Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 28, 2011, 1:41 am
Well? You read the title. It's in all caps not because it's a request but a command. If you have time to read this you can take a few seconds to do it. Not minutes, just seconds. You don't even have to get off your seat. Try it. Lace your fingers together, extend your arms out straight in front of y...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 1, 2011, 6:37 pm
If you found my blog by searching for San Marcos personal training, North County in home training, Carlsbad, Vista or Oceanside personal trainer or any combination dealing with fitness, exercise, or the north county neighborhoods I serve then this post probably doesn't apply to you. Same for those t...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Aug 27, 2011, 2:24 pm
Season 12 of The Biggest Loser hasn't even aired its first episode and already I've got a crick in my neck from shaking my head. Now that Jillian Michaels has left the show, again, the producers must have felt the need to keep the male chip-eating-sofa-slouches' viewership. And what better way than ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 28, 2011, 12:43 am
I was having a great workout this afternoon, as usual. I got to the gym later than I normally do. The business was closed so I knew that most likely the place would be completely empty. That's one of the things I love about the place, its solitude. That along with the "old school" feel, the chamber-...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 25, 2011, 3:27 pm
I dare you to find any fitness or workout magazine that doesn't mention that you should eat 5-6 meals/snacks a day. It doesn't matter if it's about gaining muscle or losing fat, the prescription is universal. I'm even guilty of suggesting it myself. And occasionally I still do, but only after taking...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 4, 2011, 2:24 am
  Have a happy and safe holiday.    
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 2, 2011, 6:21 pm
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jun 30, 2011, 1:21 am
In a previous post I mentioned how easy it is not to see the positive changes that are taking place on a daily basis. You may not see that 1/4 inch change in circumference when you look in the mirror or the normal daily fluctuation in body weight may lead you to believe that you're wasting time. A s...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jun 7, 2011, 12:29 am
The powerful influence of marketing has a big impact on people's fitness endeavors. It's frustrating to hear or read about the incredible results someone made in just 30 days using whatever product is being advertised when you're not seeing the results you want at the same rate.   Keep...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - May 29, 2011, 2:02 am
Here are some great offers valid for the Memorial Day weekend I'd like to share with you. Have a safe and happy one. Save 20% when you spend $99 at Eastbay.com. Use code LKS1V5Y3. Valid 5/29 - 5/31. PUMA Online Store - Enjoy 30% off your entire purchase.  Offer is valid beginning Thur...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - May 20, 2011, 7:58 pm
Jack and the King are probably getting nervous.   Fast food giant McDonald's is being pressured to pink slip their longstanding spokesman Ronald. Some health activists are pushing for the franchise to ditch the clown who has been working for the golden arches since the sixties ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - May 18, 2011, 6:39 pm
You have another 13 days to enter the 2011 Met-RX Warrior Sweepstakes. It's simple. All you have to do is register at this link and remember to visit and enter everyday through the 31st of May.   This year's grand prize is a 7 day trip for 2 to Rome, Italy. The instant win prize...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - May 16, 2011, 6:18 pm
There are hundreds of combinations of variables that you can consider when designing a workout- resistance, reps, sets, tempo, total time under load, range of motion, rest periods, rep speed, angles of resistance, blah, blah, blah. Nutrition and diet can be equally complicated and confusing- macro n...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - May 4, 2011, 8:09 pm
When you think about it and take notice you'll see that accountability is a big factor in our lives. Most people have to check in at the start of their workday, whether it's punching a time card, being present in the office on time or phoning in. For some self-employed or operators of home-based bus...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Apr 19, 2011, 10:40 pm
One small change can lead to big results. Many small changes or one major change can lead to tremendous results but it can also lead to devastating negatives like noncompliance with your fitness program. In other words if the changes are too many or too drastic you might decide to abandon them and g...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Mar 23, 2011, 7:09 pm
I'm sure you've heard the saying "fail to plan, plan to fail." I know I've heard it more than enough and I'm not a fan of it. Some people fail to plan because they don't know how to do so, and this is especially true when it comes to a complete fitness program. It doesn't mean their intentions are t...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Mar 8, 2011, 1:08 pm
One reason many people abandon their New Year's resolutions to exercise regularly is simply because they don't like to do it. There can be many reasons why they don't like to exercise. One reason should not be because of the form of exercise or activity. It's true that certain types of exercise will...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Feb 23, 2011, 5:21 pm
When you think of addictions the obvious ones come to mind- alcohol, street drugs, prescription drugs, and cigarettes. All of them will have adverse effects on your health, fitness, and workout adherence. These chemical dependencies usually require professional help to overcome, with cigarette smoki...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Feb 11, 2011, 7:09 pm
My previous post was about stating your resolutions as SMART goals. This next step is a simple mental exercise that will hopefully help you to place your goals higher on your priority list and keep you on the path to success. Everything we do or avoid doing has some significance and its level of sig...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Feb 2, 2011, 8:33 pm
Most resolutions are simple statements involving a change someone would like to do sometime in the coming year, or before February in some cases. Too often they are vague, generic hopes without any stated specifics. If you are going to take your goals serious you've got to treat them as you would ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Feb 1, 2011, 11:16 pm
As you may know I don't like the idea of making resolutions at the first of the year but I realize many people make them. I know that many of those resolutions involve exercise and fitness. So rather than leave some people in need of help to struggle, get frustrated and give up until 1 January 2012 ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jan 21, 2011, 8:22 pm
They're at it again. "They" being the unscrupulous fitness marketers that tell tall tales to make their products sound better. The most recent one I've come across is for the Perfect Sit up, which by the way is designed for doing crunches, not sit ups. It comes from the same inventor of the Perfect ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jan 17, 2011, 11:59 pm
I know, I know. It's been quite a gap from yesterday's post and the one prior to that. Sorry if I let anyone down. There's no valid excuse, I just wasn't being disciplined as far as my updates go. I know that is how it is for some people when it comes to exercise. You may have trouble getting start...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jan 17, 2011, 12:05 am
Do you know more people who have been successful at making and keeping new year's resolutions or more people that make them, often the same one's year after year, and don't succeed? I don't believe in the tradition, ritual or practice of making new year's resolutions. I personally don't make them a...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 25, 2010, 2:11 am
Yesterday I mentioned the most recent things I am thankful for. As I said, I wasn't done. There is so much to be thankful for and much of it is taken for granted. I'm thankful for modern technology, electricity, the internet, public libraries, the automobile, television and motion pictures, plumbing...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 24, 2010, 1:09 am
It's that time of year when after the dust has settled, the big sigh off relief has been given and everyone is seated for Thursday's feast we stop, or should, for a moment and give THANKS. I've already started. Yesterday I was in an uproar over some clogged drains. I got a voice mail from a client w...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 21, 2010, 6:18 pm
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 17, 2010, 8:01 pm
If Richard and Maurice McDonald were still alive do you think they would be pleased with the direction their franchise took? I remember when fast food restaurants opened late in the morning before lunch and closed hours before midnight. Now it seems that whatever meal you want, whatever time of day ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 11, 2010, 6:23 pm
Happy Veterans Day! Treat yourself or get a head start on holiday shopping with these special offers from Eastbay, Horizon Fitness, and Puma. 3 Day Sale at Eastbay! Take $10 off $50, Use code LKS1TV56, valid 11.11 thru 11.13 only!                  Horizon Fitness Special Offers- Fre...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 10, 2010, 7:11 pm
I'm no fan of this daylight saving BS. Apparently I'm not the only one that feels this way. I've yet to meet someone that actually likes changing their clocks twice a year and having it pitch dark outside before 6 in the evening. I can think of many negatives about adjusting our clocks to save dayli...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 3, 2010, 7:55 pm
Hundreds, maybe thousands of people drive past it everyday and most don't even know it exists. It has an old sign hanging above its combination locked entrance. When you set foot in the door you're either going to love it or hate it. I don't think there is an in between in this case. Those of us tha...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 12, 2010, 8:59 pm
When you hear the word "strength" what image comes to mind? Is it a massive brute lifting something big and heavy? What about an average man or woman carrying a suitcase through the airport? An older, gray haired granny opening a new jar of hand cream? I was reading a post online about someone's opi...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 7, 2010, 6:32 pm
Every once in awhile you come up with an idea that's so simple, so ridiculous that it just might work. This one might put me on the list for a Nobel prize, who knows? Childhood obesity is still a major problem, and up until right now there hasn't been a solution. Since all those other brainiacs ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 29, 2010, 10:52 pm
Last night the second episode of season 10 of The Biggest Loser proved to me that even though there were some changes to the game, the show itself is pretty much the same ol' same ol'. The Same- Dangerous Stunts. As usual the show started off with inappropriate challenges for the severely obese, de-...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 25, 2010, 5:57 pm
Competition can be a good thing. Sometimes it can be bad too, like two little kids racing to be first in line. Then one trips, falls, scrapes his knee, starts to wail and cry and blame the other kid. Another not so good situation is someone adopting a favorite fitness program, based on whatever pers...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 8, 2010, 2:34 pm
I was talking with one of my clients after our training sessions about a few situations that made me think I was on hidden camera, the victim of a prank. I was telling him about a couple I used to train, and how their son secretly set up the appointment for me to meet with them. I'm not going into d...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 4, 2010, 12:36 am
Puma and Eastbay have some great offers for the Labor Day Weekend. Use the links below to take advantage of their specials. For those of you looking for a good deal on personal fitness training, check out my offer below. Eastbay Labor Day Special: Take 15% off your order of $75. Use code LKS1T94B, v...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 1, 2010, 1:08 am
By now, everybody has probably heard of how childhood obesity is spiraling out of control, at least here in the US. There's always fuss going on about who needs to be at the receiving end of the pointed finger, and what they need to do about it. I recently noticed that some companies are paying atte...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Aug 25, 2010, 9:18 pm
I'm sure you've seen or heard something similar to this- If you eat that cookie you'll need to spend an extra 25 minutes on the treadmill. Or that slice of pie is worth 75 minutes on the cycle. This was the case last week when the local news had a story on the caloric burn of kissing. The anchor use...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Aug 21, 2010, 12:59 am
Maybe Foolish Friday is more appropriate. There are plenty of competitions that make me scratch my head and wonder. Like shoving wieners and hot-dog buns that you've dunked in water in your mouth to see who can keep down the most after ten minutes. Or how about racing down a steep hill after a wheel...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Aug 17, 2010, 8:14 pm
It's my opinion that for general fitness the best exercise is the one or ones you love to do. For many people this means doing some less-than-traditional forms of exercise(calisthenics, weight lifting, aerobics) such as sports, games or other activity that puts the body in motion. One great exam...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Aug 6, 2010, 8:51 pm
I try not to offend people with my blog. I'm well aware that there are some conversation taboos- sex, religion, politics, and race that certainly don't have a place on a fitness blog. Well, since I've blogged on two of them why not a third. There's nothing funny about racism and ster...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Aug 2, 2010, 6:20 pm
I'm sure most of you have heard that when you have the choice between taking the stairs or riding the escalator or elevator, you should walk the stairs. Especially if you are trying to lose excess fat. Do you? I'll admit that I don't always choose the stairs, nor do I make that big of a ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 29, 2010, 8:51 pm
Recently a client asked me during her workout, "So Aaron, what are you training for?"  It came as a bit of a surprise, and it made me think. Am I training, or am I just exercising? Because I think there can be a difference between the two. You can exercise regularly without training for any particu...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 23, 2010, 10:55 pm
Weigh yourself with clothes on, after dinner...as well as in the morning, without clothes, before breakfast, because it's nice to see how much weight you've lost overnight. Never weigh yourself with wet hair.When weighing, remove everything, including glasses. In this case, blurred visio...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 16, 2010, 7:22 pm
When I hear the term By-Product, the first thing that comes to my mind is pet food. You're probably familiar with the term "meat by-product" that is commonly found in the most popular brands of cat and dog foods. But what about the too often overlooked by-products of exercise? One of the definit...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jul 8, 2010, 9:34 pm
Lately I've been witnessing a lot of negativity within the "professional fitness community." It seems that everyday, I come across something that, instead of being helpful to exercisers, winds up being confusing or demotivating. I'm sure it's even worse for those trying to get hooked on ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jun 22, 2010, 10:39 pm
Nissan is once again running a Master the Shift sweepstakes. This one runs through March 31, 2011. You still have the chance at winning one of the forty remaining prizes like this week's Schwinn Cutter Fixed-Gear Bike, or next week's Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1S Digital Camera. Other prizes incl...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jun 20, 2010, 12:00 am
 To all the dads, enjoy your day, and take time to appreciate those you love, and those that love and appreciate you. The following is for dads. Take a few minutes and enjoy some laughs. (R-rated comedy, don't view if you are easily offended)       
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Jun 15, 2010, 10:04 pm
Here's three special deals just in time for Father's day. The first is from Puma. They are offering 20% off all full-priced men's items until June 20th(2010.) There's no guarantee that lacing up a pair of their running shoes will make your dad as fast as Usain Bolt, but at least he c...
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