Linebacker or Towel Boy: Making Wise Body Shape Decisions
March 25th, 2009
Many people who are eager to get into shape find themselves saying, “If I could only look like [so and so], then I’d be happy.” If this is you, hold your horses! When considering the shape you want to get into, you need to take a few crucial facts into consideration before getting underway. If you don’t, you may waste time, become discouraged, or worst of all, wind up looking funny.
The Single Best Tool for Burning Fat
March 7th, 2009
Every overweight person looking to get in shape should get one. Every serious athlete already has one. They give you insight you couldn’t find anywhere else, or substitute with anything else. In my own experience of loosing around 50 pounds I couldn’t think of anything that helped more. Five years ago they were impossible to get in my hometown and I had to order one from abroad. They’ve been around a while but have only really entered retail stores recently. What is this important tool? Well, what it is isn’t important, what it does is.
How One Avid Meat Eater Convinced Another to Become Vegetarian
February 7th, 2009
I’m a unique type of vegetarian; while I haven’t eaten meat in over a year, I would have little moral dilemma doing so. In the olden days little could please me more than a beer and a big steak. I unwaveringly made the switch and don’t plan on turning back mainly for selfish reasons. Here’s why.
Self-Control: Add More Deprivation to Your Diet
January 28th, 2009
I was raised to hate wasting food. “Think of the starving children” my mother, once an impoverished child herself, implored. Guilt combined with a lack of willpower to make throwing away food a cardinal sin. Only recently have I been able to overcome the effects of my upbringing and bad habits to be able to say “enough” and put down the cheesecake. How did this happen? Thanks to deprivation.
Reasons NOT to Go to the Gym
January 14th, 2009
There are few areas of fitness where I’ve experimented quite as much as with gyms. As a child I was too skinny, as an adult too fat. I’ve been trying to find the right equilibrium since forever. I’m closer now than ever before but it took a lot of trial and error. Now, after much frustration and needless expense, I exercise at home. Here are my veteran thoughts on gyms and why I no longer use them.
Daily Weight Loss Fluctuations: A Six Month Case Study
December 31st, 2008
Most personal trainers will tell you not to trust your scale. Since bodyweight fluctuates daily, even hourly, many fitness professionals go so far as to use only photographs in gauging progress or disallowing weight measurements altogether. When I set out to lose weight I decided to take a very different approach, determined to truly and scientifically understand how weight loss happens. One of the most surprising things I discovered was the link between daily weight fluctuations and motivation.
Easy Ways to Get Free Gym Equipment
December 3rd, 2008
Good news for those looking to get into shape; it is entirely reasonable to get decent gym equipment for free or almost free. The cumbersome and expensive nature of these items, while usually a problem, can work to your advantage. Here are a few proven techniques on how to make this happen.
