It’s a foregone conclusion that exercise is good for us. It is also a foregone conclusion that not enough of us participate in it. Obesity levels in the United States are at all time highs, the result of too much fast food and too little activity. Many of us have often considered joining a gym,…
Okay, so you’re doing great at the gym, bench pressing enough weight to turn the girls’ heads, and running the mile on the indoor track without even getting winded. Sounds pretty good so far, right? That is until you try to pick up a loaded suitcase and end up throwing your back out, or climbing…
“So I figured while I’m here I’ll lose a few pounds. And you got what, a 6 to 8 week training program here? A real tough one? Which is perfect for me! I’m going to walk out of here a Lean, Mean, Fightin’ Machine!” – Ox, Stripes (1981) Joining the Army may not be everybody’s…
It is almost no wonder that America is highly regarded as being a nation that is woefully out of shape, overweight, and lazy. All it takes is a cursory look around when you’re out in public to realize that the number of people who could be described as overweight is disproportionately high. We eat too…
For most of us who are in our mid 40’s we may have woken up to discover that our tummy isn’t as flat and trim as it used to be. In fact, not only look somewhat pregnant, but in some cases we appear to be about nine months gone with a Sherman tank. We try…
The good news is that more and more Americans are becoming concerned about their weight and their health, joining gyms and investing in home fitness equipment. The bad news is that very few know how to design and implement an effective training plan designed to generate the results that are desired. The Growth Of Personal…
Childhood obesity has always been with us, but has more than tripled over the last three decades. The percentage of children (6-11) in the US who were classified as obese rose from 7% in 1980 to nearly 20% by 2009. The percentage of adolescents increased by a similar margin, from 5% to 18%. What is…
Okay, we all know exercise is good for us, but often times we aren’t sure exactly where to start on the fitness journey, and when we hear terms such as “strength training”, we sometimes get a little intimidated. Strength training brings to mind images of body builders hefting barbells the size of a small Japanese…
For most of us, we discover as time goes by that our middle age and middle section are both ballooning in direct proportion to one another. We get a little lazier as the years go by, and eventually give up on the painstaking efforts to keep looking like we did in our 20’s and 30’s….
The good news is that more and more Americans are becoming concerned about their weight, their level of fitness, their overall health and general well being. The bad news is that not nearly as many are as concerned about entrusting their health and exercise regimen to somebody who is properly educated and trained in the…