What’s your excuse?

By Loukas June 8th, 2012

Did you run today?
Aimee Mullins running on beach

Recent Posts

  • Really BAD fat loss advice (beware of this)

    By Loukas May 25th, 2012

    As you might have seen the original, I just happened to catch a repeat of the documentary on HBO that features the obesity crisis, and there’s some controversy as to the take home message of this show. One of the nutritionists out there that I highly respect his opinion has a few things to say [...]

  • Simple Tips for Getting Fit In the New Year

    By koufie January 28th, 2012

    Written by Laura Garrett, RD (NAPSI) – For many, controlling their weight starts with getting control of impulse eating. Often, in order to change behaviors, people must first acknowledge the patterns of behavior that lead them to eat impulsively. It Starts With a List One of the biggest culprits is going to the grocery store [...]

  • Dick’s fitness resistance tubes recalled

    By koufie March 4th, 2011

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Almost 230,000 fitness Resistance Tubes sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods are being recalled voluntarily for contusion and laceration hazards, the government said on Tuesday. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement that the plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use, causing the device [...]

  • Fitness guru, Jack LaLanne, dies at 96

    By koufie January 24th, 2011

    Jack LaLanne     September 26, 1914 to January 23, 2011 The fitness community has lost its godfather yesterday due to complications of pneumonia.  Jack LaLanne died at the age of 96 as one of my fitness heroes.  LaLanne was far ahead of his time as he encouraged Americans to eat better and exercise more.  Way before [...]

  • Do Fat Burning Supplements Work?

    By koufie June 12th, 2010

    According to a study that was published in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, the answer may be yes. Oklahoma University researchers gave some of the 28, healthy, but sedimentary, participants a fat burning supplement containing, black pepper, niacin and capsaicin. The other participants, (they didn’t specify how many), were given a placebo after [...]