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Body Mass Index(BMI) Calculator
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a calculation used by most health experts to determine if a person is within a healthy weight range. Since a person's BMI is bas...Read More

First Aid for Sports Injuries
If you are in or witness a sport accident, here are some steps to follow: Call 911 or your local emergency number for emergencies. <...Read More

Health vs. Fitness
Health is literally the absence of disease.  Fitness is usually the ability to do something, whether it's walking up a flight of stairs or lifting ...Read More

How to Get Relief from a Painful Workout
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a professional athlete, chances are sometimes you’re will get sore from exercise. The pain may start about an...Read More

How to Take your Heart Rate...and Why
"My heart was just racing!" "It felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest!" "Doc, is my heart beat normal...Read More

Stretch Your Way to Fitness
Today every trainer knows that one of the best ways to improve performance in any athletic field is through flexibility, and stretching. Ask people why ...Read More

Training: Myths and Principals
If you spend time reading the vast array of fitness and weight loss literature, you already know that current conventional wisdom says that weight train...Read More

Understanding Muscle and Resistance Training
What is the one activity that can help you burn fat, strengthen your bones and shape your body?  It’s called resistance training, such as lif...Read More

Weighing in on Weighing in: Better Measurements than Scales
Many of us let three little numbers rule our lives. It’s not your blood pressure reading and your bank account.  It’s your weight. What...Read More

What is Cardiovascular Training?
You’re late for a meeting, your heart is pounding, you’re panting and breathing heavily, and your pulse is racing. How long can you keep up that ...Read More

What's Better, Aerobics or Strength Training?
If you want to run in your local 5K and the only cardiovascular conditioning you've had in the last month was running to the kitchen, then start with aerobic...Read More


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