It’s Anyone’s Game
Steve McKinney June 17 2009 - No Comment
When was the last time that you accomplished something huge?
That’s an easy question for Helen Phillips.
Last month Helen wowed the world with her dramatic transformation on the NBC show The Biggest Loser. At 48 years of age she is the oldest contestant to win the weight loss competition, shedding 140 pounds and 54.7% of her body weight.
I’d call losing more than half of your body weight a huge accomplishment – wouldn’t you?
The crazy part is that Helen was clearly the underdog. She was simply too old and too fat to win. At least that was what (more…)
Your New Favorite Thing
Steve McKinney June 01 2009 - No Comment
We all have a list of our favorite things. It may not be written down anywhere, but you know the things that make you happy.
The list holds your favorite foods, music, TV shows, movies and even people in your life that you can’t get enough of. This is the stuff that you really enjoy. It’s the stuff that makes your life worth living.
Somewhere on the list is your health and appearance. You know that looking and feeling great make a good life even better.
The interesting thing about your list is that without fail you’ll always make time for it. (more…)
The Sweetest Scam of All Time
Steve McKinney May 22 2009 - 2 Comments
The correct answer to the following question will shock you.
Would you survive longer on a diet of just water OR on a diet of water and refined sugar?
The answer: You would survive longer on just water.
Sound impossible? Just ask the five sailors who were ship wrecked in 1793.
The ship was filled with sugar, thus giving the marooned five a diet of sugar and water. When they were finally picked up, nine days later, they were in a wasted condition due to starvation. (more…)
What’s Lifestyle Got To Do With It?
Steve McKinney May 06 2009 - No Comment
It happens to everyone. That moment when you realize that it’s time to do something about your weight.
It may happen when you’re looking in the mirror or standing on the scale.
Your first thought is to go on a ‘diet’ but as quickly as that enters your mind the ghosts of a hundred diets past return…along with all the frustration.
Then you wonder, why bother?
The weight will come back, as it always has. Then you’ll be back in front of the mirror as discouraged as ever.
The answer is not to go on another diet. (more…)
The Top 5 Side Effects of Exercise
Steve McKinney April 23 2009 - 2 Comments
Your doctor feels like a broken record.
That’s right – he’s sick and tired of telling you how important exercise is to your health because YOU DON’T LISTEN.
He’s sick of explaining how so many of your health problems will improve or even disappear as the result of a consistent exercise program.
He’s tired of tallying your controllable risk factors which include physical inactivity and obesity.
So why does he continue to give you the same lecture?
Because he’s seen exercise change lives.
He’s even seen exercise save lives.
A Doctor’s Perspective (more…)
Your Most Neglected Body Part
Steve McKinney April 08 2009 - No Comment
I can’t figure out why, but people universally neglect to train their legs. It’s a funny thing, since proper leg training will dramatically deliver total body results.
Walk into any gym and you’ll see the bench press taken, the dumbbells being curled-and an empty squat rack in the corner.
Leg exercises are tough, I won’t deny that, but the benefits are more than worth the exertion.
A Case for Your Legs
Your legs are a major muscle group, so it’s no surprise that training them will get you big time results. Training your legs will…
1. Melt fat from your body. (more…)
Go FITNESS Shopping
Steve McKinney March 24 2009 - 1 Comment
Did you know that the grocery store is the source for most of your unwanted pounds?
Well, that and the fast food restaurants, but we’ll leave that for another day.
If you’re like most people then your shopping trips aren’t exactly organized. In fact, your grocery cart is likely to be more fat than fit.
The good news is that with a few small modifications to your routine you’ll be able to turn your grocery shopping trip into an easy opportunity to slim down.
I’ve broken down the process of healthy grocery store navigation with an easy-to-remember (more…)
The Blame Game
Steve McKinney March 04 2009 - 2 Comments
Whose fault is it that you’re out of shape?
If you go by what you hear in diet ads then you believe that it’s anyone’s fault but yours.
The big diet companies think that if they put the blame on you, then you wouldn’t buy their bogus pills. So they put the blame on your cortisol levels, your modern diet (ie fast food), or your busy schedule instead of where it belongs – which is squarely on your shoulders.
Sure, you have obstacles that get in your way – your schedule, your job, your kids, the weather, your knee injury from college…but ultimately you have the body that you accept.
I’m going to repeat that so it will really sink in.
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Are These 3 Foods Making You Fat?
Steve McKinney February 25 2009 - No Comment
It’s easy to let yourself be fooled into thinking the things you eat are healthy. Foods dressed in crafty packaging lead you to believe they will help you lose weight.
But do they?
The truth is that most of the time the only thing special about the so-called healthy food product is the clever marketing. Have you been fooled by the following foods?
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Study confirms the Fountain of Youth
Steve McKinney February 16 2009 - No Comment
I recently saw a special on an amazing female Olympic swimmer who’s competing with women half her age.
Dara Torres, 41, has been in five Olympic games. Oh, and did I mention that she also has a two year old daughter? While other women her age are whining about pregnancy pounds and being ‘over the hill’, Dara looks like the 20 year olds she competes with.
What makes her different from other 41 year old moms?
“I love to exercise,” Dara says. “I love how it makes me feel. I love how it makes me look.”
Here’s the fountain of youth part:
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