We are excited to announce that we have convinced AHN Fitness Expert and celebrity trainer, Fitz to run her popular Ask Fitz Column right here – on your favorite health and fitness site. Have fitness questions? Fitz has your answers. Our Active Health Network’s fitness expert and celebrity trainer is now your own virtual personal [...]
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Celebrity trainer and AHN fitness expert, Fitz shares the real scoop on the smoothie. Consuming a smoothie packed with fresh produce and not much extra nonsense is fine if you choose it as a healthier alternative to dessert or an occasional meal replacement. It is not however, some sort of miracle weight loss potion one [...]
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Posted in Articles, Fitness, Health on Jul 3rd, 2009
Here are some “kick butt” tips for keeping fit, active and regret free on the Fourth of July from our Director/Exercise and Sport Physiologist Tracy Benham. • Sports and summertime go together. Plan an activity early in the day. Play baseball, touch football; go to the local pool or beach. • Get outside early and [...]
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AHN, Yoga Expert Stacy McCarthy talks about the three primary fundamentals of the practice of Yoga in this short Yoga-Kick video. Stacy shares quick tips on Yoga breathing, where your eye should focus during poses and how yoga is a form of moving meditation.
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Posted in Articles, Fitness, Fun, Health on Apr 24th, 2009
It was a long winter, and it’s probably been a long time since you thought about putting on your shorts or short-sleeved shirts and getting out into the sunshine. But right around mid-April, you start to think about heading back to the gym — just in time for Spring. The long cold nights [...]
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What sounds do you make when you are working out? Watch this quick AHN: Fit Kick video to learn: Four Key Guidelines (and sounds) to know if you are working out hard enough. Extra kick notes: ‘Wince’ should be more of an awareness of the muscle area – not any level of pain. And as always, consult [...]
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Always try to put a time frame on all ‘To-Do’ items on your list. Schedule your ‘To-Do’ ideas out the evening before you have them scheduled. If going for a walk, taking an exercise class or playing tennis is on your To-Do list without a time attached to it is has a much greater chance [...]
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Here is an easy AHN:Fit Kick that will help with the all-important accountability piece to help you with your fitness goals.
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If you are person who goes all out when you clean your house , housework can count as part of your daily exercise routine. This is also true of serious yard work. Unfortunately, dusting the living room, making the bed or doing the dishes, count only as an activity of daily living (adl) – [...]
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2008 was a great year for Sports Health Exercise LLC. We launched the Active Health Network(tm), our Blog Talk Radio show and even started writing free health and fitess texts (see Mobile Alerts box on left). We also expanded our other sites and programs. All with one goal in mind. To offer health and fitness in a Quick, Smart and Energetic way [...]
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