Month: July 2012

20 Low Impact Calorie Burning Exercises

July 22, 2012
WALKING UPHILL

To lose one pound every week, you have to burn 3500 calories per week. That’s 500 calories per day.  The right way to reduce calories, is to decrease food intake, and increase your exercise. Consider weight loss as a healthy lifestyle change, not a quick fix to lose a few pounds, so that you’ll look good for a special event.  The idea is to lose it, and keep it off for good through healthy eating. Continue reading “20 Low Impact Calorie Burning Exercises”

Heart Disease Facts

July 18, 2012

BOARDROOM HEART ATTACK

If you really love your family, please take better care of yourself.  Your family may be parents who depend on you, your children, a partner, a spouse, companion animals, close friends, a child who isn’t well.

Heart disease is The Number One Cause of Death for men and women in the United States.  Here are more sad facts about heart disease from the Heart Foundation, and the Centers For Disease Control.

Information in this post is educational.  It should not be used to replace medical advice from your physician, or other healthcare provider.

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Copyright 2012 Irene Pastore, and Blue Moon Personal Training

How To Avoid Overuse Injuries

July 16, 2012

WHAT IS AN OVERUSE INJURY?
An overuse injury is a chronic irritation to a body part. Other names for overuse injuries are repetitive stress injuries, and cumulative trauma injuries.  Unlike acute injuries that are caused by a single traumatic event, overuse injuries happen over time.  An overuse injury may involve tendons, bones, joints, or muscles. Continue reading “How To Avoid Overuse Injuries”