If you hate to go to the gym, you are not alone. The good news is – you can get results in the comfort of your own home with some simple home exercises. Bodyweight training CAN be effective. It CAN be a substitute for weights, if necessary. Training using your own body weight as a [...]
I recently read two articles about travel fitness. One said that while you’re traveling, you should keep up with 50% of your normal training and the other said you should keep up with only one-third. Both were written by well known fitness professionals and both said that you should NOT expect to keep up your [...]
Most fitness professionals have seen or heard it all. Miracle diets, perfect workouts, promises of flat abs in two minutes a day. Chris Hoover, fitness supervisor at the Jewish Community Center in St. Louis, says he constantly sees people acting on that misinformation. “I don’t know what it is,” he says. “They see a big [...]
To paraphrase a great old slogan for Guinness beer: Sex isn’t just good, it’s good for you! Okay, so maybe there’s some wishful thinking going on — the science isn’t exactly iron-clad — but evidence is accumulating that the more sex you have, the better off you are. There is one caveat, though. “We do [...]
I didn’t get around to my Healthier You post last weekend, but as a Bears fan I was in mourning. I wanted to branch out from the typical food and diet related articles, so for the next few weeks I will focus on the gym. These are not necessarily absolutes, nor is it an exhaustive [...]
Do you remember when our parents used to yell at us to go outside and play? They would get so tired of us running around the house munching junk food and fighting with our siblings that they would practically kick us out of the house! Well, we may not have the same child-like activities lined [...]
To really succeed at losing weight, you have to first realize what NOT to do. I’ve listed the top 5 mistakes that most people make when trying to lose weight. By avoiding these 5 things and focusing on what actually works, success is guaranteed.
Everybody wants perfect abdominals but not many people know that the standard sit-up is not only ineffective but can also injure you. This is a detailed list of 10 ab exercises that everybody should know.
We hear it all the time. If you’re overweight you need to exercise for weight loss. Doctors tell you, nutritionists tell you, your neighbors tell you, and now the television set tells you. But what most don’t tell you is HOW to exercise for weight loss. I get calls all of the time from frustrated [...]
I hate to see anyone feeling awful about their body, but at the same time that’s what it sometimes takes for people to make changes. The revelation may come in different ways: looking in the mirror and being honest with yourself; becoming annoyed with how tight your clothes fit; going to the doctors and hearing [...]
You may sometimes wake up feeling low and weak in the mornings. You may feel too tired to get up and do your work, and end up skipping college/work. If this sounds familiar to you, then you are not alone facing this problem. There are several people like you (including me) !!! The only thing [...]
Though there may be many reasons why you may be thin, the most apparent reason is because of your genetics. If your parents are naturally thin or have a small body frame, then you will most likely have the same small body type. To some degree, your size can also be controlled by your metabolism. [...]
The ability to recover from exercise is one of the determining factors in the long term success of any training program. The faster and more efficiently you can recover, the better your results will be. To speed up your progress you can use tips from below.
Are you happy with your butt? Most of us aren’t. They’re too small, too big, too saggy, too flabby…this list goes on. The right cardio exercise and weight training activities (like squats and deadlifts) can make a difference in your backside and help you get those buns of steel. Find out the best cardio and [...]
