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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Don’t Believe the Lies
Steve McKinney February 02 2009 - 2 Comments
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
That bit of wisdom came from Franklin D. Roosevelt during a radio address in 1939, and though he wasn’t talking about fitness, it certainly applies to the following fat loss myths.
Myth #1: Eating Late at Night Makes You Fat
The Facts: Your body doesn’t have an internal timer that causes late night eats to be stored directly as fat. Weight gain happens when you eat too much and exercise too little – you could eat too much in the morning, the afternoon, or late at night and it would all result in weight gain.
If I Only Had The Time…
Steve McKinney January 19 2009 - 2 Comments
‘I don’t have time’ is the reason that most people don’t exercise. Well, they call it a ‘reason’ I like to call it what it really is – an excuse.
Most people believe their workouts need to be 60-90 minutes in order to really count. With this kind of time commitment it is no wonder that exercise becomes the activity that you simply don’t have time for. Before you know it one missed workout becomes two and soon you realize that you haven’t put on your gym shorts for a month.
Missed exercise is a slippery slope toward irreversible consequences. Obesity wasn’t gained in one day…or even in one year. Neither was heart disease. (more…)
Fitness and More
Steve McKinney January 12 2009 - 9 Comments
Hey guys,
I just wanted to say “hello” and introduce myself. My name is Steve McKinney and I’m a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, owner Fitness And More, Inc., and the Pastor, of Frontline Fellowship located in Granite City, Il.
I’m going to be a part of this website by giving some fitness tips and healthy eating habits. Now, please don’t panic! You won’t be tested on this! However, there’s a real good chance some of these tips will help you.
As most of you know, ours is a very stressful job. One way we combat stress is eating. It’s called “comfort eating”. We eat when we aren’t even hungry! The next thing you know you’ve added weight, your blood pressure is high and your energy levels are on the decline.
