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Well, it won’t look exactly like a funkified Sesame Street, but we will get the kids moving and grooving with awesome Zumbatomic moves and music!

September 2nd, 2010 | Tags: Kids, Zumba, Zumbatomic | Category: Fitness, Zumba | View Comments

Certain supplements can help the body recover or maintain energy levels during a workout. One supplement to try is CoQ10.  Life Extension makes one which helps to convert fats and sugars into cellular energy. www.lef.org
Directly from their site I learned that,
The mitochondria are the cells’ energy powerhouses, and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an [...]

August 27th, 2010 | Tags: Aging, CoQ10, energy, Health, Life Extension | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, Giveaway, Review | View Comments

 
If trips to local big name weight loss centers and support groups with meal plans have not resulted in the weight loss you were hoping for, here is another alternative developed by a physician.  It’s kind of like space food for weight loss with a ton of support along the way.
A representative of Medifast [...]

August 26th, 2010 | Tags: diet, Food, Health, Medifast, weight loss | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, Food, Giveaway | View Comments

I had a chance to review the FIRM Calorie Explosion before it goes on Sale September 7th and I love it so much I use some of the combos with my clients.  Anyone who was an avid aerobics fan in the 90s will appreciate the simple, aerobic drills that torch calories.  Nothing hard – [...]

August 20th, 2010 | Tags: Calories, Exercise, Fitness, GAIAM, The Firm, Workout | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, Review | View Comments

 
I received a copy of Kettlebells for Dummies to review.  As a personal trainer and fitness expert I am always skeptical about new exercise fads that make over the top claims about burning fat, shredding muscle, etc.; however, studies done by the American Council on Exercise concluded that,
“Kettlebells can provide one heck of a workout. [...]

August 19th, 2010 | Tags: Cardio, Exercise, fat burn, kettlebell, kettlebells for dummies, weight loss, Workout | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, Review, books | View Comments

Wendy Shanker’s new book Are You My Guru? is definitely on my top ten list of books that can truly help you to live a happier life without being labeled “self help”.  The only other book I have read that really impacted me was Waking by Matthew Sanford and both center around the author’s [...]

August 12th, 2010 | Tags: books, Review, Wegner's, Wendy Shankar, yoga | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, Review, books | View Comments

I was contacted by a rep to review an “Ice Cube” diet.  Hey, its hot out and I like ice.  Without much thought I said ok, and was sent a box full of dry ice and what appeared to be 2 disposable ice cube trays packed with what can only be described as grainy green [...]

August 7th, 2010 | Tags: Desert Labs, Hoodia, Ice Cube Diet, weight loss | Category: Daily Post, Fitness, Food, Review | View Comments