Find Out How Far You Run

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Here is a really cool site where you can measure how long your running route is.

Or cycling or walking or what ever you do.

With the help of a google map you  can draw your run on your city map. Then it tells you how long it is. You can also find other peoples recommended runs in your city.

I just wish they didn’t have as many annoying ads.

Image by Ed Yourdon.

Complete Fat Burning Workouts In Just 5 Minutes

Did you know that a short workout can effectively burn up to 9 times more calories per minute than the traditional hour long workout?

I didn’t, until now.

I wish I could find the time to get that dream body. But I have to be proud if I can get 2 sessions in the fitness center a week. And I’m sorry to say that is not enough to get the body I wish I had.

And it’s not just about looks.

It’s about feeling healthy and strong.

It’s about having strong muscles that hold you up and keep you from premature aging.

It’s about avoiding pains and aches.

It’s about burning that unhealthy fat.

It’s about feeling energized. And so on.

So when I heard that you can do a complete fat burning workout in just 5 minutes, that was like music to my ears.

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Exercise makes you Sexually Aroused

“Exercise intensifies passionate feelings towards attractive others because the brain misreads the body’s high level of physiological activity as sexual attraction.“

(White, Fishbein & Rutstein, 1981) Read more

Workout with Your Baby

A baby is no longer a reason not to workout.

I must admit I’m very impressed by this guys speed. Read more

Wii Exercising

I got a Wii Fit for Christmas. And I love it!

I don’t have any illusions that it will give me as effective exercise as going to the health club. But it is fast, easy and a lot of fun.

I use it instead of watching TV.

There are many Wii games that are really quite good exercise. If you swap your regular screen time for some active games you’ve definitely won.

This tables shows the kcal per minute that you burn when playing on your Wii console compared to the real live thing.

Where:            Wii                Live

Golf:                 3,1                 3,9

Bowling:         3,9                 7,2

Baseball:         4,5                7,3

Tennis:            5,2                 8,1

Boxing:           7,2                 10,2

Though I wonder if American College of Sports Medicine took all the walking and running into account when they did this research..
The results feels a bit high to me.

Of course it depends on HOW you play it. You can play Wii tennis with one hand in your pocket and the other just waiving your fist. You can also do the ski jump on the Wii Fit by simply standing on your board without moving.
But if your not doing anything then; what is the point?

Even if I find the resluts from American College of Sports Medicine high I absolutely find the Wii sports games great exercise. It is also very convenitent and a lot of fun.

There is a reason that even health clubs are adapting this type of exercising.

Check out the Wii Fit trailer.

Image courtesy to kelvin255 on Flickr.

Exercise While You Are Shopping

American women spend on average one hour a day shopping. Men spend 40 minutes.
On exercise and sports men spend 25 min a day. Women spend only 13.

One hour a day shopping and only 13 min exercising..

I started to look around and found some easy exercises that you can do without anyone really paying attention to it. This is true multitasking where you strengthen your arms, shoulders, abs, thighs and lower legs as you do your daily shopping.

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