Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Bikes For Fat People

I have to say that one of the biggest challenges is during my career as a physical therapist has been working with larger people. I found that a workout without weights was easier and more appropriate than trying to get them to get onto the machines.

One of the primary reasons for this is that the machines were not made to accommodate larger people. Another reason for this is that adding more resistance to the load that they were already carrying around appeared to be more of a burden than so

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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Martial Arts Fitness Training - BodyWeight Workout Outside The Dojo

In the recent past Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competition has become increasingly popular. But, it also provides a competing image to what most people thought of martial artists. 20-30 years ago the prevailing persona of a martial artist was sort of like a philosopher that lead a pretty minimalistic life. And, even though they may have looked like your average person they seemed able to perform amazing acts of physical power that appeared to go against natural laws. Today, in the 21st century, the

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