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Does Walking Help Burn Fat?

Posted in Other on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 at 5:38 pm No Comments

I’ve mentioned it before, I’ll mention it again…to lose fat you need to create a caloric deficit (burn more calories than you eat).

This caloric deficit can be accomplished by:

- Cutting calories via your diet (eating less)

- Exercise more (burn more calories)

If I Hate Exercising, Can I Just Cut More Calories?

Nope, doesn’t work that way. You may think you can just stop eating to burn more fat. But as I mentioned…

How To Increase Your Memory

Posted in Other on Monday, August 1st, 2011 at 10:37 am No Comments

In this blog post I’ll quickly discuss a simple way to increase your memory…so don’t forget to read it. Ok, sorry lame joke!

With an increase in the aging population, it’s important to discuss the declining effects aging can have on the body and brain functions. These bodily and brain functions that once seemed so easy and normal, can now be a major cause of depression. Here are a few…

Sleep More…Lose More Fat

Posted in Other on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 8:53 am No Comments

The National Sleep Foundation recommends 8 hours of sleep per night.  You’ve probably heard this hundreds of times before…but does it make you change your lifestyle to actually get 8 hours of sleep? Probably not. The CDC and a National Health Survey shows 30% of American’s 30-64 years of age are getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night.

If you’re constantly dieting but still struggling to lose…

Human Energy is like Shifting Gears in a Car

Posted in Other on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 10:51 pm No Comments

Your body has an amazing energy system that keeps you moving in many ways.  Depending on the type of activity you are engaged in and the amount of oxygen required, your body’s energy system shifts into different gears.  It’s the same thing as driving a car with a standard transmission. In order to increase the speed of a car you need to switch from 1st to 2nd gear. Human energy…