Heart Rate Training Made Simple: “The plan”

To exercise is paramount. Keeping exercise fun is the most important objective. The goal of going faster over a distance requires multiple components of fitness:.

• Endurance : ability to last longer periods of time;
• Speed: ability to go fast for longer periods of time;
• Strength: ability to surge (hills) and recover quickly.

Eat Your Fruits and Veggies the Delicious Way

Eating more fruits and vegetables is always a challenge for most Americans. One of the reasons for low intake of fruits and especially vegetables is finding tasty recipes that are easy to fix and ones that will be appropriate for the whole family. The following recipes are very colorful which helps to ensure that they contain an assortment of vitamins and minerals. Enjoy! continued >>

Healthy Living is a Life-Long Habit for Kentuckiana HealthFitness Magazine's People's Choice Award Winners

January is synonymous with folks lacing up their running shoes or perching goggle-bound on pool decks, grimly determined to follow through on New Year's resolutions echoing those of years past: get fit, lose weight, eat healthier. By February, when resolve begins to weaken and the excuses start--I'll wait until the weather warms up. Winter is meant for hibernation, right?--healthy living can appear as elusive as the discovery of a magical, one-dose pill that delivers sculpted muscles and boundless energy. continued >>

Dancing Your Way to a Fitter You

Maybe it's all the excitement around the dance contests we see played out on primetime TV. Or perhaps it's that we are all so bored with the “same ol' thing.” Whatever the reason health clubs are offering all types of dance related classes to help tone your body, increase your strength and improve your cardiovascular system. At Louisville Athletic Club on Westport Road the Work It class is filled to capacity. continued >>