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Vote in This Week’s Poll: Are you obsessed with the scale?

April 20th, 2009 at 2:00 am » Comments Off

Of all the weight loss tools out there, the scale is my least favorite. I’m not saying it isn’t useful but, for people just starting a weight loss…



Fitness Balls Recalled by EB Brands

April 17th, 2009 at 7:27 am » Comments Off

If you have a Bally Total Fitness, Everlast, Valeo or Body Fit Fitness Ball, all made by EB Brands, you’ll want to double check the inflation. EB Brands has…



Ways You Can Burn More Calories

April 17th, 2009 at 2:00 am » Comments Off

Do you ever categorize your exercise? What I mean by that is, do you have workouts that ‘count’ and workouts that don’t? For example, for something to count…



Breathe for healthy skin

April 16th, 2009 at 5:49 pm » Comments Off

Stress is no stranger to any of us and we need to accept that it is an indefinite part of our lives. Every time we get stressed out, our bodies will naturally produce certain hormones because of the intense feelings we are having. As a result, our heart starts to beat faster and the blood flow in our system increases. If we allow these stressors to constantly haunt us for prolonged periods of time we may even burn out or become extremely fatigued.
How then do you attempt to handle and …



Yoga for Everyone by Hemalayaa

April 15th, 2009 at 3:00 pm » Comments Off

This fun and sweet DVD has two separate 20-minute programs that are suitable for beginning level students. Hemalayaa is…



How to Lunge

April 15th, 2009 at 4:29 am » Comments Off

Lunges are one of the best (and most hated) exercise for the lower body. They’re one of the best because they work multiple muscles, including the hamstrings, glutes, quads…



Exercise of the Week: Mountain Climbers

April 14th, 2009 at 5:17 am » Comments Off

If you ever did calisthenics back in gym class, you may remember mountain climbers, a tough exercise that challenges the legs, core and the heart rate. Maybe you even…



Vote in This Week’s Poll: Do you ever feel overwhelmed by exercise?

April 13th, 2009 at 4:23 am » Comments Off

The other day, I got a call from a client I haven’t seen in awhile who mentioned that he’d fallen off the exercise wagon and, worse, had no idea…



A Few of My Favorite Things

April 10th, 2009 at 2:00 am » Comments Off

I confess, I get love exercise gear and equipment - clothes, shoes, weights, resistance bands, exercise balls and any electronic gadget that plays music or tells me cool things like…



Did Cuba have a cure for vitiligo?

April 10th, 2009 at 12:00 am » Comments Off

I came across this article about a cure for vitiligo which was found years ago in Cuba. If it is true, it makes me question why other scientists around the world are not using the research to develop a cure.
In the 70’s, in fulfillment of a commercial agreement, Cuba exported annually 40 tons of human placenta to MERIUX Laboratories, in France. At the same time, Dr. Carlos Miyares Cao, a physician specialist in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pharmacology, and professor from Medical School of the University of Havana, Cuba, discovers …