We learn a lot about how our body functions by looking at our early ancestors. They spent much of their time gathering food and hunting game. Berries, tree nuts, seeds and game and fish make up their diet. Medical studies show that such a “Paleolithic diet” helps with health and wellness as compared to the [...]

Get moving!  Take a walk, go swimming or jump on a bike, it is time to get out and go!  Not only will your heart thank you, but so will those pesky love handles that you have acquired. Here are just a few quick tips to get you moving… Find something FUN…not exhausting. Remember that [...]

The job of a personal trainer is to take you from point A to point B, as it relates to your fitness goals. While it’s always important to reach your destination safely when travelling, along the way you need to know you’ve followed the right roads and made the correct turns. In this vein, personal [...]

Fitness centers come in all shapes and sizes. Some are more suitable for certain individuals than others. People have different abilities, needs and preferences when it comes to getting in good physical shape. There are multiple recipes for baking up a regime to get fit. What are some of the many reasons to join a [...]

What exactly is a cardio workout – and how do you know if your getting a good one? Most people probably know “cardio” is when you get your heart rate elevated for a certain period of time through exercising. Cardio, which is short for cardiovascular, is also known as aerobic exercise. But when quizzed on [...]

With Americans constantly striving to lose weight and get in shape, weight-loss and fitness industries are always introducing new products to help people quickly and painlessly reach their goals. This often leads to disappointment and temporary results, if any at all. CrossFit and P90X are two highly popular exercise systems revolutionizing the way people think [...]

Learning proper kettlebell technique, like any other skill, takes a lot more than muscle. Not only must your tendons and ligaments adapt to the new stresses, your brain and nervous system are heavily at work forging new mind-body connections or proprioceptions (body awareness or the sense that indicates whether the body is moving with required [...]

Now I fondly remember my three-a-day workouts for college soccer. But back then, I despised them. They were brutal. They wore you down mentally, emotionally, and physically. Recovering mentally and emotionally consisted of lots of lazing about and goofing off. But recovering physically took some more intentional action. Here are four tips I learned to [...]

You are doing all that it takes to stay fit. And of course you wish for your family and friends to take care of them in the same way. You can become a health leader and a role model and at the same time feel good for yourself and those who follow you. Fitness and [...]

Probably the top way to lose stomach fat fast with is not aerobic workouts but anaerobic workouts. An anaerobic exercise is where more oxygen is used, than the body is able to replenish, for the muscles that are doing the work. Most people choose to do aerobic exercises to lose their belly. Usually cardio done [...]