Restaurant Meals Are Still Very High In Calories

June 1, 2009

If you are a person who regularly eats out then this news item should come as no surprise at all. With portion sizes constantly on the increase and restaurants forever trying to figure out how to increase the taste in their dishes, is it any wonder that the first casualty in this war on portion-sense [...]

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FitnessMantra Quotes #2: Make Time For Exercise

May 31, 2009

Another little fitness-quotation gem I came across yesterday and thought it worth sharing:
Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. -Edward Stanley
It’s a choice we make everyday: be healthy or not, stick to our diets or not, exercise or not. Well, whatever you [...]

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Is Salt Really That Bad For You?

May 30, 2009

Salt, how do we hate thee, let me count the ways! Sometimes the public is so quick to get on the nutrition bandwagon and demonize a perceived common enemy, that common sense and due diligence are often shown the door (case in point: our fear of saturated fat, cholesterol, … I could go on, but [...]

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How To Deal With A Slowing Metabolism As You Age

May 29, 2009

It’s well known that as you age, unless you take active steps to remain healthy and fit, you tend to gradually put on more fat and lose muscle mass. What is not so well known, however, is what those specific preventive steps really are.
True, a healthful diet and frequent, well-planned exercise can help thwart the [...]

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Moderate Exercise Does Not Make Your Body Burn Fat For Hours

May 28, 2009

How often have you heard someone at the gym or on a late-night infomercial say that working out will help you burn fat for hours after you stop? Too many times to keep count? Well, Edward Melanson, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver would beg to differ and he presents [...]

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