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Having always been active as a teenager, I was a “regular” at my local gym. Each afternoon you could find me furiously sweating it out on the elliptical while praying for the hour to be over. At the time, I had a clear view into the aerobics room where another “regular” reined queen. I was [...]

I never imagined being asked on my second week at work to attend a Zumba class. Asking a 20-something woman to attend a fat-burning session can be taken to mean that someone thinks I’m fat, or this is a joke that old hands like to play on a newcomer. I suggested going along to “observe” [...]

Let’s try and clear up a few misconceptions about losing fat with the goal of increasing your fitness level. First, increasing your lean body weight through strength conditioning actually might result in a greater fat reduction than performing aerobics. How can this be? About 60 percent of the average person’s total weight is lean muscle [...]

When was the last time you felt good…really good? Can you remember when you woke up without the alarm clock, sprung out of bed energized, took that first step without an ache, had mental clarity, smiled at your reflection in the mirror and felt unstoppable? Have you forgotten what it feels like to feel good, [...]

A new buzz word in the health industry lately has been resistant starch foods. Some confuse the idea with that of the Atkin’s Diet, but resistant starch food simply means it does not digest in the small intestine. On one hand, high-glucose foods are digested quickly for instant energy or stored if the energy is [...]