Thanksgiving kicks off the start of what can be a great deal of holiday eating and drinking between late November and early January. After Thanksgiving there will be Christmas parties, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, college football bowl games, NFL playoffs...
Back by popular demand, here's your Thanksgiving Day scorecard. Enjoy your big holiday meal, but try to do it in moderation after viewing these numbers. The average person will consume around 2,000-3,000 calories at a Thanksgiving dinner. Additional snacks and drinks during the day can boost the...
There are countless health benefits to performing aerobic exercises, but here are five of the biggest ones: 1 It strengthens your heart 2 It strengthens lungs and increases lung capacity 3 It elevates the metabolism, burns calories, and helps you lose weight 4 It helps reduce stress 5 It increases...
The American Heart Association recommends a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity five days per week, or at least 20 minutes of vigorous activity three days per week. If you are out of shape, overweight or have other health issues, it may be difficult...
Staying properly hydrated is important for all of us, but especially serious athletes and even recreational fitness enthusiasts. Everyone knows drinking water or sports drinks is a great way to stay hydrated. It’s crucial to consume the right amount of water before, during and after exercising. Water...
[caption id="attachment_2799" align="alignright" width="267" caption="The award-winning Octane Fitness Q47c Elliptical sells for $4,199 MSRP, but is available for $3,799 at At Home Fitness."][/caption]When it comes to Elliptical Machines, anyone looking for fitness equipment for their home, office or commercial gym needs to check out Octane...
What will it be like to exercise in a rapidly advancing high-tech future? The closest answer may be the incredible my7™ from Power Plate. Vibration Training is the fastest-growing area of the fitness world and the my7™ is the No. 1 vibration trainer in the...
The fastest growing area of the specialty fitness market is vibration training. It’s not cheap to own a vibration trainer in your home, though, as these machines routinely cost $4,000, $5,000 or even up to $10,000. However, people can enjoy all of the benefits of vibration training...
The incredible amount of damage that smoking can do to people’s bodies is a topic I’ve written about often. Within the last two decades lawmakers have taken the greatest steps ever to control smoking and limit second-hand smoke by legislating many types of public bans. According to...
Depending on where you live, the days are getting shorter and shorter and the temperatures will start getting colder and colder. When it comes to exercise, that can mean a lot more of it will occur indoors - in your own home gym or at a...