Real Fitness Experts

I hate stretching! You heard me right. I’m a fitness book author with a chapter dedicated to stretching, and I dislike stretching. I’m naturally tight. And stretching is just down right painful sometimes.
However, I said it in my book. And I’ll repeat it again here - if I had to choose only one form of […]

Healthy eating is about more than calories or following the latest dietary fad. Trends come and go. Healthy bodies have been around for thousands of years, before there were magic bullets for instant fat loss marketed on major television stations or promising easy weight loss in flashy colors on the pages of magazines. By embracing […]

Depending on your goals and body type, different amounts of cardio may be required. A lean “hard-gainer” trying to add mass may benefit from only one or two cardiovascular sessions per week. On the other hand, someone like myself who is extremely prone to storing fat and sensitive to carbohydrates may require 3 or more […]

The single most scrutinized area when determining someone’s fitness seems to be the abdominals, the abs, the core, the six-pack, the showcase, the powerhouse, the cut gut. That magical section of the body from below the navel to the ribcage.
It’s the first thing everyone wants to have and the hardest to get and […]

“What is best in life? To crush your enemies. To see them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of their women…”
– Conan the Barbarian
Okay, maybe this is taking competition a little too far.
Here’s a take from another angle:
“There are two kinds of people: Those who do the work and […]

Hundreds of Thousands of Americans spend millions of dollars each year on diet pills, “magical” exercise devices, and misrepresented health and fitness products, when in all actuality a good set of dumbbells and a brisk walk may be all you need to get in better shape than you’ve ever been in.
What can you do with […]

Weight training involves the use of equipment that enables variable resistance. This resistance can come in the form of “free weights” like barbells and dumbbells, machines that use cables or pulleys to help you lift the weight and bodyweight exercises like pull-ups or dips.
Free Weights vs. Machines vs. Bodyweight Exercises
For maximum muscle gain, the focus […]