Archive for April, 2008

Our love affair with fat.

Posted by Angela on April 29th, 2008 filed in health

We love fat so much that we eat the equivalent of 1 ½ cups of butter every week! Yes, that’s correct. Walk to your refrigerator and pull out 6 sticks of butter and imagine them placed at different points in and out of your body. Pretty scary, isn’t it? Excess fat [...]

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Types and Importance of Fitness

Posted by Angela on April 22nd, 2008 filed in fitness

Fitness is a term that causes many of us to wince at the idea of going to the gym. However, staying fit is very important to our longevity and our overall health. Not only is physical health important, mental and emotional health is also very necessary to live a long, happy, healthy life. [...]

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Which Fitness Program Best Fits Your needs?

Posted by Angela on April 15th, 2008 filed in fitness

There are many different fitness programs to choose from, once you decide to workout. First you have fitness programs that involve weights, both free weights and fixed weights, such as universal exercise machines. There are other types of fitness programs such as aerobic exercise, which includes Taebo, and step aerobics. You might also like to [...]

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Fitness For The Female Body

Posted by Angela on April 8th, 2008 filed in fitness

The images we see in the media still depict extremely thin and sometimes surgically altered women. But most women know that these images are not realistic, not really attractive and most of all not healthy. Women today know that balancing a career and family require a strong mind and body.
Female Only Fitness Centers
Female fitness centers [...]

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What Are the Components of Physical Fitness?

Posted by Angela on April 1st, 2008 filed in fitness

The components of physical fitness are the aspects used to define exactly how good a person’s overall health and fitness is. These attributes or components of physical fitness only state how fit a person is in a specific area but all of these points combined link to achieve top physical fitness. Some people [...]

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