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Personal training doesn’t have to be expensive. Even on a budget, investing dollars in fitness makes sense.
A Modest Weight Loss Proposal, with a Side of Humor
Mar 25
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Nobody is perfect from the start and all I’m saying is you don’t have to be perfect. But you do have to start.
Resolve Better: Fitness Mistakes to Avoid
Jan 9
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Make 2011 the year you get results by avoiding the most common mistakes. You could be a regular by Spring instead of a statistic.
Weight Watcher’s Points 2.0
Dec 28
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Earlier this month the NY Times reported that Weight Watchers made a good program better. Basically they made all fruits and veggies FREE and upped the points on less healthy calorie sources. “not all calories are the same” Weight Watchers calls the new program Points Plus. In the NY Times article a Weight Watchers rep conceded [...]
New Research Compares High v. Low Intensity Cardio
Sep 18
You may have seen news stories or articles highlighting the benefits of high-intensity interval training as a substitute for longer workouts performed at moderate levels of exertion. I wrote about it in response to one article in particular. This more recent article from the journal “Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise” demonstrates that high-intensity [...]
Personal Training or Physical Therapy?
Sep 12
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An increasingly popular trend in fitness is “corrective exercise” training. This relatively new approach to fitness begins with a screening that focuses not on the components of fitness, but with posture and movement assessments. The idea is to identify faulty posture and dysfunctional movement patterns. Trainers schooled in one method or another claim that basic [...]
Small Steps, Big Changes
Sep 12
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These days I unplug most electronic devices when not in use. A few years ago it started with a single power strip in my office. I had been thinking about energy dependence and wanted to change how I live. Since the BP oil spill in the Gulf I’ve made a more concerted effort to waste [...]
Outdoor Bench Squats
Sep 7
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Next time you go out for a power walk or a run in your local park, try these bench squats to condition your leg muscles. Bench squats are a terrific functional exercise for any level of fitness. Beginners should start with a set of 10 reps and progress gradually. Advanced fitness buffs will find it [...]
Personal Trainer Imposters
Sep 4
I’ve always thought anyone hiring a Personal Trainer should hold them to the same standard of professionalism they would expect from any other service provider or health professional. I see no reason to expect any less. Unfortunately, the industry is littered with unqualified professionals who may not even know…what they don’t know. A harmless but [...]
Get on the Ball! Or should You?
Sep 3
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A growing trend in fitness is the use of fitness balls for stability training. The fitness ball has practically become a symbol of fitness and exercise. (Have you seen my logo lately?) I am a big fan of exercise ball training and have no fewer than 10 fitness balls, in different sizes and weights, in [...]
Exercise Guidelines: Why they Keep Changing
Aug 9
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The ‘moderate activity’ guideline had significant public health implications. Contrary to typical commercials, this was a real ‘scientific breakthrough’ in health and fitness. But fitness advertising went in another direction. Commercials took the theme of moderate exercise in minutes a day and promised maximum fitness benefits rather than minimum health benefits. No wonder people have been confused!
Why Total Fitness Matters
Aug 8
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The importance of a balanced fitness program cannot be overstated. A deficit in one component will hurt total fitness.
