Author Archives: Lee Cherry

Power blocks – Adjustable dumbbells that will take up very little space.
http://www.amazon.com/PowerBlock-SportBlock-Adjustable-24-Pounds-Dumbbell/dp/B000A6T9I8/ref=sr_1_3?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1321109180&sr=1-3
Yoga Mat – A must have for comfort during floor exercises.
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Stability Ball – Has multiple uses for overall body conditioning
http://www.amazon.com/Thera-band-Deflate-System-Anti-Burst-Exercise/dp/B00066DBBS/ref=sr_1_21?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1321108989&sr=1-21
Leg bands – Used…

Energy is the capacity to perform work.  Work is the application of force, contracting muscles to apply force against a resistance.  Energy is a necessary prerequisite for performing physical work during workouts.  Ultimately, we derive energy from converting food at…

1. Forces That Cause Movement
Joint movement is caused primarily by either muscle shortening or gravitational pull, although other forces, such as another person pushing or pulling on a body part, may cause joint movement.  Whether a muscle action causes…

You may think performing one repetition involving contraction and relaxation of a group of muscles is an easy process; however this is a very intricate cascade of events which the healthy body is capable of completing with exact precision.
The…

Colorado has historically had low obesity rates, especially when considering the staggering rate of obesity that is plaguing the nation. Although Colorado still remains in the less than 19-percent, while the rest of America averages 30-percent, it still isn’t great…