Body Mass Index
One term you may hear often when talking about being fit and healthy is you body mass index, or BMI. But more than likely, you have no idea what body mass index is, why its important, or what it is a measure of.
Simply put, BMI is a comparison of your body fat to your height. By comparing your total body fat to your height you are able to get a better determinant of whether or not you are actually over weight. For example, you may be 6 foot 9 and weigh 240 pounds. By most standards you would be considered overweight, but when the element of your height is thrown into the calculation, a comparison of your height to weight may find that you are actually at a very healthy weight.Read more
Walking is enough
Less than 2 years ago, Phil Novak weighed 387 pounds. Today he maintains a healthy weight of 185 pounds. So how did he do it? It all started when Phil was at a baseball game. He and his friend had gone out to smoke a cigarette and on his way back to his seat he began to feel light headed and his heart was beating too fast. He thought for sure he was going to have a heart attack and feared that he was going die... Read more
Propper Eating Habbits
Losing weight and gaining muscle; everyone strives to accomplish this goal, whether it be through dieting or regular exercise. But what many people don’t realize that weight loss is a combination of eating healthy and appropriate training, and in order to succeed both of these factors must be considered... Read more