In the past several years, research has shown that no matter what age you are; weight training has many youthful regenerating benefits. Resistance or Weight training can have several different physical and physiological effects on the body and on specific [...]

Having a tight tush is every woman’s dream but it does not magically happen overnight. There is some actual effort involved! First of all, let’s assume that you know about eating a proper diet with [...]

Losing weight can be tough. You may start out with the best of intentions – a new healthy diet and an exercise program – then bam! You get tired or stressed and fall off the weight loss wagon. There are [...]

All Females, All Ages
Percent*

1) Heart disease
27.2

2) Cancer
22.0

3) Stroke
7.5

4) Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5.2

5) Alzheimer’s disease
3.9

6) Unintentional injuries
3.3

7) Diabetes
3.1

Influenza and pneumonia
2.7

9) Kidney disease
1.8

10) Septicemia
1.5

And some people say ‘size doesn’t matter’…I beg to differ. But, portion size isn’t the only thing that registers on the ‘avoid me’ list from various restaurants. According to a great book called Restaurant Confidential by Michael Jacobson and Jayne [...]

Most people are aware of the benefits of an exercise program. In case you’ve forgotten or just need a reminder, here are a few ways exercise can benefit you.

-has favorable effects on fats in the blood
-better handling of [...]

Many trainers today talk about performing intervals. This may be in reference to strength training or cardio workouts. The strict definition of interval training is athletic training which alternates between two different activities, such as walking and jogging, or between [...]

So many articles and programs are written around the goal of reducing 5 pounds of fat. For some people, this is all the fat they need to lose to meet their goal. For others, it is just the start of [...]

You do crunches until you can’t stand the thought of another one.  You’ve even bought one those ab machines advertised on television, but you have yet to get those hard as a rock, killer abs.  What are you doing wrong?  [...]

Stomach fat is the bane of many people’s existence, particularly if you are dieting and cannot seem to burn it off. In addition, there is the added burden that your risk for heart disease increases with every tiny bit of [...]