As parents, I think we can agree that when it comes to encouraging kids to make healthy choices, it’s not an easy task. So what’s a parent to do?

You can’t turn left, right, go forward, backwards, or even just stand still these days without someone telling you that you have to exercise.

Whatever happens, DON’T do it!

People talk about the many benefits of exercise, and indeed, the list seems very long, and it seems to touch pretty much every aspect of our lives. Let’s examine this:

• Increases Energy: I can’t imagine why anyone would want to increase their energy level. As if the world isn’t already too full o…

Here are a few guidelines to consider that will help you make the right choice when choosing a fitness trainer.

What are you trying to get out of your exercise program? Are you trying to lose weight? Are you trying to put on muscle mass? Are you training for a sport or an athletic contest of some kind?

Okay, now that you’ve answered the question of why you are exercising to begin with, you are now ready to ask yourself what type of exercise program you will need to get involved with in order to accomplish that goal.

If you answered “aerobics”, “weight training”, “yoga”, “flexibi…

The number one reason a long-term exerciser continues with an active lifestyle is to achieve fitness. Here are the motivating factors to keep exercising for long-term goals: 1) feelings of well being, 2) increased energy . . .

You know it’s bad when the Surgeon General issues a warning that lack of exercise is hazardous to your health. And that was back in ’96. Since then, the stats haven’t improved much, either: 25% of the American population is still sedentary and 60% do not exercise regularly (Reference: http://www.cdc.gov).

For fitness minded folks, we could do worse than to follow the “hour-a-day” prescription outlined by the Surgeon General’s Healthy People Report. It’s just a guideline, o…

With the dog days of summer upon us, you need to use caution when you workout outdoors. Exercising in extreme heat or humidty can have adverse affects. Here are some recommendations for staying healthy when you exercise in the summer heat.

Hints and tips gathered in over 30 years pumping iron.

In order to be effective, fitness training must be well assimilated and personalized. The process of learning and mastering the exercises properly takes a lot of time. Many of the movements must be practiced until they become automatisms; this way, the focus will be on the muscles that are worked out and on intensity of practice, rather than on the execution technique. But this routine of training has also some disadvantages.

You may be surprised to hear that you can enjoy the benefits of a regular exercise program in as little as three hours per week.