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March 16, 2010
Cleanses – Do They Really Help?
Cleanses have recently become popular as a means to improve health and energy, rejuvenate the body, lose weight and slow aging. Unfortunately, scientific evidence showing any health benefits of cleansing has yet to be investigated, therefore the use of cleanses to treat illness is not totally embraced by the medical community. More...
Gay Riley, MS, RD, CCN
October 03, 2008
Don't Just Sit There, Move!
If you had gone to the gym only ten times each year for approximately half an hour, engaging in a light workout, you would be 20 pounds lighter. More...
dotFIT experts
October 04, 2008
Abdominal Exercises You Can Do at Home
These exercises will help you develop core strength and don't require a lot of equipment. More...
NASMPRO Editorial Team
October 04, 2008
Fitness & Positive Thinking
Negative self-talk is a destructive habit that forms an essential defense mechanism that we often develop to protect ourselves. Here you’ll learn why negative self-talk can keep you from getting the results you want in your fitness programs. More...
Steve Jordan, NASM-CPT, PES
September 29, 2008
Fact or Fiction? Enduring Fitness & Nutrition Myths
As if the task of improving one’s health or fitness level isn’t challenging enough, fitness myths can cause confusion and frustration, and often result in wasted time. More...
dotFIT experts
October 03, 2008
Skinny People Burn Fewer Calories
We now know that a fit person does not have a faster metabolism than an unfit person. Why is that? More...
dotFIT experts
September 30, 2008
Fitness Tips for the Office
Using these simple stretches and movements throughout your work day can prevent injury and loss of flexibility, both of which are common repercussions of sedentary jobs. More...
NASM Education Team
October 04, 2008
No Time for the Gym
With our busy lifestyles, how do we find the time to make it to the gym? During the course of a day, you can add resistance training to your daily agenda. Below are some helpful exercising tips that can get to your goals without going to they gym or buying expensive machines. More...
Wendy Batts, MS, NASM-CPT, PES, CES
October 04, 2008
Why You Should Eat Before Morning Workouts
Should you eat in the morning? And what if your goal is weight loss? How does breakfast affect your ability to burn fat at the gym? More...
dotFIT experts
October 06, 2008
Menopause & Weight Gain
Is losing weight after menopause harder than it would be before menopause? The purpose of this article is to explore these questions and discuss the key times in a woman’s life when weight gain seems inevitable. More...
doFIT experts
October 06, 2008
Weight Gain & Birth Control Pills
What's the connection, if any, between oral contraceptives and weight gain? This article will clarify what research shows. More...
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