Another reason to eat your veggies

Recently, UCLA researchers found that the enzyme sulforaphane, found in broccoli, may help to repair your body’s immunity. The study found that the enzyme stimulates antioxidant genes which help to fight against free radicals. What does this mean for us? Eating your broccoli can protect you during the cold and flu season and [...]

Obesity more harmful to heart than smoking: study

Heart attacks are hitting the overweight more than a decade sooner than “normal” weight people, researchers are reporting.
A study of more than 111,000 people is one of the first to put real numbers to the risk of obesity and suggests “excess adiposity” – fat tissue – is more dangerous to the heart than smoking.
“The leading [...]

Obesity link to recurrent miscarriages

Obesity significantly increases the risk of recurrent miscarriages, UK researchers have claimed.
When the body mass index (BMI) of almost 700 women who had experienced at least three unexplained miscarriages was investigated, 45% of the women were found to be overweight or obese.
All women had previously undergone comprehensive investigations, but no cause as to why they [...]

New Tariff Could Kill Canadian Fitness Industry

Do you listen to music while you workout? If you’re like most gym goers than I can bet your answer is yes. Whether running on a treadmill with your MP3 player or listening to the gym’s music as you complete your bicep curls, those lyrics you hear are coming from somewhere. While you may [...]

Smaller, More Frequent Meals the Key to Avoiding Weight Gain

In today’s rushed culture, sitting down to eat a meal is becoming a luxury. The majority of the time we’re grabbing a bite on our way out the door, eating in our cars, or while we’re sitting in front of our computers. On top of this, we’re constantly being told what foods to [...]

Kids Benefit From Physical Activity and Healthy Eating

There seems to be an abundance of health and fitness articles these days, telling adults how to eat and how to train. Healthy eating and engaging in physical fitness activities may seem like a no-brainer for an adult, but often times we forget that our children should follow the same guidelines. Growing children [...]

You Can’t Always Blame Your Genetics

How often have you heard a friend or co-worker complain about the size of their backside only to turn around and blame their family genetics for those extra pounds? It seems almost every one these days has inherited the “fat gene”. Although the obesity related FTO gene is a real gene which you may [...]

Helpful Hints for Preventing Injury and Maximizing Work-out Safety and Effectiveness

• Hire a Personal Trainer
• Warm up before working-out
• Stretch lightly before working-out
• Use proper form and technique when working-out
• Save more rigorous stretching for during/after your work-out (when your muscles are fully warmed-up)
• Use proper breathing techniques
• Use a “spotter” when weight-lifting
• Use collars to secure plates on bar when weight-lifting
• Keep long hair [...]

How to Stay Motivated!

• Change your work-out routines regularly
• Set short-, medium- and long-term goals
• Hire a Personal Trainer
• Train with a partner
• Take photos of your physical appearance as it progressively improves
• Attend a fitness contest
• Keep a Work-out/Fitness Progress Journal
• Listen to your own music while working-out (iPod/mp3-player)

Benefits of Weight-Training: What Can You Expect?

• You can expect to experience weight-loss and an increase in your metabolism. While aerobic training does burn calories, the effects are short-lived. Weight-training, on the other hand, has a lasting effect and enables you to burn fat at rest (the more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn at rest).
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