When should I start working out again after cold or flu?
I got back to the gym this morning after being off for a couple of weeks due to a flu. It was an OK workout.
Anyway, often when we get sick we are not sure when to start back exercising and working out. I know that I have been through this just through laziness in the past but this past Friday I was itching to get back to the gym and it bothered me a lot that I did not have the energy or health to workout.
Finally this morning I went t... Read Full Story
A lasting trend is developing in health and fitness, according to an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) survey published in the November/December issue of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal®. The importance of experienced and educated fitness professionals remains the top predicted fitness trend for the third straight year. Read Full Story
I sometimes think I should be kept away from TV. A few weeks back I saw a bit of a show called Suppersize vs Superskinny and the name itself intrigued me enough to click and watch for a few minutes. I did not really get it but a couple of nights ago I saw that it was on as I was about to fall asleep so I ended up watching the episode. Read Full Story
Tom Venuto just sent me this info as part of a Q and A on how to avoid a metabolic slowdown. As you probably know, if you diet to hard or do not exercise while dieting your metabolism will slow down and make it much more difficult to lose weight.
Here is Tom from Burn the Fat Feed the Muscles response to this problem of metabolic slowdown that many dieters have.
QUESTION: Tom, Is it possible to not lose body fat because you’re eating too little?
-Linda
ANSWER: Yes and no. This gets a l... Read Full Story
We have all heard about Tamiflu being a good product to take within a couple of days of getting symptoms of a flu including the H1N1 flu but as you ca nimagine there are many products out there claiming to be cures for the flu that have never been tested.
There is a real hysteria out there and a lack of vaccination shots available it seems so I am sure that I am not the only guy looking for an alternative to a flu shot that will protect me and this will always lead to a bunch of shysters try... Read Full Story
Surviving breast cancer is a very difficult in the first place for any woman but the self esteem issues of a masectomy are something that many women find hard to overcome. A study was just released that seems to shed some light on the idea that by taking the steps to improve a persons body through exercise, especially lifting weights will improve self esteem in many breast cancer survivors. Read Full Story
Many workplaces are taking exercise and health more seriously. There is a couple of great reasons for this. First, a healthy employee is going to be sick less and will be more productive. secondly, it is great to have a work gym so that you can help to get and keep employees with a feature that is different then many other workplaces have. Read Full Story
Last nights episode of Biggest Loser was a lot of fun as Allison,Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels, and all the remaining contestants went to Washington DC on a working vacation.
The Biggest Loser camera crew must have really enjoyed this trip I was thinking because they tried their best to get great video of all the landmarks during the show including a great end to a challenge doing steps ups in front of the capitol building.
There were lots of chances for the show to pump itself up with the id... Read Full Story
