Too Much Sitting – Another Fitness Rocks Video

This short exercise video contains a demonstration of lunges by Paul and Heather Crosby that you can do at home or work.  The video also covers material from Podcast 135 about the negative effects of prolonged sitting.

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Childhood Obesity is a Big Deal

This week on Fitness Rocks I review a few articles on Childhood Obesity.  This is a growing problem that will have substantial economic consequences for our nation and the world.  Get interested in this problem, even if you aren’t overweight and even if you don’t have kids.
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Abdominal Strengthening

Heather Crosby, a certified personal trainer and owner (with her husband, Paul) of Crosby Personal Training located at Cape Cod Fitness Center, has agreed to do a series of exercise videos for Fitness Rocks. We started with a short video on Abdominal strengthening in which Heather uses the MECA back wedge developed by Dr. Jeff Anderson, CSCS (www.mecaback.com).

Heather points out that when positioning oneself on the wedge it is important to have the hips relaxed with your butt off  the floor.

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Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease – the Movie

This is a new feature that I hope I can sustain each week.  I’ve put the content of the most recent podcast, Fitness Rocks podcast 136, into a slide show as a quicktime movie.  The movie runs about seven and a half minutes.  Check it out and tell me what you think.

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