Fat Men Can Be Fit Men
Researchers have found that obese men (who have been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome) can keep their arteries healthy and prevent cardiovascular disease, heart attack and stroke by maximizing their...
View ArticleYour Best Body Workout – 2011 – Week 9 – Day 2
“The Athlete” by Howard Schartz and Beverly Ornstein Welcome to Week 9 – Workout 2. It’s the last week for this workout. By now, you should be used to all of the weird stuff in this workout and should...
View ArticleYour Best Body Workout – 2011 – Week 11 – Day 1
Welcome to Week 11 – Workout 1. The next 6 weeks of workouts are going to be different from any of the other Best Body workouts that you have completed thus far. Instead of doing the same workouts for...
View ArticleYour Best Body Workout – 2011 – Week 11 – Day 2
Welcome to Week 11 – Workout 2. Same theory as Workout #1 with different exercises focusing on different muscles. Note - I am posting this workout on Tuesday for those trainees who will be doing 6...
View ArticleThis is how you sell exercise to America
If you are trying to sell something to America, how do you do it? Celebrities TV/Media Excitement/Fun/Sexy So why is it that when “the experts” try to convince America that it’s in bad shape and that...
View ArticleYour Best Body Workout – 2011 – Week 15 – Day 1
Alright!!! It’s week #15. It’s time for another bridge week to allow your muscles & nervous system a chance to fully recover and get ready for week #16. The workout listed below is for those...
View ArticleReebok RealFlex – Barefoot / Minimalist Shoe Review
Reebok‘s RealFlex running shoe marks Reebok’s initial foray into barefoot / minimalist footwear. Evolving out of an earlier concept for “collapsible shoes“, the RealFlex isn’t a pure barefoot shoe....
View ArticleA Solution for Skinny – Fat Runner Syndrome
In spite of two major knee reconstructions, I love running long distances. Even though I am built like an hypermuscled Clydesdale, I still love throwing on a pair of shoes, hitting the trails and...
View ArticleExercise Increases Metabolism for 14 Hours
For years and years, I have been using a variety of HIIT & HIRT workouts to help clients get fit, strong and really, really lean. And it’s not just the calories burned during the workout that...
View ArticleIs High Intensity Exercise the Fountain of Youth?
In a study presented today at European Society of Cardiology Congress, researchers have made a bold claim. If you want to live a nice long healthy life, the intensity of your workout is more important...
View ArticleStrength Training for Tough Guy / Tough Mudder Adventure Racers
Today’s post is for people who: Want to compete in a Tough Mudder-esque adventure race Already have a strong cardio/running base Need to get stronger if they’re going to dominate the obstacles. The...
View ArticleExercise Reduces Appetite
Researchers from UMASS have found that 60 minutes of exercise on a cycle ergometer reduced the neuronal responses in the part of your brain consistent with: Reduced pleasure of food, Reduced incentive...
View ArticleEssential Fitness Gear – The Clean Bottle Runner
I like to think of myself as a pretty smart fella. When I’m not advising the Mayo Clinic or the American Olympic Track & Field team, I’m helping researchers design cutting edge studies into human...
View ArticleSkora Base – Barefoot Shoe Review
Alright, I’m back again with another Barefoot / Minimalist shoes review and this time I’m looking at a very different type of minimalist shoe – SKORA Different in how they look…in how they are...
View ArticleIs Nintendo Wii Boxing the Future of Fitness???
In a study published in the Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, researchers found that “thirty minutes of Nintendo Wii Sports boxing provides a moderate to vigorous aerobic response in healthy...
View ArticleStop Heart Disease with HIIT?
HIIT workouts are great for fat loss HIIT workouts save your time HIIT workouts are way more fun than slogging away the miles on a treadmill HIIT workouts make you fitter faster But…they sometimes...
View ArticleThe Absolute Best Barefoot Running Shoe
Last year, I reviewed the Skora Base running shoe. In that review, I concluded that the Skora Base was an excellent barefoot/minimalist/natural running shoe. Excellent…but not perfect. The soles were...
View ArticleMore proof that you should Just Say No to Cardio
You want to be healthy You want to be fit You want to be strong You want to be fast You want to be powerful You want to look great naked If this sounds like you, you need to stop doing boring old...
View Article10 Ways to Workout Smarter….not Harder
Every day I go to the gym and I see the same people doing the same workouts. Runners get on a treadmill and run Yoginis perform their poses Bodybuilders squeeze & flex their muscles Powerlifters...
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