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Your Teens Need To Exercise As Much As You

By Paul

So get 'em off the couch, pull the cell phone out of their hands, and send them to the field and the gym. Remember the good old days, when the only video game available was a pinball machine down at the local soda shop? Well, those days are long gone. Today's teens have access to more video games and other technology... »

How To Burn The Most Calories

By Paul

Activities that require the coordination of your entire body, such as a total body resistance circuit,  jogging, swimming, and the elliptical trainer, burn more calories than stabilized activities, such as a stationary bike. For maximal calorie burning, choose cardiovascular exercises that use your entire... »

5 Reasons You Will Want to Run a 5K

By Paul

Have you ever thought of running a 5K?  Yeah, me neither. Well I looked into it and the benefits you get by training for and running a 5K surprised me.  And i bet that they will surprise you too. For those of you that don't know, a 5K race is 3.1 miles.  This is the perfect distance for beginning runners like... »

Fitness Made Simple

By Paul

Fitness is often presented in way that are complicated and confusing. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I have gone thorugh my passed blog posts and looked for simple ways to improve your health and fitness. So if you want to be (or stay) fit just follow the simple practices below everyday. Throw out your big dinner plates. Using small plates... »

13 Reasons Why You Should Exercise Today

By Paul

Some days you just don't feel like exercising.  I bet today is one of them. Is it because you get too busy, too stressed or simply too tired. When you're having one of those days pull out this list  of the 13 top reasons to exercise, read it and go exercise. 1. To Prevent Disease Exercise has been proven to reduce... »

7 Tips to Maintain Weight Loss

By Paul

If you've ever lost weight, you know how hard it is to keep it off. Ever wonder why some people are able to keep weight off, while others put it right back on? Read on for the 7 Tips to Maintain Weight Loss. (And if you still have pounds to lose, these 7 tips will help you too.) Tip #1:... »

Why Most Will Fail Their Fitness Resolutions Again This Year

By Paul

I have a fact for you. 92% of people that start a fitness program this January will fail. Most of these people will quit by January 22. Some of these 92% will actually end up in worse shape (i.e. fatter and less healthy) than when they started. Yes, that's right!  In only 3 weeks they will have given up on their resolution to lose... »

The Four Most Important Things You Can Do To Transform Your Body

By Paul

There are only four things (seriously) that you need to focus on if you want to get the body of your dreams. I have them listed here by order of importance.  So start with 1 before moving on to 2 and so on. Also, if you are short on time stick to the 1.  If you have more time add 2.  And... »

Why Cardio Should Be On The Bottom Of Your Fat Loss Strategies List

By Paul

*This post is dedicated to TJ. As most of you already know I am not a fan of  long duration, sustained (i.e. boring) cardio.  I keep telling people time and again that if you really want to get your dream body AND become healthier you want to focus on your diet, resistance train and do interval style cardio.  But some people... »

The 7 Characteristics You Will Need to be Successful (with Your Fat Loss)

By Paul

Do you want to lose weight? Yes? Good! Have you tried to lose weight before? Yes? OK. Were you successful? No? Sorry to here that. Do you know someone that was successful? Yes? How do you think they did it? Willpower and luck. No, I don't believe that was it because one of those will help but it will only get you so far and the other one, let's just say you make your... »

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