I went to Target yesterday and, because they were on sale and I’m a sucker for a bargain, I picked up a pair of dumbbells.  They’re 10 lbs each, coated, and made by Reebok.

At the gym, I use the bicep freemotion machine (cables and handles), the tricep freemotion and tricep press machines, and occassionally the preacher curl bicep machine.  I don’t like to use the preacher curl machine because my arms are short and I can’t position them comfortably on … see the full entry

As I mentioned in my previous post, I bought a pedometer to get a better grasp of how many calories I burn a day. In order to do this, I needed to know my activity level and a measurement of one’s daily step count is a good indicator of this (sedentary, lightly active, moderately active, active, etc.)

I bought the Omron HJ-720ITC Pocket Pedometer from Amazon.com based on reviews … see the full entry

Your basal metabolic rate, or BMR, is how many calories your body burns daily to keep you alive.  That is, even if you were to lie in bed all day, your body would still be burning calories as your heart pumps, your lungs breathe, your brain works, your blood flows, etc.  You can consider this your baseline calorie expenditure.

The older you get, the lower your BMR gets, and the heavier you are, the higher your BMR.  This may seem unfair … see the full entry

I stumbled upon this website today and it has some really insightful articles relating to diet, exercise, and nutrition. Here’s one that I just finished reading that I found really interesting. It contains information I’ve heard before (about high intensity vs low intensity mainly), but it helps drive home that concept for me and convinces me that I need to focus more on high intensity exercise in order to achieve the body I want.

Why Short Workouts Work … see the full entry