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Can Exercise Protect You From the Flu?

Can Exercise Protect You From the Flu?

Can exercise help you avoid the flu? Find out what research shows about exercise and how it affects immunity and your ability to fight off colds and flu. You’ll also discover ways to enhance your body’s ability to fight off flu and upper respiratory infections when you work out.

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So why do we offer two types of Upper Body Workouts in XTrain?

So why do we offer two types of Upper Body Workouts in XTrain?

So why do we offer two types of Upper Body Workouts in XTrain? Since XTrain is an undulating workout and is all about giving you more options it has been designed so that you can easily switch or mix the various Xtrain upper body strength workouts each week. This is why both 10 rep and 16 rep XTrain upper body videos work the exact same muscle groups. Read on to learn why Cathe structured the XTrain upper body workouts the way she did.

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Can exercise improve longevity?

How Much Can Exercise Prolong Your Life?

You already know that exercise can improve your body composition and prevent certain health problems – but can it help you live a longer life? Find out what a new study shows about exercise and longevity and how much exercise you need to get the benefits.

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XTrain Workout Options

Is the length of a workout an Important factor to you in deciding to purchase an exercise DVD? We’ve designed the XTrain series to be used in many ways.  One of the models we used in developing XTrain was a video series with a similar name  we made nearly a decade  ago called Cross Train Xpress. This

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Xtrain Chest,Back and Shoulders Workout Time

This is a picture of Cathe getting ready to do a dumbbell pullover on a stability ball in XTrain’s Chest/Back/Shoulders. XTrain Chest/Back/Shoulders is another heavy weight workout in this series that uses weights slightly lighter than Burn Sets,  but also  has slightly higher rep ranges for each exercise. In this upper body workout Cathe keeps the boredom

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The Music in XTrain

All of the music we used in XTrain was custom made by the same music production company (MyFitJam)  that produced the music for “To The Max” and “CrossFire”. So if you liked the music in our last production you should like XTrain’s music.  Cathe spent many months working almost every day with the music production

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XTrain Low Pulse Lunges

This is a picture of Cathe and Brenda doing low pulse lunges in XTrain Legs. This is an exercise that we have used in the past and many of you requested that we bring it back in XTrain. They we can’t honor every request we always do listen to your feedback and suggestions. This helps

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Cathe Works Her Triceps in Xtrain Bi’s and Tri’s

In order to effectively reduce the rest needed between exercises in Xtrain Bi’s and Tri’s we’ll be working in rounds, nine to be exact. Each round consists of one set for Biceps , followed by one set for triceps. And you’ll continue to repeat this sequence throughout your workout using a different exercise for every

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XTrain Glute Bridges

This picture shows Cathe and Cedie doing single leg  Glute Bridges during the XTrain Legs workout.  This is an excellent exercise for the Glutes that you can also easily do wherever and whenever you travel – You just need a chair. This XTrain lower body workout has four sections: 1. Standing Legs, 2. Stability Ball

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