Activity Level Predicts Heart Disease In Women Research suggests that a woman’s level of physical activity is a better sign than body weight of existing coronary artery disease and future heart problems. The study, which appeared in the September 8...
Strength Training For Women: Why Women Don’t Bulk Up From Strength Training On the topic of strength training for women,  one of the most infamous questions that personal trainers and fitness coaches receive from women again and again: Will strength...
The Correct Weight Training and Exercise Repetitions A full range repetition should be taken through the complete range of joint movement in a slow controlled manner, if the weight is so heavy so you have to jerk it bounce...
High Intensity Training Interview of Dwayne Wimmer by Dave Durell of High Intensity Nation I have to thank Dave Durell for taking the time to interview me on the topic of High Intensity Training for his web site High Intensity Nation.  Dave...
Flexibility and Strength Training Many people believe that strength training decreases flexibility. Actually, a well rounded program of progressive resistance exercise is likely to increase flexibility beyond normal ranges, when the movements are carried through a complete Range Of Motion...
Exercise Myths and Facts Exercise Myths and Facts are very prevalent in a young industry like fitness. There has been plenty of time for myths and misconceptions about exercise to develop over the past few decades. Originally strength training was avoided...
The Value of Fruits and Vegetables We all have childhood memories of our parents telling us to eat our vegetables before we could be excused from the table—and then trying to hide our Brussels sprouts under the napkin or feed...
How Exercise Works A lot of people go out and exercise, but how many people really know what they’re doing? I’m not talking about their technical knowledge, or if they know what muscle they’re using, what I am talking about...
Why People Don’t Exercise How many times a week do you see or hear in the news about the nation’s obesity epidemic? We hear over and over again about the increasing percentage of the U.S. population that is overweight and...
Fitness Trends: Why There Are So Many Products Available In our last post we started to discuss how the fitness industry is constantly attempting to create new forms of exercise to promote to the general public and fitness professionals alike....