Burning more calories is the name of the game if you want to lose weight and increasing your intensity is key. Whether your workout is walking or running, adding these “HI/LOWS” will pump that heart rate up and burn some killer calories PLUS start to improve the strength of your legs.

With the Rock N’ Roll Marathon just a few months away, South reached out to ultra runner and creator of the The Palmetto Pacers Running Club to guide and inspire you on your path to running the most highly anticipated event of the year.Marathon training will be challenging, but should be an enjoyable and memorably process.

Spring is upon us, the weather is beautiful, and it is time to get out doors and take advantage of it.  Why not ditch the gym for the next few months and use your City for some stellar workouts?  You have no idea what kind of fun things you can do around town that will not only challenge you physically, but change up the old routine (or maybe even get you into a routine, period) and re-motivate you to firm up for the skimpy days of summer just around the corner. 

Join Drew & Shazi for a 10 a.m. workout and Fitness Seminar, in the historic Bryson Hall event space facing Chippewa Square. Tasting brunch follows.

Suggested donation is $25 but all are welcome, proceeds to benefit Childhood Obesity Prevention & Education (COPE). Fun continues with an entire afternoon block party with demonstrations.

Habersham YMCA will hold a Fitness-a-thon for Priceless Gifts Saturday, March 5th, 2011. All scheduled classes will participate in fundraising while we work the body, mind and spirit.

Everyone is welcome, member or non-member. There will be a minimum $5.00 donation fee to take a class. Please spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors. The more participation the better…let’s engage the community!

Schedule of events:
8:00 am – 10:30 am Zumba, Kickbox and Step or…
8:00 am – 9:00 am TRX Suspension Training and then…
9:15 am – 10:15 am Spin you weekend away and then…
10:30 am – 11:30 am Core Pilates or
10:30 am – 11:30 am MVE Chair Pilates

There will be refreshment and healthy snacks. Prizes will be given away. We will provide childcare from 7:45am – noon

www.ymcaofcoastalga.org

The 2010 Sunsplash Outdoor Fitness Festival will combine a walk, cycle & kayak event all on one day to benefit the American Diabetes Association. A morning of vigorous physical activity for walkers, cyclists and kayak paddlers culminates in a family festival featuring live music, health vendors, outfitters and ends with a healthy feast!

Cost: $40 or $50 DOE / Family $70 for 4 MINIMUM

More info: 912-353-8110 or suwillis@diabetes.org, or diabetes.org/stepout

Come and share with us the “Secret of Wellness.”  Participants will learn basic principles behind developing a health and fitness program. They will be given guidance on establishing fitness goals, safety and injury prevention, exercise and stress management, and how to develop a safe exercise program utilizing five components of fitness. Lessons on nutrition, healthy eating, and weight management are also topics of focus as it relates to health and wellness. The workshop will mix classroom components with hands-on learning to equip participants with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed, so wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

Cost: free

More Info: visit fitnessandwellnessworkshop.eventbrite.com

Now in business for five years, Brandon F. Jones started Pro-Fit Personal Training in Hermosa Beach, Calif. He then moved back to his hometown of Savannah in 2007 and expanded. Brandon works with an expert team of certified personal trainers and licensed massage therapists to help clients reach their health and wellness goals.

Want to build a soldier’s body without the fatigues? Follow these tips supplied by two of Fort Stewart’s finest.

Fitness and health are often the primary lines of defense for Fort Stewart’s 3rd Infantry Division combat soldiers. Peak levels of strength and endurance can mean the difference between life and death, success or failure. It’s no surprise then that Sergeants 1st class Jeremy St. Julian and Robert Frankforter take their training very seriously. “Physical fitness is our second highest priority,” said Frankforter. “Second only to training.”

Early every morning, St. Julian and Frankforter motivate and move hundreds of soldiers through rigorous exercise regimens specially designed to keep the world’s toughest troopers in peak physical condition. Luckily for those of us with less fight in us than flab, these two soldiers took a break from their rigorous regimes to let The South in on some if their training sessions’ best exercising secrets. Follow these tips and you’ll be in combat condition in no time.