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Surprise! The unexpected benefits of becoming physically active.

Posted on July 13, 2010July 18, 2021 by Shari Zisk

Most people start a fitness program for the obvious benefits of physical activity. However, there is an endless number of unexpected benefits of getting fit that we don't even plan for, they just sort of happen much to all of our...Read More

3 things Starbucks can teach us about reaching our fitness goals

Posted on July 8, 2010July 8, 2010 by Shari Zisk

[caption id="attachment_1605" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image Credit: Jeff Wilcox, Flickr"][/caption] If you don’t know what Starbucks is this article will be of little value to you. I suspect most of you will continue to read. That makes my point. From a...Read More

The secret to losing weight and getting fit is in the stats

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Shari Zisk

Simple strategies to get motivated Recently, while reading an article on Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s FitNation (CNN) website, I discovered a little viewer poll that asked What is your biggest obstacle to losing weight or getting fit?. Here are the results...Read More

My favorite tool for tracking how much of that cheesecake you actually used up during your workout

Posted on September 21, 2009November 17, 2009 by Shari Zisk

My favorite tool for tracking how much of that cheesecake you actually used up during your workout Most people cringe at the thought of calorie counting (including myself). I am not a calorie counter and I do not encourage it,...Read More

Thinking about getting started on a fitness program? Set yourself up for success with these 7 steps.

Posted on September 21, 2009September 21, 2009 by Shari Zisk

You know you need to become physically active but just can’t seem to get going on a routine. These 7 steps for starting a fitness program will set you up for success. Step 1- Create a ‘vision board’ of your fitness...Read More