In The Matter Of Losing Weight, Fitness Matters
By: Reed Humphrey, Ph.D, PT One of the most important messages that is clear from the scientific literature is that increasing the amount of exercise yields health benefits, including losing weight. Health and fitness professionals also understand that the inverse is true; weight loss attempts without exercise are both less...
Exercise and Psychological Well-Being
by: dotFIT Experts Are you one of the 16 million Americans who suffer from depression, or one of the approximately 32 million who experience anxiety or stress? (1) It has been “estimated that by the year 2020, depression will surpass cancer as the second largest worldwide cause of disability and...
Weight-loss Myths You Thought Were True
Good article I found on debunking different myths I hear constantly. By Jim Karas I’ve been in the weight-loss field for over 15 years and not a day goes by when I’m not asked a question about weight loss. Most of these questions deal with eight common weight-loss myths. Here...
Low Back Pain
Alleviate low back discomfort with these three tips. Low back discomfort occurs in 80 percent of the population. There are many causes of low back pain, ranging from tight and weak muscles due to overuse or inactivity, to vertebral disc displacement, and even poor posture. Below are just three possible...
Parenting & Fitness
A new study out points to pregnancy weight as one of the contributing factors leading to obesity in America. But not losing weight after a baby is born is just the first step in a cycle that never has to start: the cycle of parents neglecting their own fitness because...
Make Time For Yourself
24 hours in a day, 8,760 hours in a year…yet somehow many people don’t have time to take care of themselves. There is all this technology that is suppose to make our lives easier, yet one of the most important things gets overlooked…our health. All you need is at least 30 minutes of exercise...
Coaching/Training Helps YOU!
BY: HFPN Editorial Team Coaching makes a difference in gaining results. Whether online or face-to-face, individuals benefit from the motivation, expertise and guidance a professional health, fitness and lifestyle coach provides a client. Coaching has become a new buzzword throughout the fitness industry and for good reason. ...
Reactive Training
Traditionally, “reactive training,” or “power training,” has been viewed as exclusively applicable to the athlete. Although this is an important part of an athlete’s protocol, it’s an equally important component in exercise programs for the typical gym member. Every activity we perform, both on the playing field and in everyday...
Shoulders
Client Solutions: Shoulder the Burden of...
Getting those perfect Abs
By: Michael Kuang, NASM CPT This is the main thing that everyone tends think when they hear the word healthy or fit. Everyone wants the six pack or toned abs. But what most people come to realize is that it’s not so easy to obtain. I see so many TV...
