Fitness

Personal Best

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DrugNews:

If You Do Drugs

Tweaker.org: tips for party boys

Partysafe: Just Say Know!

DanceSafe: health and safety info for club drugs and their admirers

Harm Reduction

A philosophy of public health, intended to be a progressive alternative to the prohibition of certain lifestyle choices. The central idea of harm reduction is the recognition that some people always have and always will engage in behaviors which carry risks, such as casual sex, prostitution, and drug use.

The Institute at the Harm Reduction Coalition

AFROCENTRIC Program Design

www.harmreductioninblack.org

HelpCenter:

National Hotline

1-888-THE-GLNH
(1-888-843-4564)

Youth Talkline

1-800-246-PRIDE
(1-800-246-7743)

Provides telephone and email peer-counseling, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States.

All of our services are FREE and confidential.

More Info

Health-Conscious Hotels

Hilton, Hilton Garden, Marriott, Omni, and Westin have all launched in-room fitness programs. Their free or low-cost amenities include everything from fitness kits, specialized equipment, pay-per-view programming, and healthy snacks.

Bodywork for Men

(BFM) is the largest totally FREE international site exploring all forms of BODYWORK / MASSAGE by and for MEN.

Fitness Websites

Get Into Shape Stay Fit - Meal Plans and Workout Routines To Burn Fat and Build Muscle. Includes fitness tracker and exercise videos. www.ShapeFit.com

Health and Sports, what is it? Check out the latest Health and Sports articles, tips and information www.AskMen.com

Fitness Articles

7 Easy Steps To Weight Loss

Burn More Fat With Aerobic Exercise

Eliminate Your Gut In No Time

The Essential Bodybuilding Glossary

Losing Those Love Handles

The U.S. Military Force Workout

Static Contraction Training

Ten Reasons to Hire a Personal Trainer

Training When You're Over 40

WWarming Up Before Working Out

Fewer Workouts

The biggest lie in strength training is "Monday, Wednesday and Friday." Fixed strength-training schedules don't work for very long. The goal of every workout should be to increase the intensity of work done compared to your previous workout. As intensity increases, your body needs more time to recover (especially as you get older), so workouts have to be spaced further apart. This is more good news for everyone except the exercise addicts.

When you begin a strength-training program, you might be able to work out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, provided your body can fully recover with just one day off. But as you get stronger and start hoisting some really heavy iron, you will need more time to recover. So your third or fourth week might allow you to train only on Mondays and Thursdays.

Two weeks later, you might only be able to see increases in intensity if you train one day per week. After a month of that, you will need to train only once every 10 or 15 days. I work with advanced trainees who now lift weights once every six weeks and they see improvements in every exercise, on every workout.

The truth is you can achieve your optimum muscularity by working out with precisely engineered workouts that contain clear goals about as frequently as you get a haircut. That's very welcome news to those of us who just want results and don't use the gym to gather socially.

Resources

Federation of Gay Games

The Federation of Gay Games perpetuates the quadrennial Gay Games and safeguards its founding principles of Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best™. An all-volunteer organization, the Federation is made up of individuals and organizations representing four continents. The Federation consists of a board of directors and an assembly of organizations. Currently, all of the board members belong to one of the organizations in the assembly. Assembly organizations govern single and/or multiple sport or cultural disciplines, and they can be local, national or international in scope. The member organizations are more than a list of groups that support the Gay Games — their delegates are actively involved in the Federation's work and decision-making. All are dedicated to ensuring the continuation of the Gay Games' 25 year history of inspiration and achievement.

Gay Sports

Designed to become the preferred destination online for gay & lesbian sports enthusiasts worldwide. Combining our team's experience in developing new, exciting and interactive Internet sites with our knowledge of the gay & lesbian marketplace allows us to provide you the best gay & lesbian sports site on the Internet.

Gay Outdoors

Guys into outdoor activities: It's free, it's fast and it's easy. Most importantly, it WORKS. By joining over 15,000 outdoor guys you will be able to chat with likeminded people online, browse upcoming events, read trip reports and view photo galleries.

Enjoy the largest gay and bisexual outdoors club for the Northeast U.S.

Alyson Adventures, Inc.

A guide for gay men looking for vacations and holidays in the great outdoors

Hiking: FAQ page. Primarily for those who haven't done a full week of hiking before, but would like to try.
Hiking trips: Hiking and walking vacations with a gay group in Switzerland or Italy
Glaciers: These "rivers of ice" may at first appear to be an obstacle for hikers, but can be a fascinating destination in themselves.
Compass Use: Whether you're setting out alone or with a group such as ours, this and the next page will help you find your way.
Route-Finding: Advice for hikers and walkers. Don't spend your holiday lost!
Rock climbing: FAQ page. Primarily for newer rock climbers, but others are also likely to learn something here.
Rock climbing and mountaineering trips: For a truly different holiday, join a gay and lesbian group to climb Wyoming's Grand Teton (both beginners and experienced climbers will enjoy this), or the Matterhorn in Switzerland

The National Parks Service Get information about hiking trails and various parks around the United States

Great Outdoors - Los Angeles Great Outdoors is the largest gay outdoor recreational organization in the West. With chapters in Los Angeles, Orange County/Long Beach, Inland Empire, Santa Barbara and Palm Springs. Activities include camping, hiking and other social activities

Tips for Everyone

Jumping Rope

Burn major calories: Its an amazing overall body workout and actually burns more calories in 30 minutes than jogging.
Virtually any sport: ideal for cardiovascular endurance and enhances performance- tennis, basketball, football, skiing, volleyball and more.

Benefit from Stretches

Improves Sexual Performance: Just as stretching infuses your muscles with oxygen, it also infuses your “vital” organs with oxygen too!
Muscles: When a muscle is exercised, it becomes shortened and tight. Over a period of time, as the muscle gains strength, it stays in this tight and contracted form reducing range of motion.
Cold muscles should never be stretched: Always warm-up the muscles before stretching. Warm muscles and connective tissues are more pliable than cold ones. Stretching reduces the potential for injury by warming up and lengthening the muscles and connective tissue.