Keeping Your Mind Fit to Meet any Challenge Red Skelton once quipped, “As you get older, three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and . . . I can’t remember...
Have you ever started vacuuming the carpet only to realize that the vacuum cleaner wasn’t picking up anything? Then you noticed that the motor is laboring more intensely than usual....
When it comes to exercise, there’s a lot more at play than simply lacing up our running shoes and going out for a jog. There are a number of factors...
I know what some of you are thinking…”What, now you’re telling me that exercise will give me great looking and feeling skin? Sounds like another cheap ploy to get...
We all experience the noxious effects of chemicals in our environment, to some extent or another. We are regularly exposed to about 75,000 new chemicals that have been created in...
One of my earliest experiences with the powerful influence of music on fitness was in the US Army. There we were—60 new recruits in Basic Training. None of us had...
Frank is in his late fifties, and was a little overweight. Mostly, he carried his excess weight around his midline, making his waist much bigger than his hips. As...
Metabolic syndrome is a fairly recent development in our culture resulting from being overweight and inactive. Metabolic syndrome is no small problem when 47 million Americans find themselves in its...
Years ago in one of his comedy routines, Steve Allen explained, “Asthma doesn't seem to bother me any more unless I'm around cigars or dogs. The thing that would bother...
How can a shorter workout yield more impressive results? By making it more intense! High-intensity interval training (HIIT) can burn more fat and provide a better workout in less time...
Some years ago, my wife and I lived and worked in Austria over a six-year period. But we came back to the States for a year-long break during that time....
You’ve filled out health forms a million times. You've checked the boxes for the diseases your closest relatives suffered. The doctors ask you if your mom, dad, or grandparents have...