Reggie Reyes discussed the “fat burning zone” concept on ParentDish.com. A father of a 15-year-old girl asked me to meet his daughter so I could discuss her weight-loss training program and make any necessary adjustments. I’m always interested in weight control and fitness for young people. For them it is even more important than for [...]
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Nadine Coyle (Irish singer, songwriter, actress, model and member of pop group Girls Aloud) is getting some attention about her weight. Says Marie Claire UK: Nadine Coyle has blasted critics who claim she is too skinny, claiming her recent weight-loss is the result of a healthy running regime. You can overdo anything, including exercise. But [...]
Katalin Rodriguez-Ogren has a nice review of cardiovascular fitness on ChicagoNow.com. For maximum effectiveness and safety, cardiovascular exercise has specific instructions on the frequency, duration, and intensity. Any exercise is better than none. But if you want to maximize your results, it’s better to get organized. Start by knowing the basic principles that have been [...]
Have you had trouble getting into shape? Do you need to lose weight and get fit in a hurry? Then a “boot camp” may be just the thing. The LA Times highlighted some of the benefits of boot camps: “It’s a very efficient workout because you’re working your whole body in a short period of [...]
Karenchar on weight-loss-forum had some good advice on losing weight with exercise. Though she is giving advice regarding rapid weight loss, she qualifies it: Fast weight loss doesn’t imply that you drop 50 pounds overnight; a few pounds can take months to shed and for obese individuals, it can take years to lose the desired [...]
There is a fascinating discussion on the forums at wrongplanet. A question was asked about compulsion to exercise: While I would never say I am an exercise nut exactly, I don’t feel right if I fail to exercise at all over the course of my average day. I even shadow box as one of my [...]
We’ve heard a lot about the Wii Fit. The high tech device has caught the imagination of the public. Nintendo has sold 7.9 million of the units in North America. The company promotes the health benefits of the unit. But the Montreal Gazette reports on some research that suggests that the benefits are less than [...]
Kenneth Cooper, M.D. has some advice for those who haven’t been exercising regularly. He asks the question: What is the biggest mistake people make? Starting too fast. It may have taken you 20 years to lose your conditioning, and yet you want to take 20 days to get it back. Good advice. We’d all like [...]
Recently the American Council on Exercise made some fitness predictions for 2010. “Consumers will really look to maximize their workout results while maintaining a close eye on their budgets this year,” said ACE’s Chief Science Officer Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D. “Along with financial constraints, we understand that people are busier than ever and will look [...]
Carrie and Danielle recently raised the subject of pole dancing as a fitness activity. Hence the newest rage in the fitness scene is that of pole fitness. Even though pole dancing is an erotic form of dancing, it is physically very taxing. It requires high levels of energy and balance. Pole dancing is an advanced [...]
