#exercise

Carol Michaels

Mar 5, 2022

Exercising with a Chronic Health Issue

The focus of this article will be on diabetes, a chronic disease that affects millions people. The American College of Sports Medicine...

Carol Michaels

Nov 21, 2021

Avoid Weight Gain This Holiday Season

The holidays can be stressful. There are holiday parties, family obligations, and eating temptations. Many people just take a break from...

How Exercising Can Save You Time and Money

Carol Lane

Nov 17, 2019

How Exercising Can Save You Time and Money

“I’m too busy to workout” and “I can’t afford a gym membership” are two of the many excuses people often use to avoid exercising. It’s...

Carol Michaels

Sep 28, 2019

How to Be Positive About Exercise

Do you have negative associations with exercise? If you want to have lasting success in sticking to an exercise plan, examine the reasons...

How Do I Find the Right Exercise Program

Carol Michaels

Jun 21, 2019

How Do I Find the Right Exercise Program

Start by taking a private session or a class before you commit. Do not sign up for a lengthy expensive program without checking out...

Carol Michaels

Nov 24, 2018

Working Out with a Chronic Illness

Exercise may be the furthest thing from your mind with a chronic illness. Even if you have never been active, exercise can become one of...

Carol Michaels Fitness

Jun 3, 2018

Is Soreness a Sign of a Good Workout

The only time soreness is the sign of a "good workout" is if you are interested in dramatically increasing muscle mass. For the client...

Sara Lindberg

Apr 28, 2018

Exercise for Heart Health

“You have six months to get these numbers under control, or I’m putting you on cholesterol medicine.” Those were the words my doctor used...

Using Light Weights May Not be Sufficient for Bone Health

Carol Michaels

Apr 26, 2018

Using Light Weights May Not be Sufficient for Bone Health

In order to keep our bones dense we must perform weight bearing exercises and strength training. Using light weights in your exercise...

Using a Personal Trainer if Over 60 -Private and Small Group Sessions in West Orange, New Jersey

Carol Michaels

Mar 26, 2018

Using a Personal Trainer if Over 60 -Private and Small Group Sessions in West Orange, New Jersey

Should someone over age 60 start to work with a personal trainer? You might feel fine. Your weight may be in an acceptable range. So why...

Jason Lewis

Jan 13, 2018

Tips For Working Out When It’s Cold Outside in NJ

You know the value of exercise. That’s why you make the time to jog, lift weights, or take an exercise class. But when winter hits hard,...

Carol Michaels

Dec 26, 2017

How to Have Lasting Exercise Success

One of my goals as a fitness professional is to motivate you to improve your fitness level. One way to do this is to find exercise...

Carol Michaels

Dec 9, 2017

Working Out at Home vs the Gym

Can you get all the exercise you need by working out at home? It depends on the individual's discipline, knowledge and experience in...

Carol Michaels

Sep 9, 2017

Exercise and Prostate Cancer

The rising rate of prostate cancer necessitates developing better methods to prevent and treat prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the...

New Jersey Recovery Fitness Cancer Exercise Program-North NJ

Carol Michaels

Jun 28, 2017

New Jersey Recovery Fitness Cancer Exercise Program-North NJ

As most of you know, my mother, father, other family members and close friends have had cancer. Having cared for and watched loved ones...

Carol Michaels

May 6, 2017

Can Walking Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?

On way that walking may reduce the risk of breast cancer, is by helping to reduce the amount of fat in the body. Since estrogen thrives...

Carol Michaels

Mar 20, 2017

The Gym- No One Told You About........

Socializing at a gym can be a distraction. Are you working out for 1 hour or talking for 1 hour? The other gym members can be annoying:...

Hope Anders

Jan 26, 2017

Tennis-A Great Sport for Those Over 50

Last December, Carol Michaels Fitness wrote about how people over the age of 50 should approach working out. We discussed how “over 50...

Carol Michaels

Jan 21, 2017

Are you Getting Injured at the Gym?

As most of you know, I am working out of a large fitness center this month where gym goers lifting weights with poor technique surround...

Carol Michaels

Dec 20, 2016

Barriers to Exercise

The socio-economic barriers that prevent some people from getting the recommended levels of exercise are: 1. Often times there are few...