Pros and cons of incline trainers and incline treadmills
Incline trainers (also known as incline treadmills) are a relatively new innovation in exercise equipment that combine the treadmill with the stepper. It is a treadmill in function but a step by step in the type of training. Essentially, it is a treadmill that offers a very steep incline...
How to lose 20 pounds: the 70,000 calorie math problem
What does it mean to lose 20 pounds for the average person? Losing 20 pounds is harder than it sounds. It means that one must solve a complicated 70,000 calorie math problem. Where does the 70,000 calorie figure come from? Well, for every pound of fat we’d like to...
Burning Desire: Want to lose 5 pounds of fat fast without starving yourself?
Get your metabolism going with the following eating plan: Ripped. Cutting up. Trituration. All different labels to describe the bodybuilder’s ultimate goal – to ship unwanted packs of body fat while keeping the hard-earned muscle mass right where it is. Although the often prescribed method of eating fewer calories...
The training of a cardio snob
As I peruse the pages of various Christmas issues of my favorite fitness / women’s magazines, I notice many articles about the benefits of practicing yoga at this stressful time of year. At the risk of sounding like a cardio snob, if I have 30 minutes a day (if...
What is the best exercise to lose weight? Helpful tips to lose weight
If someone told you right now what is the best exercise to lose weight, … would you do it? You could when you read this article. The best exercise for weight loss is “any exercise,” says Timothy Church, MD, MPH, PhD, professor at the Pennington Center for Biomedical Research...
My dog is shivering – is this a symptom of a disease?
Sometimes dogs seem to shake and shake all over the place, worrying their owners. Here are some reasons why your dog may be shaking. • Dogs get cold and shiver just like us, especially those with very short hair. This is why you see so many Chihuahuas in sweaters...