Archive for the ‘Fitness News’ Category

All Exercise Not Created Equal

The other day a prospective client walked into my office to sit down and talk about her struggles getting in shape. She is a bright girl with a very bubbly personality, except talking about getting rid of her “chunky thighs” as she called them was a sore subject. “Sara”, let’s just call her, is by [...]

Compression Clothing — Can It Improve Your Performance?

Compression sportswear, usually made from spandex and worn by athletes, have clear benefits as far as protecting your body. Not only do they cling to your body, making sure your skin is protected from the harsh elements, they are reported to keep your muscles in optimal shape for performance. They also make a great addition [...]

What Foods To Eat To Lose Weight?

Before I show you the what foods to eat to lose weight let me show you something interesting. The average calories per day that an average, active adult male requires is around 2500 – roughly. Most of us eat at least 3 meals per day, often more by the time we include snacking. Just one [...]

Powertec Utility Bench – Get the Lowdown Before You Buy

In my opinion the Powertec WB-UB Utility Bench is a worthy investment for you home gym. It has been designed to be used stand alone or incorporated with other Powertec equipment and I like that the company also sells optional attachments, so you can do more than just barbell or dumbbell work. The Powertec Utility [...]

Could Your Walking Gait Play a Role in Your Life Expectancy? Make a Guess? You are Wrong!

Is it possible that your life expectancy could be estimated according to the amount of wear and tear on your walking shoes? It may seem unlikely, but new research printed in The Journal of the American Medical Association says that this is entirely possible. The first issue of the Journal released for 2011 revealed details [...]

The Most Important Number For Losing Weight

This is a guest post by Kal Gunay. Hey again, hope you’re doing great! An issue a lot of people have when trying to lose weight is a “slow metabolism”. The thing is, these people think they’re stuck with a sluggish metabolism and that they just have to deal with it for the rest of [...]

Running for Fat People – 2 Steps for Starting a Running Program for Overweight People

Taking your first steps from being a sedentary overweight person to becoming a true a runner is no easy task. In fact, if you’re overweight or haven’t done much exercise lately, running may not be the best option for you as the high impact nature of this activity can lead to a myriad of injuries [...]

Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit Update of Drew Manning

Back in June, I wrote about Drew Manning’s journey on being fit and getting fat within a 6-month time span. His purpose is to gain 50 – 60 pounds of fat and then teach people how they can get fit and stay fit. It is now October and the transformation is quite shocking. Here is [...]

P90X2 – The Overview

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably familiar with one of the most popular home fitness programs on DVD: P90X. This program is quite literally a phenomenon in the fitness industry. You can browse around YouTube and watch video after video of people’s amazing physical transformations. Now, P90X2 (the sequel) is soon [...]

Why Carb Cycling is the Secret to Fat Loss Success

Thinking of starting up on another weight loss diet plan? Before you dive right into the latest and greatest program that you find on the market, you might want to give this some serious thought.
The overall structure of your weight loss diet plan is going to have a strong influence on the results you [...]