Fitness Contrarian

You should always be careful in the gym and respect the amount of weight you lift. It’s real amazing the amount of weight I used to be able to lift in the gym when I was younger. Watching an average size 170 lb. man squatting 405 lbs or seeing a 120 lb women leg pressing [...]

Balance boards, Bosu, inflatable disks, foam rollers, and physioballs are all popular devices you see in the gym. Personal trainers, physical therapists and gym members  use these devices to work on balance and enhance muscular core activation. However, do these devices really help everyday balance and do they activate the muscles of the core more [...]

A study just determined that long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level. The Journal of the American Heart Association just put into circulation the findings of a study that was funded by the German Research Association & the University of Saarland.
The highlights of the study are: (…)

Breakfast Cereals – Most popular breakfast cereals are empty calories loaded with sugar and sodium. Try slow cooked oatmeal instead. Yogurt with Fruit on the Bottom- Most popular yogurts with fruit is like eating candy loaded with sugar. Get use to eating plain yogurt. Whole Wheat bread- Most whole wheat breads have very little fiber. [...]