Everyone loves a little treat now and then; candy, chocolate, or drive-through fast food. Now more than ever before, we have an incredible array of food choices and indulgences. Unfortunately, with the ever-expanding choices of the food market, our society is facing an ever-expanding plethora of health issues tied to over-eating and obesity. Continue reading
You might be surprised as to how many ways your smartphone – or another mobile device – can impact your health and your health insurance. In this article, we approach mobile devices’ place at the gym. As it turns out, it could be the most important accessory you have: bring it with you! Continue reading
We all have nights when we just don’t feel like cooking. For many Americans, the solution is simply to order a pizza, Chinese food, or some other kind of take-out meal, but unfortunately, this treat can wreak havoc on your waistline. Luckily, there are a few ways to sneak some healthy foods into your order. Here’s how to order take-out with damaging your diet too much: Continue reading
Anyone who has ever tried to improve their fitness knows that motivation is the key. Everyone starts off incredibly inspired to get back to their college weight, but it can be a lot different a few months down the line. There are various factors that can help to keep you motivated, and finding a good personal trainer is one. Having someone guide your workout isn’t for everyone, but for some folks it leads to great results. Continue reading
Whether you are morbidly obese or just trying to trim down and lose a few extra pounds the same principles apply to how much and how fast you lose that weight. You don’t have to follow any special diet plan or buy expensive pills for weight loss. Continue reading
For people with pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) and pectus excavatum (concave chest), bodybuilding may be the answer to fixing your problem, opposed to surgery, which can be very expensive. Continue reading
There have been dozens of studies done to determine the effect that age and different hormones have on our body’s ability to obtain and retain muscle mass. Recently I saw one that was written about the relationship between older men that had more testosterone and older men that had less testosterone. Continue reading
Cable crunches are a great way to work out your upper and lower abs as well as your serratus and oblique side muscles. Continue reading
Going for a jog every few days is one of the most effective ways to stay in shape. It burns calories, improves all round fitness and is a free alternative to a gym membership. Having said this, if you really want to capitalize on your exercise, you need to bear a few things in mind. In this article we provide 5 tips to help you get the most out of your run. Continue reading
The Pull-up is in my opinion the best upper back exercise out there. I won’t hesitate to say that, I think many others would agree. Why do I think that the Pull-up is so great? There are many reasons but basically it all comes down to the fact that Pull-ups are hard to do. Continue reading