Health and Fitness

Your FitBit is making you fat

Heart disease, high blood pressure, depression, and diabetes, are just a few of the many health risks associated with being overweight;...

The NW Fitness Shoe Review

Nike is the king of the athletic shoe world. They make a shoe for just about everything and do a damn good job at it. The Nike Free is...

The NW Fitness Shoe Review

The Reebok Women's ZQuick TR Lux GT Cross-Training Shoe features a mesh upper "NanoWeb" system (this is the pink part that zigs and zags...

What causes side aches while running?

Every runner has experienced the dreaded side ache. Sometimes the pain is mild, you slow down, make adjustments, and work through it,...

Goal Setting: A Quantity of Quality

Many of the fitness programs that are out there today like Crossfit, Insanity, or H.I.I.T. are centric to an AMRAP philosophy (doing as...

Heart Rate Training - Hitting the "Sweet Spot"

Hitting the Sweet Spot The Sweet Spot is the effort zone just below threshold, where you get maximum aerobic benefit with minimum stress...

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