Viewing All PostsThis is perhaps the most common fad diet myth. This misconception has been promoted by all the high-protein fad diets on the market (Atkins, etc). Carbohydrates are your body's main source of fuel. Cutting carbohydrates from your diet will, without a doubt, increase your weight loss ten-fold, HOWEVER, the second you decide to re-introduce carbs into...
Sweeteners In Processed Foods Account For Nearly 16% Of Daily Intake, Study Finds
Category: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Thursday, May 27, 2010 The added sugars in prepared and processed foods are threatening Americans' cardiovascular health, lowering levels of protective HDL cholesterol, raising levels of potentially dangerous triglycerides and possibly making people fatter, studies show. Your metabolism doesn't slow down at night. This myth comes from the fact that most people eat a larger proportion of calories in the evening. Your metabolism doesn't slow down at night. This myth comes from the fact that most people eat a larger proportion of calories in the evening.
Should I Rest Between Lifting Sets?
Category: Tom's Training Tips Published: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 If your goal is to get toned, be careful not to sit out for too many seconds. Rest intervals longer than two minutes is too long. Going from move to... Myth #1: Skipping meals helps you lose weight. No it does not! On the contrary, skipping meals makes you hungrier as it creates hunger cravings and actually causes you to over eat and/or store more fat (your body goes into starvation mode). We are building the lean muscle by having 48 hours minimum rest between each muscle group exercise, as well as having lean protein consistently in your diet. Building lean muscle is not hard, but you must stay...
Middle-Age Americans Less Mobile Than Ever
Category: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Thursday, May 06, 2010 Research has found that more than 40 percent of respondents 50 to 64 years old reported difficulty with at least one of nine physical functions. Many of these people reported having arthritis, rheumatism, neck problems, diabetes, depression, anxiety or emotional problems. Many of these health issues... In a 12- week study of 62 3rd and 4th graders, a team of East Carolina University researchers found that children were more... ...the best way to have a healthy pregnancy is to STAY FIT all nine months... Drinking water is important, particularly among people who exercise vigorously...
Can Sleeping Less Lead You To Eat More?
Category: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Researchers defined short sleep duration as less than 10 hours for children and less than five hours for adults. Analysis of the studies showed a consistent link between short sleep duration and increased body mass...
Weight Training-Related Injuries On The Rise
Category: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Thursday, April 15, 2010 Most injuries occur when using free weights, not machines, study finds injuries on the rise increasing by nearly 50 percent between 1990 and 2007. When training speed, 1st step explosive power and acceleration is critical. This can be a game breaker. Anytime you can be on your feet and create angles similar to... Myth: It's Not Safe to Do Abdominal Work During Pregnancy. Not only is it OK, but abdominal workouts can provide many benefits as well. Strengthening your abdominals and your entire core during pregnancy will aid in...
Good Age for Children to Start Working Out
Category: Tom's Training Tips Published: Thursday, April 08, 2010 What is a good age for children to start working out? Lets start with the youngsters. Children in K-5th grade should be getting a minimum of 30 to 45 minutes of daily exercise. Playground, fun exercises, dodgeball, basketball, baseball, football, etc. If this is made fun and not overly competitive, our children will do more of it and enjoy it. Most schools in Temecula and Murrieta have lost there P.E. programs at the Elementary Schools. Look into after school programs or your local park for fun exercise for children 5 to 11 years. If your children are over the age of 12, they are old enough to begin light resistance and workout in a gym with supervision and proper training. Children over the age 12 should not lift heavy weights and should learn to implement proper form. “Functional training” is a great way to start your children on an athletic/resistance program. Please visit our website to see the video: www.affordablefitness.com Almost every week, I'm approached by a member asking me about whether or not exercise is OK during pregnancy. Seeing as how I haven't had children yet, I decided to start asking around and do a little research...
Blood Vessels Bounce Back Once Smokers Kick The Habit
Category: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Thursday, April 08, 2010 Research shows that individuals who quit smoking had improved blood vessel function even though they gained weight, which is a common side effect. This confirms that quitting smoking is ... There are 2 main components for optimal lean muscle growth. First is protein, second is water. When you work out ...
Myth: If You Stop Weight Training, Your Muscle Will Turn Into Fat
Category: Body by Becky Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Muscle and fat are two completely different types of tissue. Oftentimes, what happens when people decide to go off their weight training program is that ...
Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious
Category: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 more and more like the positive stress of exercise prepares cells and structures and pathways within the brain so that they're more equipped to handle stress in other forms. These stress-reducing changes don't happen overnight, however... One key to burning fat is replacing your current body fat with 5 to 10 pounds of lean muscle. Lean muscle burns calories... A huge misconception these days is that girls shouldn't be in the weight room. They should be in the aerobics room taking classes, or sweating on the treadmill. Notice I said MISCONCEPTION. News flash ladies! We need to be in the weight room just as...
Decreased Vitamin D Leads to Increased Fat?
Category: Pam's Pearls of Wisdom Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Decreased Vitamin D leads to increased fat?
Personal Training vs. Group Fitness Classes
Category: Tom's Training Tips Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Group Fitness in very similar to working with a personal trainer. If you like Yoga, and you know that it is every Tuesday and Thursday ay 6:30 pm, it's the same thing as setting an appointment and scheduling with your personal trainer... Did you know that a 150lbs person can burn as many as 150 calories by mopping the floor for 20 minutes? Now imagine if you vacuumed first- that's another 150 ... If you have ever trained for a marathon ( 26.2 miles), you know that you did not start your training running 26 miles the first day or the first month for that matter. Treat your fitness goals this way. It does not matter if your goal time lines... Taking care of a body requires steady discipline not just for our muscles and bones but for the linking system of your skeleton. Wherever one bone meets another this is a joint of some kind. Tendons, ligaments and cartilage are fibrous connective tissues ... As a child, or even a young adult, do you remember CHILD OBESITY being an issue? No. The simple fact is that IT WASN'T. Remember when running wild all day was bliss? Remember the time BEFORE... Hypertension isn't only a problem facing our older, overweight community. A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health may be a real eye opener. Researchers found that couch potato teenagers are more liekly to have higher blood pressure, regardless of whether they are overweight or not...
The Evolution of Personal Training
Category: Tom's Training Tips Published: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 Personal Training has gone through a significant evolution during the past 10 years. Today, personal trainers must meet the mounting challenges of an aging and increasingly overweight population with a long list of special needs that include cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and a variety or orthopedic conditions, including... Trying to get those six pack abs? First of all know that crunches have the most merit when they're done moderately and correctly, but crunches aren't necessarily the best exercise to flatten abs... The website for Affordable Fitness refers to its members as being part of a fitness family. Well, I'm here to tell you that I signed up with Affordable Fitness a week ...
Hello and Welcome to Affordable Fitness Gym In Murrieta
Category: Miscellaneous Articles Published: Thursday, November 05, 2009 Hello and Welcome to Affordable Fitness Gym In Murrieta |
