General Fitness

Fit Past Forty (or Fifty or Further!)

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Fit Past Forty (or Fifty or Further!)

People often use age as an excuse for why they aren’t as fit as they were in their 20s, but did you know that from a purely physiological standpoint, your metabolism shouldn’t slow down more than 3% per decade after turning 30 years old? This means that when you’re 40, your metabolism should still be 97% of what…

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Schooled by Firefighters

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I got schooled big time at the 2016 Big Climb. I was allowed to participate this year in the LLS firefighter stair climb up the tallest building in Seattle. I’m not a firefighter, but the LLS staff is like family, so they let me in. I didn’t have a chip either, so it was basically…

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Letting it “All Hang Out” on the Weekends May Get You More of That…

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Letting it “All Hang Out” on the Weekends May Get You More of That…

If part of your body seem to be “hanging out” of places more than usual, it could be your weekend that is the cause. Many people tend to relax their healthy habits on the weekends as their routines are disrupted from the normal weekly schedules. Research shows that “lazy weekends” may boost body fat and reduce…

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Get a Might-O-Metabolism!

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Get a Might-O-Metabolism!

Do these three things to crank up your metabolism and become a ferocious fat burner!

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