Exercise may be an effective treatment for alcoholism

Exercise May Be an Effective and Nonpharmacologic Treatment Option for Alcohol Dependence Alcohol abuse is highly disruptive of circadian rhythms, and circadian disruptions can also lead to alcohol abuse as well as relapse in abstinent alcoholics. Circadian timing in mammals is regulated by light as well as other influences such as food, social interactions, and [...]

4 Heart Rate Zones For Cardio Training

One of the best ways make your cardio workout do its best for you is to monitor your heart rate.  This can easily be done with the use of heart rate monitors that you can easily buy in fitness stores or online.  There are certain heart rate zones that would indicate that you are achieving [...]

Enlyten Electrolyte Strips for Performance Boost

A few sample of mint, mango and orange flavored Enlyten Sport Strips landed in my mailbox a few weeks back. Sports Strips are thin sheets of edible film that help deliver essential electrolytes in a unique way. Remember Listerine PocketPaks? Though Sport Strips won’t freshen your breath, the concept is the same. You place the [...]

Overcome the Winter Blues

Are you feeling down in the dumps by the end of January—after months of chilly, grey skies and snow, snow and more snow? You may have the winter blues, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Here’s support. Feeling exhausted, touchy, or down in the dumps this time of year? It’s estimated that 15% of Americans experience [...]

Protect Yourself Against Frostbite and Hypothermia

The temperature is dropping. Stay safe and alert during harsh winter weather by knowing the signs and symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia.     Frostbite is caused by freezing body tissue while hypothermia is an abnormally low body temperature. Frostbite is more common but there is still a danger of  hypothermia if someone gets extremely [...]

Heal Those Chapped Lips

It’s one of the few flaws in our otherwise almost-perfect design: Our lips, so exposed to sun, wind, and other irritants, don’t have oil glands to keep them soft and moist. Nor do they contain much melanin, the pigment in our skin that turns us tan and offers some protection from the sun.     [...]

Winter Protection: Facts and Myths

Winter offers an abundance of opportunities for fun, but it can also be a hazardous time of year. You can decrease your winter risk by understanding some widespread myths—and the real truth behind them. The freezing season brings opportunities for skiing and skating, as well as an excuse to curl up by the hearth. But [...]

Fitness Coach – Good Instructor for Personal Fitness Training

Getting your dream figure without a personal fitness coach is difficult to accomplish. Giving your body the desired shape is not as easy as most people presume it to be. Experience and expertise is required to decipher your body type and its particular needs. Our body is our most precious possession. Each one has different [...]

Economic Changes Create Need For Quality Used Gym Equipment For Fitness Centers

In today's economy of tightened lending requirements and loss of employment we are seeing a downturn in the startup of new health clubs and fitness centers. Even corporate fitness centers have dropped off due to smaller budgets, layoffs and the like. Likewise we have seen an increase in gyms and health clubs, personal trainers seeking [...]

Your Physical Fitness Definition Will Determine Your Success

It always amazes me that FITNESS is a multi-billion dollar industry… Yet a solid, concise and universal definition of fitness is hard to nail down. Just ask someone participating in a physical fitness program, or even someone in the fitness industry for that matter, to give you a clear definition of fitness. You will most [...]

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