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52 Proven Stress Relievers

Published on May 28, 2010 by in General Health

Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful. Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table, make lunches, put out the clothes you plan to wear, etc. Don’t rely on your memory. Write down appointment times, when to pick up the laundry, when library books are due, etc. (“The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory.” – Old Chinese Proverb) Do nothing which, after being done, leads you to tell a lie. Make duplicates of all keys. Bury a house key in a secret spot in the garden and carry a duplicate car key in your wallet,

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Eat before Exercise? A Different Take…

Published on May 28, 2010 by in Nutrition

Breakfast cereal companies may have to rethink their marketing angles – athletes should kickstart their day with exercise, not food. Training on an empty stomach could be better for your muscles, Massey University research has revealed. Associate Professor Steve Stannard said although the findings go against the conventional advice – to eat before exercise – they also make sense. “Training is all about putting the body under stress, not going faster,” he said. “So by starting out with less fuel, you will reach the point where you really begin to stress the body quicker. This means you will spend longer under stress and ultimately the training will be more beneficial.”

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How to Eat Your Vitamins

Published on May 27, 2010 by in Nutrition

Pills might seem like an easy fix, but food provides an abundance of nutrients, as well as fiber, that pills lack, says Mary Ryan, a registered dietitian in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. These nutrients are what keep your body functioning at its best―building strong bones; improving brainpower, mood, and memory; and possibly helping the immune system ward off ailments both small (a cold) and large (cancer). “Vitamins should be used only as supplements to the diet, not substitutes for healthy food,” says Jeffrey Blumberg, Ph.D., director of the antioxidant research lab at Tufts University, in Boston. While there are hundreds of nutrients, the following information explains the ones you need to

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What to consume DURING exercise

Published on May 27, 2010 by in Nutrition

Everyone wants to perform at their personal best when they work out.  Why else would you work out if you couldn’t get the most from yourself?  No one likes wasting time in the gym.  That said, it’s time to look at exactly what you should be consuming WHILE you are working out. We’ve discussed what you should be consuming immediately after a workout.  We know the importance protein has on our bodies immediately following strenuous lifting or sprinting.  It has little immediate benefit on our bodies while we are actually engaged in physical fitness however.  We are looking for fuel sources when are taking part of an exercise session that

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Step Sets

Published on May 27, 2010 by in Strength Training

You should constantly be on the look out for ways to change up your exercise routine.  By now, you’ve probably realized how much I stress taking on a new routine every 4-6 weeks.  If you don’t, I believe you are just wasting your time.  Your muscles will no longer respond to the familiar stimulus and you’ll be lifting all those weights for nothing. With that said, we are going to look at another way to do your lifts that will have your muscles confused and in turn, shock them into growing.  We can adjust a variety of variables that can help us change up our workout.  We can alter the amount of weight

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Building up a Common Weak Point – The Chest

Published on May 26, 2010 by in Strength Training

So many people write in asking for exercises that can improve their chest muscles.  The chest is a rather large muscle group on our body that is prone to various areas of weakness.  Some may have a well-defined chest, but weak in the upper portion.  Others may be weak throughout and lack size.  Still others may have no definition or strength in the inner part. A strong chest shouldn’t be the goal exclusively reserved for men or even bodybuilders.  Women can benefit from building up their chest muscles for several reasons.  First off, it provides a solid base for the rest of your upper body.  Want that lean, pilates look? 

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Congratulations Hunt’s

Published on May 26, 2010 by in Health in the News, Nutrition

Ladies and gents, the ingredient pariah of the week is…high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). With consumer awareness on the rise, demand for fructose-free products is climbing. This week, Hunt’s ditched the increasingly unpopular ingredient and is now sticking to the basics: tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, salt and other seasonings. Ryan Toreson, Hunt’s Ketchup brand manager, said of the swap: “In direct response to consumer demand, Hunt’s is pleased to offer ketchup sweetened with sugar and containing only five simple ingredients….Parents are looking for wholesome meals and ingredients they recognize….” The new recipe has bigger implications than just ingredients you can pronounce. High fructose corn syrup, initially embraced as a cheap sugar

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Don’t Kill Yourself for The Man

Published on May 26, 2010 by in General Health, Self Improvement

It’s no mystery that work slowly kills us.  Unfortunately, it’s not something that we can just drop like a bad habit.  Knowing that, we need to find a reasonable work/life balance.  When working long hours, our health and fitness are the first things to go.  Doing 60+ hours a week is going to take its toll, and let’s face it, who wants to go to the gym after having spent the last 13 hours in the office doing things that make you want to jump out a window.  While you’re on your way home, that stop at Burger King seems so much easier than running to the grocery store to

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Preventing Strokes

Published on May 25, 2010 by in General Health

In honor of national stroke month, we are featuring a guest post from Steve Jasper of GymSource.com, as seen below… Study Says over 80% of Strokes Could Have Been Prevented By Steve Jasper Although the recent plight of rocker Brett Michaels has been getting more press than May being National Stroke Month, the two are directly related. This makes a great opportunity to talk more about strokes, and how they can be avoided. Thanks to the pervasiveness of this Information age we currently live in, health concerns and the information surrounding it spread nearly as quickly as the diseases themselves. For example, you probably recall the widespread hysteria in the

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Prevalence of Obesity

Published on May 25, 2010 by in General Health
 
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