When I started getting passionate about training, I saw circuit training as a low-intensity way for housewives to gain a bit of fitness. No part of my brain associated it with hardcore work. But over the years, circuit training became one of the most common methods I used for clients (including elite athletes) and myself.
Losing weight might not be as simple as going to the gym and eating right. Scientists have recently discovered that environmental toxins that enter our bodies through the foods we eat and products we use in our homes might be keeping us fat. The human body is designed to continuously and naturally remove unwanted toxins.
Once upon a time, many lifters became angry, outraged even, because magazines began featuring two new workout challenges. These new exercise variations were called unmanly, even undignified. The exercises? The squat and bench press. Why the outrage? Because they were performed in a RACK. Strength-training purists didn’t like that one bit. A real man, after
So these Japanese scientists were all hopped up about their new 3-month research project. They lined up 47 high-level college athletes to test the effects of training and concurrent usage of 1,000 IU of vitamin D a day on fat loss. They did the blood work and the scans and all the poking and prodding.
Foot problems are a common occurrence, especially considering we’re on our feet almost 80% of the day. Pain in the foot can be associated with any area of the foot including the toes, heels, arches, or soles. If you’ve been experiencing foot pain – you’ve come to the right place. This one stretch I’m about
Photographs by James Farrell THE BARBELL. It’s perhaps the original fitness tool. You’ll never skill out of it, it’ll challenge your whole body, and there’s something deeply satisfying about picking up a weight and putting it down. But it’s possible your go-to routine has gotten stale, which means you might be missing out on certain areas,
Not many people know that pineapple is one of the most favorite tropical fruits around the world. It is loaded with an array of vitamins, enzymes, and minerals that help revitalize and rejuvenate each and every cell in the body. Drinking pineapple in the form of juice helps deliver these nutrients straight to our cells in a matter
Every organ in the body is affected by acidity. Our lungs, bones, brain, heart, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines and skin. Bottom line – if your body is too acidic, then you’re not going to be feeling that great. When our bodies enter a state of acidosis, it becomes the perfect breeding ground where illness and disease
Got Milk? More like, “got osteoporosis, cancer, skin and gut issues, and mucus build-up?” There are multiple reasons why you should ditch milk and dairy products, but these 10 reasons may finally just convince you to kick your habit to the curb. Aside from the shocking actions of the dairy industry, which involve newborn baby
The health benefits of oil pulling are numerous and quite astounding! Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice used to help improve oral health and detoxification. It involves the use of pure oils in order to pull harmful bacteria, fungus, and other organisms out of the mouth, teeth, gums and throat. So how do you
