WHAT IS PLYOMETRIC TRAINING? Plyometric training was a sort of mysterious training method which seemed to gain in popularity in the late 1990′s and early 2000′s especially amongst amateur and professional level athletes. Recently, this method of training has gained in notoriety and in practical use, as it has been adapted by athletes in all ...…
FITNESS MYTHS AFFIRMED OR DEBUNKED NO PAIN, NO GAIN This saying came to prominence in the early 1980s when Jane Fonda was producing of aerobic workout videos where she would use the catch-phrases “No Pain, No Gain,” and “Feel the Burn,” indicating and urging on those folks who were following along to workout past the ...…
FITNESS MYTHS AFFIRMED OR DEBUNKED From time to time, I will focus on a particular fitness myth, and either debunk or affirm it. Today, I’d like to focus on whether focusing on abdominal crunches will get you six pack abs, which is a very popular “myth.” WILL DOING CRUNCHES GET ME SIX PACK ABS? The ...…
MINI MEALS vs. LARGER MEALS A debate has been raging for quite some time regarding which eating strategy is more effective at helping to keep weight off and keeping us full – is it 6 mini meals or the traditional 3 square meals? I get asked this question quite a lot, especially from clients who ...…
I am a believer in a multi-disciplinary approach to fitness – one that incorporates different methods and modes and training techniques to achieve total health and wellness. Pilates Why it helps Joseph Pilates is the inventor of this system of fitness which incorporates various aspects of different methods to train its adherents control over postural ...…
Sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun. Here’s the story: “Eating two slices of bacon — or one sausage — a day can increase a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 19 percent, a study out of Sweden has found. Pancreatic cancer kills 80 percent of people in under a year of being diagnosed; only ...…
Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics Calories play a humongous role in the balancing act known as weight loss. They are the ultimate determining factor as to what your weight is. Despite the innumerate diets, weight loss strategies, and supplements, weight management basically boils to the calories – that is the number of calories ...…