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Jul

10 Flavors of Pushups

I'm growing tired of the plethora of pushup apps, programs and social campaigns. It seems that the pushup has become the next de facto "get healthy" exercise after running.

While any sort of physical activity is certainly a good thing, the problem I have with these campaigns is that they don't create a long term sustainable interest or passion for exercise. Performing the same exercise repeatedly is not a good way to increase your overall fitness level. It's always going to favor some areas over others and the body adapts to such routines hindering your progress. Moreover it's just boring.

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Aug

4 items that have reinvented my workouts

In the past 18 months I've completely changed the way I exercise. Until the first part of 2009 my workout routine was quite standard: treadmills and weights broken down into 3 days with a rest at the end, repeating ad nauseum.

#1 GymBoss Interval Timer. This goes hand in hand with a whole different way of exercising. Using the GymBoss Interval Timer I've migrated away from the traditional warmup, workout, cooldown methodology towards exercise-routines more in line with High Intensity Interval Training. Even when I do perform a traditional exercise routine not designed around