The Glycemic Index (GI) is a method of measuring how fast carbohydrates are converted into glucose.This scale, known as the glycemic Index or GI, was formulated to support people with diabetes. Lately, the health and fitness industries have been looking hard at the index.Amazingly, some books have come out that revolve around the Glycemic Index [...]
When I used to be a personal trainer at a health club, I’d ask clients to tell me what they wanted to do. Most people answer and say, I want to lose a lot of weight really fast. I’d respond by offering to help them lose those pounds immediately as I approached them with a [...]
Why is it that opportunists are always waiting to make a buck on the next scientific discovery concerning body fat?These people get rich off of desperate people who want to cure their weight problems. For them, it’s not enough that you do six pack ab exercises, they want to get your money. This stuff must [...]
The path to getting a great looking body is neither short nor easy. This accomplishment is only achieved after a lot of long, hard, and consistent work. You’ll never get the look you want by taking pills and buying electric contraptions.I want to mention to you that the Federal Trade Commission came down hard on [...]
One thing that’s hard to have when you’ve got serious fat issues is patience.The desire to see the fat go away is very strong: that’s to be expected. You’ve probably seen someone shed those pounds of fat and you’ve heard about all the fad diets. Even television shows reward people for getting rid of lots [...]
There is a lot of research being touted about that claims that new research proves that obesity is caused by hereditary. The message of most of this is that it’s not your fault if you are fat: it’s biology and the environment. I’m sure that genes have a part to play in the big picture, [...]
You’ll find some people who say that nutrition is more important than training.Proponents of exercise will then argue that training is more important. The answer to the debate is that nutrition and training are both vital: they depend on each other.This might even be a three-way situation where cardio should be included with weight training [...]
Much is being said about recent studies about fat genes that cause people to be naturally overweight. The message of most of this is that it’s not your fault if you are fat: it’s biology and the environment. I’m sure that genes have a part to play in the big picture, but I also think [...]
For the sake of argument, imagine yourself on a diet and expecting to attend a huge banquet. You don’t know what kind of food will be there, but you do know that you want to jump right in and have a good time. You’ll eat a lot less in the preceding period so to make [...]
Stories are always being told about the stupid things people do in workouts.Although repeated often, the stories seem to stay the same. There are stories about using weights that are too heavy, skipping stretching, failure to warm up, etc. When you think about what some people do, you have no choice but to call the [...]