If you wait until the kids are back in school, after your vacation, when the economy gets better, when your schedule opens up, or when a pill comes out that can make you fit while you sit on the couch – stop waiting! (Unless you are a mouse – see below!).

There isn’t a perfect time to start something new once you are out of sixth grade.

A recent study reported that sedentary mice that were feed a ‘diet pill’ burned more calories and could exercise longer than mice than the control mice. This drug may some day help bedridden patients fight obesity and diabetes, but they are a long away from seeing if these results can some how translate to people.

So health and fitness professionals can relax and not worry about how the next magical product could force them out of a job.

Couch potato’s and exercise haters -join us and come aboard. Give in and get fit, be more active and start the journey to increased energy – today. We’ll help make it easy – stay tuned for quick tips, workouts, activity and sport guides, easy healthier cooking options, recipes and so much more.

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Unlike many other health and fitness sites, AHN was founded by a fitness expert, Master of Exercise Physiology, Tracy Benham, who chose to align herself and her sites with only credible, degreed experts in unique genres of health. The Active Health Network features accurate, entertaining, and easy to understand advice on general fitness training, healthy cooking,  yoga,  nutrition, training ,sports  and more.

The AHN gets you up close and personal with master’s of motivation while providing you with a clear vision of fitness training techniques, cooking demos, yoga and Pilates moves, sports and travel training tips and so much more. Now you – don’t have to wonder and partially guess how things are actually done by real (degreed and experienced) health and fitness professionals.

Most recently the Active Health Network has brought Fitness Television to the Global media giant America Online.

Celebrity trainer and fitness expert, Fitz, debuted the AHN: Fit Kicks video podcast series and AOL took notice and featured the show as the exclusive video podcast series for it’s first two seasons on the wildly successful fitness site That’s Fit . That’s Fit hosts between nine and eighteen million international viewers each month. That’s huge!

So what are you waiting for? Join the millions of online viewers taking the next step towards a better life. The Active Health Network on The Active Health Channel is ready to improve yours too.

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Fitz - Your Virtual Personal Trainer

Q. Dear Fitz, I love the summer weather, and really want to use the large outdoor pool at my gym. I do water walking and swim a couple of laps, but then I get so bored! Swimming 20 laps in a row is not fun for me. I’m pretty sure swimming burns a lot of calories, which is my goal. Help! Deanna

A. Hi Deanna, I’m so excited to help you, because I too love the benefits of training in the water. We always hear that it’s a terrific workout for those who want to avoid trauma from high impact activities. It also happens to be a fantastic workout for those who want to burn a massive amount of calories!

Quick personal story. About eight years ago, while in the midst of a competitive kickboxing career, I tore my right hamstring. This made it impossible for me to do almost any sort of activity that involved any sort of impact. After swimming most nights for three weeks I actually lost three pounds. I was sold! Swimming is awesome exercise!

So back to your question. Yes, swimming lap after lap can be boring. The fix is quick and easy though. A pool workout jammed with a variety of activities and strokes will keep you huffing, puffing and happy. Give this workout a try and then get back to me. This workout should take you about 20 minutes to complete. If you want to make the workout harder or easier, just remove one repetition or add one to each exercise. If you’re really ambitious, go through the entire workout twice!

Fitz’s Calorie Torching Pool Workout
• 4 laps Freestyle swimming
• 4 laps running
• 20 Dips. Put your hands on the edge of the wall while your body is facing the center of the pool. With bent elbows, lift your body out of the water onto straight arms.
• 50 jumping jacks
• 4 laps Freestyle swimming
• 20 Pool Push-ups. Put your hands on the ledge of the pool with feet behind you. Bring your chest towards the ledge and then push away.
• 2 laps Bunny Jumps (jump across the pool like a bunny)
• 4 laps using kick-board
• 20 Dips
• 4 laps running backward
• 50 jumping jacks
• 4 laps using kick-board
• 20 Pool Push-ups.

Don’t forget about doing a warm up and cool down to round out this fun, fit workout.

**This workout is designed for a lap pool, which does not go very deep. If you are using a regular pool do your runs and jumps in the shallow end.

All material and content provided in the Ask Fitz column/blog (and this entire site) is provided for informational or educational purposes only. It should not be viewed as medical advice or substitute for professional medical care. Consult a physician regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.

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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 of winter that zapped your motivation to get healthier and into better shape are over. Springtime is here, and this time of year energizes everyone. Couch potatoes, arise! Buckle down and get into your ‘I need to get moving’ mindset!

 In order to lose weight, have more energy and be more active you need to choose a time and jump right in. Start now — during the Spring months — and you’ll have plenty of time to get into great Summer shape. Truly motivated and inspired individuals (like you!) will head outside or jump on the treadmill now while Spring fever is just starting to rise. Jump ahead of the rest of the crowd and start your workouts before the gym gets busy with the ‘Quick! It’s-almost-time-to-put-a-swimsuit!’ crowd.

 When you start your transformation in the Spring, you will have fewer distractions at the gym, better access to the machines, and won’t have to wait in lines to get your workouts finished. If you have a busy schedule and a very little time to work out, the time benefits of getting started now will not only help you to get your workouts in, but will also establish a habit that will last you through the Spring and Summer seasons.

 Not a fan of working out at a gym? Spring is the perfect time to get out, get active, and be part of your community. Pick a walking, cycling or running route that gives you a clear view on the re-awakening of your surroundings. Sometime we feel like bears, newly awakened after hibernating all winter. A few good workouts can help you break through that sleepy, lethargic feeling.

 So get on out there! Spring is a time of renewal and energy — contribute your own renewal to this bright, new season!

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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 to help motivate and inspire everyone to Get Fit – Be Active -Have Fun!

All of our degreed and experiences experts have shared there best tips, workouts, recipes… to help fulfill our vision of sharing our tools and knowledge to help make a difference in life experiences throughout the world. 

When people feel healthy life seems to offer more choices ~Tracy Benham

Stay turned for our 2 new shows in 2009.

Airing now on “SportsHealthExercise.org.

Active Health Network* ™ :Fit Kicks**, Chef Kicks, Yoga Kicks, Health Kicks, Blog Talk Radio: Get Fit & new for 2009: Travel Fit, Sports Kicks, & Horse Kicks in 2010.
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**Fit Kicks was the exclusive fitness show on the AOL Diet and Fitness Page in 2008.

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Now think about one area that you wish you paid more attention to…?

 (keeping that one area in mind)

 What are you going to do differently in 2009?

Do one thing to make it easier to make that goal a reality …TODAY

 (i.e. make a call, research , ask a friend, make an appointment, dig out old sporting equipment, buy & eat some veggies…) 

Small  —steps — Forward……  

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The holidays are coming and the weather is turning cold, but you … you are getting hotter by the minute. Just look at you and your bad self perched up at your computer smoldering through the screen at me. I can tell already, you’re going to be an easy student.

Looking so hot you make Santa want to cheat on Mrs. Claus isn’t all that hard, but it ain’t easy either! You’re going to have to a put a little effort into it, and our session starts now. Sit up straight and suck it in! You heard me. Frumpy and lazy are not sexy things. You know that. Perfect posture is going to rip ten pounds right off of you and accentuate your curves, so get used to using it.

Next, we’re going to take care of that body of yours! Your job is to start working out five or six days a week, and when I say work, I mean it — don’t you dare stop moving until you are drenched from head to toe with sweat. Sweat = Sexy. Trust me! (It’s a rare form of sexy math and I know what I’m talking about it).

Plan to hang out by the buffet at all the fancy parties you’ve been invited to? Hell no! Too many pigs in blankets will make you look like a pig in a blanket. Forget the food and focus on being the most charismatic and charming guest at all the festivities. Swirl around with a smile on your face, arms free for hugs, and a mouth empty just in case a kiss should come looking for you.

Have you got your spandex and fishnets ready for action? I hope not! Those things are just tacky. Let’s take a different route towards hotness. Dress in sharp clothes, that hug your body and make you feel confident. Flirting in old granny blazers is not cool.

Last but not least, start increasing the effort you put into yourself each day. The stress of the holidays could make a Maxim model look dumpy, so don’t let it happen to you. In order for you to look hot, you’re going to have to feel hot. Train and eat like you’ve got a cover shoot to prepare for, dress to impress, keep your favorite lipstick on and keep a smile on your face. When you feel like the Holiday Hottie, you’ll start melting every snowman in town!

Fitz offers tips to stay slim and trim through the holidays, and inspires you to face the new year in top form. You can read all the Holiday Hottie posts Here.

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AHN:Fit Kick – Do you ever wonder, “why not me”?  “Why is it so hard for me to commit to be fit and healthy?” 

Do you set high standards?

If this is you then join Fitz as she shares a few ways t0 reconfirm your commitment to living a healthy and active life

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You can listen to Stacy’s Smart and Fun, 15 minute interview by clicking on the button on in BlogTalk Radio player in the sidebar.

Yoga Expert, Stacy McCarthy shared a few of her ‘Yoga Kicks’ on easy ways to use Yoga moves and techniques to help with relieve stress and improve your overall health.

Watch a webshow with Stacy right now on  Active Health Network’s: *Yoga Kicks You can get in touch with Stacy and learn more about Yoga at www.yoganamastacy.com, or write her at her blog: http://wwwStacyMcCarthy.com

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