Laura over at Starling Fitness (I link to her blog a lot, it is a really great one) has an article based on some research asking the question of “Is thinner healthier?” As she says it is not and I have to agree. All of these commercials that we see showing skinny happy people are […]
Taking care of Contact Lenses
Taking care of Contact Lenses is critical to protect your sight. Yesterday I switched back to contact lenses from glasses. I have worn contacts off and on for the last 25 years or so and over the last three years I have almost exclusively worn contact lenses. I rememver the last time that I got contact […]
How to do crunches to strengthen your core
One thing that seems to confuse a lot of people is the fact that the media shows us slim people with great six pack abs. This would lead most people to believe that if you want to reduce your stomach then you should just do sit-ups and you will lose the stomach. Sadly this is […]
Huge Vioxx Settlement
As all Vioxx users have been aware over the last year of so there has been a class action suit against the makers of Vioxx because of the inadequate testing or reporting of risks associated with Vioxx. Well the case has not concluded with almost 5 Billion dollars going to those that have suffered from […]
Home Fitness Equipment
I have written quite a bit over the last week about what you need as far as home fitness equipment goes but thought I would just round out this week with an overview of what you should have for equipment. So here is what I think that you should try to accumulate over the next […]
Starving on Survivor
I have recently stopped watching the TV show Survivor but I was definitly hooked on Survivor for years. I remember when I first started watching Survivor I used to say that I would be voted off in the first week, don’t know how true that is but anyway. I have always enjoyed watching the people […]
Avatrim – Green Tea Weight loss
Avatrim is a loss product that can not be bought in stores. There is an exclusiveness to this product that I will mention later but for now I would like to detail how you really can successfully lose with Avatrim. First of all I would like to just point out that just like you when […]
Flu season is arriving
Flu season is coming and around my town there are clinics setup everywhere for people to get vaccinated against the flu. One of the stories that I hear every year is how the people that develop the flu vaccination did not correctly figure out what strain of flu will be coming this year and this […]
Tips to get More Protein in Your Diet
It is important to get protein in your diet. I was looking around for some tips to offer about increasing protein in your diet when I ran across this article by David Monyer on increasing protein in your diet. As you should really be aware most people do not get enough protein in their diet […]
Bodybuilding Myths
There are a lot of myths in bodybuilding. When I was young, I took many things at face value. I just didn’t think there was a whole lot of written material meant to entertain me at best or mislead me at worst. I eagerly perused bodybuilding periodicals from cover to cover in search of what […]
Cardio equipment buyers guides
I am trying to get a jump start on the winter for everyone by finding some great articles on how best to look for and buy exercise equipment for your home. Most people will just join a gym to use expensive exercise equipment but really there are many reasons to instead buy fitness equipment. I […]
Weight workouts at home part 2
Now that you have decided that you are going to start doing weights and doing them at home I am sure that you are starting to think of all of your options and when and how and how oftern. Well I can answer those for you. The best way to get started lifting weights is […]
5 Detox Diet Options
There are at least five detox diet options when it comes to trying to clean out your body. I am going to stay away at this point from the battle between the detoxers and the non-detoxers. There is of course a camp of people that believe that there is no good that comes out of […]
Alli sells 2 million starter packs – But is it good news?
I have mentioned before that I am not a big fan of Alli and most of the trainers and experts that I have heard from do not advocate it’s use as the way to lose either. The “Wonder Drug” Alli that was released three months ago with lots of hype sold 2 million starter kits, […]
Boycott the Biggest Loser TV Show
I wrote this article in anger a few months ago during season 4 of the Biggest Loser after Neil, one of the contestants gamed the Biggest Loser by cheating and drinking a couple of gallons of water right before the in. I am now again watching the Biggest Loser. But in reading this post you […]
