“FAT LOSS? Come on! What’s the deal?”
I’m sure there’s more than one of you saying that to the title. But before you click back to more pressing matters like dodging clowns for car insurance or voting whether Brittany or her sister are prettier, let me run this by you.
I recently finished [...]
Kettlebell Training For Sport And Fitness
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Kettlebell Juggling For Fat Loss
Enter The Kettlebell = 12 pounds of fat lost!
Life is interesting. I last posted about two weeks ago, right after I had a chunk of skin cut out of my back. The Doc told me not to work out for a while, so as not to pull my stitches out. So with two weeks of no exercise under my belt, [...]
Nightshift Sucks – Sleep Deprivation Revisited
Well that’s it. I’m officially too old to work nights anymore. In my late twenties and early thirties, I worked my share of graveyards. At the time, it was no problem for me to work a 10-hour shift, work out for an hour, go home and sleep for 8 hours before getting [...]
Healthy Food Shopping – Read Your Labels For Fat Loss!
I was getting a few things at the grocery store today, paying careful attention to the labels, looking for HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) and it’s derivatives. After posting an article on HFCS (http://ironbellathletics.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/high-fructose-corn-syrup-and-health-risks/) my wife and I have become very diligent about reading food labels
For instance, I was checking the labels of ketchup [...]
Why You Need Sunscreen And Sunblock-Somewhat Graphic
Previously I wrote a post about the importance of using sunscreen, after I went to the Dermatologist and found that I had a small area of skin on my back that my Doctor suspected was cancerous. After removing a small sample for biopsy, she found that it was, indeed, cancerous. Luckily of me, [...]
The Positive Effects of Exercise
From: Fitness, The Complete Guide Ed. 8.6.6, Dr. Fred Hatfield
The mind can benefit as much as the body does from exercise. Research in the area of psychology and physical activity supports a relationship between physical fitness, mental alertness and emotional stability.
An example of this relationship is that improved endurance makes the body less [...]