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To Class or not to Class?

While group exercise classes may seem like the ultimate solution for your fitness goals, here's what to consider.

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Body-Weight Exercise Pros and Cons

99.9% of people are not entering competitions for body-building. It's more likely that the person asking is someone who struggles to exercise in the first place. So the question becomes, which type of exercise am I most likely to do consistently and will still get great results?

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The Only 5 Pieces of Workout Gear You Need

Gym memberships are come at a cost: more than financially. They require you to be in town, have time to drive to-and-fro, and distract you with hot-tubs and impractical machines. Put in a few hours of research into this life-long skill of body-weight training. I explain how to hit your fitness goals on a budget.

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Houston's Top 7 Best Outdoor Workout Equipment

BYOB of course...bring your own body-weight! Never-before see collection of parks at have the best free exercise equipment in Houston. DIY exercisers will find that they are able to (with some creativity) get just as good of a workout in without a gym membership and gym machines. Full body strengthening is possible with limited fitness equipment thanks to these select locations in Houston available to the public - most are hardly ever used and remain somewhat secret!

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Enjoy Your Workouts

Using a bit of creativity to make your daily or weekly workouts fun and enjoyable could be the key to life-long fitness. Jogging in the park isn't usually something sustainable for people. Your workout ideas in Houston must come from a place of uniqueness and personalization for you. This article and others like it will help guide you toward interesting workout ideas.

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"Working Out": A Misnomer

All the workout tips in the world can't help you unless you find a way to look forward to exercising. In this blog I hope to help aspiring lifetime-exercisers to reframe their attitude towards what I call 'movement'. Think back to when you were a kid; in what way did you naturally 'play' through movement? Competition? Gracefulness? Drop the normal jog and weight-lift if that's not exciting you.

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How to Choose a Personal Trainer

Unlike choosing an insurance provider, finding the right personal trainer requires a more intuitive/chemistry-based approach. Other than looking just at pricing and availability, you must consider other factors that may become critical to your success over the course of weeks or months of an exercise training program. In addition, there are snares and tricks that you may be prone to falling for if you don't have any previous experience hiring a personal trainer. There is a large degree of trust and stewardship involved.

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