Posts Tagged ‘fat loss’

10 Beginner Tips for Safe Workouts

Safe WorkoutsWhen my client Carrie first came to me, she was injured. Only three weeks earlier she had made up her mind to lose weight and starting running for 45 minutes per day. But this was not a good idea, given that she hadn’t run in years and was 20 pounds overweight.

After only a few workouts, she had developed a muscle strain in her upper thigh and it required weeks of rehabilitation to heal.

Vibration Plates for Fat Loss?

Visiting the doctorSome of you may have heard of a new piece of equipment that is popping up in gyms and fitness centers across the US…Whole body vibrational plates are devices that you stand on and as the name suggests, they vibrate in three different planes of motion. These devices are reported to lower the percentage of body fat while increasing muscle mass and bone density.

When it Comes to Cardio, Shorter and Harder is Better! Part 2: The Best Way to Perform Cardio for Fat Loss

Despite what unscrupulous diet ‘gurus’ would have you believe, weight loss is all about calories. You can employ all manner of highly hyped diet gimmicks, but you simply will not lose weight (aside from temporary water or fecal losses) if you do not establish a calorie deficit. To lose weight, you must burn more calories [...]

Alli: Don’t Believe the Hype

Let me tell you about the latest scam courtesy of Big Pharma. There’s a new over-the-counter weight loss pill just approved by the FDA called Alli.