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    Wellness Travel: How England’s Running Culture Inspired My Return to Morning Cardio

    March 29, 2025 / No Comments

    I recently returned from a tour of England, which concluded in Edinburgh, Scotland. I visited because English culture has, in some ways, influenced my life, mainly financially. As a parent, I was inspired to set up a trust fund for generational wealth after watching countless English period dramas that revolved around inheritance. I particularly enjoyed the stories that weren’t centered…

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    Muscle Fibers 101 & Goal-specific Training

    February 1, 2021 / No Comments
    skeletal muscle fiber types

    Our bodies are composed of three types of skeletal muscle fibers: (1) Type I: slow-twitch, high endurance capacity; (2) Type IIa: fast-twitch, large, powerful, medium endurance capacity; and (3) Type IIb: fast-twitch, large, powerful, and easy-to-fatigue (sometimes called fight-or-flight muscle fibers). Your muscle fiber composition ratio is dependent on a muscle’s function, your age, your genetics, and – something you…

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    The Benefits of Running

    August 24, 2020 / No Comments

    Written by Aj of moccasinguru.com Running is one of the most popular sports around the globe and is something everyone’s, at least, somewhat familiar with. What many may not know are the numerous benefits that running offers us. This isn’t limited to physical rewards, either. When I first started running at a young age—before many of you were born—I thought…

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    Kneeling Squat Jump

    January 19, 2020 / No Comments
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    Below is a plyometric, functional lower body exercise. Wake your lower body and whole body up with this movement. It is a perfect exercise for the middle of a fat loss routine or as a superset move during any routine. LLAFIT Senior Writer/EditorAs an athlete for over 22 years and a broke single mom for most of that time, I…

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    How Many Days/Week Should You Work Out?

    September 2, 2019 / No Comments
    How Many Days a Week Should You Train Per Goal

    Your body is a reflection of your habits. For results, you must expose yourself to the right exercises for your goal at a frequency that tells your body it’s time to adapt. In other words, shake up what your body is used to and introduce it to a new norm that it must condition itself to. That conditioning can come…

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    Plyometric Exercise Options

    May 13, 2015 / No Comments
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    Plyometric exercises are short-burst movements that involve propelling your body off the ground. These movements require a lot of energy and burn calories during and after exercise. Plyometric training is often categorized as high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Recently, many exercise scientists and elite trainers have attested to the effectiveness of plyometric exercise over steady-state cardio: the traditional mode of cardiovascular exercise. Steady-state cardio is…

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    Cardio Variety

    May 11, 2015 / No Comments
    Cardio alternatives

    Cardio can get boring real quick. Below, are different cardio options you can try to get lean and stay lean without the boredom.   Cardio Kickboxing This would fall under steady-state cardio, but the intensity can vary. I started working out nearly thirteen years ago (at the time of this writing), and cardio kickboxing has always been a favorite of…

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