You’ve probably seen it on TV plenty of times… Tony Little and his elliptical machine called the Gazelle. So is it possible to lose weight with this thing? yes, but… First, let me tell you that I love elliptical machines. I think they are much better than treadmills because they are very gentle on the […]

So you’ve made the decision to participate in some training, or you’ve been training and are looking for a less expensive and less time-consuming way to train. One area you can explore is the Bodylastics home workout system with resistance bands. This system was developed by Blake Kessel and marketed for the first time in […]

There has been an increasing demand for natural products. People not only want their foods to be made with all-natural ingredients, they also want natural ingredients in their skin care and dietary supplements. There have been many weight loss supplements that are based on natural ingredients, but there are quite a few out there, so […]

Tip #1 Avoid dieting Stay away from short-term quick weight loss diets. For the most part, the diet will cause you to cut down on your food so much that you couldn’t even feed a ten year old for a day. Low calorie diet plan plans to develop a chain of physiological events that trigger […]

If you’re looking for a gluten-free diet plan to lose weight, there are a couple of things to know about this type of diet. Losing weight can be difficult for many people, but thinking that a gluten-free weight loss program will make you lose weight overnight might be the wrong strategy. Let’s see how such […]

The topic of emotional eating hits home for many people. It’s very common, so don’t be embarrassed if this is a problem for you. It’s important that you don’t beat yourself up about anything as you work to make improvements. Emotional hunger is different from physical hunger, but it can be hard to tell the […]

Swimming for conditioning is little used, little known or misused by most wrestlers and coaches. It’s not that trainers don’t have a plan or a goal, but many trainers take standard gym work to the pool and stand on one end, doing double carries and jump squats, all great things, but if they really understood […]

When I have an obese patient in his 300 pound state, many times he comes to me for advice and clearance for gastric bypass surgery. Some insurers require these patients to undergo 6 months of diet and psychological counseling before undergoing surgery, some only require that they have a primary care physician like myself to […]

Pilates is a worldwide exercise phenomenon, but several facts about it are persistently misunderstood. Let’s set the record straight! You will be surprised to find out what is true and what is false about Pilates. 1. It’s a new form of exercise. FAKE. Although Pilates has become popular around the world in recent decades, it […]

In the traditional gym setting, the leg curl is often considered a staple of lower body strength training. It is an isolation exercise (a single joint movement), knee flexion, used to strengthen the hamstrings. This exercise is useless because this particular muscular action, isolated knee flexion, lying face down, is never used in daily activities […]