Hereโs how to burn more fat by building muscle
Vowing to get into better shape is a popular New Yearโs resolution, and a key factor in obtaining optimal health is strength training and building muscle. The more muscle you build, the more fat you burn. So we spoke to Rebecca Baizas, Peter Cherry and Beck Orow with the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit to learn more.
Cyprus holds rig security drills amid hydrocarbon tensions
Ships and aircraft from eight nations are taking part in annual drills to boost safety and security procedures on vessels and oil rigs off Cyprusโ southern coastline amid ongoing tensions with neighboring Turkey over competing claims to hydrocarbon reserves.
3 ways to make your exercise more effective
Ever feel like youโre not getting results from your workout? Well donโt be discouraged, there are some tricks to make that exercise routine more effective. Nutrition and fitness expert Jody Trierweiler chatted with Host Jason Carr about the importance of breaking a sweat.
3 things you women should start doing to lead a healthier life
Motherโs Day is this Sunday and it is also the kick-off to National Womenโs Health Week, which is a reminder to women to take care of themselves and make their health a priority. Nutrition and Fitness Expert, Jody Trierweiler, has suggestions on how you and the women in your life can do just that.
Fitness Friday: Quick cardio and strength workout
Fitness Friday is back at Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills, where the March theme is Womenโs History Month and quick workouts for busy moms and women. This week, weโre doing a quick cardio and strength workout that you can do at home. Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills is offering a spring break challenge for Fitness Friday: unlimited workouts, a trainer and meal plan for a full month for only $65. You can also learn more about Xceleration Fitness and their spring break challenge by visiting their website at www.xcelerationfit.com. More: Fitness Friday segments
Fitness Friday: 10-minute ab and core workout
Weโre back at Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills for a quick core workout. Weโll be targeting as many areas as we can in a short amount of time. Check out the video above to see the action. Learn more about Xceleration Fitness and their spring break challenge, visit their website at www.xcelerationfit.com. More: Fitness Friday segments
Fitness Friday: 10-minute upper and lower body workout
Weโre back at Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills for a full body workout. Xceleration Fitness is offering a spring break challenge for Fitness Friday: Unlimited workouts, a trainer and meal plan for a full month for only $65.00. You must call to sign up before March 31. Contact:Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills248-459-4459www.xcelerationfit.comMore: Fitness Friday segments
Fitness Friday: 10-minute glute workout for busy moms, women
Weโre at Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills this week for a glute workout. Xceleration Fitness is offering a spring break challenge for Fitness Friday: Unlimited workouts, a trainer and meal plan for a full month for only $65.00. You must call to sign up before March 31. Contact:Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills248-459-4459www.xcelerationfit.comMore: Fitness Friday segments
Hereโs how you can skip the exercise and still lose weight, doctor says
Getting outside or to the gym to exercise has been challenging for many amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If working out is important because youโd like to lose weight, one doctor says you can skip the gym and still be successful in shedding pounds. โLive in the Dโ host Jason Carr spoke with Dr. Geri Williams, who said if you want to lose weight, itโs 80% to 90% about the type of food you put in your body. She added that exercise is very beneficial when it comes to health, but it isnโt the main driving factor in weight loss. Williams said people who work with the Ideal You program can lose up to 40 pounds in 40 days.
Fitness Friday: Rowing and yoga-based stretching
Row House is located in Beverly Hills. It features rowing-based fitness classes that combine low impact rowing intervals with resistance based floor exercises for a full body cardio and strength workout for all fitness levels. Check out the video to see the action. For more information on classes go here: https://www.therowhouse.com/More: Fitness Friday segments
This local invention can upgrade your home workout routine
One engineer in Rochester has developed a new tool to help improve your exercise game without ever having to go to a gym. MAXPRO is a piece of equipment that can provide just about anything youโll need for a home gym. The MAXPRO is only 9 lbs, but she said it can easily replace most of the equipment in your gym. Trierweiler demonstrated how you can easily do any exercise you can do with a dumbbell or a cable pulley. Then use some of the many attachments to create a leg workout, bench press, or even use a belt to practice resistance running.
U-Mโs Student Life launches new website to help students find community during pandemic
'The Cube' is motionless in the video portraying an empty U-M campus. ANN ARBOR โ Life during the coronavirus pandemic has been turned upside down, and for college students whose normal experience relies so heavily on social interactions, this year in isolation has left many feeling disconnected. In response, University of Michiganโs Student Life recently launched Find Community, a new website geared toward helping students connect with one another. The site has suggestions for a variety of interests, including those who want to:Join a student organizationJoin a fraternity or sororityConnect with others and exerciseConnect with others and volunteerLearn about leadership opportunitiesConnect with resources during a difficult timeโMeeting people, participating in Student Orgs, volunteering and just getting involved is so essential to the campus equation,โ Susan Thwing from Student Life Communications wrote A4 via email. โStudent Lifeโs new Find Community website is available to help by providing many options for getting involved either virtually or through activities with safety protocols in place.โFor more information, visit www.studentlife.umich.edu/find-community.
Get moving with these WFH tips from an Ann Arbor physical therapist
David Arend, a physical therapist at Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists in Ann Arbor, said that even before the pandemic, people were becoming increasingly sedentary as our lives became more convenient. Physical therapist David Arend works with a patient at Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists Ann Arbor. (Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists)Make Moving a HabitFor many of us, working from home brought out our worst habits, like hunching over a laptop for hours without moving. Moving around and changing things up can also prevent the fatigue of everyday WFH activities, added Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists Outreach Coordinator Melissa Pohorence. For those with specific concerns about their aches and pains or WFH habits, Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists offers in-person and telehealth appointments.
Fitness Friday: Full row class
Row House is located in Beverly Hills. It features rowing-based fitness classes that combine low impact rowing intervals with resistance based floor exercises for a full body cardio and strength workout for all fitness levels. Check out the video to see the action. For more information on classes go here: https://www.therowhouse.com/More: Fitness Friday segments
Fitness Friday: Row House signature workout
Row House is located in Beverly Hills. It features rowing-based fitness classes that combine low impact rowing intervals with resistance based floor exercises for a full body cardio and strength workout for all fitness levels. Check out the video to see the action. For more information on classes go here: https://www.therowhouse.com/More: Fitness Friday segments
Fitness industry leaders fear 1 in 5 Michigan gyms will close by 2022
The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on nearly every industry, and one of the hardest-hit has been in-person fitness centers. Since the onset of the pandemic, a number of Michigan gyms have struggled to reopen -- particularly due to drops in membership and, of course, the summerโs back-and-forth legal battle with the state. Leaders of the Michigan Fitness Club Association (MFCA) say fitness centers are in rough shape. Officials believe it is likely that one in five gyms across the state will have to close by 2022. โThereโs no reason to assume that brick and mortar will be supplanted by online fitness,โ Rief said.
Fitness Friday: Rowing boot camp
Row House is located in Beverly Hills. It features rowing-based fitness classes that combine low impact rowing intervals with resistance based floor exercises for a full body cardio and strength workout for all fitness levels. Check out the video to see the action. For more information on classes go here: https://www.therowhouse.com/More: Fitness Friday segments
Fitness Friday: Rowing at the Row House
Row House is located in Beverly Hills. It features rowing-based fitness classes that combine low impact rowing intervals with resistance based floor exercises for a full body cardio and strength workout for all fitness levels. Check out the video to see the action. For more information on classes go here: https://www.therowhouse.com/More: Fitness Friday segments
Donโt give up, โTurn Upโ your exercise routine!
Tanci is the CEO and Founder of Turn Up Fitness, a program meant to motivate people to get active and dance away those pounds. Since COVID hit, a lot has changed, but the Turn Up community has survived and even thrived together. You used to be able to find Turn Up classes at some local gyms, but currently they are all online. Just search for โTurn Up With Tanci.โSo how does Tanci stay motivated to keep fit? If you want to Turn Up with Tanci she is hosting a live dance workout tonight at 5:30 pm, and on Saturday at 11 am on her YouTube channel.
Need some help getting in shape? Try a fitness app!
Many of us probably consumed more food and drinks than anticipated this holiday season, and throughout 2020. Getting back into healthy eating and working out can be tough, so why not get a little help from a fitness app? Kila Peeples tried two free mobile apps, My Fitness Pal and Lose It! She also used a FitBit, which helps with staying active and monitors your sleep patterns, which can affect your metabolism. Watch the video above to see how the apps worked for Kila.
Fitness Friday: Workout for toned legs
Rhonda Walker has been helping Detroiters get motivated and ready for the day for the past 22 years. A confessed morning person, this award winning talented and versatile journalist starts her day at 2:00 am to co-anchor the weekday morning newscast at WDIV-Local 4 News. A position sheโs held since 2003.