Guest Posts

Staying Fit In a Wheelchair

October 16, 2010
Wheelchair Fitness

This is a guest post by Alex. Obviously everyone wants to stay fit and in shape. There are many risks that come from not maintaining a certain level of health for all people whether disabled or not. Risks can include but are not limited to obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease and stroke. [...]

How Can Trampolines Help Burn Body Fat?

October 16, 2010
Trampoline

This is a guest post by Joe Johnson. There are a multitude of gimmicky fitness gadgets out there, you know they type, often advertised on some late night infomercial by a grinning orange yank, they promise to ‘get you ripped in 10 days’ or loose ’10 pounds of fat in week’. Some of us are [...]

Eat, Cleanse, Repeat: 6 “Superfoods” Your Body Wants

October 16, 2010

This is a guest post by Andrew Hall. The new greener, more health-conscious public has adapted the term “superfood” as one of its more common buzzwords. While this might sound like a food item attached to another food (like the turducken), it’s essentially the opposite: “superfoods” are cleansers, foods both good for you and helping [...]

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Run, gun, calorie burning fun: A Man’s Health Retreat

October 2, 2010
Airsoft gun

This is a guest post by John Durfee. There’s an increasing number of fitness and health spa ‘vacations’ meant to bring your body back into shape. In the morning you take a leisurely stroll. For meals you’re given natural, exotic foods and juices. You take mud baths and Yoga classes , finishing the day off [...]

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3 Ways to Hasten Weight Loss

September 17, 2010
Weight Loss

This is a guest post by Susan White. There are some people who seem to stay slim no matter what they eat and even if they’ve never exercised a day in their lives; but for most of us, the only way we can avoid putting on weight is to watch what we eat and sweat [...]

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How Whey Protein Can Aid Your Fat Loss Efforts

September 17, 2010
Whey Protein

This is a guest post by Joe Johnson. Whey protein is essentially condensed milk powder with virtually all of the carbohydrates and fat extracted from it, it has been around for some time but has gained popularity recently with explosion in interest around fitness and weight training. The powder used to be difficult to mix [...]

The role of hormones in weight loss and muscle building

September 17, 2010
Arnold Muscle

This is a guest post by Rose Shapas. A lot of people cannot make the linkage between weight loss and muscle building with the hormones in the body. There is, however, a significant relationship between the two that should be understood to better able to organize your workout programs and routines. Although you may be [...]

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5 iPhone Apps for Fitness Nuts

July 29, 2010
iPhone Apps

This is a guest post by Louise Baker. With the recent release of the iPhone 4 software, fitness nuts have even more reasons to keep their phones with them while pumping iron or hitting the trail. Now that iPhones can multitask, health gurus can simultaneously track calories, as they count their daily steps and plan [...]

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5 Ways To Get Fit And Have Fun Doing It

July 29, 2010
wii fit

This is a guest post by Tory McBroom. Working out is boring. And trying to cook “healthy” isn’t fun either. We’ve all heard these excuses and are probably even guilty of using them once or twice (or more) as a way to get out of exercising and eating right. The “getting fit isn’t fun” complaint [...]

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