The 90/10 Nutrition Rule

There is a 90/10 rule out there that pertains to life and it claims that if you follow this rule, it can change your life for the better. It goes […] Read more »

A Little Friendly Competition is a Great Motivator!

We all need a good kick in the bum every now and again to get our ironman mentality back into high gear so we can start producing some fitness related […] Read more »
BOSU

Um, What Is That Thing?

I’ve uttered those exact words many times in the gym. I’ll see someone pull out a piece of equipment that I though was something the cleaning crew used to reach […] Read more »
Junk food

Focus on Eating, Not Dieting

Dieting: we’ve either experienced it ourselves, had a friend complain about it, or have closely followed the up and down dieting life of Oprah in hopes of learning something. There’s […] Read more »
Kettlebells

A New Fitness Trend From Centuries Ago. The Kettlebell.

  Who could have guessed that a centuries-old piece of cast-iron would make such a resurgence that it would become one of the top fitness trends of 2010? I re-introduce […] Read more »
Fat kid cartoon

News Flash: Schools Can Help Kids Shed Excess Pounds (No, Really?)

You mean schools don’t have to feed the masses corn-fed fish fried in fat served with a side of wonder bread and a “vegetable” (french fries)? If schools actually offered […] Read more »
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Lose the Fear Factor

So I’m aware that there are many women out there who belong to a gym and go to classes and use the treadmill, elliptical and stationary bikes, but have never […] Read more »
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My Kitchen Diary… I Impress Myself Sometimes!

Sometimes I am just a culinary phenom. There I am last night, immersed in all sorts of varying thoughts (because that’s what happens when you let yourself lose on the […] Read more »
River Dad

To the Elementary Class of 2010

Graduates, As you prepare to close the book on what has undoubtedly become one of the most vividly enthralling chapters in your lives, I would like to take this opportunity […] Read more »
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The Days of Being a Gym Rat Are Over

The old way of thinking was something like this: in order for your workouts to be effective you need to spend hours in the gym ‘pumping iron’ with all the […] Read more »