Extreme Calorie Restriction Diets
There are a ridiculous amount of low calorie diets that tempt people to lose weight. The idea of the low calorie diet sounds like the quickest way to lose weight. They say it isn't always easy, but you’ll get results. However, [...]
Stay Fit During the Third Trimester and Beyond
Assuming there are no medical conditions necessitating the cessation of exercise, it should be continued throughout the entire pregnancy, including the third trimester. I entered my third trimester with more energy than ever. Perhaps it was because I knew I [...]
Endurance Training Versus High Intensity Interval Training
Cardio is probably the least understood form of exercise while being the one most often used in the gym. When I walk in to a gym especially at busy times, all of the treadmills and ellipticals are nearly full with [...]
10 Tips for Weight Loss
My recent online search for the most popular tips for weight loss were mostly based around nutritional changes. The basics are if you want to lose weight, eat less and move more. But here is my top 10 weight [...]
Stop Doing Crunches and Start Doing Planks
I don’t do sit ups and rarely do crunches. And here's why. The purpose of our abdominal muscles is to stabilize the spine. Think of them as braces for the spine. When you perform a traditional sit up [...]
What Type of Shoes Do I Use?
A recent search of a popular shoe-buying web site yielded more than 4,500 different pairs under the category “sneakers,” including more than 1,000 running shoes, 199 “cross-trainers,” 133 pairs of basketball shoes, 110 pairs for tennis, and more than 1,500 [...]
It’s January and the Gyms are Packed!
Gyms are guaranteed to be packed in January. People start the new year with resolutions of weight loss, getting in shape, creating a healthier lifestyle, etc. I believe that most of these resolutions in January come from the overindulging in [...]
Fat Burning Setting on the Elliptical
People tend to exercise in the low-intensity "fat-burning" setting on ellipticals under the impression that they will burn more fat. There is some truth to this, however, the total amount of calories you burn is more important than which calories [...]
