Before choosing a personal trainer, you have to clarify your goals. Then look for trainers with extensive experience and certifications in those areas. Personal trainers should be certified by nationally recognized organizations like The American College of Sports Medicine. They should also carry their own liability insurance and be certified in CPR and first aid. (more…)

Pilates seems to be the perfect exercise regimen for the people that are over the age of 50 due to its low impact exercises that will ensure that a person’s joints remain flexible and that general mobility is increased.

Pilates exercises along with a good nutritional plan will allow those over 50 to look and feel many years younger. You can combine the low impact exercises of Pilates along with weight bearing exercise and with resistance training. This is absolutely crucial for maintaining and building bone density to make sure that osteoporosis does not set in after menopause. (more…)

A poor self-image is not the domain of fat people alone. There are millions of people of all shapes and size who suffer from the same syndrome. Fat or thin, they are victims of themselves. Themselves? you may ask. Think. How many times has somebody told you, “You look like a washed-out dish rag”? Once? Twice? Three times? or perhaps, never?

Who decides that you are attractive, intelligent, or on the other hand, that you are unattractive, stupid? You will be surprised at the answer – you! Yes, you are the decision-maker of your identity. (more…)

Exercise and weight loss programs each have different attributes that may or may not help you be successful. My 10 commandments have stripped them down to the stuff that really works for weight loss.
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The fitness industry’s ideas about what constitutes a good workout are ever changing. Recent changes and predictions show an emphasis on simplicity and time efficient workouts. (more…)