By Dana Neve, fitness coach, Get Your Rear in Gear Ask the Trainer contributor Temperatures are rising, ice and snow are melting, greenery is sprouting, birds are chirping, air conditioners are running . . . however Spring harkens in your area the trend is clear, we ARE saying good-bye, farewell, so long, don’t let the [...]
By Bryan Brander, Bull City Coaching, Durham, N.C. “Running shoes are running shoes…there is no way I’m spending that much on shoes…I’m not a serious runner so my knock-a-round sneakers will do just fine.” As a running coach, I hear statements like these on a regular basis when working with new runners, but here’s to [...]
Walking, running and hiking are excellent forms of exercise. As weight bearing activities, these workouts help to improve joint health, burn calories, and as part of an overall exercise program, help to improve health and wellness. Moderate exercise has also been shown to help prevent many forms of disease, including colon cancer. But sore calves [...]
Heart rate training can make any workout more effective. Whether you are training to run a Get Your Rear in Gear 5K, preparing for a marathon to raise funds for the cause, or simply trying to lose weight for improved health, maintaining the proper heart rate is a great workout technique to reach those goals [...]
Ask the Trainer at GetYourRearinGear.com gets numerous questions from women who want to lose weight, get in shape, or tighten typical problem areas. Last week’s Workout Tips for Women offered advice from Chris Freytag about toning the hips, thighs and abs. This week, fitness expert Kris Wayne offers more advice for women who are committed [...]
The Ask the Trainer program at GetYourRearinGear.com has become a leading resource for exercisers who are seeking to improve their health, prevent disease, lose weight, or get in shape. Our panel of fitness experts field questions from advanced fitness buffs, new exercisers, and everyone in between. Recently, a number of questions have come in from [...]
Runner Matt Carrera has a training plan to reach both his marathon and fundraising goals. The 32 year-old chiropractor will be running the January 2011 Walt Disney World Marathon to raise funds for the Colon Cancer Coalition and to reach his own personal fitness goals. Carrera had always wanted to run a marathon, but when [...]
Maintaining a healthy body weight is important for optimal health and disease prevention. Several of the Get Your Rear in Gear Ask the Doctor panelists point to good exercise and nutrition habits as important elements in the prevention of many cancers, including colon cancer. But weight loss can be a challenge. Recently, this reader contacted [...]
Whether you are training for a Get Your Rear in Gear 5K or or prepping for a marathon, an effective warm up will put your best foot forward during training runs. This Ask the Trainer question comes from a runner who wants to be sure he is doing the best possible exercises before he hits [...]
Metabolic testing can take the guesswork out of exercise. By evaluating several key factors, this test can give exercisers specific personalized numbers to reach their goals, whether those goals are improved health, weight loss, or both. This Ask the Trainer question comes from a healthy older exerciser who is frustrated after hitting an exercise plateau. [...]
