Category: fitness

Cold Weather Running Tips

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Winter Trail Running Suggestions The Trailsnet guest post for this week is from Gary. Gary has some great suggestions for you trail runners who forsake the indoor gym treadmills and brave the cold weather to hit the trails all year long. Today I’d like to talk to you about cold weather running and how you …

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What You Should Know About Resistance Training

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 Trails Provide Aerobic Training, But is That Enough? Plenty of people out there want to get healthy, and there’s so many methods which people can use to do so. As you know, Trailsnet.com is a big proponent of getting out on trails and riding bikes, hiking, riding Trikkes, inline skating, snowshoeing & more. Even though …

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Childhood Obesity Pervasive

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Childhood Obesity Worse in Southwestern U.S. But… Happy Thanksgiving!! Having said that, be carefully how much you indulge. Especially if you live in Mississippi. According to nearly every study on childhood obesity, the state of Mississippi has been the hardest hit. Whereas the folks who live in Utah, Colorado and Oregon have the most to …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/11/22/childhood-obesity-pervasive/

Physical Activity is the Key to Fitness

Colorado is firmly established as the least obese state in the U.S. It is often cited as being the healthiest state overall. Biking trails are part of a well-rounded fitness program. In today’s Parade magazine, it was clear that exercise, not diet, is the leading cause for Colorado’s enviable fitness level. Colorado did not make …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/05/01/physical-activity-is-the-key-to-fitness/