By Anne, on October 17th, 2011 Ever see someone in the gym and wonder ‘What the heck are they doing?’ or ‘How did they come up with THAT’ or ‘I wish I knew some awesome exercises like that. All I do are crunches.’
You’re in luck! You are about to be one of those people that walks around the gym with a sheet of paper and a purpose. Or at least have some idea what to do when you’re creating a workout to do in your own home.
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon GainFitness.com. This tool allows you to select your available equipment, workout time, and area of . . . → Read More: Gain Fitness: Build your own workout
By Guest Author, on September 21st, 2011 Fit Milwaukee welcomes guest author Jenn Collins, a reformed non-runner who also dabbles in weightlifting and biking. As a “graduate” of the Couch to 5K program she has become a race fanatic and is currently training for her first half marathon. She regularly blogs at Monkey Butt Junction. Twitter: @MBJunction
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In August of 2010 I started the Couch to 5K program, a running plan aimed at getting a non-runner to be able to run 3 miles (5K) over the course of nine weeks. The program demands three running sessions each week, each session taking . . . → Read More: Ask a Couch to 5K Graduate
By Marty, on March 17th, 2010 Kheenan has another app review for us!
Have you ever wanted let your friends or family know how you are doing . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review iMapMyRun (Free Version) By MapMyFitness
By Marty, on March 10th, 2010 Kheenan is back with another mobile app review:
If you enjoy Yoga like I do and want to practice poses you either learn in class or from watching Yoga DVD’s than this app is a good way to . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review: 101 Yoga Poses (Free Version) by Pocket Cocktails Inc.
By Marty, on March 3rd, 2010
By Marty, on February 24th, 2010
If you haven’t heard of geocaching before, click here to read more about how it all works. It’s a lot of fun, enjoyed by adults and children, and can “trick” you into getting some exercise by distracting you from the hike you’re taking in search of hidden treasure. Also, stay tuned for more information about upcoming Fit Milwaukee geocaching outings, including a special event later this summer.
The Geocaching app by Groundspeak puts the information at www.geocaching.com at your fingertips, and even adds GPS location services to help you find the cache nearest you at any given time. You can locate . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review – Geocaching by Groundspeak
By Marty, on February 17th, 2010 Our second Mobile App Review from Kheenan HalvorsonIf you love to run, walk, ride your bike this app is definitely . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review: RunKeeper by FitnessKeeper
By Marty, on February 10th, 2010
If you’ve never heard of the Couch to 5K running program, check out this link for the program description. In a nutshell, it is a run/walk interval training program designed to take a person from a couch potato to being able to run for 30 minutes straight in roughly 9 weeks. I say “roughly 9 weeks” because you are encouraged to repeat a week if either you were unable to complete it or don’t think you’re ready to progress to the next week. I can personally vouch for the success of this program, as I . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review – C25K by Alex Stankovic
By Marty, on February 3rd, 2010 Fit Milwaukee would like to welcome guest writer Kheenan Halvorson who maintains his own blog over at UFF-DA. Kheenan’s first post will kick off a new series of mobile app reviews to appear here every Wednesday.
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Lose It is a fitness/weight management app made easy on the iPhone and . . . → Read More: Mobile App Review – Lose It by FitDay
By Marty, on November 30th, 2009 , Today we welcome guest poster Marty Burian (a.k.a. @mjburian on Twitter) and his advice on how to achieve your fitness goals.
As it starts to get colder outside, I find myself spending more time thinking about my fitness goals for next year. This is a challenge to all of you to set (and meet) a few key fitness goals in 2010. Whether you are a couch potato or have already run a marathon or biked a century, you know there are things you wish you could do. The first step in meeting any goal is setting it. . . . → Read More: Fitness Goals: Tools for Success
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