Daily Lifestyle Fact - 22 Sep 11

Have you been training for an event, or even a season, and started feeling worn out? Or, started "feeling" something in a joint or muscle? STOP. Chances are you are edging in on overtraining. You don't need to be a pro for this to apply. If you are starting to feel any of these, take a week off. Then try one of your weekend workouts at the end. Chances are you will feel better, stronger and rejuvinated. If you don't, something may be injured and you should visit with your physician. Remeber, it takes longer to heal an injury than to slow down for a week and let your body try to adjust to training.

Daily Lifestyle Fact - 20 Sep 11

Afraid to get in the gym and lift weights?  Weight lifting not only tones your muscles, it tones your vascular system...the system that moves blood through your body.  Start out with low comfortable weights, work on proper from with us, and then build up to a confident, full-body workout.  Your bones and joints will thank you too.  Weight lifting helps in ways cardiovascular training alone cannot.  You need  a healthy balance of both, along with stretching and eating correctly to obtain Peak Functional Fitness!  What are you "weighting" for? :)