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THere are over 23 million children and adolescents in the US that are overweight or obese. Besides the personal cost, this leads to the increasing risk for many chronic diseases, according to research from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The article looks at the diet of American youth and finds some disturbing results. [...]

Taking part in sports is good all round for young teens: physically, socially, and mentally, according to a study by Dr. Keith Zullig and Rebecca White from West Virginia University. This is the first study to show physical and mental health benefits of sports participation in 12- to 14-year-old adolescents Their research shows that middle-school [...]

Researcher from the University of Illinois finds an association between the fitness of 9- and 10-year-old children and their brains. Fitter kids tend to have a bigger hippocampus and perform better on a test of memory. The study included 49 kids and used magnetic resonance imaging to measure the relative size of specific structures in [...]

by Darin L. Steen This question comes up a lot from my female clients. And the answer is, no, most likely you will not. In fact, gaining more muscle through resistance exercises is an integral part of any well rounded fitness / fat loss program. Having more muscle on your frame is the best “fat [...]

Research from the University of Exeter has found that a dietary supplement to boost nitric oxide in the body can significantly boost stamina during high-intensity exercise. The study suggest that taking the supplement can allow people to exercise up to 20% longer and could produce a 1-2% improvement in race times. This comes on the [...]

by Darin L. Steen Most of us at one point or another, has wanted to get a chiseled midsection. Most of us have given up on the dream of having “ripped” six pack abs. But you don’t have too. There are many reasons to build your abdominals and reduce your body fat. Below are three. [...]

by Darin L. Steen In working with well over 500 clients that have graduated from the Fat loss LifeStyle 12 Week Body Transformation System I have learned a lot about what motivates people to make lasting change. One facet of most people’s fitness and fat loss programs that usually gets overlooked is goal setting. It [...]

By John Paul Catanzaro Today, there are more training tools available for personal trainers than ever. How do you decide what equipment is best to use? Well, that really depends on the situation. Let’s take resistance training, for example. As far as I’m concerned, free weights reign supreme! Every time I’m asked what I think [...]

If you have wondered, like just about everyone, whether exercise really help keep the weight off, a study from England provides an answer, yes it does. The study finds that exercise can reduce a persons genetic predisposition to obesity by as much as 40%. The scientists looked at the physical activity of over 20,000 people [...]