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The bathroom workout.

I was at the office the other day and noticed that I was getting really fatigued.  I tried standing up from my chair and moving around a little but I was very tired and my mind was full of a bunch of things that I had to get done.  I was also really stiff from…

Partner Tabata

One of my personal training clients always asks me to give him a workout that will torture him.  Because of this, I often come up with routines that are modified versions or a combination of different workout systems.  Today was a combination of supersets with Tabata intervals and partner training all in one. The workout…

Get up off of that thing!

I have found that just moving a little each hour, with purpose, can go a long way to being more fit and getting in better shape.  You don’t need to go do a full workout, you can just get up and move. I don’t recall who said it but it was something along the lines…

Starting with a small workout will bring big results.

How many times have you wanted to workout but easily found too many excuses not to do it?  Have you told yourself, “I will workout tomorrow”, “one day off won’t make a difference”, “the weather outside is awful and I don’t want to go to the gym”, “I worked out really hard yesterday so I…

Welcome to fitness4kicks.com

Welcome to fitness4kicks.com, a new website dedicated to bringing you the latest information about fitness, working out and being healthy related to the Martial Arts. There are many websites loaded with excellent fitness information but I started this website to share my training experience related to Martial Arts, specifically Shotokan Karate.  When I first started…