August 2010

Workout Intensity Equals Results

August 30, 2010

I’ve talked a few times about doing HIIT, High Intensity Interval Training, while doing cardio. I absolutely believe that having intense bursts of highly concentrated effort makes the most impact on your health, and this is also part of the Seven Minute Muscle routine which I am totally following. As a matter of fact I [...]

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ORAC – Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity – What Does It Really Mean?

August 28, 2010

The term anti-oxidant is heard in a lot of nutritional circles and you can find lots of foods and supplements that are labeled “high in anti-oxidants” but that description is totally subjective. It’s like describing someone as tall. If you are 5’ 10” you are tall in Japan perhaps, but not in the United States, [...]

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Ripped Six Pack Abs – Not Through Exercise Alone

August 25, 2010

If you are like many people you would like to see your abdominal area looking like the proverbial six-pack. And like many of those folks you may think that you can “sit up” your way to those abs, or maybe crunch them into existence and that is just plain impossible. Unless you have a low [...]

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Life Balance – It’s a Must!

August 23, 2010

This is sort of a continuation of the last post regarding slippery places. I realize that lots of those so called “slippery places” are somewhat unavoidable. In those cases you need to bite the bullet and really employ your will power to keep your diet and your life clean. Let’s face it – without a [...]

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Slippery Places

August 20, 2010

There is an old saying that goes “If you don’t want to slip, don’t go to slippery places.” I don’t know whether I read this in a fortune cookie or in a psychology class, or maybe on the radio, but it sure is something we all need to wrap our thoughts around. What does it [...]

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Laughter, The Best Medicine

August 18, 2010

I had a long weekend. It’s Wednesday and I am finally sort of back in form. I performed this weekend at the Harrisburg Comedy Festival with my improv troupe, Dutch Blitzkrieg, and we did fairly well, as far as the competition went. Placed in the middle of the pack with 14 teams competing. The best [...]

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The Two Secrets to Getting Flat Abs – Shhh, Don’t Tell Anyone

August 14, 2010

Let’s face it, you can work out until you are blue in the face (or more likely red in the face to be more realistic) but until those abs start peeking out from your midsection, you really haven’t reached the pinnacle of fitness. And yes, I’ll admit that for the average person having that six-pack [...]

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Listen to Mr. Miyagi – Don’t Forget to Breath

August 12, 2010

If you watch a little kid try to pick up something heavy usually you will see them holding their breath and scrunching their whole face up. It’s a serious business and they are communicating through their actions. Usually they will also take a peek to see who is watching them, and this doesn’t really change [...]

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Obesity and Health of Our Children – The Next Generation of Eating

August 10, 2010

There are stories all the time about America’s growing love/hate affair with health and fitness. We all love to be fit and healthy, but so many people hate doing anything to make it happen. That in turn is reflected in the growing (and growing) trend of obesity, and this is not only in the United [...]

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Food Cycling For Fat Loss

August 5, 2010

You can’t limit your caloric intake everyday. That slows your metabolism drastically as your body shifts into starvation mode. But you can “trick” your body into burning more calories. Your body has a definite reaction to the way that you fuel it. It is similar to a jet plane that if you put high quality [...]

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