Lose Your Ego,
Gain a Better Workout

You can improve the intensity and calorie burn from your next Arc Trainer workout if you compete with someone who is fitter than you. One Kansas State University researcher found that those who exercised with a teammate whom they perceived to be better increased their workout time and intensity by as much as 200 percent.

CYBEX GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED

FOUNDATIONAL FIVE 

When it comes to working out, relying on beginner’s luck can be fickle – and dangerous. To help you start smart we put together the exercise essentials that reflect the very best research in exercise science.

Snack Yourself Slim

Contrary to conventional wisdom, the more consumers snack, the healthier their eating behaviors, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. NPD’s recently released snacking market research report finds that many Americans view snacking as a way to improve healthy eating habits. Consumers following the healthiest diets snack twice as often as those with less healthy diets.

THIS WEEK IN FITNESS

We did all of the digging for the latest fitness news so you don't have to.

How to Get Out of a Workout Rut

If you've been diligently logging in major mileage on the Arc Trainer or Cybex treadmill at the same intensity and same distance — for ages, you might be in a workout rut. If you just aren't enjoying workouts any more or aren't getting the same satisfaction or results you used to enjoy, it might be time to step OFF the treadmill for a week or two.

THE CORE ON BRAVO SERIES:
Reverse Plank
                         with Brett Fischer PT, ATC, CSCS 

The Core on Bravo is an 8-part video series featuring renowned Strength and Conditioning Coach, Brett Fischer.  Filmed on location at Fischer Sports in Phoenix, Arizona, each episode will feature a rough-cut instructional video with Brett identifying a different specific core exercise using the Bravo Functional Trainer. Along with Dr. Paul Juris of the Cybex Research Institute, he’ll explain the core areas targeted, the accessories used, and proper technique. The purpose of this series is to help you learn not only what you are doing but why you are doing it, for a safer workout with faster results.

Banish Post-Binge Bloat

5 Simple Strategies
for a Sane Thanksgiving

If you live in the United States, the approaching Thanksgiving holiday will have you surrounded by many irresistible food temptations.  Thanksgiving Day is the beginning of the celebratory season of feasting and weight gain that often marks (or mars) our holidays.

FLEX MUSCLES, FIGHT FOOD CRAVINGS

The raised clenched fist is an international symbol of protest — and now new research suggests it might literally help you fight food cravings and preserve your precious physique!  If you’ve ever tensed up while trying to weather an unpleasant situation, you’ll understand why this might work: Muscle tightening helps you marshal strength for action, including rejecting tempting choices, such as the dessert tray, super-sized portions, or unhealthy snacks on the go.

From Feet to Hair:
The Post Pregnancy Body

More than anything else in the world, I love being a mother. Pregnancy however was a completely different story. Although I was fit when I conceived, my pregnancy was challenging and had complications. After giving birth the changes in my body, from my feet all the way up to my hair were not at all rewarding.

Recently I have become an Aunt and God Parent, reminding me of my experience and the extreme physical challenge of birth and body recovery after giving birth.  In honor of the women in the world who joyfully and nobly are birthing and raising the next generation of leaders, here is the first of a two part series on recovery and exercise tips to help you get back on top!