Sleeping in… Barbecues… Dinners out with friends. Weekends can be rough! At least, as far as your body is concerned. But it’s easy to prevent weekend weight gain. Just make sure you work out regularly. (Doing it early in the day is best, and you’ll get a more powerful workout if you combine short-burst exercises with multi-muscle techniques.) And watch what you eat. http://www.earlytorise.com/2009/04/25/dont-work-too-hard.html#brief2
By Craig Ballantyne | Sat, Apr 25, 2009
Another weekend, another two or three pounds of fat? No way! Doesn’t have to work like that. Here are two "real life" fitness techniques that can help you just say "NO" to gaining weight.
By Craig Ballantyne | Fri, Apr 24, 2009
It’s hard to believe that so many folks are still overweight. Though the media has covered the risks of obesity (diabetes, heart disease, and even death) in great detail, the sad truth is that people just don’t seem to be aware of the danger. And British researcher Dr. Judy Ann Swift from the University of Nottingham is concerned.
By Jon Benson | Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Some people feel like they did not get a good workout unless they’re sore the next day. Some carry this to an extreme: They get so sore they can barely move.
By Jon Benson | Fri, Apr 17, 2009
When you are in the process of shedding body fat, let yourself stay hungry a bit longer than normal. Not a "lot" longer - or you might go hypoglycemic and terrorize your family!
By Matt Furey | Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Hold it. You may be exercising and eating all wrong. You may have been led to believe a lot of very stupid and untrue things about what it takes to get fit. Things like:
By Jon Benson | Tue, Apr 14, 2009
Try this one for a better backside: Lie on your back. Curl your knees up, but keep your feet on the floor. Then, using one leg at a time, lift your midsection off the ground and tighten (flex) your butt muscles.
By Craig Ballantyne | Sat, Apr 11, 2009
When Carrie showed up for her first weight-loss workout with me, she was injured. Only three weeks earlier, she had made up her mind to lose weight. So she started running for 45 minutes per day. But doing so much, so soon was a bad idea for her body, given that she was 20 pounds overweight and hadn’t gone running in years.
By Matt Furey | Thu, Apr 2, 2009
Tuesday morning, I got up early, ironed my clothes, and got mentally prepared for the talk I was to give at an AWAI Web Copywriting event in Austin, Texas...
By Craig Ballantyne | Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Japanese scientists studied 122 workers between the ages of 21 and 60. They found that work stress (in the form of tension, anxiety, and depression) was associated with an increase in what they called “eating to satiety” (meaning eating until they were completely full). Unfortunately, eating to satiety was also associated with weight gain.
By Craig Ballantyne | Tue, Apr 28, 2009
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