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• July 26, 2011

  How Important Is VO2 Max?

  After a 13 day run of blog posts, I wasn’t able to write something.  I was busy finishing a lab for exercise physiology in reference to our submaximal steady state evaluation and predicted VO2 maximum.  After answering some questions regarding my predicted VO2 max, I had to write a 10 week program of aerobic exercise…

• July 24, 2011

  Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead

  Imagine if you could improve your life expectancy, quality of life, health, wellness, and appearance, all by including more fruits and vegetables in your diet  Doesn’t that sound like a pretty good deal?  Obviously!  Now question number two….Why aren’t you eating healthier? I just finished watching the documentary Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.  It was…

• July 23, 2011

  1 Minute Milkshake

  I just made a shake in one minute.  It happened so quickly that I had to go back and take a picture of the ingredients, since I realized it was both delicious, easy to make, and requires minimal time.  In the few minutes since I made the shake, I’ve already finished it.  For those of…

• July 22, 2011

  Free-For-All Friday

  It’s hot out, isn’t it?  I mean, I woke up and I was practically sweating at 9am.  My lack of air conditioner could be a contributing factor, because the rest of the house feels fine.  I can’t give one solid reason for not using an AC, but it’s mostly to reduce my carbon foot print…

• July 21, 2011

  Get After It, Grandma!

  There are many stereotypes and biases in the exercise community, and I don’t like any of them.  We really have a ‘fat burning zone’?  Is weight lifting only for ‘body builders’, while machines are for the rest of us?  Are machines really safer than free weights?  Guys are supposed to lift while girls go to…