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Vacation Week Bring It! Workouts

I was on vacation last week, with a bad foot. We had lots of walking planned, though, and I generally try to fit in a 30-60 minute workout in the morning if possible, and the hotel has an exercise room. My goals were 1) Don’t overeat ALL the time (maybe SOME OF the time); 2) […]

Is Stretching Good for You?

In a recent Get Fit Guy Podcast titled How to Get More Flexible (transcript available on the page), host Ben Greenfield discusses the pros and cons of stretching, overstretching, and inflexibility. There are good reasons to use static stretches and dynamic stretches. For example, it’s a good idea to increase range of motion in the […]

P90X2 Cast Profile: Sean (Chest + Back + Balance, V Sculpt)

Push Up Side Arm Balance on Med Balls. Nice socks!

Name: Sean Callahan

P90X2 Introduction: Sean is featured in two of the P90X2 workouts: Chest + Back + Balance, and V Sculpt. He is a Beachbody coach, and has become one of Tony Horton’s “Sunday workout buddies.” (December 2013 update: Sean is back for […]

Bring It! Warrior Phase 1, Week 6, and Injury Update

I started the week with an injured foot, so I knew this would be an “opportunity” to modify exercises and learn to cope with the situation. I’ve heard athletes talk about weeks and months of recovery from much more serious injuries. My rule of thumb was to exercise as much as possible, without aggravating my […]

Jillian Michaels Criticizes P90X on Exercise Recovery

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If you’ve read the tag line of my blog, you know that Tony Horton and Jillian Michaels are two big fitness icons in my life. I started with Jillian’s DVDs after clocking a lot of hours on the treadmill, and she taught me there was more to workouts than cardio. After […]