Tag: Weight Loss
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You’re Not Broken – The System Is
Here is a quote from a national Canadian newspaper article today: “We know that within the past 30 years, the prevalence of obesity doubled among those ages 40 to 69 and tripled among those 20 to 39,” Can you see what the obvious implication of this quote is? It’s that there is nothing wrong with…
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How do You Measure Fat Loss?
If you’re trying to lose some fat you’re probably measuring your progress one of two was: weight loss, or inches lost. Both of these measurement styles are crude and break down when you’re only trying to lose a few pounds of fat. Most people will fluctuate up to 5 pounds per day in body weight…
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Why Isn’t There a “Right Weight”?
In light of a few past discussions about BMI and body fatness etc I’ve come to a realization that is just another indication of how our societal norms change the language to disguise the truth and try to make everyone feel exactly the same. The issue is with the way we describe body size and…
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How Much Exercise Per Week is Necessary
Manny and Anthony got this discussion going yesterday and I think it needs further exploration…and that is how much exercise should we be doing per week? There are a few ways to approach the answer to this question. The first thing to do is identify your goal. Is it to do the least amount of…
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Dangerous Workouts
I was at the gym this morning and between sets I looked over at a man who seemed to be in his 50’s about 50 pounds overweight doing one legged lateral step up’s onto a bench and then into a balanced one leg dumbbell curl (while standing on the bench) I thought for sure I…