TURBOJAM:IF YOU REALLY DON’T WANT TO WORK OUT

January 12, 2008

It’s one of those days when you would rather eat twigs than work out. Your muscles hurt from yesterday’s session. You didn’t sleep well. Work was tough, the kids were tougher. It’s not technically your day off but you really can’t face it today.
Here’s your answer : Chalene Johnson.
Chalene Johnson
Chalene is the instructor for the [...]

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DO NOT ASSUME SUPPLEMENTS ARE SAFE : 9 REASONS

November 25, 2007

Now here is a touchy subject! People seem to be strongly positioned on one side of this fence or the other. From my article on Foods That Fight Cancer, you know that I am in the ‘against’ camp.
My intention is NOT to challenge the medical community’s recommendations for iron supplements, or for folic acid for [...]

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MOVEMENT IS NOT ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS

October 8, 2007

     Start slowly. It’s a progression.
      Unless you’re incredibly motivated, or can hire a trainer, starting full out on a new diet and exercise program will wear you down physically and emotionally. Does anybody really do 3 Week Makeovers and The 6 Weeks to Bikini Season Diet? Nobody I know. We read the pages in [...]

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THE BEST REASON TO CARE WHAT YOU EAT

October 6, 2007

Take all the time you need 
       Changing what you eat takes a thousand small steps, just like exercise. I could never stick to diets where I had to measure, much less weigh, food. True growth must be gradual or it doesn’t happen. We need time for new ways and ideas to stick. 
      Choosing to be in a [...]

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