Fat has also taken a bad rap over the years, but it is very essential to your health and well-being. Again, balance and moderation is the key. For decades, the mantra for healthy eating has been “eat a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet.” Touted as a way to lose weight and prevent heart disease and other chronic […]
Read MoreIf you are trying to lose weight, maintaining a steady blood sugar level is a very important component of your dieting effort. While your body breaks down all digestible carbohydrates into blood sugar, some are converted into blood sugar faster than others. Thus, some carbohydrates cause a spike in your blood sugar level which causes […]
Read MoreControlling the insulin level in your blood is very important in your effort to control your weight. Most food cravings and hunger pains originate from quick rises in your blood sugar level and consequently, spikes in your insulin level. What causes this rise and fall in your blood sugar level ? The answer is, your […]
Read MoreSacopenia is the progressive loss of muscle mass, function, quality, and strength related to the aging process. When the word aging comes mind most people think of 65 plus, however you can start to lose muscle mass in your 30s. Actually, between the ages of 30 to 60, the average adult will gain 1 lb […]
Read MoreA while back, I spoke to a group of people at an Active Adult Community about the mental and physical requirements of staying healthy, fit, and firm over the age of 50. I explained that they had to incorporate the following three things into their lives to do so: a positive mental attitude, a fitness […]
Read MoreI’ve been in the health and fitness industry for over 25 year and I’ve seen many fads come and go. When I started my personal training business back in the 1990s women had many misconceptions about weight lifting. I cannot tell how many times I heard my female clients say “I don’t want to lift […]
Read MoreIn my profession as a personal trainer I often hear statements like this, “It stinks getting old” as people start to complain of some ache or pain that they associate with age. To which I reply, “what’s age got to do with it?” The culprits behind most aches and pains people associate with aging is […]
Read MoreI believe strength training is the best thing you can do to improve your health and fitness level as you age. Strength training is so important because around age 40 you start to experience muscle loss. “If you don’t do anything to replace the lean muscle you lose, you’ll increase the percentage of fat in […]
Read MoreGetting enough protein in your diet is crucial for building and maintaining muscle mass especially as you age. Losing muscle mass is very detrimental to your health. Age-related muscle loss known as sacopenia can begin in your thirties and accelerate with age if left unabated. Sacopenia can lead to muscle weakness, fatigue, insulin resistance, body […]
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