Tag: goals

10 Steps to Improving Your Triathlon Swim

As technical as the sport of swimming can be, it is tough to narrow down the answer to the often-asked question, “what should I concentrate on?- So, I came up with a “top ten- list of steps to ... (more)

10 Tips For Shopping For Weight Loss

Everybody is different. What works for your friend might not work for you, or might work better for you. Therefore, these suggestions for shopping for weight loss are presented as helps, and I hope ... (more)

11 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Building Your Home Gym

Are you unsure where to start with building your home gym? There are a lot of factors that you should consider and questions you should have answered before building your gym. Addressing these ... (more)

12 Ways To Maximize Time And Life

My business experience has taught me one true thing: That maximizing your productivity, happiness, peace, or impact can best be accomplished if you clearly understand the 12 Rules of Time. 1. Have g... (more)

15 Muscle Building Rules For Skinny Guys And Gals! (Part 1)

Though there may be many reasons why you may be thin, the most apparent reason is because of your genetics. If your parents are naturally thin or have a small body frame, then you will most likely have the same small body type. (more)

15 Quick Body Toning Tips

Here are some toning tips for your fitness toolbox in no particular order. Mix-n-match. Read one a day. Have fun! (more)

21 Secrets of Fit People

21 things most fit people have in common. (more)

3 Steps To Starting a Successful Fall Exercise Program

Fall is a great time to start an exercise program. Here are some easy steps to follow to jump start your way to fitness! (more)

4 Steps To Better Health

It's possible to learn HOW to better your health in only 4 steps and this article will show you how. Each step is a bite-sized nugget of healthy living information you can actually use. (more)

5 Simple Ways to Kick Start Your Goal-Setting

It’s that time of year again where many pause and reflect on the previous year and consider what, if any, changes are needed and appropriate for the new one. There are five important, yet simple step... (more)

5 Tips To Easy At Home Workouts

You have purchased all the home workout equipment necessary to accomplish your desired workout goals. But wait, you now actually have to use them on a regular basis. Buying home workout equipment ... (more)

5 Ways To Get The Best Use Out Of Your Home Treadmill

The #1 fear that people have when investing in a home treadmill (or any piece of exercise equipment) is that they won't use it. You know the story. It gets delivered, you set it up and enjoy it for ... (more)

5 Ways To Stay Motivated

Do you remember the day you first joined your gym? Wasn't it a great feeling, knowing that you had finally taken that first step towards living a healthier life? Making a conscious, positive decision to improve is rewarding, and hopefully we've all kept that promise to ourselves. But try as we might, it seems that there's always a handy excuse to not exercise. (more)

6 Features Found in all the Best Treadmills

Are you just plain fed up? If you have spent any time researching online for a treadmill, every site you visit tells you that they have the best treadmills, buy from us...we are the best...blah, blah... (more)

7 Killer Ways To Maximize Your Fat Burning In The Gym

Hey, we all want to shed some pounds and get back to the body that we had when we were younger and didn’t appreciate it but it takes discipline, planning, and dedication to make that happen. All too ... (more)

7 Reasons To Start Up With an Exercise Program

Most of us need to follow an exercise program. This is due to the fact that just a minority of Americans exercise in a significant way. Below follows 7 good reasons to start exercising now. 1. Contri... (more)

7 Secrets to On-Target Goals Every Time

The final step in the process is the carefully laid stepping stones guiding you right up to the realization of your Vision. Now you’re ready to gain control of the process by applying these 7-steps ... (more)

7 Simple Steps To Beginning Bodybuilding (Part 1 of 2)

When I was 16, I asked myself this very same question that I received from a frustrated 16 year old. It went something like this... "A Little Help Please! I am 16 and I am VERY skinny! I don't have m... (more)

7 Simple Steps To Beginning Bodybuilding (Part 2 of 2)

Once you know how much you need to eat, you can easily track that and meet your daily goals. Once you get into a routine (certain foods and portions) you'll have a very good idea of what you eating. (more)

7 Simple Tips to Help Fulfill Your Weight Loss Resolutions

Yes, it's that time of the year again. Why is it that every time Jan 1st comes around, everyone starts to think about their new resolutions for the year? Or perhaps ... (more)

7 Simple Weight Loss Feasting Tips for the Holiday Season

Here comes Halloween... and the start of the "season of feasting" for a lot of folks around here. (more)

A Beginner's Guide To Weight Loss- 5 Steps

“I’ll start my diet today- you say to yourself for what seems the 485th time. But as the day wears on, you fall back into your typical eating patterns. These are the eating patterns which do not cont... (more)

A Goals Program!

What exactly do we mean by a goals program? Well for one thing we don’t mean, is to just set some goals that never get accomplished anyway. Could you pray tell what in the hell is the use setting the... (more)

A Guide To Muscle Gain Visualization

Have you ever imagined how visualization can play an important part in gaining weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle? Gaining muscle can be difficult for many people who don't use their minds... (more)

A Guide To Positive Imaging For Weight Loss

Have you ever imagined how visualization can play an important part in losing weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that keeps it off. Losing weight can be difficult for many people who use fad... (more)

A Weight Loss Plan For Success

The formula for losing weight is simple: eat less and exercise more. But, it's not really all that simple, is it? (more)

Aging and Mid Life Crisis

Isn’t it time to put into action all the things you dream about? Have you not spent the first 20 years of your life being trained and conditioned as someone’s child or student? Following all the instructions and rules set forth before you. (more)

Appreciating The Importance Of Folic Acid

Folic acid is actually just one of the many vitamins that make up the Vitamin B complex. Also known as folacin and folate, this indispensable nutrient serves the body in more ways than one. While ver... (more)

Are You Losing Body Fat Or Water?

“I tried that diet and lost 8 pounds in the first week!- “I’ve gained three pounds in one day! It must have been the cookie I ate or maybe the mashed potatoes! (more)

Are You Thinking Right for Weight Loss?

Everyone knows that you lose weight if you eat fewer calories than you need each day. But if it were that simple there would not be such a problem with obesity in the Western world - we'd all have the key to weight loss. (more)

Atkins Diet - Simple Advice

Just like any other diet, the Atkins diet can become boring and for some very dangerous. Before you get into the plan make sure you get a physical and talk to your doctor. We already know that the ... (more)

Banking Calories: Eat Less Now To Pig Out Later???

Suppose you’re on a diet and you have a banquet or a holiday party coming up. You’re expecting a big meal to be served for dinner, and there will be open bar with lots and lots of party snacks.- You... (more)

Be Healthier With Veggies

The new food guidelines issued by the United States government recommend that all Americans eat between five and nine servings of fruits and vegetables each and every day. When you first hear that ... (more)

Before You Join a Gym

With the New Year just around the corner, a lot of people will decide it's time to get in shape. Then they will make the incorrect decision that they need to immediately join a gym to accomplish their fitness goals. (more)

Beginner Bodybuilding Guidelines and Tips

The first thing an absolute beginner should do is visit his/her doctor and get the all clear to begin a workout program that will include cardiovascular and weight training. (more)

Body Building Basics - Building a better body you can be proud of!

There are as many varied opinions on what “plan” one should follow to build muscle, as there are people who have those opinions. On one thing they do agree, however. You must have a regimen. · You ca... (more)

Boost Energy Levels Without Even Breaking A Sweat!

Have you ever wondered whether you always need to work (and sweat) hard to feel a rush of energy? Of course for many people this is the method by which they always achieve an increase in energy and ... (more)

Calcium Benefits for Better Health

Calcium is the mineral most likely to be deficient in the average diet. Calcium deficiency is a condition that is now more and more common. Only 21 percent of us are getting the recommended amount of... (more)

Can Hypnosis Cure Adult Incontinence

With hypnosis you can deal with all the emotional and psychological issues relating to many conditions including adult incontinence. (more)

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #20

Close Kept Secrets to Weight Loss Lesson #20 Do you remember the movie, Bambi? During spring time all the animals begin to notice the opposite sex and the magic of “love- takes place. The word, twi... (more)

Combining Different Martial Arts Styles: Mixed Martial Arts

While you can find much in common across various fighting systems in terms of teaching methods, techniques, and goals it is also possible to find many ways in which each system is unique. It is ofte... (more)

Contents of a Self Improvement Course

When most people think of Self Improvement Courses, what comes to mind is usually basic information that's not particularly interesting or beneficial. (more)

Cultivate a Positive Mind-Set Through Meditation

You have the ability to create your own mind-set. Whether your attitude is positive or negative, is up to you. The ability to change your environment, circle of friends, and attitude, is within your ... (more)

Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) as a Fun Exercise Program

One of the main reasons people quit an exercise program is a lack of motivation and goal setting. You may start an exercise program in hopes of losing weight and becoming more fit. However, as you ... (more)

DASH DIET: The No-Pain Diet

A group of researchers from 5 major medical centers found that eating a specific diet rich in nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low fat dairy can be a powerful tool in lowering ... (more)

Develop Fantastic Health And Well Being Fast!

Many people want a miracle method of obtaining good health and peace of mind. However, there isn't one! Having said that there are protocols that if followed on a daily basis will give you the best ... (more)

Did I Really Eat That? How to Quickly Recover From a Binge

At one time or another, we have all awakened to the sight of empty soda bottles, pizza boxes, candy bar wrappers, or ice cream containers strewn about our bedroom, den or kitchen and asked ourselves... (more)

Diet Pills

There is a new diet pill that comes out every day. If you’ve been struggling to lose weight and feel like you're fighting a “losing battle,- we want you to know that you’re not alone. (more)

Diet Tips For The Way You Live

If you're trying to lose weight while maintaining a busy lifestyle, staying on your diet can be a challenge. Here are some hints that can help you. (more)

Diet Tips For The Whole Family

Losing weight is never really easy, but when you find it necessary to prepare diet meals for yourself and fare that your family will eat as well, it can become really difficult. If you find yourself ... (more)

Dieters : There Are No Second Helpings In Life

It's so easy to put your life on hold until you lose weight. It's easy to say "I'll do that once I've lost a few pounds" or "I couldn't do that I'm too fat". (more)

Dieting Attitude

There are several factors in winning at weight loss. Sometimes the food isn’t the culprit, it’s your attitude. Here’s a list that will help you with your diet and exercise program and you could eve... (more)

Does Hoodia Work? 3 Ways Hoodia Helps You Lose Weight

You've seen the name everywhere. Hoodia Gordonii has taken the weight loss world by storm. Being touted as the next miracle weight loss pill, Hoodia is now being put into everything from multivitamin... (more)

Don't Let Friends And Family Sabotage Your Diet

One of the biggest obstacles to any weight loss plan is getting around the many subtle and not so subtle ways that family and friends use to sabotage your diet. While they may not even be aware that ... (more)

Double Calories Burned With Five Minutes Of Exercise!

Recent studies have shown that if you perform just five minutes of reasonably intense exercise in the morning you can potentially burn up to twice as many calories you normally would during the day! (more)

Eating Disorders And The Use Of Yoga In Prevention And Treatment

It was not so long ago that eating disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia, were thought to be purely the result of mental conditions. More recently, though, some physical factors have been attribute... (more)

Eight Amazing Benefits of Teaching Yoga

Every challenging occupation yields some sort of satisfaction, but the fitness professionals industry had an amazing 85 percent job satisfaction rate according to an Idea Health and Fitness survey. (more)

Elite Personal Trainer Blasts New Over the Counter Weight Loss Pill

Consumers may soon be able to purchase a brand new over the counter weight loss pill. Federal health advisors have already given their go ahead, but it still needs FDA approval before it goes on sal... (more)

Endurance Leads To Success

One of the greatest virtues of all successful people is the ability to endure. Many of you might have learnt this as perseverance but I rather use the word endurance. (more)

Exercise and Self Image: How to Feel Better in More Ways than One

A RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP There seems to be an almost magical relationship between exercise and a healthy (or at least improved) self-image. Research shows that one of the best predictors (not the o... (more)

Exercise Programs

This article covers some sound principles all exercise programs should follow. (more)

Exploring the Mental Aspect of Fitness

I promote and teach the 3 phases of fitness to all my clients. Many are unaware of what the three phases entail. If you fall into this same category…let me take this opportunity to enlighten you. The... (more)

Family Mental Illness -- Coping

Experience and Coping Strategies of Living with Mental Illness "The mental illness of a family member is an unexpected event that disrupts the usual sense of continuity an rhythm in the lifecycle... (more)

Fitness and Muscle Building Know How for Hard Gainers

Hard gainers are individuals who train equally hard as other people but somehow fail to make any gains comparable to others. They need a lot more than hard training. Hard gainers need to incorporate ... (more)

Fitness In Five Minutes A Day?

What is the minimum amount of exercise needed for health and fitness? While it depends on the person, lifestyle, and goals, the general wisdom is that 20-60 minutes per day of cardio pumping, iron li... (more)

Fitness Role Models

Once you've decided to start exercising and clean up your diet, may I suggest the next step should be to find a fitness role model? If you could design your body, what would it look like? This question sometimes throws people. They think they need to just lose 10 pounds, when the reality is they are 30 pounds overweight. (more)

Fitness Wars: Revenge Of The Girth

Are you fighting your very own fitness war against yourself? Don't give in to the dark side! (more)

Fitness: A State of Being

Today's technological advancement often raises a lot of questions. While we find that we have a lot more convenience at our disposal, there are many issues surrounding our present fast life. Most peo... (more)

FOCUS ON FIBER: How Much is Enough?

The average American only gets about half the amount of fiber they need everyday for their body to function optimally. (more)

Goal Setting - The Facts Behind The Fiction

To have hopes and dreams for the future is a wonderful idea. (more)

Goal Setting And Value Identification Lead To More Meaning and Purpose

Life seems to hurtle by us these days. To keep up with our frantic-paced life, our ever-changing technological society has given us radical tools to work, plan and supposedly become more efficient. (more)

Goal Setting in Fitness and Nutrition

These 8 principles need to be a part of every fitness goal setting process. (more)

Goal Setting the SMART Way

Goal setting is a task that is often overlooked until the New Year, when people decide to set resolutions. However, these resolutions are nothing more than wishes and are far from what we would call ... (more)

Golf Putting for Beginners

If you’re a beginner, learning the basics of golf putting can be like playing in a one-man band. You have to successfully blend different styles, processes and elements together into one harmonious ... (more)

Gyms for Hypochondriacs

As recently reported in the nationwide news, there has been overwhelming evidence that your local gym is a germ farm. (more)

Health and Fitness Is Not A 12 Week Program

Yo-yo dieting and exercising affects most of us. Follow these 7 tips to overcome it. (more)

Health, The Forgotten Friend

Most people do not appreciate the importance of their health until it is failing. Cookies, candy, chips, ice cream, french fries, alcohol we run to them for comfort and solace. (more)

Healthy Choices When Dining Out

Making healthy choices when eating out can be difficult but with a little thought and planning ahead you can maintain your goals! Chinese restaurants offer a wide variety of broth-based soups.. (more)

Healthy Fast Food...Is it Possible?

In our busy lives, many of us find ourselves in the drive-thru choosing our meals from a fast food menu rather than carefully planned, home-cooked meals. If you are one of these people, you will enjo... (more)

Healthy Living - 5 Steps to Get There

Life has many opportunities for enjoyment. The problem is for many unhealthy people life is too short to take advantage of these simple pleasures. Healthy living is the key to achieve this. Healthy ... (more)

Holiday Diet And Weight Loss Tips

The approaching holidays are a nightmare for anyone engaged in a weight loss or diet regimen and with very good reason. With all of the temptations that seem to lurk around every corner, office get-t... (more)

Home Exercise Equipment: The Best Gym at Minimal Price!

Exercising at home can be just as successful as training at a gym if you know what you're doing. There are all types of home exercise equipment out on the market and every one of them claim to be ... (more)

Home Exercise Programs Designed For Weight Loss

Home exercise programs are a great way to keep fit and lose weight. Along with proper diet and nutrition, an exercise program can help speed your metabolism and burn calories faster. There are ... (more)

Home Gyms Review: 5 Tips To Get The Most From Your Home Gym

A home gym can help you build an incredible looking body, skyrocket your metabolism and shave years off your age. (more)

Home Gyms with Free Weights

Having your own home gym with free weights is not only convenient but gives you the freedom to work out anytime you want. You save time and money, have no costly gym fees, no driving time, and no child care is needed. (more)

How Blast Past Your Fitness Barriers! - Part 2

Yes, as much as we'd like the road to fitness to be straight, smooth, and uninterrupted, it's a fact of like that you're going to bump into a few obstacles along the way. (more)

How Long Will It Take To Gain Muscles

There are many factors to consider when you want to know how long will it take for you to gain and build muscle mass. Questions like are you eating enough and the right nutrients to accelerate muscle growth, are you exercising correctly and regularly and ... (more)

How to Attack Elite Performance

There are four major components to achieve high-level performance in athletic training, personal fitness, or indoor/outdoor sports. 1. Proper tools and gear 2. Physical ability to do the task 3. (more)

How To Avoid Common Diet Scams

As our country gains weight at an alarming rate, we are spending more each year on products that promise us easy, effortless weight loss. Each year in the United States, an estimated 35 billion dolla... (more)

How To Benefit From Best Exercise Program

So you have decided that you want to be fit and healthy but at a loss as to which exercise program will benefit you best. Before you decide to select or design a beneficial exercise program, there ... (more)

How to Choose a Golf Fitness Trainer

I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question during my travels around the country and world on the golf circuit; “Sean, I am looking for a golf fitness trainer in my area, ... (more)

How to Create a Weight Loss Plan of Action

The New Year is upon us. Resolutions have been made and resolutions have already been broken. This is the time of year that fitness centers see loads of new members scurry in. (more)

How To Dramatically Improve Your Fitness Results

Do you feel like you aren't making progress in the gym? Do you feel that you aren't reaching your physical goals such as lower body fat or increased muscle, even though you consistently "eat right" and get your workout in? (more)

How to Eliminate Weight Loss Failure by Lifting Weights: The Secret Everyone Ignores

Many times, when one begins a new fat loss regime; they focus on dieting (hopefully intelligent dieting, not fad diets or very low calorie diets) and hopefully an exercise regime. Most of the time, ... (more)

How To Improve Your Golf Swing with Fitness Training

Fitness training is one of the keys to help you improve your golf swing. In addition fitness training can help you get in shape and feel better both on and off the golf course. Performing exercises t... (more)

How To Improve Your Mood And Health With Deep Breathing Exercises

It is relatively well known now that exercise releases endorphins that can help to pull you out of a bad mood and to aid in alleviating depression. However, mental fatigue and depression are hard moo... (more)

How To Indulge And Win The Battle Of The Bulge During The Holidays

If you are trying to lose weight, the holidays literally are the heaviest time of the year. So how do you eat, drink and be merry while you’re counting every single calorie? By getting a buddy who ... (more)

How to Integrate Weight Training Properly into Your Golf Exercise Program

Are you too confused about weight training for golf? There are many opinions in the golf world on whether weight training is beneficial or counter-productive to the golf swing. On the PGA Tour it is... (more)

How To Set Goals Like an Olympic Champion

Virtually every Olympic athlete shares the same goal: winning the gold medal. But the interesting finding from research by sports psychologists is that the most motivated and successful athletes set... (more)

How To Weight Train For Maximum Muscle Gain

Weight training involves the use of equipment that enables variable resistance. This resistance can come in the form of free weights like barbells and dumbbells, machines that use cables or pulleys... (more)

How Walking for Exercise Helps you Lose Weight

Walking for exercise is a purposeful, brisk walk specifically designed for the purpose of improving health. It is one of the best and cheapest forms of exercise. If you want to improve your general ... (more)

Improve Your Self Confidence In 15 Minutes

I used to be frighteningly under confident in social situations. And although people who know me now would never believe I used to doubt myself so much I literally had to learn confidence until it b... (more)

Is Eating Right All The Time Causing You Stress

Stress can stop your weight loss goals about as much as eating a family size bag of Nacho chips and a 2-Liter bottle of pop can. My approach to weight loss was in gaining my health. Losing 300 pound... (more)

Keep Your Weight Loss Dream Alive

Young children are full of dreams of what they will do, be, see when they grow up. As adults most of us have given up the habit of having big dreams. Or if we do, never following through with them. (more)

Keeping Illnesses at Bay with Antioxidant Vitamins

Antioxidant vitamins perform many important tasks that our bodies benefits from. In recent years, a great deal of research has been done concerning the abilities of the antioxidant vitamins to ... (more)

Lessons on Fitness from Olympic Athletes

We just experienced the 20th Season of the Olympic Winter games. It is always fun to watch the athletes challenge themselves in feats above what the rest of us do. (more)

Look and Feel Young Even After 40 -- Part 1

Avoiding substance abuse, diet and exercise, and using supplements like Phosoplex and Rejuvinol for ache joints and wrinkled skin respectively can help us look and feel much younger - healthy and ... (more)

Looking To Lose Weight?

What are you doing to shed the extra pounds? Wouldn't it be wonderful to take a magic pill and let the fat melt away? (more)

Lose Weight - Stay Fit and Stick With It

Health and nutrition experts continually advise us that the more we exercise the healthier we will be. (more)

Lose Weight on Hips and Thighs: A Quest for Slimmer Hips and Thighs!

Losing weight on hips and thighs has always been a dream. And yes, dreams come true! It is usually difficult to lose weight from thighs and hips as compared to abdomen. Though different methods work ... (more)

Losing Weight Requires Some Major Lifestyle Changes

Once you have made up your mind to lose weight, you should make that commitment and go into it with a positive attitude. Losing weight requires major lifestyle changes, including diet and nutrition, ... (more)

Magnesium 101

Magnesium is an important mineral that serves numerous essential functions in the body. (more)

Magnesium And Health

Magnesium is a mineral that serves many vital purposes in the body. There are more than 300 biochemical processes in the human body that require magnesium. From the heart to the bones, some of the ... (more)

Make A Weight-Loss New Year’s Resolution And Stick With It!

Year after year promises are made and broken. Losing weight is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions around. We always begin with great intentions but after a few weeks, we drop back into ... (more)

More Tips On How To Lower Your Golf Score

Golfing is typically played in different forms depending on the agreed terms between the competing parties. These may come in two forms with corresponding rules to be played on and these are the ... (more)

Muscle Building Workouts - Build Muscle And Fitness The Right Way

Does this sound familiar to you? You have goals for your muscle building workouts. You follow a regime that allows you to achieve those goals. You're doing everything right. But, you fall on your ... (more)

No Time For Your Bodybuilding Routine?

Time Is a major factor in your bodybuilding routine. It can cause you to focus your thought elsewhere, instead of your training. Your mind wanders onto something else while you perform a set of curls... (more)

Not Reaching Your Goals?

You have never really reflected on the different areas of your life. Have you taken the time to reflect on your life and find out what your desires are? Your life is divided into different segments... (more)

Obesity and Weight Loss Explained

What is Obesity? Obesity means an excessively high proportion of body fat. Overweight refers to an excess of body weight, but not necessarily body fat. Health professionals use a measurement called... (more)

Overcome Sports Pain After 40 - Are Remedies Available? Part 1.

Have you noticed that you seem to have more pain in places like your back - knees and ankles as you age -- especially after forty. These nagging pains can hinder your ability to live an active life ... (more)

Overcome Sports Pain After 40 - Are Remedies Available? Part 2

In Part 1 of this article we explored the desire of persons over forty to experience optimal health. Optimal health for most of us can be reflected in more active lifestyles. (more)

Overcoming Diet Failure with Rapid Weight Loss Products

The reason many dieters fail to reach their goals has to do with the dieter not seeing results fast enough. Most traditional methods of losing weight can mean having to wait a week or more just to ex... (more)

Overcoming Obstacles In Practicing Yoga

Anyone embarking on the journey of yoga will face a series of obstacles, difficulties and detours. You will need to remove all of the following difficulties, noticed by yoga practitioners for a long ... (more)

Personal Development and Growth

Why does personal development and growth seem so difficult? (more)

Personal Trainers at the Glitter Gym

I really don't understand the logic of the Glitter Gym trainers at 24 Hour Fitness. The real product a gym sells is not a lean muscular body and all that it brings. What you are buying ... (more)

Planning An Effective Bodybuilding Routine For Your Lifestyle

You can have all the knowledge in the world about bodybuilding but if you don't have a plan you can follow and actually do it you will remain just another muscle wannabe nerd! (more)

Potassium And Health

Potassium is a mineral that serves a variety of purposes within the body. Despite its importance to so many of the body’s functions and systems, most people do not consume the standard recommended da... (more)

Potassium and Its Benefits to the Human Body

Potassium is a mineral that serves a variety of purposes within the body. Despite its importance to so many of the body's functions and systems, most people do not consume the standard recommended daily levels of this essential mineral. This is unfortunate as long-term deficiency can contribute to and even directly cause a variety of health problems and complications not only to the body but to one's lifestyle as well. (more)

Powerful Periodized Strength Training Basics For Volleyball

Strength training dominates most athletes' fitness and conditioning programs through out the year. (more)

Practical Tips For Healthy Weight Loss

Ever wish there was an easy-to-follow practical primer to tell you all the things you should and shouldn't do to help you lose weight? (more)

Re-plan Your Goals Every 6 Months

There was a time when five-year plans were all the rage. But that was when workers can still count on signing up with a company for life. In the warp-speed world of technology, five years is an etern... (more)

Relaxation Techniques to Revitalize Body and Mind

We all get to a stage where we’ve just had it. We need a break. Well if a holiday is out of the question, try these relaxation techniques to revitalize your body and mind. (more)

Safe Weight Loss Part 2.

Keeping it off Our first weight loss article on this subject dealt with losing one pound per week, which is achievable for everybody. This article deals with keeping weight off after you lose it, or... (more)

Set Realistic Weight Loss Goals

How much weight do you want to lose? Are you being realistic about how long it will take to achieve your weight loss goal? When someone has decided to lose weight, one of the first things that perso... (more)

Seven Keys to Permanent Weight Loss Success (Part 4 of 4)

This is part 4 of the 4-part "Seven Keys to Permanent Weight Loss Success" series. Key #6: Control your rewards You've heard it before. "Have a free day. Eat cheat meals." It sounds exciting, ... (more)

Simple Ways to Get Slim, Drop Cellulite and Increase Breast Size Without Surgery

Warning: Side effects may include increased energy, better mood, mental clarity, renewed health, and incredible self-esteem. Whether you’re struggling with that last stubborn 10-20 pounds or... (more)

So Many Diets… So Much Failure. What's A Person To Do?

What’s the biggest reason diets are so difficult to implement successfully? Are you ready? Here’s the answer: All diets require you to change your lifestyle in a major way. No one likes doing that. (more)

Spend Wisely When Buying Golf Equipment

How do you know how much golf equipment you are intent to spend your money on? What kind and type should you purchase? To make it easier for you to know which is which, the following are some... (more)

Squeeze To Relax!

This heading may seem like a contradiction in terms. How on earth is squeezing anything going to allow for relaxation to occur? Surely it will generate more tension, won’t it? Well, not necessarily. ... (more)

Starting A Diet The Right Way

If you’re just starting out on a diet for the first time, there are certain things you should know in order to ensure that you not only get the best results from your diet but also that you maintain ... (more)

Strength Training After Fifty

Strength training after fifty is no longer for those people who are having some sort of mid-life crisis. In fact, doctors are literally writing prescriptions to get this generation up and moving. The... (more)

Stress Less And Relieve Tension In Your Mind And Body.

Do you ever get the feeling that you just cant think straight any longer? That your ability to concentrate has just disappeared? That your brain has somehow reached overload and your thought processe... (more)

Successful Weight Loss In Five Easy Steps

If you happen to be among the millions of people who are weight impaired, you may have already considered, or even tried many alternatives for losing weight, and you may still be seeking that one mag... (more)

Supporting Your Weight Loss Goals

As anyone who has ever been on diet knows, trying to lose weight is hard enough without any added pressures. While having your own personal weight loss coach would certainly help matters, for many people that is simply an unfordable daydream. (more)

Take Control of Your Health

In large part, you’re in control of your health, not your doctor. And taking control of your health doesn’t really depend on whether or not you have medical conditions. Taking control means ... (more)

Teaming Up At School Or Work To Lose Weight

Teaming up either at school or work to lose weight may be one of the best ways to accomplish your diet goals according to a study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. The s... (more)

Teaming Up Either at School or Work to Lose Weight

Teaming up either at school or work to lose weight may be one of the best ways to accomplish your diet goals according to a study published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. The s... (more)

The 7 Essential Elements To Build Big Muscle

To build big muscle is no mean feat. You need to know the right approach and then build your foundation properly. If you are going to build muscle mass, then freestyle exercises are not appropriate. (more)

The 7 Steps to Huge Pitching Velocity Gains

Now we all know that pitchers can get hitters out without throwing the ball with Nolan Ryan type speed. But why are most of us so obsessed with throwing the ball with obscene velocity? In visiting... (more)

The 8 Physical and Mental Types of Yoga

There are a lot of different types of yoga today, so if you are starting out and feeling confused, you are normal. It is best to start with a type of yoga that is appropriate for your own level of fi... (more)

The Exact Reason Why Cardio is Essential: Avoiding The Starvation Response

Cardio, Calories, and the Starvation Response Most of the time, when someone decides that they want to lose fat, they inevitably head for the nearest fad diet. However, 95% (closer to 100%) of the t... (more)

The Glitter Gym One Year Later

Observations on fitness goals achieved at the Glitter Gym one year later. (more)

The Great Influence Of Vitamin B to the Nervous System

In order for a person to actually have a healthy well-being, one must always remember to have an adequate daily intake of the prescribed vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that your body needs ... (more)

The Gym - And Why There Are Better Ways Of Keeping Fit

The rise of the gym and health club has been unstoppable in recent years. There’s now a multi-million pound industry focused around state of the art gyms and health clubs across the globe. (more)

The Hoodia Plant May Be The Best Gift To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Is Hoodia the gift you should ask Santa for? It is the holiday season and a fun time for celebrating with friends and family. It is also a season that tends to wreak havoc on our waistline. The sugar... (more)

The Hope Diet: How to Nourish Your Belief in Your Ability to Lose Weight

Helen Keller’s life is a testament to the power of hope. When she was about two years old she contracted a disease that robbed her of both her sight and hearing. When you consider that she could ne... (more)

The Importance Of Good Nutrition In Keeping Your Smile Beautiful And Your Mouth Healthy

A beautiful smile and healthy mouth actually can come from in addition to regular brushing and flossing a daily diet that does not lack the essential vitamins and minerals that make vital contributio... (more)

The Lazy Man's Steps to Becoming Self Motivated

I’m speaking from experience here. I used to consider myself to be a lazy person. It took great effort and careful planning for me to get off my duff and become a self-motivated person. To be ... (more)

The Low Down Dirty Truth about Losing Weight and Dieting

All right, lets get down to it. Who of us doesn't already know how to lose weight really? Its not as if it was that much of a mystery. Are you tired of people saying, "You should lose weight. You ... (more)

The Psychology of a Confident Golf Swing Part 2

Ever notice what happens when you are more confident with your Golf Swing? Want to have more confidence with your Golf Swing? Then read on and discover some amazing techniques to develop confidence i... (more)

The Psychology Of Weight Loss

You see the razor-thin models gracing the covers of magazines…you watch actors and actresses on the big screen who seem to never gain a pound. And you wonder: How do I differ from them? You may be su... (more)

The Secret To Reaching Your Ideal Weight

There are many books and internet articles written about weight control. However, if you already know the stuff you should be doing, you might want to skip past the next section of this article. For ... (more)

The Secrets to Weight Loss After Pregnancy

Sarah is a pregnant mother of three who continues to breast-feed her 18-month-old. After each of her pregnancies, she has had difficulty losing weight. With all of her responsibilities, weight loss ... (more)

The Seven Pillars Of Success

Possessing a vision of what you wish to accomplish, and the way you would like to present yourself to the world of bodybuilding is one of the first steps required to ensure a high level of success. (more)

The Top 10 Secrets to Building New Money Muscles in 2006

1. Realize that your financial position is a reflection of who you are. Your money isn’t separate from you—it’s a part of you. So to change how much you have, you need to change something about yours... (more)

The Truth About the Holiday 7 Weight Gain

The -Holiday 7,- the title given for the average amount of weight gain experienced during the winter holidays, keeps popping up in articles. Is this statement true? Do people gain 7 pounds during the holiday season? (more)

The Truth About Weight Loss Myths

Lets face it every regime has its own supply of useless folklore and half-truths that get passed on down the line from person to person. But I'd put weight loss up against any of them for what has to... (more)

Tips to Control Depression

Bouts of depression is a common phenomenon. Even very happy persons and great saints have to pass through the tides of depression. Static state of anything thing or emotion can be very boring in li... (more)

Top 10 Tips to Stay Motivated for your Exercise Program

1. Know your Reasons Think about why you want to exercise and write down every reason you can think of. Explain in full detail what working out is going to do for your life and your health. And reread... (more)

Top 5 Most Popular Diet Programs Reviewed

A thorough review of the 5 most popular diet programs available online. (more)

Treadmill Reviews - Helping You Find The Right Treadmill for YOU!

What you need to help you navigate your way through the overabundance of information is a helpful and unbiased informer, and thankfully, help is not too far away. (more)

Turbulence Training- a Fat Loss Program

Turbulence training has been considered as the most effective fat loss training system in the world today and it works faster and more effectively than any other Fat loss program. Turbulence Training... (more)

Understanding Your Stress Levels

In order to understand stress better, it is a good idea to understand that there are different stress levels. (more)

Use of GPS Running Watches for Health Improvement and Physical Training

GPS watches can be an invaluable piece of exercise equipment. (more)

Vitamins and Minerals for a Healthy Reproductive System

Vitamins, minerals and other nutrients are essential to the development and proper performance of the reproductive system. Nutrition plays a vital role in the development and maturity of the reproduc... (more)

Weigh Yourself Daily in December

Nearly every diet advises you not to weigh yourself too often and there's a good reason behind that. (more)

Weight Lifting for Beginners

Weight lifting for beginners can be overwhelming. There is so much to learn and there are so many resources available to get help from. Where do you begin? While it's true there is a lot to get your... (more)

Weight Loss - Make a Significant and Lasting Lifestyle Change

Losing weight can make a significant and life altering change in how we live our everyday life. After losing weight many people experience better sleep patterns, increased energy levels, improved bl... (more)

Weight Loss and Attitude

Weight loss specialists will tell you that attitude has a more powerful effect on losing weight than all other factors. The best plan out there won't cut it, if you don't follow it, and that can be a... (more)

Weight Loss Diary, Day 1

Weight Loss Day by Day Diary: Day 1: Sunday February 5, 2006. In response to an email I received from a reader I have taken up her suggestion to share my next weight control program by publishing my weight loss diary in article form for everybody to follow. (more)

Weight Loss Motivation - How To Find It And Keep It!

Everyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows that the really big issue is motivation - where do we find it, how do we keep it going, and what do we do when it slips! To be successful at losing w... (more)

Weight Loss Success Results from Finding the Right Balance of Calories and Exercise

Weight loss is not just about changing what you eat, it's also about adding more exercise activities during your week. We need to change our eating habits, to stop eating the junk foods and highly p... (more)

Weight Loss the Easy Way!

With weight loss comes a lot of dedication and change of lifestyle. We can start with exercise, which is vital to all weight loss programs. A healthy body is the result of proper nutrition combined ... (more)

Weight Loss: Goal-Setting for Success

If you were going to travel to the other side of the world, you’d need to plan it. I mean, you’re not going to just book a seat on a plane, take off and just take it all as it comes. You need to plan... (more)

Weight Loss: The Beginner's Guide to Losing Weight

So you've decided that you're going to do it. You're sick and tired of being sick and tired and are once and for all hell bent on losing weight. Well, let me be the first to warn you of a very grim... (more)

Weight Loss: The Strength in Setting Goals, Achieving Objectives and The Power of Intention.

The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers. -Brian Tracy Objectives and goal setting and a desire or an intention to meet said goals and objectives is, undoubtedl... (more)

What In The Heck Can A Personal Coach Do?

I just wanted to spread the word about Life Coaching and what it can do to help just about anyone. No, not every coach is suited for every client but the right coach/client combination is such powerf... (more)

What Is Reasonable Weight Loss?

If you read ads in the newspaper, watch infomercials on TV or click on internet pop-ups, you’d assume that quick and easy weight loss is a piece of cake. (more)

What is Your Cellular Age?

What is Your Cellular Age? Dr. Jonas Frisen was working in his lab, when he found something that almost caused him to fall off of his lab stool. Dr. Frisen is a stem cell biologist in Stockholm. ... (more)

Which Diet Plan Is Best? Study’s Surprising Results

As the old year comes to a close and everyone begins to look forward to the beginning of a New Year, many people are also anticipating the beginning of their New Year’s resolutions. For numerous ... (more)

Why Are We So Fat? The Real Reason For The Obesity Epidemic

Why Are We So Fat? That’s the question asked in the cover story of a recent issue of National Geographic magazine. “Americans enjoy one of the most luxurious lifestyles on Earth: Our food is ... (more)

Why Aren’t You Using Online Fitness Coaching?

If I were to tell you that you could burn away as much fat as possible by sitting at your computer twiddling your fingers and toes, would you believe me? Well I sure hope you don't! However, losing ... (more)

Why Vitamin C Is Important

There’s been a great deal of research concerning the many ways in which Vitamin C is beneficial to health. Also known as ascorbic acid, this nutrient serves the body in a variety of ways. In addition... (more)

Xenadrine RFA-1 Review

Xenadrine RFA-1 has been one of the most popular ephedra products used in the battle of the bulge. With 10mg of ephedra per 1 capsule serving, many people have achieved their weight loss goals using ... (more)

You Don't Need A Fitness Personal Trainer- Personal View Of A Fitness Trainer

If you are looking for fitness personal trainers on the net, you will come across many many health and fitness websites extolling the virtues of why you should hire a personal trainer to achieve your... (more)

You Have Walk Before You Can Learn To Run

You have to be before you can do, you have got to do before you can have! (more)

Your Brain Can Help You Lose Weight... Or Make You Fat!

Have you done this before? You have set your weight loss goals and mapped out your plan to lose all those excess pounds that you have been dying to get rid off. In your mind, you have psyched ... (more)

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