Archive for September, 2009
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009I walked out of the gym today, sweaty and spent. As an aside, if you are not walking out of the gym in the same condition as me, you are doing something wrong! That said, I saw an unusual sight that stopped me in my tracks. Three women, who were in relatively decent shape, were [...]
Who You Eat With May Be Just As Important As What You Eat
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009A new study was recently released that focused on the relationship between consumption of food and dining partners. The results were interesting, but not surprising. Women were found to eat more and consume more calories if they were eating with a group of fellow women. Whereas men were found to be completely unaffected by their [...]
Three Minutes A Day Of Exercise is Enough To Improve Your Health
Monday, September 14th, 2009A newly released Scottish study found that just three minutes a day of exercise can significantly improve your health. Huh? I’m not one to be left speechless often, but this new finding defies explanation. First we hear the recommended guidelines for maintaining good health are 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week of moderate [...]
Spinning For Charity
Sunday, September 13th, 2009I have been a spinning instructor for years. Even though the music always changes and the ride changes depending if I emphasize more of an interval, strength, or endurance ride, the spinning experience remains constant. One way to change it up is to participate in a special spin that is different than the spin classes [...]
If Running Barefoot Is Not For You, Try Newton Running Shoes
Saturday, September 12th, 2009There have been some elite marathon runners over the years who run barefoot. This unconventional way of running has yet to go mainstream in this country. In fact, running shoes are big business. There is a significant amount of money that goes into research and development in order for companies to design the ultimate running [...]
Is The Freshman 15 Inevitable?
Friday, September 11th, 2009Anyone that has been to college or has a kid in college knows that diet and exercise go by the wayside for too many incoming freshmen. The end result, unfortunately, is the dreaded “freshman 15” which refers to the amount of weight gained by the average college freshman by the end of the first year. [...]
Creatine: Is It Worth A Try To Enhance Benefits of Exercise?
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Creatine is a supplement that has been popular with elite athletes for a long time, but is now becoming popular with mainstream exercisers. Because it is an amino acid that our bodies produce naturally, it is a safe way to enhance your muscle mass and improve your athletic performance. Creatine has many benefits, but the [...]
Sports Specificity Training Makes You Stronger Where You Need It Most
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Among elite athletes, conditioning programs have always been based on functional training. This type of athletic based training works because it specifically prepares your body to perform at your maximum level for the sport you are training for. This makes sense when you think about it. If your goal is to improve your basketball game, [...]
Yoga As An Alternative To Drug Therapy For Back Pain And Depression
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009There has been found to be an interesting correlation between people who suffer from chronic lower back pain and people who suffer with bouts of depression. It is a chicken and egg scenario, more sufferers of depression have chronic low back pain. But, it can be argued that suffering with chronic pain can make you [...]
Late Night Eating May Make You Fatter
Monday, September 7th, 2009For those of us with busy schedules, we took comfort in recent years believing that it really didn’t matter when we ate as long as our daily caloric intake was within the recommended guidelines. Especially for most people who don’t get home from work or from their child’s extracurricular activities until later in the day, [...]
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