Entries Tagged as 'General Health'

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Can you believe it?

I have to stop reading. The New York Times has another article about the value of cola drinks. This time it’s kidney disease. I will get back to writing about exercise soon.
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/health/nutrition/22real.html?em&ex=1201410000&en=66790a693871559a&ei=5087%0A

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Have you got a plan?

The new year has come again. Have you made some tired resolutions to improve your fitness, lose some weight or eat better? I hope it works this year…
Why are you still in need of resolutions?
You are worth taking care of. You are all you really have.
Today is the day to make the change! Not next [...]

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Junk food trouble

(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Here is a link to an article in the NY Times. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/a-high-price-for-healthy-food/
It is a comparison between the price of junk food and healthy foods. Check it out.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

You can do it.

You can lose the weight.
Are you eating many processed foods? Check. Are you drinking soft drinks? Check.
Do you hate vegetables?  Check. Are you eating once or twice a day? Check.
Are you exercising less than three times per week? Check.
Are you just dreaming about losing weight?
Don’t wait another six months to start.

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

How much quality do you need?

Lots of questions today. Not looking for answers as much as I am looking for the right questions.
When you workout, what is your expectation for quality, what constitutes quality? Do your expectations change from day to day? Today are you looking for stress relief, tomorrow a serious beatdown which leaves you walking with muscle soreness?
Do [...]

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Please Help!

See this story on MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19845784/
Experts are predicting that 75% of Americans will be overweight by 2015. Is that crazy or what? Have we become so lazy?
Let’s get to work. Work out and eat better. That is all.

Friday, June 1st, 2007

Summer is here

There have been a lot of 80° days lately. You need to get outside for some interesting cardio. Get away from the treadmill. Get onto a bike. Go to the track.
Here is what to do at the track. Jog a couple of laps to warm up. Then run half the straightaway as fast as [...]

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

What time is it?

If you started a new training program around January and you are still training, congratulations. You have made it a habit. So now let’s get serious and make some real changes in your life.
If you need some help summer is just a few months away and you can make some great changes by then. It [...]

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Back to Business

Alright, if you haven’t got your 6 pack ready for summer, today is the day. Let’s get started. You can peel off some of the body fat from the winter and get that midsection in shape.
I am preparing exercise demonstrations for the trainwithstanimal.com web site. Hope to have them ready very soon. This is a [...]

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Pssst, wanna hear a secret?

If you have a little common sense and a little dedication you can be as fit as you want to be. There is lots of information which can help. But if you simply eat better and exercise regularly you will improve. Of course if that was easy to do there wouldn’t be a zillion dollar [...]