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Fitness Terms to know:

Posted: 04/04/2012

Aerobic/cardiovascular activity: These are exercises that are strenuous enough to temporarily speed up your breathing and heart rate. Running, cycling, walking, swimming, and dancing fall in this category.Maximum Heart Rate: is based on the person's age. An estimate of a person's maximum age-related heart rate can be obtained by subtracting the person's age...

In Between Workouts: Smart Nutrition and A Few More Steps

Posted: 08/01/2011

Count every step towards your goal by wearing a pedometer. This is a great way to keep track of exactly how many steps you take including home and at work. By simply walking 2,500 steps (about one mile) you can burn 100-125 calories more calories and lose an extra pound per week. But don't sacrifice nutrition for weight loss either. Knowing when and what to eat is just...

Former Engineer Turned Fitness Trainer Embarks on Charity Walk for Diabetes

Posted: 10/06/2010

  Health nuts and gym rats can be quite annoying—critiquing everything you eat, flashing their firm physiques at every opportunity, devouring food you wouldn’t touch even if you were starving—the nerve of them. But Kenneth Clarke isn’t like that. The physical trainer doesn’t want you to envy, he simply wants you to enjoy and live life....

Let's Get Fit - Local woman, 40, trains as body-builder.

Posted: 07/09/2010

By Arielle RettingThursday, July 08, 2010After 17 years of climbing the corporate ladder, 30-year-old Sherry Nicely noticed she was getting winded — both metaphorically and physically."I was just never really satisfied or fulfilled, and sitting behind a desk doing accounting I realized that my health wasn’t as good as it could be," Nicely said. "You know, that...

Fitness Together Named Official Sponsor of American Diabetes Association ‘Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes’ in DC

Posted: 06/24/2010

Silver Spring, MD—Fitness Together, the nation’s top one-to-one personal training franchise, is pleased to announce it has been named the Official Health and Fitness Sponsor for the National Capital Area “Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes” event spearheaded by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The event will be held October 23, 2010, starting...

Top 5 Strategies at the Summer BBQ

Posted: 04/27/2010

Fitness Together’s Army Officer-Turned-Workout Guru Offers:‘Top 5 Strategies at the Summer BBQ’Bethesda, MD—Its BBQ season again and Americans will once again face the temptations of the backyard grill. This is where we can all pack on the pounds if we aren’t careful, but help is here!Rick Coe, one of Washington DC’s top local fitness experts,...

The Importance of Sleep

Posted: 04/25/2010

Sleep is an essential body process that ensures that our waking selves are in good condition physically, mentally, and emotionally. Get too little or too much sleep, and you'll function poorly, feel depressed and fatigued, having slower response times, be more prone to injuries, and lower your body's immune response, among other things. Here's another way to look at it- national...