Dec 302011
How Much Do I Need to Exercise for Weight Loss?

If someone told you right now what the absolute best exercises to lose weight was, would you do it? You might when you read this. Ready or not, here I come!

The best exercise to lose weight is: “the exercise you’ll do,”

“The two things that stop people from losing weight with exercise are either boredom or [...]

Dec 022010
EATING AND EXERCISING RIGHT DEPENDS ON THE RIGHT ATTITUDE

Her name is Jasmine, she is my daughter, my purpose and one great reason to eat and exercise right and with positive attitude…  I look at her and i say Wow! I am going to do everything i can to be there for you…

One of the things that’s usually missing when people attempt to shed [...]

Dec 172009

When eating out, don’t be afraid to ask how many eggs are on a salad or in an omelet or how many ounces in a steak. This information allows you to decide whether to share this meal with someone else or ask for half of it now and the other half packaged to take home. [...]

Dec 162009

Society gains an average 12 pounds of fat between Halloween and January 1st. This was a statistic that a fellow fitness professional pulled from a magazine article. Now I don’t know if this is true or not, but when you think about it this could be very true. You eat a little candy on Halloween [...]

Dec 092009
AM TOPIC: WORKOUT ROUTINE

You hit the gym and you’re faced with a forest of iron-clad equipment, rows of buzzing machinery and a conundrum: Where do you start? Ask the pros. Find workout routines formulated by fitness experts, personal trainers, bodybuilders, and celebrities. Want a six pack? Looking to run a six-minute mile, a marathon, iron-man?
With work and the [...]

Nov 272009
2 SIMPLE TECHNIQUES THAT WORK

Couple days ago, the boys and I went to grab a bite at the Cheesecake Factory (our favorite place). Every single one of us ate an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert. Yes, we all ate dessert. How do we get away with it?
Here are the two main ways we stay in great shape [...]

Nov 222009
PLATEAU BREAKER: CHANGE YOUR DIET

Diet is a key factor when it comes to gaining muscle mass.  Calories are definitely needed to support this growth, but some people do respond better to a macro-nutrient mix.
 
While protein should stay relatively constant at 1 gram to 1.5 grams per pound, the carbohydrate and fat calories can be shifted around.
 
If you’ve been trying [...]

Nov 082009

WHY DOESN’T EXERCISE LEAD TO WEIGHT LOSS?
Gretchen Reynolds
November 4, 2009

For some time, researchers have been finding that people who exercise don’t necessarily lose weight. A study published online in September in The British Journal of Sports Medicine was the latest to report apparently disappointing slimming results. In the study, 58 obese people completed 12 [...]