One thing I am (almost) learning as I get older is to STOP working out every now and then. Chronic pain can happen with exercise the same (well, maybe not exactly the same) as it can with inactivity and sedentary living. I was once sidelined from working out for almost a year when I strained
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There are several factors involved that leads to a person gaining weight. I outlined 3 possible reasons in my last post here. In this article we will touch a little on how to overcome struggles with being overweight. 1. Controlling YOUR supply of food. In the previous post I wrote about the food supply in
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Have you ever heard that it takes 21 days to form a habit? If you haven’t, search the Internet and you will find all these sites claiming that they can help you form a habit in 21 days. While in some cases that might hold true, it is certainly not the rule. There is actually
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One thing about exercise and fitness is that it can get monotonous after a while. Doing the same sorts of exercises over and over again can get a little, well, boring. I like to mix things up in my routines by switching from P90X to Insanity, and doing other programs like P90X2 and The Asylum.
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I am pleased to announce the release of my new book Get Fit, Stay Fit, Remain Fit: Create Habits that Last. The book is about goal-setting, achieving fitness success, and providing tips to be sure you stay and remain with fitness for the long-term. The book is available for purchase exclusively throught Amazon.com. Book description
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With the New Year upon us many people have set forth health and fitness goals: some will reach them, but a lot won’t. One problem is that people fail to understand that it will not always be a perfect steady climb to successful results with the exercise routine they set out to do. Often times
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How do most people view the word “diet”? Most people have this view of a diet as something that we do temporarily. “I’m going on a diet”, for instance, is a phrase many of us use when we plan to re-shape the way we eat for a certain period of time. Another way we look
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We often discuss exercise concerning adults, but what about our kids? As obesity rates have risen in recent decades, adults are not the only ones affected. The Center for Disease Control estimates that the amount of children that are overweight or obese is about 25% of the kids age 2 to 18. Exercise is a key
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One question that I get asked often is: Is it normal to gain weight while doing P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, or (insert workout program here)? Weight loss is never a perfect journey and you may see some ups and downs along the way. Often what we expect is not what happens – that’s not to
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I’m biting. The bait and hook that is “intermittent fasting” has been put in front of me and I’m officially reeled in (sort of). I am going to start a new diet that consists of fasting, and eating whole foods – eating whole foods is nothing new, the daily fasting regimen is. I have done
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