When insulin is released in the blood stream, it causes the cells to pick up the glucose, which will cause the blood glucose levels to drop down to a level that the body likes. When this happens, it broken down in to ATP or it can be stored as glycogen (for energy when needed). When [...]
When it comes to the personal training business, the individual wanting to enter this industry needs to look at this as a career, not just a hobby. This is because you are going to be working with clients who want to take their body, health, physical fitness to the next level. When they are going [...]
Of course, the way to drink them is through our mouths, but a lot of people are drinking them like water. Sports drinks are meant for bodies that are exercising, sweating, going beyond their physical comfort zones, and taking themselves to that upper limit. You want to replenish what you have lost through respiration and perspiration. Kids are drinking these beverages [...]
If you routines are getting mundane and they are not producing any results for you, the start doing those routines on a stability ball. This will not only shock your body, but you core will get an awesome workout, your stabilizers will start firing like they never have before, and you will burn extra calories. Give it [...]
If you love sweet stuff in your coffee or tea, try organic honey or agave nectar. We know that brown sugar is a better substitute that white sugar, but everything is okay in moderation, but if you need to watch your sugar intake, it may be good to start experimenting with a product that is [...]
When you are training with a personal trainer, communication is a big factor in a successful program. If something is not feeling right with a specific exercise or you are not feeling good, let your trainer know. Maybe you are reversing your breathing or holding your breath and it is making you get nauseous. The [...]
If you can make small modifications to your food intake then you are on track to accomplishing some great goals. Changing or shifting someones eating habits can be the most challenging obstacles someone can encounter, because we have to eat to survive. That is why you should make small changes in order to keep the [...]
The upright stationary bike is a great piece of exercise equipment, but it can get boring, especially if you do not have an mp3 player, or you are not taking a spin class. As far as the cons go, this is probably these biggest one. The stationary bike serves several purposes, especially for those who have undergone [...]
We recently have been doing some research on the Personal training industry here in Portland, Oregon and we noticed through Google alerts, Yahoo news and his Google Profiles, that Portland has gained an excellent Personal Trainer with a vast amount of experience in the industry. We looked at his website, read his press releases and [...]