Discover the Secrets of Good health

When Sabrina Bryan showed up on Dancing with the Stars, my daughter went nuts. I had no idea who the blonde bombshell was until my 7 year old informed me that she was a “Cheetah Girl” in that tone that suggests I should have been paying attention.

This past Christmas, we got our daughter a Nintendo Wii.

It’s that time of year. You know the time when gym memberships take a leap and every one you know is making a resolution to lose weight, work out more and gym’s are lining up to court you for your business. There are two problems with this time of year though.

With 2008 fresh upon us, it’s important to look at all the fitness options available to you and your family. I know a lot of families, though, that are looking for great fitness options at a great fitness price and it’s not always easy to afford the fees at some gyms.

January 1, 2008. January 1, 2008. January 1, 2008. Can it really be 2008 already? Seriously? Yep. Here we are. It is 2008, in Hollywood, the writer’s strike continues at full swing and my daily viewing for my workouts is severely hampered.

The holidays are here and with literally just 3 weeks left to get all your shopping, wrapping, cooking, travel and more plans taken care of, one of the last things you’re going to want to think about is your workout.

I’ve had a lot of opportunities to practice post-operation exercises this year and no matter how hard they knock me down, I am not giving up until my workout programs return to where they were previous to my surgeries in February and August.

It seems like every day we have more to do and more to see and more places to go. Yet, we don’t add any hours to our day, each day is just 24 hours in length and most of us need to spend at least 7 to 8 of those hours sleeping. That leaves [...]

One way to build muscle and make your work out more efficient is to use compound movements. What’s a compound movement? A compound movement is an exercise that utilizes two or more joints in performing the movement.

According to Thomas Jefferson, for a student to be successful in their academic studies, they need to devote time to exercise. They need to “give about two of them (hours), every day, to exercise; for health must not be sacrificed to learning. A strong body makes a strong mind.