Hey everyone,
I have recently decided to transfer the content of my fitness site (http://fitnessmadesimple.wordpress.com) and my diet/nutrition site (http://dietsexplained.wordpress.com/) to my new blog:
http://healthhabits.wordpress.com/
I was getting a lot of questions on topics other than diet and fitness training. With a more general health blog, I can focus on topics not specifically exercise or diet.
I hope everyone [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘exercise’
May 23, 2008
Physical fitness made simple has moved!
May 12, 2008
Canada has a Fitness Czar
According to the Globe and Mail, Canada now has a fitness czar.
Merriam-Webster, defines a czar as follows:
czar
Main Entry:
czar
Variant(s):
also tsar or tzar \ˈzär, ˈ(t)sär\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin czar, from Russian tsar’, from Old Russian tsĭsarĭ, from Gothic kaisar, from Greek or Latin; Greek, from Latin Caesar — more at caesar
Date:
1555
1: emperor; specifically : the ruler of Russia [...]
May 10, 2008
Exercise is Effective for Fibromyalgia Pain Relief
A few years ago, I had the pleasure to work with a very nice lady who was trying desperately to reduce the painful effects of fibromyalgia. She had been suffering for years as a result of this painful and debilitating condition.
Like most chronic pain conditions, the worst thing may not even be the pain itself. [...]
May 1, 2008
Disease Prevention with an Exercise Prescription
In the U.K., doctors are writing exercise prescriptions for their patients.
While it is not an entirely new practice over there, it would be revolutionary on this side of the pond.
Imagine this; instead of billions upon billions of dollars being spent on treating disease, we spent a fraction of that money on preventing disease.
In 2000, the [...]
April 29, 2008
Muscular Strength made simple
In my post, The Components of Physical Fitness, I divided physical fitness into it’s component parts and provided a brief introduction of each part.
Since then, I have written in more detail about Structural Balance and Energy System Fitness.
Today I will try to explain the concept of Muscular Strength and how it applies to overall physical [...]
