Why You Should Take Time Off From Your Workouts

There is obviously a huge divide in our society between those people who exercise and those who do not. But from what I see, there are subgroups in the exercise group; those who exercise...

What is Vertical Stability and Why is it Necessary?

Anybody who has spent any time in a gym has most likely seen people performing exercises while in a horizonal position. You know, lying down. There are a variety of exercises that can be...

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...

Should I Buy the 20-Second Workout?

The "20-Second Fitness" training program is a riff on the legitimate Tabata Interval method of high-intensity training. As a matter of fact, of all of the marketing-driven/created exercise programs that I have encountered over...

Mayo Clinic Review: Aerobic Exercise May Cut Dementia Risk

After reviewing over 1,600 papers, researchers from the Mayo Clinic state that, "You can make a very compelling argument for exercise as a disease-modifying strategy to prevent dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and for...

The Ramble: More Things You Should Stop Doing in the Gym, Immediately

There is an epidemic sweeping the country these days. No, it's not the obesity epidemic, or the drug abuse epidemic, or the Glee epidemic. The "Doing Stupid, Waste of Time Stuff in the Gym...

"Exerecise Must Be Recreation, Mental as Well as Physical"

I'm reading a book about health and fitness - shocker! - and came across this passage. "Man is made with a body containing certain separate parts, each of which must be kept in proper use...

Sprint to Improve Fitness, Speed and Anaerobic Capacity

Sprinting is a very effective and efficient way to improve your fitness level. Over the past several years there there been several studies that support my feeling that sprinting is the only form...

Joggers Make Me Sad

Spring has sprung and with the start of good weather comes the stampede of "Painful Joggers," pounding the pavement and pounding their joints into submission. Joggers make me sad. Well meaning, hard working folks who have...

Set a Performance Goal, Not a Weight Loss Goal, To Get Ready for Summer

It's the time of year when we start to get all the ridiculous, "Get a Bathing Suit Body For the Summer," articles. I am constantly amazed that this crap gets re-cycled every year in...