Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Getting Past the Fat-Loss “Dip”
I’ve been reading a little book called The Dip by Seth Godin. It’s all about how the biggest marketing results are often achieved after a struggle. Unfortunately, many people quit during the struggle and never achieve success.
This is very true not only of marketing but of fat loss, working out, and eating right. (You might be able to relate.)
Read MoreThe Truth About the Latest Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Diet Controversy
Diets don’t work. At least that’s what The New York Times makes of the disappointing results of a recent study (partly financed by the Atkins Research Foundation). But is it true? Let’s take a look…
Read More7 Renegade Rules for Fat Loss
You never know where you’re going to find useful, practical advice for improving your life. Surprisingly, some of the same techniques that can help you become more successful in business can help you get fitter, leaner, and healthier.
Read MoreThe Sore Knee Catch-22
Being overweight causes you to have sore knees. Having sore knees makes you avoid exercise. Avoiding exercise causes you to gain weight. Being overweight…
Read MoreA Surprise Danger to Your Knees and Back
Last spring, I made the mistake of wearing flip-flops on a couple of long walks with my dog. “What does it matter?” I thought. “It’s just an hour walk.” But after doing this a couple of times, I noticed that my knees were sore and my ankles were stiff.
Read MoreThe Best Way to Strengthen Your Body
Lack of strength is the number one reason for falls in the elderly, so strengthening your body is essential as you get older. Now research proves that you can gain strength and muscle at any age.
Read MoreWho Says Fruit Makes You Fat?
Here’s one thing you’ll never see reported in ETR: “Eating Apples Makes You Fat.” Yet, one of the most popular search terms for people ending up on my fitness blog is “Does fruit make you fat?” For some reason, folks have been brainwashed by misinformation in muscle magazines that tell us fruit makes us fat.…
Read MoreA Fast Benefit From Cardio
I’m not a huge fan of traditional aerobic cardio workouts for fat loss. They’re inefficient, ineffective, and can cause injury. However, aerobics can have an immediate health benefit for anyone who makes the mistake of indulging in too much food.
Read MoreThe 2 Things Killing Your Weight Loss
Monday to Friday, you are a fat-burning robot. You work out first thing in the morning, eat breakfast, have a high-protein salad for lunch, a healthy afternoon snack, and then a sensible dinner. It all adds up to a pound of fat loss per week.
Read MoreThe Green Tea Scam
Green tea is a healthy drink. It’s been shown to boost brain health, protect against Parkinson’s, increase metabolism, protect the prostate, and reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. But, contrary to claims made in many ads making the rounds these days, it does NOT cause weight loss. Researchers from Taiwan randomized 78 overweight women…
Read MoreTake Baby Steps to Better Health
I get hundreds of e-mails every day, but only a few of them upset me. And those are the ones from guys who are under 30 and feel that they’ll never be in good shape again. It is frustrating that so many men, and women, think they are over the hill in their late 20s. Can you believe that?
Read MoreInterval Training Is Heart-Healthy
ETR has reported on the health and fat-burning benefits of interval training for years now. But the mainstream media is just finally catching on.
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