by Lani Muelrath | Jun 22, 2009 | All Posts, All Setup, Move Your Body, Video
I don’t know about you, but I love lower body work. Good thing, because you NEED to challenge those lower body muscles for a strong body, better back, improved posture and to just plain give your seat a lift. {See 4 reasons you need to get your glutes in...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 15, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
[widget id=”text-459297251″/] OK, I give up. Not on my morning workout, but on finding THE socks that help carry me through it. While tearing through my drawer trying to find them, it occurred to me how much value we can find – motivation,...
by Lani Muelrath | Jun 13, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
With 3 weeks out of the last 7 being on travel adventure of one form or another, my usual fitness routine has been a mix of eclectic alternatives. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. Central to my fitness dream is to have an exercise and eating...
by Lani Muelrath | May 23, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Floating may not sound like much of a fitness activity. But scuba diving cranks up the calorie burn, requires cardiovascular strength, upper body brawn, demands the power of a good leg-kick, challenges your core muscles, and envelopes you in deep relaxation all at...
by Lani Muelrath | May 11, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Long steeped in the basics of Weight Training, Supersets, and Yoga as my favorite workout regimens, there come the times when I have a hankering to get back to my dancer’s roots. See, dance is where I started. Actually, my love affair with dance began...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 19, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
As much as I enjoy working out with weights and other toys of the trade, there’s nothing like having a whole arsenal of exercises that only require the use of your own body weight to keep you challenged. And as a world traveler, this is something I need to have...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 9, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
It seems that this phrase has been on my tongue, in my voice, and in my ears – in one shape or form – a lot over the past month. I underscored the idea with the article “It’s The Calories, Honey!” It seems to be one of the biggest...
by Lani Muelrath | Apr 5, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Video
A beautiful, strong torso with elegant posture and protection from back pain, all while enhancing your metabolic rate and a big return on your exercise time investment? Yes, it’s possible with this outstanding exercise in your fitness arsenal. But before we go...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 11, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
Wanna gain muscle, lose fat, and feel vital in body, mind and spirit? There are conversations all over the place about these very things here at thetruthabout…. and if you haven’t been able to take a peek or listen in on “comments” before, here...
by Lani Muelrath | Mar 4, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
Looking for the magic weight loss bullet? Tricks for “burning off” the fat? Let’s face it. When it comes right down to weight loss and fat loss, it’s the calories that count. Yet how many of us have spent years – decades even – in...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 25, 2009 | Move Your Body, Weight Loss
Ready for Part 2? Previously, I introduced the term EPOC on a blog post here: EPOC: Hot Ticket Item In You Fat Loss Toolkit?. Quick snapshot? EPOC stands for “excess post-exercise oxygen consumption”. This is the sustained oxygen consumption that takes...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 18, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body, Weight Loss
EPOC. I know what you’re thinking: “Oh, no, another acronym!” Well my fit friends, this is definitely one you want to know about! For it a powerful tool you want to have tucked away in your body recomposition, weight management, or fat loss arsenal....
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 4, 2009 | Move Your Body, Weight Loss
Do you ever wish you could just force a fitness issue and be there NOW? Listen: You can’t just force fat off your body. Our bodies just don’t work that way. The question still comes up – how to move fitness or fat loss forward as quickly as...
by Lani Muelrath | Feb 2, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
There’s more than political change in the White House; it appears we have a Commander-in-Chief who is fitter than the last few, and that can only be good publicity for the fitness cause! Everyone saw the photograph of a bare-chested Obama strolling Sandy Beach...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 16, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
This question came across my desk this week: “What counts as resistance training? Does it need to involve weights to get the best results?” And frankly, it is quite a common question, which inspires me to address it once again, right here. If you are...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 16, 2009 | All Posts, Move Your Body
Interval Training has got to be one of my all-time favorite exercise tactics for fat loss. That means that it consistently delivers when it comes to optimizing body composition. If you already have a copy of my interval training guide that comes with my Free Fitness...
by Lani Muelrath | Jan 11, 2009 | All Posts, All Setup, Move Your Body
It’s hard to know these days which is the best reference word for the backside: booty? butt? What do you prefer? And I don’t want to be exclusive and say “glutes” because there are actually multiple muscles involved when it comes to shaping...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 22, 2008 | Move Your Body
Supersets for SuperShaping Let’s face it, I love feeling fit and strong! There’s nothing like lithe strength (yes these two can go together!) to make you energetic and shapely at the same time. And the feeling of empowerment that comes with physical...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 21, 2008 | Move Your Body
Yes! Finished today’s workout and the time FLEW by. I champion the short, fast, to the point workout. There’s just so doggone much to do and so I like to get my energizing, muscle-building, stress-reducing, good sleep enhancing, body shaping (can you...
by Lani Muelrath | Dec 21, 2008 | All Posts, Fit Quickies, Move Your Body
We’re ALL looking for quick, easy ways to flatten the belly, right? I’m talking about that area right below the belt line, often referred to as the “pooch”. And if you DON’T know where the “pooch” area is, please present...
