Who needs P90X when you have 3 kids. Yesterday, in Minnesota was a stunning day. A layer of snow on the ground. Light shinning and it warmed up a bit, so the snow glistened and began to melt. So, what’s a good Dad to do on such a perfect day in Minnesota? I invited […]
A Fitness App I Actually Use: 7 Minute Workout Challenge
My challenge is finding time . . . time to work out. You may have similar challenges as life just seems to get in the way. High-Intensity-Interval-Training (HIIT) solves this problem. This is the type of training where you work hard going “all out” with short breaks between circuits of exercise. Several studies show […]
The Couch-Potato Dilemma: Inactivity proven to cause more belly fat
The “couch potato.” A term with universal American meaning coined in the ’70’s. The phrase was originally uttered by Tom Iacino to some close friends. His friend Robert Armstrong, a cartoonist, drew it up and trademarked the term. Robert Armstrong later illustrated The Couch Potato Handbook by Jack Mingo, and drove the couch potato […]
Study shows the Hazda Hunter-Gatherers from Tanzania burn the same energy as we do – yet we’re fat and they’re not.
Hunter-gatherers. The name says it all. Our ancestors foraged for food by hunting and gathering. These are presumably high-energy tasks, especially if your livelihood depends on it. Hunting and gathering is entirely different in Western culture. My wife “gathers” by going to the grocery store and I hunt by . . . well I don’t […]
Exercise to Live (and Not Die)
Physical activity is a panacea if ever there was one. Need more energy? Exercise. Want to boost your mood? Get regular exercise. Need to loose weight? Try . . . you guessed it. . . regular exercise. Stress at work? Try a work out. Problems sleeping? Break a sweat every morning. Want to live longer? […]