Strength Training
Smu Health Spotlight: Mckenna Cottam
McKenna may seem like your typical SMU student, but this girl has living a healthy lifestyle down to the tee. She is a petite blonde with an adorable, infectious personality and a positive outlook on life. You may see her killing it at the gym or out having fun with her friends. Whatever she is […]
The 8 Best Smart Phone Apps For Weight Loss
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Now that Ive become acclimated to my iPhone, Ive started discovering the power of Apps. Since my whole philosophy is centered around using what you have to get the results you want why not use whats right in your pocket? Best of all, these apps are all free downloads and available on […]
Digital Fitness Just Got Easier
Personal touch … a screenshot of Micoach by Adidas. It all started with the Wii Fit. It took a surprisingly long time for publishers to realise that the applications for motion gaming went beyond merely entertaining younger audiences. The average Australian gamer is now 32, according to Bond University, and looking for ways to expand […]
Back To School Health And Safety Tips
Reading, writing and arithmetic aren’t the only things that children need to help them prepare for back to school in the fall. There several are several health and safety tips that will get their year off to a great start. Playground Safety, Immunizations, Sleep, Germs and Concussions Playground Safety Playground accidents are one of the […]
11 Ways To Lose Weight This Weekend
/ When Friday rolls around, your mind automatically flips the switch off from work and off from keeping your diet. Americans consume 400 more calories during the 48 weekend hours than during the same weekday time, according to a study published in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing. But that doesn’t mean you’re doomed […]
Fitness Advice That Doesn't Work
Bad Advice: Crunches Are The Best Way To Burn Belly Fat The reality: “Crunches cause your abdominal muscles to contract, which will increase their strength and endurance, [but] crunches burn very few calories,” says Michele Olson, Ph.D., a professor of exercise science at the Human Performance Laboratory at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama. You […]
San Diego Weight Loss Trainer Reveals Top 5 Workout Tips For Brides To Be
Vishy Dadsetan, the owner of X5 Fitness Camp, a local weight loss camp in Poway, CA shares five workout tips for brides to be. Poway, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2012 Vishy Dadsetan, the owner of X5 Fitness Camp, a San Diego weight loss camp[1] in Poway, CA shares five workout tips for brides to be. […]
Olympic Games Give 24 Hour Fitness Members Extra Boost To Reach Personal Fitness Goals
SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Watching the Olympic Games can help motivate people to pursue their personal fitness goals, a new club member poll by 24 Hour Fitness[1] suggests. As a proud official sponsor of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Official Fitness Center Sponsor of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, 24 Hour Fitness […]
10 Things Trainers Wish You Knew About Your Workout
1. You Need to Switch Up Your Workouts After doing the same cardio or strength routine three to six times, your body adapts and you burn fewer calories, says Michael Sokol, the owner of One-on-One Fitness Personal Training Services, in Chicago and Scottsdale, Arizona. Eventually your resultsweight loss, muscle definitionwill slow down. Also, repeatedly placing […]
The Houston Texans, Fat Players And Good Food
At 10:00 am in June, it is already 86-88 degrees. With no breeze, it feels particularly hot. Over at Paul Kuharskys AFC South blog, he put together a AFC South offseason hype awards.[1] He picked a guy on each AFC South team whose off-season coach hype likely surpasses his ability. For the Texans, he wasnt able […]