it Possible to Do Bicep Curls Wrong? A cute top makes bicep curls easier A bicep curl seems to be one of the simplest, most straightforward...

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