The Healthy & Fit Magazine Blog Archives
Eat like a caveman 2/1/12
How would you like to be naturally lean, muscular and energetic? How would you like to effortlessly maintain a low body fat percentage, rippling muscles, and superb health?
According to Dr. Loren Cordain, the author of the Paleo Diet, we all need to model our 21st century lifestyles after our primal hunter gatherer ancestors to live …
Setting reachable goals could help propel you to a happy new year of health and fitness 1/5/12
It’s January. Time to follow through on the New Year’s resolution to live a healthier life. And if started now, think how much better summer will be!
For Healthy & Fit Magazine January means the 2012 Gym Guide will be featured, listing area gyms and fitness facilities. For myself, and my staff at State of Fitness …
Why I like CrossFit 11/28/11
CrossFit is a conditioning program that mixes Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, calisthenics, gymnastics, sprints, plyometrics, and a few hard-to-categorize exercises like rope climbing. Most of the workouts are measured by how fast you finish a workout, how much can you lift, or how many reps you accumulated over a given time.
Its unique approach to training has …
Working out while waiting for kids at practice 9/27/11
The kids are back in school, and fall/wintersportsare underway. Adjusting to the new schedules, parents often have difficulty juggling work, school, self and family. And when there just isn’t room for everything, too often parents sacrifice doing something for themselves.
My solution: Get creative with your waiting time.
The next time you drop your kid off at practice, …
TRX moves that can help you shed pounds 3/22/11
The fitness industry is filled with all types of exercise gadgets. Most of the time I see little use for many of them. They over-promise and under-deliver and are generally a waste of money and time.
When I first heard about the TRX® Suspension straps I was a little hesitant to buy into them. When I …
Why Try Metabolic Conditioning? 9/13/10
Metabolic conditioning or “metcon” refers to conditioning exercises intended to increase the storage and delivery of energy for any activity. Most people think of aerobic training to be the primary catalyst when trying to improve endurance, conditioning the cardiovascular system, and to improve transport of blood to the working muscles. Concurrently, metabolic conditioning is conditioning …
Justin Grinnell video from September issue of Healthy & Fit 8/30/10
The 2011 Healthy Lifestyle Challenge 8/25/10
State of Fitness (mystateoffitness.com) and Healthy & Fit Magazine are teaming up to present the 2011 Healthy Lifestyle Challenge. This year’s twist though is different from years past. This year it’s for couples.
A couple is defined as a husband and wife, mom and daughter, father and son, co-workers—basically a partner to help you …
Nutrition Tips for Fat Loss 8/23/10
As I continue in my pursuit to show people how to exercise effectively to lose bodyfat, I sometimes forget to emphasize nutrition as the main catalyst for losing weight. Metabolic Conditioning and interval training do play critical roles in fat loss and overall health, but nutrition is the foundation. I could go into great detail …
Interval training vs. slow, long distance aerobic training 8/9/10
For this week’s blog entry, I want to answer a few questions I have been presented. I’d also like to begin with this thought: I am all for long distance training if it is done correctly and efficiently, and for the right people and their respected sport. I just feel that intervals are better suited for …
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