Does Lots of Walking at Work Count As Cardio Exercise?
All that walking you do at work does not count as aerobic exercise; stop kidding yourself and learn why you need to do “real” cardio despite aching feet after work. Aching feet at the end [...]
Can You Build Arm Muscle Size Running with Hand Weights?
There’s a very logical reason why it’s impossible to build muscle mass in your arms or biceps simply from running with hand weights. Don’t think for a moment, if you’re wanting to build bigger muscles [...]
Can Older Women Do High Intensity Interval Training Safely?
An older woman need not fear high intensity interval training. In fact, HIIT is one of the best things an aging woman can do for her body, even if she’s always been sedentary. [...]
Can a Man Benefit from a Female Personal Trainer?
You’d better believe a man can reach his goals with a woman personal trainer; one man called me “es muy brutal,” Spanish for brutal! […]
Best Weight Loss Workouts for Obese or Overweight Women
Don’t give up hope; it’s a matter of working out correctly, not “fat genes.” Let me show you how to melt the fat safely and get super fit. When I was a personal trainer at [...]
Are Your Muscles Twitching Head to Toe?
Perhaps your muscle twitching started in one spot and then “spread” so that it’s now all over your body and you’re fearing the worst—like ALS? Yes, muscle twitching is listed on medical sites like webmd.com [...]
Is Your Cardiologist a Personal Trainer? How to Use a Treadmill
It’s cardiologist vs. personal trainer when it comes to how to properly use a treadmill and aerobic exercise in general. Who wins? I pointed out to a personal-training client that holding onto a treadmill was [...]
Exercise for Parkinson’s: Low Intensity vs High Intensity
If you have Parkinson’s disease, you’ll be interested in a study that looked at low intensity and high intensity exercise for people with this condition. […]
Can Obesity Cause Joint Injuries from Strength Training?
Are you very plus size and wondering if lifting weights can harm your joints, due to your obesity? There are various exercises that plus size women and men do that are more threatening than lifting [...]
The Advantages of Doing HIIT on a Treadmill vs. Other Machines
Ready for some HIIT? Okay, but which type of cardio equipment is best? There are many things to consider like impact, comfort and boredom! I vote for the treadmill. If you dread a particular piece of [...]
Why Intuitive Eating Promotes Overeating that Prevents Weight Loss
“Intuitive eating” is an approach pushed by the health-at-all-sizes movement, but this flawed approach can really make you gain unhealthy fat weight. If you’ve taken any pledges or have simply visited a website that promotes [...]
Simple Signs Your Child Was Misdiagnosed with ADHD
There are clear signs that indicate your child was misdiagnosed with ADHD. ADHD is an acronym that describes a large group of features in an individual. There is no diagnostic test known that definitively confirms [...]
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Skin Cancer Questions Answered
What is squamous cell carcinoma? It’s the second deadliest skin cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma, which is directly tied to sun exposure, kills about 3,500 Americans yearly. […]
Why People Should NOT Come in All Sizes: Obesity Is Unhealthy
People should NOT come in all sizes. Though height variation doesn't cause bad health, obesity does. Size variety is no excuse for accepting fat prevalence. Science does not support the mantra that "people should come [...]
Can Facial Extractions Cause Eye to Keep Tearing Afterward?
It’s normal for eyes to tear during facial extractions. I’ve had quite a few facial extractions, and after every one, my eyes were very watery. […]
Can’t Burn Fat? Use Your Force Production Muscles for Exercise
No WONDER the fat won’t come off your stomach; you’re spending too much time working your stabilizer muscles and not the force production ones. […]
Can You Get More Skinny Fat Walking on a Treadmill?
Sick of being skinny-fat? Don’t worry, no amount of treadmill walking will make this condition worse. However, there IS something that WILL make it worse. […]
Is it Unhealthy if a Woman’s Hip Bones Show?
A woman does not have an eating disorder just because her hip bones show; visible bones should not be the gold standard for malnourishment. Though the hip bones on all women with anorexia nervosa are [...]
Why Stair Climbing Can Fail at Fitness
If you think you’re fit because you use a staircase in your house, keep reading. Because you are being deceived into thinking that simply climbing the stairs every day will automatically make you fit and [...]
Can OSA Ever Be Diagnosed without a Sleep Study?
Can obstructive sleep apnea ever be diagnosed without a sleep study in which someone sleeps through the night with wires attached to their head and other devices recording their vitals? Diagnosis of OSA is not [...]
How to Prevent Migraine Headaches from Disrupting Sleep
Migraine headaches can interfere with sleep, but there are numerous things you can do to finally get a good night’s sleep, without the interruption of the migraine headache pain. “Migraine headaches can happen at any [...]
What Exercises will Help Burn Fat in the Butt?
If your behind is huge and mushy, you need exercises for a fat butt that will shrink and tighten your rear-end. The majority of a big rear-end is fat, not muscle. […]
Can Holding onto the Treadmill Harm the Hips and Posture?
Do you hold onto the treadmill? Are you aware this may ruin your posture & eventually cause hip problems? It’s bad for the hips & spine, especially for older people. […]
Pinky Tip Suddenly Numb? Cause other than Elbow Nerve
This is about the TIP of your pinkie being numb, rather than the entire finger. Are you freaking over sudden numbness in the tip of your pinkie? […]
Should We Blame Scary Skinny Celebs on Eating Disorders?
We really can't be putting all the blame on "scary skinny" celebrities on the rash of eating disorders like anorexia nervosa. A teen girl with anorexia nervosa, and more so her alarmed family, may blame the so-called [...]
Types of Cancer that Cause Chest Pain
Many cancers, some you’d never even think of, cause chest pain, soreness or aching. Does this mean that next time your chest hurts, you should fear it’s cancer? […]
Why Some Gyms Have Rubber Coated Weights Instead of Metal
Have you ever wondered why some gyms have only rubber coated weight plates? Why not just use the cheaper metal-surfaced plates? There are very logical reasons for this. So why do some gyms use rubber [...]
Why Don’t Women Grunt Loudly when Lifting Heavy Weights?
Any reason women don’t grunt, at least loudly, during their gym workouts? Is this an alpha male thing or what? Sure, some hardcore women do make vocal sounds when pushing out those last few heavy [...]
Is a Low Body Fat Percentage the Same As Thin or Skinny?
Just what does “low body fat” mean, if there’s a such thing as “skinny fat,” and is a person with low body fat necessarily what we’d consider as thin or skinny? […]
Back Squat Comparison to Leg Press: Quadriceps Activation
Find out what research says when the back squat is compared to the leg press for activating quadriceps muscles. […]
Daughter Gained Weight in College? Tips for Parents
How should parents approach daughter’s college weight gain? Has your daughter gained weight while in college and you’re wondering how to approach this topic without offending her? So what’s a parent (usually, the mother) to [...]
Types of Exercise that PREVENT Knee Osteoarthritis
Specific exercises will help prevent osteoarthritis of the knees. But which exercises, specifically, just might prevent this common painful condition? A study has some surprising results, and enthusiasts of prolonged running won’t like these results. [...]
Why Obese Women Should Do Free Weight Workouts
Obese women absolutely need to do strength training, especially with free weights! I continue to see a severe shortage of obese women lifting weights, i.e., strength training, especially in the free-weight area. The free weight [...]
Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment Without Surgery: Lose Weight
Before scheduling surgery for your diagnosed knee osteoarthritis, see what happens when you lose weight. Obesity is a major risk factor for knee osteoarthritis. […]
Blast Off Belly Fat 8 Minutes a Week, 4 Minutes at a Time
Do you have belly fat that won’t go away, no matter how much you exercise? There truly is a secret to burning fat, and this fat-loss technique has been proven time and time again with [...]
Fun Ways to Get in More Steps with Your Pedometer
Counting steps with a pedometer can lose its steam after a while. It can become a boring way to lose weight, and not only that, but relying only on pedometer step counting for weight loss [...]
The Ideal Body Type for Women: Tall and Long Armed
Tall, long armed women (and young ones at that) are considered the most attractive, according to a study published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. The comprehensive study was conducted by scientists in Australia and Hong [...]
Top Five Tendon Injuries in People Who Work Out
You know you’ll have hell to pay if you injure a tendon. You know there’s no such thing as an injured tendon that heals in five days. Or don’t you? […]
Can GERD Cause You to Vomit in the Morning after Waking?
“GERD can cause symptoms of nausea and regurgitation of food,” says Franjo Vladic, MD. Morning nausea can make you vomit…sort of. […]
Miralax Does NOT Cause Thin Stools; Colon Cancer Can
Don’t get your hopes up that your newly narrow stools are a side effect of Miralax. “The mechanism of action for Miralax causes water retention in stool, producing a laxative effect,” explains Franjo Vladic, MD, [...]
