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My Fitness & Online Resolutions for 2012

January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Hi everyone. It probably seems a little late to be talking about New Year’s resolutions considering it’s almost February. The reason I am only getting round to it now is that I have been super busy working on Best Fitness PLR so unfortunately the time I have to spend on this website is limited. Over the next few months this trend is probably going to continue as the majority of my time will be focused on building up Best Fitness PLR. You’ll still be getting the same amount of content on Free Fitness Tips but less content will be written by me and more content will be in the form of … [Read more...]

The Benefits of Balancing High Impact Activities with Yoga

December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone.  Today's article is a guest post from the freelance writer Melanie Slaugh. ----- When people start exercising it’s not uncommon to get swept up into the ideology that more is more and the only way to get into great shape is to do a lot of high impact, heart pounding activities. High impact activities like running, high intensity interval training (or HIIT) and plyometric exercises all have their place in working out. However doing too many high impact activities can be hard on your joints and leave you physically and mentally fatigued and burned out. This is why doing … [Read more...]

6 Tips For Great Weight Loss Motivation

May 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Hello everyone.  Today’s article is a guest post from Stefan Edlund.  On his website Stefan offers visitors a free report on How To Lose Weight Fast. ----- You have decided that you are going to lose weight, you have found a great training program and diet to follow, and you feel motivated and ready. So the first week goes fine and you follow your program. Then the next week comes along, and you maybe start to miss a few of your exercise routines, and start to cheat on your diet. And then the third week comes, and you have lost all your motivation for training and eating right, … [Read more...]

How To Overcome Obstacles: Let’s Fight Back!

February 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Hello everyone.  Today’s guest post comes from Adana Lima who writes for Dumbbells For Sale - a company which offers a wide range of high quality, adjustable dumbbells. ----- As you move along with your workout and diet plan, there's no question that there are going to be times when you do slightly struggle along.  Whether it's because time is something you just don't have and getting to the gym seems next to impossible or you're fighting mad cravings that just won't quit, it's normal to expect some turbulence within your program as it is a normal and natural occurrence that will … [Read more...]

5 Simple Steps To Make Your Fitness Resolutions Stick This Year

January 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
A list of fitness related New Year resolutions on a notepad.

"A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other." - Anonymous With the New Year just getting started you have probably set yourself some fitness resolutions.  Perhaps this is the year where you want to sculpt those those six pack abs?  Maybe this is the year you are finally going to kick your smoking habit?  Whilst setting fitness resolutions is a fantastic idea, the facts are that despite the best intentions most New Year's resolutions will fail.  In this study of 3,000 people, only 12% were successful with their New Year's resolutions.  Today I am going … [Read more...]

My Fitness Resolutions for 2011

January 4, 2011 By 4 Comments
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Now that the New Year is upon us you are probably starting to act on your New Years resolutions.  Perhaps you want to quit smoking this year?  Maybe you want to get rid of your beer belly?  Whatever your goals I wish you all the best and if they are fitness related there is plenty of great content available on this website to help you hit them this year.  Today I am going to be reviewing my fitness resolutions for 2010 and making my fitness resolutions for 2011. REVIEW OF MY FITNESS RESOLUTIONS FOR 2010 1) TO ENTER A 10K RUN:- Unfortunately, I did not manage to enter a 10k run for … [Read more...]

Learn How Yoga Is Good For Your Skin

October 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A woman doing yoga in a green forest.

Hello everyone.  Today's article is a guest post from Jennica who is a guest blogger for YoungNHappy.com a fantastic anti ageing resource.  I highly recommend you head over and have a look after you have read Jennica's guest post. ----- Yoga is an ancient art which offers many advantages and maintains health. Not only the body maintains its health but it also brings radiance to the skin as yoga helps to balance the flow of oxygen and hormones. Let us have a glance at the many skin benefits of yoga. By doing Yoga regularly, you get a healthy glow in your skin. The reason is that Yoga … [Read more...]

Positive Thinking and Successful Slimming

March 20, 2010 By 4 Comments
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  Hello everyone.  Today's article is a guest post from Audrey Makepeace who writes for http://www.slimmingresources.com/.  This blog contains some excellent weight loss advice and I highly recommend you check it out once you have read Audrey's guest post. ----- Have you ever noticed that some people seem to always be thinking positive thoughts, while others tend to be a lot more negative? Most people seem to fall somewhere in between and get annoyed with the people that fall on either end of the scale. There are some definite benefits to thinking positive though, including links … [Read more...]

My Fitness Resolutions for 2010

January 31, 2010 By 9 Comments
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Hey guys.  I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year.  I expect by now most of you will have settled back into work and have enjoyed the first month of 2010.  Hopefully you have all managed to stick to the resolutions you made for the year so far.  Today I am going to kick off the content on the Free Fitness Tips Blog for 2010 with a slightly belated post on whether I achieved my fitness resolutions for 2009, what my fitness resolutions are for 2010 and what topics I am planning to post on the Free Fitness Tips Blog over the coming months. REVIEW OF MY 2009 FITNESS RESOLUTIONS Last … [Read more...]

4 Ways That Jogging Improves Your Mental Fitness

August 16, 2009 By 8 Comments
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"Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring." - Jimmy Carter In my recent articles I have focussed on jogging and the related health benefits you can enjoy by practising this activity.  In these articles I briefly covered the benefits jogging could have on your mental fitness.  Today I want to discuss this area in greater detail and provide you with four mental benefits of regular jogging. 1) IT CAN IMPROVE YOUR CONFIDENCE:- When you jog you are overcoming both personal obstacles … [Read more...]

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