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	<title>Diane Raymond&#039;s Blue Sky Blog &#187; Strength Training</title>
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		<title>5 Reasons why your workout isn&#8217;t working (anymore)&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blueskygym.com/blog/2011/07/5-reasons-why-your-workout-isnt-working-anymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardio Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight loss 411]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are going to the gym faithfully, day in, day out, and not seeing the results you want. It is frustrating, I know, but there are very simple changes you can make that will help you achieve the results you want. Luckily, none of them involve more time in the gym! Here goes&#8230; 5 Reasons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lunge Your Way to Great Summer Legs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Outdoor Workouts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glutes exercises. best glute exercises]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warm weather is here (hopefully to stay) and that can mean only one thing:  shorter pants! If you aren&#8217;t quite ready to don your short-shorts, I have the move for you.
The Forward Lunge
Main Muscles Involved: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Hip Flexors
The Exercise: Use bodyweight, or dumbbells, a body bar or weighted medicine ball if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader question:  Why are free weights better than fixed machines?</title>
		<link>http://blueskygym.com/blog/2010/10/reader-question-why-are-free-weights-better-than-fixed-machines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bicep curl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed machines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stable]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question came in a few weeks ago from Lisa, an avid strength trainer who is stuck on &#8220;fixed&#8221; machines. It is a tough question to answer because I don&#8217;t want to deter folks who, if it weren&#8217;t for fixed machines, would otherwise avoid the gym. The thing is, fixed machines provide a simple way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strength training and cardio: What to do when</title>
		<link>http://blueskygym.com/blog/2010/08/strength-training-and-cardio-what-to-do-when/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardio Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardio]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[days]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though I have addressed this topic before (a-hem, at least twice before), I&#8217;m circling back because A) I keep getting asked, &#8220;I did strength training today, what should I do tomorrow?&#8221; and B) I keep getting asked, &#8220;Is it okay to do both strength training and cardio on the same day?&#8221;
If you want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Primer on Pilates</title>
		<link>http://blueskygym.com/blog/2010/07/a-primer-on-pilatesp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My fit picks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[about pilates]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pilates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have probably heard about Pilates, or possibly know someone who talks of &#8220;reformers, chairs, straps, pulleys&#8221; (and other contraptions), and silently wonder, &#8220;what the heck is Pilates anyway?&#8221;
The Pilates Method (or simply Pilates) was developed in Germany in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. The core-strengthening and posture-improving benefits of regular practice have [...]]]></description>
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