Exercise Update

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Author, Turbulence Training
Just over a year ago I was in Tampa, Florida, at another fitness seminar.
Between sessions, a physician from Georgia stopped me in the hall and said, “Hey Craig, you were right about those crosstrainer machines. I’ve had your program for a few months now and I’m getting better results with metabolic resistance [...]

Do you get fatter in the cold weather? It’s a good question right now, considering that this year’s farmer’s almanac is predicting a frigid winter and true to the prediction, the Huffington Post just ran a story, “Cold Temperatures Greet The New Year.” It’s FREEZING here in New Jersey and it’s not like this is [...]

So what is all the fuss about the Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet?  Here is a well written article that appeared in the L.A. Times Health Section
The mystery of Taco Bell’s Drive-Thru Diet
With any food choices you make the big picture always comes down to Calories in vs Calories out.  If you are taking in less [...]

Thanks Stefan for these great fitness tips to bring us into the new year.  We couldn’t have said it better.
The beginning of a new year is like having a clean slate. It is our mindful opportunity to start fresh. Here are ten common weight loss New Year’s resolutions, that although promising in their intention, can [...]

Is it better to eat before exercise to give you energy or better to use your stored fat as energy? Does it depend on the workout you are performing? Cardio or Resistance Training
This question was asked by one of our Facebook Fans and it is a good question that I think deserves some [...]

As a Certified Nutrition Specialist, I usually shock people with this fact… it’s true that there is a type of healthy natural trans fat that actually helps you to burn off abdominal fat.
Sounds far fetched, but it’s true.
First of all, as I’m sure you’ve heard a million times by now, artificial trans fats in our [...]

It seems like everywhere you turn these days, someone is claiming they have the best ways to lose weight. The only true and proven ways to lose weight are to get your mind right, eat better and participate in a fitness program. All of those self-help books, diet products, and crazy-looking exercise machines are all [...]

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com
Cardio exercise is such a strange thing. In theory, it should work so perfectly well for all men and women, but as anyone who has tried it knows, the practicality of it just doesn’t add up.
After all, some men and women do cardio 6 hours, 9 hours, or more per week, [...]

By Tom Venuto
www.BurnTheFat.com
You may have heard (or, heh, realized), that it’s more difficult for women to lose fat than men. Immediately most people think it must be estrogen or hormonal issues. But perhaps the biggest factor is NOT hormones, but the simple fact that women are usually smaller and lighter than men.
When you have a [...]