Buyer Beware: Purchasing Prescription Drugs From Internet Sellers is Risky

The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers that prescription drugs purchased from Internet drug stores can be counterfeit. These days the airwaves and email in-boxes are filled with advertisements that tell us prescription drugs...

Taxing Pizza and Soda Represents a Loss of Freedom

There’s another hare-brained, yet insulting, proposal that’s being forwarded by those pesky, ubiquitous “group of researchers.”  These lab-coated butt-in-skis have decided that taxing pizza and soda at a rate of 18% will reduce the...

Take Your iPod For a Swim Thanks to h2O Audio Waterproof Case

The folks at h2O audio have really outdone themselves with a line of waterproof cases and headphones that allow you to take your iPod with you when you swim. So for swimmers who are...

Athletes Need to Stop Jogging on the Boardwalk

I just got back from vacation down at the beautiful New Jersey Shore. No, not the Jersey Shore you see on MTV, but the real New Jersey Shore. The only thing worse than the...

Weight Loss Should Not be a Goal

Weight loss should not be the goal of an exercise program or the end result for improving one's eating habits.  Weight loss should not be used as a measure of fitness or as a way...

FRS Energy Drink Log, Part 5

It’s been about a month since I signed up for the FRS Healthy Energy Drink introductory program and have been writing about my experiences with this Quercetin-fueled elixir.  What interested me in this energy...

Does Creatine Work?

Creatine is one of the popular supplements on the market today, as it’s potential muscle and strength-building benefits are attractive to elite athletes and weekend warriors alike.  But the question remains, does it work? Open...

Converse All Stars, For All of Your Workout Needs

You won’t believe me when I tell you that Converse All Stars are the best shoes for your workouts, but I’m going to tell you anyway. These days – actually for about the last 20...

I Hate Swimming, I Love Swimming

To paraphrase a well-known saying, “I hate swimming, but love having swam.” I hate the best possible form of exercise, and at the same time, love it. Despite being a personal trainer, I’ve never been...

Should I Do Calf Raises?

Of all of the waste of time exercises that people do in the gym, calf raises and all of its iterations, are probably the worst of all of these exercises. And of all the...