Posts Tagged as ‘fitness’

May 23, 2008

Physical fitness made simple has moved!

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 [...]

May 15, 2008

Wellness and Workouts in the Canadian Workplace

According to this article in the National Post, Canadian employees desire workplace wellness and disease prevention education to be included in their health care plans.
In the Sanofi-Aventis Healthcare Survey, 83% of the 1500 respondents would be more likely to stay at their jobs if they believed their employer was interested in maintaining their health through [...]

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 9, 2008

Power Training

This Post has been added to my new site, Health habits. You may want to take a look there as I have been busy adding new posts.
In my post, Muscular Strength made simple, I introduced you to some of the theory behind the different types of muscular strength.
But, enough of theory, today I will [...]