Exercise
Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival #13
Monday is Blog Carnivals Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a list of Article Titles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. [...]
Personal Daily Workout Log - Weekly Recap (August 27 - September 2)
You can follow my weekly recaps here on the blog every Sunday, and you can follow me EVERY day as I post my daily updates here: Personal Daily Workout Log (June 4, 2007 - Today).
Current Stats (week of September 2 - September 8)
Height - 6'3"
Weight - 185.2
Bodyfat - 16.5%
Biceps - 14.25"
Calves - 14.75"
Thighs - 23.3"
Waist [...]
Jessica Alba Butt: Subject of Cambridge Study
That's right: A team of Cambridge mathematicians have been studying the famous Jessica Alba butt. "Why?" you ask. "Why not!" they say.
Actually, it does tie in perfectly with our story from last week about Hip and Waist ratios.
You'll recall from that article that any waist to hip ratio below 0.92 is considered healthy and safe. [...]
Personal Daily Workout Log - Weekly Recap (August 20 - August 26)
You can follow my weekly recaps here on the blog every Sunday, and you can follow me EVERY day as I post my daily updates here: Personal Daily Workout Log (June 4, 2007 - Today).
Current Stats (week of August 20 - August 26)
Height - 6'3"
Weight - 185
Bodyfat - 16.5%
Biceps - 14.25"
Calves - 14.9"
Thighs - 23.5"
Waist [...]
8 Ways to Beat a Diet Plateau
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Everyone eventually hits the dreaded diet plateau. You're eating healthier, exercising more, and the dangerous belly fat is just melting away. Then, all of a sudden, BAM! You hit a wall. You're doing everything that was working before, so what happened? Why are you not seeing results anymore?!
Diet plateaus are very common (and completely normal), [...]
Brain Gym Exercises: Get Fit, Get Smart
Brain gym exercises. Huh? What are brain gym exercises? According to a story in The New York Times today, exercise strengthens more than just your muscles — it makes your brain faster and stronger too!
A growing body of research indicates that regular aerobic exercise can boost your brain's memory and cognitive processing speed by stimulating [...]
Personal Daily Workout Log - Weekly Recap (August 13 - August 19)
You can follow my weekly recaps here on the blog every Sunday, and you can follow me EVERY day as I post my daily updates here: Personal Daily Workout Log (June 4, 2007 - Today).
Current Stats (week of August 13 - August 19)
Height - 6'3"
Weight - 185
Bodyfat - 16%
Biceps - 14.35"
Calves - 15.1"
Thighs - 23.35"
Waist [...]
Top 5 Lower Ab Exercises
You may have already chiseled away most of your dangerous belly flab, but you're abs still aren't "popping" the way you would like. Perhaps you've been concentrating too much on traditional sit-ups and crunches, while ignoring these great lower ab exercises.
The key is to use specific movements that target the two main components of your [...]
Foods High in Protein: Top 10 Healthy Choices
Foods high in protein should be a staple of everyone's diet. Besides being absolutely essential in helping your body build big, bulging muscles, a new study proves that even Grandma needs protein to preserve her healthy (no matter how small) muscle mass.
So, the question becomes, "What are the healthiest, leanest, and tastiest protein sources?" Below [...]
Lose Belly Flab, Earn Cash: Would you drop 10 pounds for $350?
Would you lose your belly flab if someone literally paid you to do so? Varallo, Italy thinks so.
The mayor of the northwestern Italian city announced this week that women will be paid $70 for losing 7 pounds, and men must drop 9 pounds to score the same payday.
[Infomercial voice]: "But wait! There's more! If you [...]
