Step to the Beat: Recent Episodes
Tom Jordan
Fitness, Healthy Eating, Inspiration, and - Free workout music with a wide range of tempos for walking, running, ellipticals, step-aerobics, spinning, stairs...You've found your source for all your motivational fitness needs.
I really liked this study:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743500906340 Abstract: Twenty-two sedentary college-aged women walked up 199 steps – more than you’re likely to...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Running on sand can be great exercise, but be careful when transitioning from pavement. The added resistance takes some getting used to, and you can injure yourself if you add exertion without...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
What's for breakfast? I just had a smoothie, let's see if I can remember what I dumped in the blender... 2 apples (1 gala, 1 grannie smith), 2 handfulls of Costco berry trinity (blueberry,...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Want the honest 411 on food? Why not go right to the source? Here's the FDA's take on whole milk - read it HERE.
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Brought my exercise ball out of my attic yesterday and then found this site that has animated exercise ball routines. Enjoy!
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
You can trace breakfast cereal back to gruel-eating ancient Greeks, but it wasn’t until the 19th century that the idea of eating cold cereal was embraced. In 1863, Dr. James Caleb Jackson, a health...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Cruise on over to STTB on Facebook where I'm posting (almost) daily inspirational photos, smoothie recipes, and other stuff to keep you motivated and on-track with your exercise and healthy...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
This morning's smoothie: 1 apple, 1 banana, 1 heaping tablespoon of Greek yogurt, 2 tangerines, a handful of peeled baby carrots, huge handful of fresh spinach, scoop of whey protein powder, trinity...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Don't shy away from avocados. Avocados are a good source of fiber, potassium, and vitamins C,K, folate, and B6. Half an avocado has 160 calories, 15 grams of heart-healthy unsaturated fat, and only 2...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
NOT my smoothie, but same color! :) Imagine this in a plain, ugly tumbler and you'll have a vision of what I make daily. Been blending smoothies with my new Blendtec for a few weeks now -...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Broke down and bought a Blendtec Total Blender from Costco last week. Costco has the best price I've found on this, so click HERE for that product page if you're interested.
While researching...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Let me start off by mentioning that I'm not a doctor, a nutritionist, nor do I have any formal training in either the medical or dietary fields. Just a guy who has read a lot of peer-reviewed...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
This is a photo of Aimee Mullins. You can read Aimee's story on NPR.org here. Truly inspirational.
Sometimes a photo like this one of Aimee can be all it takes to make me want to jump on my...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Join me on Fitocracy! Group name: Step to the Beat
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
I've discovered a new way of eating that I'm excited to share. I read the book, "Eat to Live," by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. While I didn't agree with everything he wrote, I did like his take on...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Podcasting buddy Russ Turley (Fat 2 Fit Radio, among other ventures), and I have created a Kettlebell Challenge for y'all! If you're into kettleballing (that NEVER will sound right to my ears), and...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
I should have listened to my own advice and stepped on the scale on my usual weigh-in day - Thursday, instead of today, the day after a two-week vacation. Fourteen days of double desserts and...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Right now, as I write this, I'm experiencing the following health benefits: • Decreasing body fat & body weight while maintaining skeletal muscle mass• Decreasing blood glucose levels...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
I'm about to launch an all-out-campaign on the benefits of walking with a kettlebell. This new activity has yielded the most dramatic results in the shortest time of any other exercise/fitness...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
I've switched up my 3X/week morning walks by adding a kettlebell to the mix.
That's right, while some people take their dogs for a walk, I've started lugging my 35 lb cannonball with a handle...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
Video I made showing the proper form for keeping your back straight during the kettlebell swing.
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
I've been tearing into the kettlebell lately and mixing jogging into my morning walks. For the kettelbell, my 35/30 23 rep/14 set routing with the 20 kg bell was getting monotonous, so I changed it...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
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Okay - I'm stepping up my workout routine this week and adding walking back into the mix. Yes, walking. I know that running was there before, but I need to build some base miles on my legs,...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
While building up my mileage in regular heel-strike running, my Achilles/calf seized up last Saturday at .6 miles into the run. So discouraging. I'm tired of injuries. I cycled for decades and...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!
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Just recently, I've set a couple of fairly lofty personal fitness goals. One of them has to do with the Kettlebell, and I'll talk about that in the next couple of posts. The other one is...
Finally! A podcast for a wide range of fitness activities! Runners, walkers, stair climbers - You've found your fitness music podcast!