Total Body Conditioning
Over the past 25 years, ever since the introduction of Dr. Kenneth Cooper’s book, Aerobics, many individuals have focused on walking, running, cycling and other types of aerobic activity as their only means of exercise. Unfortunately, this has led to many of us neglecting another key component of fitness – total body conditioning. Many of us […]
Calcium and Protein: A Mixture For Disaster
Does Milk Really Do The Body Good? Calcium and Protein: A Mixture For Disaster By: Mark J. Occhipinti, M.S. , Ph.D, NDc. It is a documented fact that consumption of dairy products can lead to the development of atherosclerosis, heart attack and strokes, and that high fat dairy products contain unsafe levels of environmental contaminants, […]
Nutrition and the Central Fatigue Hypothesis
by Matt Samuels, RD Athletes are quite familiar with localized fatigue. This can be observed during any weight training session when an exercise is taken to failure or during an endurance event when one body part fatigues before others. This localized fatigue occurs within the muscle itself and can be caused by the depletion of phosphocreatine, […]
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NUTRITION & WELLNESS
The Milk Letter: A Message To My Patients By: Robert M. Kradjian, MDBreast Surgery Chief Division of General Surgery,Seton Medical Centre #302 – 1800 Sullivan Ave.Daly City, CA 94015 USA “MILK”Just the word itself sounds comforting! “How about a nice cup of hot milk?” The last time you heard that question it was from someone who […]
Pregnant Women Should Not Skydive
By: Dennis M. Loya, BS.,JD., Certified Personal Trainer It goes without saying that every pregnant woman must cut back on exercise during her pregnancy to avoid harming herself or her baby. This begs the question, how should I modify my exercise routine to accommodate my pregnancy? Pregnancy is a complex physiologic state, and precautions are needed […]
Caffeine’s Hidden Dangers
What are the short term effects of caffeine on the body? The physiological effects of caffeine can begin as early as 15-45 minutes after ingestion. Its maximum central nervous system effects are reached in about 30-60 minutes. Caffeine increases heartbeat, respiration, basal metabolic rate, and the production of stomach acid and urine; and it relaxes […]
Over-training: The Natural Body Builder’s Nemesis
What is progress? How do you define bodybuilding progress? What types of changes are occurring within the body? Do we define change from oxen to automobile to jet aircraft progress? Can speed and efficiency the criteria of progress? Man’s clothes have changed, his food has changed, his toys have certainly changed! Athletes in the 2000’s are bigger, stronger […]
Animal vs. Vegetable: The Best Protein for Muscle Growth
Animal vs. Vegetable Protein Debate: What is the Best Protein For Muscle Growth? By Dr. Bill Misner, Ph.D. AUTHOR’S PREVIEW I would like to acknowledge this is a debatable subject firstly because the human metabolic system is highly adaptive to a variety exogenous protein foods, secondly because one protein protocol “Size” may not fit all, […]
How to Create Your Own Fitness Boot Camp
By: Phil A. Lalli Just about every fitness center and gym seems to offer a version of the trendy boot camp workout these days. Some go with a pseudo-militaristic theme, complete with camouflage gear. Others refer to standard circuit classes as boot camps. Deciding what type of boot camp workout you want to teach determines where […]
The Business of Being a Personal Trainer
You are entering the profession of personal fitness training at a time of growth and opportunity. Awareness of the benefits of personal training is expanding, as is the client market. This increased opportunity is accompanied by a huge influx of new personal trainers into the industry, which means increasedcompetition. The Foundation To begin, as a […]