Dangerous Curves Fitness Blog

Ok!  It is the New Year and the Health Clubs are packed!  What is the most disgusting thing you have seen at the GYM? I have been training in many gyms for quite sometime now and the first disgusting thing that comes to mind is seeing a guy pop his zits in the mirror on the training floor.   UGH! YUK      ...

In 2000, the American College of Sports Medicine one of the most highly-respected exercise science organizations, published quidelines for healthy adults to "perform a minimum of 1 set of 8 to 12 repetitions of each exercise to the point of fatigue."     In 2006, ACSM's guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription recommended that healthy adults "perform one set of each exercise to the point of fatigue."  In 2010, in the eight edition of ACSM's Guideline...

What Am I About? My ingredients are composed of; intrinsic motivation, positive thinking, visualization, getting uncomfortable, talking to myself, preparation, meditation.  I am "mental toughness."  We all know what mental toughness is and whether we have it or not.  Some take it as I want balls; I would rather call it having "guts" and "the will."  Mental toughness is the ability to maintain the focus and determination to complete a course of action despite difficulty or consequences-- to neve...

When you experience that intense burn in your quads during pumping out in the Leg Extension, perhaps you can push through and do more reps! What is Lactic Acid? Lactic Acid is produced in muscle as a result of the breakdown of carohydrates ( glucose and glycogen ).  Glucose, stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen, is vital to physical activity.  During exertion, the liver breaks down its glycogen anbd releases the glucose into the bloodstream.  The muscles use this glucose as well as thei...

January 26, 2010 Vital Signs Exercise: In Women, Training for a Sharper Mind   By RONI CARYN RABIN   Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, scoring higher on tests of the brain processes responsible for planning and executing tasks, a new study has found. Researchers in British Columbia randomly assigned 155 women ages 65 to 75 either to strength training with dumbbells and weight machines once or twice a...

The remarkable procedures of body contouring and body lifting are becoming increasingly popular and significant.  For all practical purposes, we have entered a new era of body-contouring surgery. Now the knowledge and tools are better than ever to reduce weight metabolically, surgically and with liposuction. Moreover, these procedures are yielding dramatically better results accompanied with innovative, aggressive physical fitness training. Body enhancement plastic surgery and or liposuction al...

Spring is up ahead around the curve.  Wouldn’t it be great to get an empowering jumpstart on a warm weather body?  Nod your head and say, “YES!”

Now hold that positive decision and say, “How?”

Alright then, this is what we are going to do.  Beginning this Sunday, you will join Dangerous Curves’ clients on a one week, very structured meal plan and exercise program.  This program is beneficial to beginners through advanced fitness levels because it is designed specifically to knock off 3 – 6 lbs of body fat.  Oh Yeah, and this program will do it for sure! 

The "What Women Want BootyCamp" is a 3 month challenge!  It starts with body measurements and we will take your before picture. It will involve two training sessions a week (indoor & outdoor).  Each week you will be given a different nutrition plan to follow. You will participate in a nutritional seminar with Q & A time and we will have once a month group healthy outing.  At end of three months we will again take body measurements and an after picture. The participant that has made the...