Keeping Weight Off

The article below makes some good suggestions about your diet and how to maintain a healthy diet.

Burning Calories over time...

Squats

This is a good instructional video (3min) on how to perform the proper squat.  It is a fantastic exercise for the muscles in your hips/knees.  If you do no other exercise for your legs, this would be the one I would choose.  Good luck!

Proper Squats
The link is to youtube.com

Healthy Fats for Your Salad

There is such thing as healthy fats?  Actually, yes.  There are quite a few fats that the average person needs a healthy helping of.  Check out the link below talking about how to include healthy fats in your salads.


Healthy Fats?

Foods for Longevity

Here is a list of some important foods to eat and why...

Click this link for the MSNBC.com article

Talk!

Thanks again to the Westlake Library for letting me give my talk!

Vitamin D and Longevity

This study explains some recent suggested health benefits of Vitamin D supplements.

Vitamin D article (link takes you to the MSNBC page)

Youtube Yoga

Morning Yoga <-- click on this link

This video is a short (5minutes) yoga routine to try.

The reason I posted this particular video is because I wanted to point out what a great resource youtube.com has the potential to be.  There is a lot of junk on youtube, but there is some really good information.  This particular youtube page has links to a number of great videos with all kinds of tips.

Fixing Form

Found this great (and short!) article on aolnews.com about how to perform some very simple exercises with correct form.  Especially if you are a beginner, and even if you're not, this is a good one to at least glance at.

Fixing Form <----Click Here to go to article.

To Fatigue

I came across a workout the other day at the gym.  The guy I was talking to suggests doing multiple sets to fatigue.  It is intense for the muscle group you work and you probably will be sore the next day (or two).  Have fun!

1. Take a weight that you can do about 30-40 times.
2. Do as many repetitions as you can keeping proper form.
3. Take a 2 minute break.
4. Increase the weight 25% and repeat.

Repeat the above steps until you can only do 3-5 reps.

Myths and Fact

Myths and the Truth

There are a number of old wives tales about various health related topics.  This quick article has a couple experts give you the truth behind them.




I also wanted to thank everyone who came to hear my talk (and those who bought a copy of my book) at the Westlake Library tonight.  I also wanted to thank everyone at the Westlake Library for giving me that wonderful opportunity.

Talk

I am giving a talk at the Westlake Library Tuesday!