20th August 2009
Some will ask, but aren't exercising and training the same thing? The answer is no. Exercise is movement. It does not necessarily have a goal. Any movement is better than no movement and when first beginning a program of health and wellness, exercise is a...
30th July 2009
There are many reasons for you to hire a Certified Personal Trainer. Certified Personal Trainers have a wealth of knowledge that can help you to reach your fitness goals. They can also help you to prevent injury and give you basic guidelines for nutrit...
23rd July 2009
More than 120 million Americans, or 64.5% of the adult population, are overweight, and almost 59 million, or 31%, are obese. Here are some ways to cut up to 100 calories.Maintaining a healthy weight depends on achieving energy balance. This is accomplishe...
23rd July 2009
Exercise is important, but so is stretching before working out. This should be done before you work out. If you have a personal trainer, they will tell you the importance of properly stretching and warming up. If you do not have a personal trainer, know t...
21st July 2009
There was a time not too long when only the rich and famous could afford a personal trainer. Today, personal trainers are much more available to the general public as gym and fitness center use has become all the rage. Even though a gym or fitness cen...
19th July 2009
It is increasingly difficult to carve out time in our busy lives to fit in personal time for doing the things that we want or should do. A healthy diet and fitness routine often seem to get put on the back burner. Here are some suggestions on how to make ...
18th July 2009
Hiring a trainer is a very personal decision. You will be spending quite a bit of time with the person, so be sure that you will get along well before signing on with them. When you are interviewing someone to be your personal trainer, you need to ask the...
16th July 2009
Health and Wellness. It is definetely one of the hottest topics you hear about today. It should be. After all,if you cannot function in life at an optimum level, your quality of life diminishes. We are all concerned about our health and well being, and we...
16th July 2009
In one word, yes. Flexibility is not only a key component of fitness, it is also an important part of overall health and well being. Staying flexible throughout life will help in many ways. Here are a few.
Stretching can help manage stress.
In tod...
16th July 2009
There is an epidemic of obesity in this country. It's been going on for decades...about as long as the term "couch potato" has been in use. People no longer need to make their own entertainment by going outside and playing ball games. Still less do they n...
