Are You a Fitness Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde?

Bill comes to the gym, watches what he eats and generally takes care of himself during the week.  By Friday, he has lost two pounds. He is happy.

However, all bets are off on the weekend.  Bill has a few more drinks, eats a lot of things he knows cause weight gain and generally does not take care of himself.

By Monday, the lost two pounds have returned. Bill is discouraged all his hard work produced no results.

During the week, Bill is a Fitness Dr. Jekyl.  But on the weekend he transforms into Mr. Hyde.

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Tonight's Training Session

I had a really busy work week so my training has been a little off.

I made it to the gym tonight and performed a good lower-body session: deadlifts, a little plyometric jumps, ab wheel, split squats and some lunges.

I definitely worked up a sweat tonight, and I raised my metabolism.

I hope you did the same. ;-)

 

 

 

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Support: Your Missing Ingredient?

Many start fitness or eating programs with the best of intentions yet do not maintain a consistent routine.

 "Support" may often be the key missing ingredient.

 People starting a new routine are often bombarded by co-workers and family members:

"Are you too good to eat with us?" 

"Oh, so you are a health nut now?"

Unfortunately, these not so well-intentioned jabs often produce the desired effect: a sense of isolation on the part of the person trying to make a positive change.  This isolation can be very real and should not be discounted.

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(Grand) Mother's Little Helper

After 30, most people start to lose muscle.

Not good

After 50, this muscle loss accelerates.

Even worse

This muscle loss creates more health problems than I can list, but here a few key points:

Since muscles move our bodies, muscle loss means less movement.   Losing muscle can reduce your ability to perform cardiovascular exercise. If you cannot get out of a chair, you are not going to hit the StairMaster; People gain about a pound of fat per year after age 25. So as they lose muscle,  they are also gaining fat. This is a... read more