Fitness - Moms Own Words

Why You Should Use Trekking Poles on Hikes

January 11, 2011 By kristi maloney 6 Comments

I noticed on Sunday that Target has New Balance adjustable trekking (walking) poles on sale this week for $17. Today, I happened to hear a very fit talk show host recommend using trekking poles when hiking, as a matter of fact, he couldn’t recommend them more highly. Now the Target ad claims that you can [...]

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More Fun Exercise – It May Be Possible to Have Fun While Exercising

June 14, 2010 By admin 10 Comments

A while back I asked some members of Twitter Moms to comment on what they thought were fun ways to get exercise. Based on many of their responses, I wrote the article Fun Exercise-Is it Possible to Have Fun While Exercising? Since then, I’ve found some other new and unique exercises that just might be [...]

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Weighted Hula Hoops for Weight Loss

March 30, 2010 By admin 3 Comments

Just when I thought I was on a roll with my exercise routine, I found out that three hours on the treadmill and about an hour of weight training (per week) just isn’t enough to shed the pounds! According to Lindsey Tanner’s article “Daily Hour of Exercise Needed to Stay Thin“, new research indicates, “At [...]

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Fun Exercise- Is it Possible to Have Fun While Exercising?

October 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Do you associate the “F word” with exercise? By F Word I mean F-U-N, of course! For me, getting up at 5:30 am and dragging myself out to the treadmill for an hour, three days a week is not my idea of F-U-N. However, I continue to do it as the health benefits outweigh the [...]