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Proper Nutrition and Training for a Marathon

How you should eat and what you should eat while training for your next marathon to maximize your performance.




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Benefits of Strength Training for Women

The benefits for women of strength training.




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Muslce Training Isotonic, Isometric, Isokinetic

A look at different types of muscle training




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High Intensity Interval Training

About high intensity interval training and how it can benefit you.




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Using A Bike Trainer for Winter Cardio

Indoor bike trainers and the various types.




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Weight Training and Bodybuilding Tips

Here are some tips when you are weight training or bodybuilding.




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Post Training Recovery After Running

Ways to recover after running or training.




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Strong Lifting, High Intensity Interval Training and Intermittent Fasting Program

About strong lifting, high intensity interval training and intermittent fasting program.




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Kettle Bell Workouts and Training

Kettle bell workouts are a great way to tone, lose weight, gain strength and get a good cardio workout.




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Harley Pasternak Personal Trainer to Celebrities

5-Factor Fitness book review and fitness system by celebrity personal trainer Harley Pasternak.




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Deadlift Training Tips and Powerlifting

Using the correct deadlift training techniques for your powerlifting workout.




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Sole E35 Elliptical Trainer Review

A comprehensive review article of the Sole E35 elliptical trainer including features, extensive warranty and its construction.




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Advantages of Consulting a Personal Trainer

The advantages of consulting a personal trainer for beginners and for people looking to get over workout plateaus.




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Preparing for First 5K Race - Running Training Program

A comprehensive running training program article about how to prepare for your first 5K race, run.




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Choosing the Right Personal Trainer

Guide to choosing the best personal trainer for yourself.




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High Intensity Weight Training

Boost your cardio using weight training. High intensity weight training workouts to avoid spending hours on cardio machines.




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How a Spotter Can Help During Weight Training Workouts

About how working out with a spotter (a workout partner) can be beneficial during weight training.




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Strength and Stamina Training for Tennis

About how to get ready to play tennis through strength and stamina training.




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Super Vitamins and Minerals for your Brain

7 super vitamins for improving your memory and concentration, nutrition for your brain.




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Why High Intensity Interval Training Is Your Best Weight Loss Exercise Workout Choice

HIIT your best exercise workout choice outdoors or at the gym for losing weight.




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Swiss Ball Exercise Workouts and Training

Full body exercise workouts and core workouts using a Swiss Ball to target muscles all over your body.




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Physical Training Fine Tunes the Body

Exercise and an active lifestyle help to enhance the health and well-being of your body.




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Weight Training Proper Form and Technique

Using correct form and techique during your weight training workouts or body weight workouts to get the most benefits out of your exercise workouts.




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Attention Runners - Training Mistakes to Avoid

Tips for runners when training for a marathon and mistakes to avoid.




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3 Multiple Muscle Strength Training Exercises with Selfie Exercise Video

Reduce your workout time, maximize your strength training workouts doing these 3 multiple muscle strength training exercises.




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Do You Need to Use Protein Supplements When Weight Training?

Eating nutritious meals high in protein can eliminate or reduce your usage of protein powder supplements when strength training.




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Finding the Right Elliptical Trainer for Your Workout

Review of features and designs of elliptical machines to consider for your workouts.




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7 Healthy Tips For Improving Your Brain Power

Ways to keep your brain healthy and functioning optimally.




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Long-Term Benefits Of Weight Training

5 valuable reasons to strength train using weights.




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Pull-ups Bodyweight Exercise for Strength Training and Muscle Definition

Pullup bodyweight exercise provides a strength training, cardio and body sculpting workout.




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4 Benefits Of Treadmill Training At Home

Bad and inclement weather is Prime Time to do your treadmill workout at home.




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Should You Do HIIT Before Or After Weight Training?

The reason why you should do your weight training before your HIIT workout.




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Tea Brew a Health and Wellness Rainbow

Flavours and health benefits of a variety of teas and herbal teas that come in the rainbow colours.




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Interval vs Steady State Training

The difference between high-intensity interval training and low-intensity steady-state training.




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StrengthTraining at Home During Covid19

Weight training workout at home during Covid19 gym closure.




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CrossFit Athletes and CrossFit Training

CrossFit athletes and the growing sport of CrossFit training as a full-body exercise workout.




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Online Personal Training

Online personal training vs in person training.




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4 Qualities of a Great Personal Trainer

The qualities that a great personal trainer should have.




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Best Compound Strength Training Exercises

4 compound weight and strength training exercises - bench press, pull-ups, squat, deadlift.




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Help Your Body Recover After Strength Training

Ways to recover faster and build muscle after a weight training workout.




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Simple At Home Physical Training Exercises

8 exercises that you can do from the comfort of your home.




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Compound Weight Training Exercises For Short Workouts

Strength training exercises that will work out your entire body in a shorter period of workout time.




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Choosing The Right Sports Bra for Weight Training

A good sports bra is essential for comfort, proper fit, support and it needs to suit your particular body type and fitness activity.




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Beginner's Guide to Strength Training for Women

Complete strength training guide for women using resistance or weight training to develop, define muscles and improve fitness and overall well-being.




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Unlocking the Potential - The Top Nootropic Mushroom Strains

The potential cognitive function, health and wellness benefits of nootropic mushrooms and highlighting the top nootropic mushroom strains that you should consider.




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Cheerleading Training - How Pro NFL Cheerleaders Stay Fit

Uncover the secrets behind the vibrant energy and amazing physique of NFL cheerleaders. Discover how pro-NFL cheerleaders stay fit and train for their sport.




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Why Mobility Training Is Crucial for Fitness Performance

Mobility training improves performance or functional mobility in sports, during exercise workouts and in performing daily tasks by improving joint health, maximizing movement efficiency, helping to avoid injuries, and accelerating healing.




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Access Realty Fast Start Training

by Mike Carraway

It happens almost daily in this great country of ours. A new real estate agent gets thier license. Then, they set off on a journey to learn how to get customers and how to do business.

Unfortunately for most of them, they try for about 3 to 6 months, don't get any business, and quit. Why?

Well, look at it this way - if you opened up a new business and had no customers in your first 6 months - what would you do? I know that I would be questioning my own abilities at getting cusomters, wouldn't you?

Having seen this happen so many times with new agents, I knew that there had to be a way to give new agents the tools and techniques they needed to succeed quickly. Over a 5 year period, I deveoped what I call our proprietary "Fast Start" program.

This program takes someone with zero sales experience, with no knowledge of marketing and teaches them the basics of response generating advertising and marketing. Most real estate agents have no idea why people call on an ad. When the students in Fast Start complete their training, they not only know why, but they can accurately track their ad performance and cost per call. They can also measure conversion rates. All of these things are a must for any business.

The second big part of this program is how to manage those leads that are generated and follow up with them so that they actually become customers or clients. The students are taught to set up a simple follow-up system and several different "action plans". Combining this foolow-up system with the lead generation is the cornerstone of the Fast Start program.

Most of the students who apply what they learn in the real world ususally have a real estate transaction pending within their first 30 days. That's how good the program works. Not everyone who goes through the program is successfull. Some students learn the information and then do not apply it. Why? Hard to say. I think one of the biggest reasons is fear of success.

They know that if they are successfull, they'll have to work. They also know that if they are successfull, most of their problems will go away and they won't have any excuses any more. Of course, it's just my opinion.

If you are in the real estate business and actually WANT success - you should take our next Fast Start training class and get on the fast track to success.




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20 Free eLearning and Corporate Training Resources

Article by Guest Blog Contributor Karen Schweitzer.

Are you an instructor or trainer looking for new ways to entertain and engage your students online? The Internet is loaded with free tools, blogs, and informational sites that are designed to aid and improve your courses. Here is a list of 20 free eLearning and training resources worth checking out:

Tools

  • CourseLab - CourseLab offers a free eLearning authoring tool that can be used to effectively create web-based training. Some of the features users will find with this system include layout, editing, rich-media support, rapid development, testing, and interactivity.
  • MyiCourse - Instructors can use this site to create free online courses or universities for educational material. MyiCourse gives users the ability to create public or private courses on just about anything.
  • Utilium - Utilium is a free beta site that provides instructors with the tools they need for organizing and sharing learning materials. This site makes it easy to inspire and engage students through videos, articles, podcasts, and other rich sources.
  • Prezi - Prezi is a unique presentation tool that uses zooming technology instead of slides. With Prezi your ideas flow freely on a stage that can be zoomed in on and out of for further explanation.
  • Yugma - This free online conferencing tool makes it easy to host web conferences and online meetings. With Yugma Free, users can share their desktop with up to 20 attendees.
  • Open Huddle - Open Huddle is a beta site for presenting or instructing people online. This site provides you with files, video, audio, chat, and drawing boards for interacting and collaborating with your students.
  • Campfire - Campfire can be used for online group chat and education. This site allows users to instantly create password-protected chat rooms for collaborating and working out important questions. Campfire comes at a cost, but users can try it free for 30 days.
  • Slideshare - Slideshare provides a way to upload and share presentations. Once the presentations are uploaded, they can be shared privately or publicly and work well for webinars.
  • SourceForge - This site provides a free authoring application that can be used to assist instructors in creating free eLearning seminars. SourceForge employs the eXeLearning tool which provides the ability to publish web content without knowing HTML or XML markup.
  • ClassMarker - ClassMarker features a free way for instructors or presenters to test students online. Simply sign up for a free account for access to an array a quiz creating materials. The quizzes can even be linked directly to websites or emails.

Blogs

  • eLearningLearning - eLearningLearning is an online community blog dedicated to organizing and collecting material about eLearning. Within this blog, users can find information about eLearning technology and media, events, and ideas.
  • eLearning Technology - eLearning Technology is a blog that provides information and resources on the latest in the business of learning. Just a few of the concepts discussed in this blog include trends, software, rapid eLearning tools, and open source eLearning.
  • eLearningSpace - The eLearningSpace blog offers information, knowledge, and networks that are specifically designed for eLearning instructors.
  • Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development - This blog provides information that explores technology for eLearning. Within this blog, instructors can find resources, ideas, technology, and more.
  • Thoughts from Training Time - This blog deals with the issues and ideas that can be found in corporate and government training.

Informational Sites

  • eLearningPost - The eLearningPost site provides blogs and articles that instructors and trainers can use for information. Within this site, users can explore views, news, and stories that surround eLearning, corporate training, instructional design, and much more.
  • eLearning Magazine - eLearning Magazine offers a free place for instructors and trainers to find a wealth of information through articles, reviews, case studies, and more. This public information center is also an excellent place to find forums and exchange ideas with others.
  • Web-Based Training Information Center - This free info center provides information and resources on web-based training trends, surveys, and more.
  • Learning Circuits - Learning Circuits is a free informational site from the ASTD. The goal of this site is to provide a large database of eLearning and training knowledge as well as efficient training technology.
  • BusinessBalls.com - BusinessBalls.com provides free materials, exercises, tools, ideas, and templates that instructors and other eLearning professionals may find helpful.

Guest Blog Contributor By-line:

This post is from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is with the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes for OnlineCollege.org, an accredited online college resource.




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Videogame Based Training: Effective or Just a Joke?

For several years, employers have tried to develop "relevant" and creative ways to successfully train new employees. After all, employees are more likely to pay attention to training videos and seminars if they can actually relate to the content. While there have been some pretty outrageous attempts over the years—just take a look at the 1989 Wendy's training (music) video designed to instruct new hires how to properly pour coffee—some of the methods do work.

More recently, the use of videogames has been growing in popularity in the hopes of captivating "millennial" employees—those who fall between 18 and 29 years of age.

For example, Hilton's Garden Inn, which is one of the first companies to implement videogame-based training, uses a PlayStation game called the "Ultimate Team Play" in order to teach new hires about customer service and loyalty. Players are immersed in a virtual 3-D Garden Inn where they must pass a series of customer-related scenarios in order to "win" the game.

Johnson & Johnson and Volvo use videogame-based training as well.

While videogame-based training is certainly innovative, it does come with some challenges. For starters, it's hard to determine whether employees will actually internalize the lessons, or if they will just have "fun" while playing. Thus, the game has to be carefully tailored to help employees actually learn valuable lessons at the end. It's also undetermined whether videogame-based training downplays the seriousness of the company culture, which may worry some larger (and more serious) corporations.

Beyond that, however, videogame-based training can be a cost effective way to train people and encourage their continuing education. Companies can save money by not sending employees to expensive conferences or off-site courses. Information can be learned at the office or at home with the help of a PlayStation, Xbox, or Wii. Videogame-based training is also extremely eco-friendly as it omits the need for hardcopy materials (paper and ink) and reduces the release of gas emissions as a result of car and plane travel. 

So what do you think? Are videogame-based training programs ingenious or ridiculous? Would you use them?

Guest Blog Contributor By-line:
Pepper Givens is a freelance writer whose foremost passion is writing for her blog about education.  While her primary writing focus is trends in higher ed, Pepper also enjoys writing about personal finance, parenting, sustainable living, small business strategies, and more. She can be reached for questions or comments at pepper.givens@gmail.com.