Sheer Balance

People tend to focus on nutrition and dieting when they want to be healthy, but eating well is only one part of the equation.  Healthy living encompasses many aspects of life and addressing all of them is what makes you healthy and balanced.  Incorporating small, yet effective changes can make a big impact. Add one [...]

Osteoporosis is a big deal for women. But there’s more involved in keeping your bones strong and healthy than just eating plenty of calcium. Weight-bearing activity (exercise on your feet that works your bones and muscles against gravity) is crucial to building and maintaining optimal bone mass.
Bone density refers to your reserve of stored calcium. [...]

I’ve heard it over and over again from women: “I don’t want to lift heavy weights because I’m going to get bulky.”  The fact is, that unless a woman does professional weight training and takes enhancements, such as steroids or testosterone, she will not get bulky.  Women don’t produce enough testosterone to gain huge amounts [...]

A lot of people choose to go to the gym only a few days a week, but when they go, they cram in several activities – cardio, strength training and abs – into their session.  There is nothing wrong with this…especially if you can get to the gym only a few times a week.
To ensure [...]

What do you mean, 90 seconds strong? That sounds ridiculous! By the time you are done reading this article you will understand how measuring your strength in “seconds” can help you lose inches off your body.
In the most traditional strength training program, the average woman goes to the gym and does an average of about [...]

When I started teaching aerobics classes in college, I mostly taught the then-popular typical classes of Step, Double Step, Hi/Lo Impact, Body Sculpting and Abdominal classes.  But after college, when I taught for Bally’s Total Fitness, I started teaching a class called Body Pump.
Body Pump went beyond body sculpting and incorporated strength training with REAL [...]

About 4 years ago, it was suggested that Americans should exercise an hour a day and that the intensity level should be moderate to vigorous. The US Department of Health and Human Services has recently changed its tune and is suggesting reducing the total amount of time to 2 hours 30 minutes a week of [...]

We have a close family friend who has struggled with her weight for a good portion of her life.  Brenda has “tried” a lot of things to slim down, but for some reason, never really has been successful.  This last go-round of attempts included an exercise program.  Brenda claimed that she went to the gym [...]

by Brett Blumenthal
You probably have heard various theories on how to burn fat. Some may be true, some may not. The reality is that there is definite science behind how you burn and metabolize calories, and for that matter, fat. Here is some basic information and rules of thumb to ensure that [...]

by Brett Blumenthal
Nintendo’s Wii Fit is revolutionizing the health and fitness industry, getting people of all ages off their butts and moving in a healthier direction.  I don’t own Wii…and there is a good chance I never will.  However, about 4 months ago, I tried out a friend’s Wii Tennis game for a few hours (I [...]