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2010-08-12T08:58:00.000-07:00

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Does your lifestyle promote health or not?

2010-08-04T12:01:00.000-07:00

Many people will answer yes to this, however if you look around you it's quite obvious they are at best unaware of how they live or at worst in denial. Go to any average restaurant and notice the menu and then look at what people are eating. Foods that are processed and slathered with sauces, gravies etc. that no doubt have all kinds of unhealthy things in them. Here in CA when you go to a

Moms have a Large Impact

2010-07-27T08:51:00.000-07:00

Typically mothers are called on to be the one in charge of a families health, particularly when it comes to eating. But given the fact that over 1/3 of women are obese it's difficult for them to transfer healthy habits and behaviors to their kids and families. Many buy the groceries and prepare the meals and thus if they don't know what healthy habits are then it's likely the family will be

Making Up Those Lost Years

2010-07-22T10:54:00.000-07:00

While you can make significant physical changes to your body regardless of your age, one thing is for sure, exercising and participating in sports when you are young gives you the most benefit. Your hormone profile, ability to recover and so forth are at their best when you are young. If you are young or you have kids or know those who do encourage them to be involved in sports and exercise.

In-Activity Not the Cause of Obesity

2010-07-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

Take a look at the article link I have in the sidebar regarding children, activity levels and obesity. All this proves is what many people already know, or at least suspect....eating is much more important than activity when it comes to being at a healthy weight. Like I have mentioned before, exercise can't compensate for bad eating. If you think it can well, try it for awhile, not only will

What's in your shake?

2010-07-06T11:18:00.000-07:00

Many people consume protein shakes, weight gain shakes and every other type of meal replacement, quick and easy blend it or shake it up supposed health food. I will admit I used to consume many of these myself. Just a basic glance at them should make you at least question their level of benefit. Fluorescent colors, ingredient lists that are either paragraphs long and/or contain words you've

Think Before You Drink - If You Want to Lose Fat and Be Lean

2010-07-02T06:20:00.000-07:00

We are at the beginning of July 4th weekend, filled with BBQs, friends, fun, family and perhaps for some the consumption of choice alcoholic beverages. Beyond the whole be careful and don't do stupid selfish things like drinking and driving and other associated debaucherous acts, add the negative effect that alcohol has on your fitness efforts. For one alcohol raises your estrogen levels and

Want to be toned? Avoid lengthy aerobics.

2010-06-30T11:30:00.000-07:00

What does all this mean? For those of you who don't get my fit notes newsletter this is in regards to losing fat, gaining muscle and what type of exercise routine you should focus on to make that happen. You can sign up for the free monthly email on the right of the page. You need to have balance in your exercise program and extreme endurance training (while it may be addictive and make you

What carbs should I eat?

2010-06-28T12:15:00.000-07:00

Generally speaking you should focus on carbohydrates that digest slowly and thus provide a sustained and slower release of sugar into the bloodstream. Thus the focus should be primarily on vegetables, particularly those with a variety of colors so you can maximize the nutrients you are getting. Foods such as mixed lettuce greens, squash, beans, peppers, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli etc.

Why is Sugar a Problem?

2010-06-21T14:11:00.000-07:00

I will try to make this as simple as possible and not get into too many technical details.......The primary reason sugar is a problem is because your body, like most people in today's world, doesn't need as many calories due to the relatively inactive lives most people lead. Combine that with the fact that sugar supplies a large number of calories per gram and many people eat a lot of sugar.

Sugar Destroying Your Results

2010-06-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

Today I want to focus more specifically on sugar and how it will destroy your chances of achieving your fat loss and fitness goals. Most of you probably think you don't really eat that much sugar when in fact you probably eat much more than you think. Part of this is probably due to the addictive nature of sugar and part due to the vilifying of fat and most meats by the mainstream nutrition

Lose the Sugar and Lose Fat

2010-06-16T05:46:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been focusing on fat loss in the daily fitness minute, so now that the new website is up and going I will give you a quick overview. Far and away the best thing you can do to lose fat is to change your eating habits. Regardless of your exercise regimen, if you continue eating the same way, you will look the same. Thirty or even sixty minutes of exercise a few times a week will not

Looking for the easy way out

2009-12-14T09:35:00.000-08:00

Everyone is guilty of it to one degree or another, but long term all it does is lead to dead ends. If you are looking for the quick fix or easy way out when it comes to exercise, looking good or staying healthy then you are barking up the wrong tree. In order to really make significant changes in how you look and feel then you have to make significant changes in how you behave. Working out 20

P.E. Influences the Young and Especially the Poor

2009-11-11T09:07:00.000-08:00

In a recent study it was found that P.E. is especially important in helping low income students develop habits of activity that help them maintain a healthy weight and level of fitness. For these students the regimen they do or do not go through in a school based physical education class may be the only message of health and fitness they are getting. Many of these kids live in situations and

Social Factors Influence Portion Choices

2009-09-22T16:40:00.000-07:00

An interesting new study regarding the influence of other people's size and food choices on how much those around them ate provided some interesting results. In this study it was quite obvious that people's decisions in social situations (i.e. eating with others) are very much influenced by their perception of others. What they found was that people take portions similar in size to the portion

Soda Beefing Up Californians

2009-09-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

According to new research done by researchers at UCLA, soda drinking Californians are almost 30% more likely to be overweight than those who don't drink soda. There are some startling numbers here with percentages of over 40 and 60% respectively of youth in the 2-11 and 12-17 age brackets drinking at least 1 or more soda or sugar containing drinks per day.What does this say...it says wake up

Popping Pills?

2009-09-10T10:55:00.000-07:00

Do you pop pain killers like candy every time you workout in hopes of avoiding soreness and aiding recovery? If you do, a recent article in the New York Times is a must read!Just what you thought may be true, is actually not. Instead of preventing pain and aiding recovery, taking NSAIDS like ibuprofen on a regular basis actually slows down tissue recovery and has no effect on pain when compared

Brain Degeneration and Obesity

2009-08-31T07:33:00.000-07:00

"The brains of obese people looked 16 years older than the brains of those who were lean, and in overweight people looked 8 years older."This is quite shocking news. Just one more item added to the long list of negative health effects obesity leads to. Also mentioned in the article is the fact that age didn't matter, this effect spanned all age groups. The loss of brain tissue increases the

Fat People Live Longer?

2009-08-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

Hold down your excitement. Before you run off and tell everyone you know that a new study says fat people live longer lets look at what it really says. What the study found, based on BMI, which only takes into consideration height and weight, not muscle and fat, was that those in the overweight category, 25-30 BMI were 17% less likely to die than those of 'normal' weight, BMI 18-25. Instead of

More on Obesity Cost

2009-08-04T21:53:00.000-07:00

This staggering $147 billion medical cost of obesity is nearly double what it was 10 yrs prior.If you're obese on average your medical costs will be 47% higher or in dollar figures almost $1500/year as compared to someone who is not obese.Nearly all of this is attributable to the costs of disease brought on by obesity.What this says in my estimation is two-fold, one people need to start taking

Almost 150 Billion In Added Health Care Costs Due to Obesity

2009-07-28T22:06:00.000-07:00

This is astonishing to think that the health care costs of obesity are that high! This should be a wake up call to not only those in government, but everyone. If we want health care reform it looks quite obvious that we should start where it always pays to start with most things, with ourselves. Changing our habits and/or continuing good habits in order to influence others to make changes.

Beyond Exercise & Healthy Eating

2009-07-18T09:40:00.000-07:00

You hear it all the time, typically from those who are "in shape", "all they have to do is eat less and start working out". If it were that easy then most people wouldn't have the weight problems to begin with. New research is suggesting that therapy for emotion based eating is necessary if results are to be had by many who struggle with weight problems. It's just not enough to give someone an

Mega-Calories at Your Fingertips

2009-07-15T09:46:00.000-07:00

Now that California law requires chain restaurants to put calorie counts on menus, if you're lucky enough to live here, you will be shocked at how many calories are in various foods they serve! All I can say is it's no wonder people are obese. Well over a thousand calories in many if not most entrees and even in the appetizers! You think a soup and salad is healthy, well at TGI Fridays you

Obesity Rates Not Going Down in America

2009-07-06T16:17:00.000-07:00

A new report just issued shows that obesity rates in the United States are on the rise in 23 states and hasn't gone down in any! Hmmm....based on this what do you think may be a good way to reduce the extravagant costs of healthcare in the US without resorting to extremely expensive so called "reform". How about we develop a lifestyle based program focused on prevention through weight loss,

All You Need is You

2009-07-02T14:08:00.000-07:00

With the economy down and your finances tight there's no excuse or need to worry about how you are going to stay in shape. Why? Because being fit doesn't have to cost a dime. Using just your bodyweight for exercises can provide more than enough variety and challenge to get you in top shape. Just a little creativity coupled with some hard work and watch your body change in no time.The basics