Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Dec 14, 2009, 8:08 pm
For me the quality of customer service is a major influence in where I shop. Since I get most of my personal training gear online without interacting with a person those purchases are usually based on...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 10:10 pm
Not much to discuss about last week’s episode. The contestants were quizzed on the financial impact of obesity and won cash based on how well they did. At this stage there appears to be less emphasi...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 4:12 pm
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mishism/ / CC BY 2.0   Yoga has many proven benefits: improved flexibility and range of motion, positive effects on blood pressure and chronic pain, and st...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 21, 2009, 11:10 pm
This week's episode was the make over show which has been done as long as I can remember on the series. The only major difference that I noticed was that instead of the makeovers preceding a photo...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 11:13 am
One of the most popular trends in fitness is the new group training format combining strength training, cardio, interval training, and various other modes of exercise, some of which can be called func...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 8:16 pm
The Biggest Loser started off with positive statements from the contestants about making it to week nine and losing large amounts of weight only for them to be jolted with the news that two contestant...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 9, 2009, 11:08 am
In an earlier post "Before You Sign Up For a Gym Membership..." I pointed out the three main advantages of having a gym membership. For some people 1, 2, or all 3 of those reasons are extremely import...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Nov 4, 2009, 11:55 pm
The show is now down to 9 contestants, and after lasts night's show no one is over 400 pounds. They are no longer split into two teams but are competing as individuals. This week's episode too...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 28, 2009, 5:20 pm
It was not the most entertaining episode of the Biggest Loser but probably one of the most dramatic? sensitive? A big portion dealt with the emotional difficulties affecting Amanda, Abbie, and Shay, a...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 26, 2009, 7:02 pm
Obesity is becoming an epidemic, or already is to some, at least here in the US. Not a day goes by that I don't see a television segment or read an article concerning the rising percentage of the ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 24, 2009, 2:24 pm
It seems 'getting fit' and 'start exercising' have become synonymous with 'joining a gym.'  So is a gym membership necessary for getting in shape? In general the answer could...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 21, 2009, 8:40 pm
The show got right into the game with a contest between the two teams for a mystery reward. It turned out the reward was a week at home, winner's choice of who got to go. The Blue team won of cour...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 19, 2009, 6:52 pm
There is quite a bit of confusion regarding the topic and subtopics of fitness. Whether it is weight loss (which should be FAT LOSS), functional training, bodybuilding training, reasons not to train l...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 15, 2009, 1:19 am
The first thing I want to do is clarify that the exercise Jillian described during the first Trainer Tip was a "Stiff Leg Deadlift", not to be confused with the exercise called only a "deadlift." She ...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 10, 2009, 3:32 pm
They called this week's episode an experiment, but really it was a test of what the contestants learned up to this point about eating. The contestants were locked out of their kitchen for the week...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Oct 3, 2009, 6:56 pm
It does not take long for the producers of this game show to exploit the personalities of the contestants to create drama and animosity. I would guess no one behind the scenes was shocked when Tracy t...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 29, 2009, 10:08 pm
I'm not sure if you need to be a southern Californian, or a die hard college football fan to have heard the news about USC tail-back Stafon Johnson's injury. He was seriously injured while per...
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Aaron Harris posted an article on Aaron's Fitness Blog - Sep 23, 2009, 7:42 pm
What is becoming a seasonal trend with The Biggest Loser is the ridiculous drama over the dreaded week 2. Just because there were a couple of (or a few) consecutive seasons where some of the contestan...
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