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The Benefits of Swimming  Swimming is not only a fun summertime activity, but it is also a great way to get into shape. When rhythmically moving your body in a water environment, you improve your cardiorespiratory system, strengthen your muscles and increases your overall endurance. As an added bonus, the buoyancy of the water reduces stress on the joints, especially important for aging joints. Exercising in the water can also help you to control your weight. Swimming for 30 minutes will ...

Change is in the Air The past week here in Rochester has made it abundantly clear that Spring is on its way! Those first few warm days after a long, cold winter are so refreshing and energizing. Warmer weather, longer days, flowers blooming, buds on trees, birds chirping, are all compounding subtle reminders that it’s almost here. Any change of season typically brings with it the anticipation of transition. Spring especially tends to inspire new fitness goals, getting outside, and getting...

Some Tips For Goal Setting New year, new (or revamped) goals. Don’t know where to begin? Below are some tips to get you started: 1.) Avoid unrealistic and/or arbitrary numbers. Oftentimes, with good intentions, we set our sights too high, too fast. Although aiming high is encouraged, this could potentially set us up for frustration or disappointment down the line. Instead of aiming to lose twenty pounds in three weeks, give yourself more time (more like twenty weeks) or a less daunting n...

Thoughts on Exercise Guilt I read two spot on posts this past Thanksgiving: 1.) “Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’m thankful for family, friends, food, football, and fdeadlifts. I always do a hard workout Thanksgiving morning to make myself feel better about pigging out later, even though I obviously know that exercise can’t offset a bad diet. On Thanksgiving I convince myself that is does though, and I tell myself that if I do deadlifts, all the food I eat will magically turn to ...

“Warm up” with this quick movement routine As the thermometer plummets, cold related injuries tend to increase. Most of the time, these injuries can be prevented with a quick and simple warm-up. Whether you are going out to shovel snow or for an intentional walk/run/hike, do yourself a favor and run through this five minute routine before you step outside: -1 minute jumping jacks (step out to modify) -1 minute modified mountain climbers (push up position, alternate bringing knees ...