Archive for the ‘Fitness News’ Category

Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition Review

Chris Powell and participant

Weight loss shows are quite popular, The Biggest Loser being one of the most popular on television. Although I think the transformations are amazing, I don’t make an effort to watch that show much. However, there is a new show that has started that has caught my interest. It is Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. [...]

Tips To Stay Motivated For Fitness Success

This is a guest post by Kal Gunay.
Hey everyone!
I hope you’re all doing great!
When I sit down with a prospective client for the first time, I warn them that I’m going to ask some pretty invasive questions, most importantly about why they’re here and what they want to accomplish.
I do this because after being in [...]

From Fit to Fat to Fit Again: Man Gains Weight On Purpose

Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit's Drew Manning

I received an email this morning from Drew Manning. Drew is the owner of a web site called Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit. As you can see from the picture below, Drew was a very fit individual. He is attempting to pack on 50 – 60 pounds of fat in 6 months time in order [...]

ZICO Coconut Water [Product Review]

ZICO Coconut Water

Disclaimer: A sample of ZICO Coconut Water was provided to me, however, I am under no obligation to provide a positive review. The following is my personal opinion.

I never gave much thought to drinking coconut water. When a ZICO (pronounced “Zee-Koh”) representative contacted me about sampling their product, I was more than willing to try [...]

Father’s Day Gifts for the Fitness Minded Dads

Neck tie

I’m currently in the process of figuring out what to get my dad for Father’s Day (June 19th). It should be easy for me because my dad has been a bodybuilder for years. He is very much into health and fitness. He is in his early 60’s and doesn’t look his age at all. He [...]

Stop Calf Cramps From Waking You Up at Night

bananas

I woke up to excruciating pain in my calf in the early morning. I haven’t had a leg cramp (a.k.a “Charley Horse”) in a long time and the pain in my calf was intolerable. I had to wait it out and tried my best to stretch out my calf but it felt like it only [...]

Woman Loses 300 Pounds Without Gimmicks

I really enjoy stories of weight loss such as this. Shannon Davis lost 300 pounds on her own, without any gimmicky exercise machines or diet pills. Her starting weight was 589 pounds. She has lost an average of 100 pounds per year. Watch the video below to view her story:

How Shannon Lost Weight
Let’s take a [...]

The DASH Diet for Lowering Blood Pressure

salt

Put down the salt shaker

High blood pressure affects so many people that you probably know family or friends who deal with it or you may be dealing with it yourself. I know family members who have to take medication daily to treat their hypertension. The DASH diet is a popular diet that has been said [...]

ABSolutely Shredded – A FREE 6 Week 6 Pack Course by Alain Gonzalez

ABSolutely Shredded

I’m happy to share with you a free 6-week, six-pack abs course that was put together by Alain Gonzalez. If you are not familiar with Alain, I interviewed him back in October (click here to read interview) where he discussed how to add on muscle mass the natural way. He has added on 40 lbs. [...]

Eating Breakfast Makes a Big Difference

vegetable omelet

A vegetable omelet from one of my favorite cafes.

I’m still going strong with my healthy eating lifestyle and one of the changes I implemented was eating breakfast every day. I was never a consistent breakfast eater. I would usually skip it and when I did eat it, it was usually oatmeal or cereal. Now I [...]