The Ballerina Workout
Believe it or not you can burn more calories throughout the day just by maintaining perfect posture. Upholding a healthy alignment, while continuously contracting your abdominal muscles inward will...
View ArticleThe work place stretching routine
Sitting at a desk all day long creates a hunched over posture, which typically results in upper back and neck pain. The reason for this is that the muscles on the back side of the neck and upper back...
View ArticleExercise and Diabetes
Let me tell you about a simple little magic trick I learned about diabetes while traveling on a road trip with my Type I diabetic friend. Her blood sugar was running very high, so we stopped at a rest...
View ArticleCellulite Reduction: The Best Treatments
By Bonnie Pfiester, Fitness Trainer. Someone once asked me if I knew of anything that would help get rid of cellulite. I am proud to say I do! My answer isn’t a cream nor is it a complicated surgical...
View ArticleFueling for Fitness
By Bonnie Pfiester, Fitness Trainer Fueling up for fitness is the key to success. Choosing the right fuel for a workout depends on the workout you’re fueling up for. It’s like fueling up a car. The...
View ArticleFitness: How to Get Motivated!
Do you ever fall off the wagon with your exercise routine? Do you feel like you should be exercising but just don’t have the motivation to get started? If so–this post is for you. I chose one of the...
View ArticleHow Much Can I Exercise when I am Sick with a Cold?
Now most of us know better than to go on a twenty mile run in the freezing rain and wind when we are suffering from a bad cold, but still many of my athletic clients will call me up and ask exactly how...
View ArticleZing Bars: Awarded Best Nutrition Bar 2008
Have you been searching for the best sports bar? Are you tired of all the refined junk, preservatives and other garbage you have to eat while exercising to make your body healthier? Well as an avid...
View ArticleThe Five Hidden Evils in Nutrition Bars
Finding a truly healthy nutrition bar can be tough as I noted in my article, “Zing Bars Awarded Best Nutrition Bar 2008.” I interviewed the makers of Zing Bars, nutritionists Michael Kaplan, ND,...
View ArticleWhy You Should Invest in Fitness
By Bonnie Pfiester Fitness Trainer When it comes to luxuries, a health club membership is one of the few luxuries that often prove be a good investment. However, a gym membership is commonly one of the...
View ArticleMake it a “Gym Date”
By Bonnie Pfiester Fitness Trainer When you think of going on a date, most people think of going to dinner or a movie. Although there are more creative date ideas, food and entertainment tend to top...
View ArticleIf a Shrimp Can Run on a Treadmill…So Can YOU!
Okay Kitchen Table readers - May is weight loss month, so if this shrimp can run on a treadmill…then so can you! Better yet, get out there on those sunny spring days and hit the pavement. ~Dr. Nicole...
View ArticleAre You in the Fat Burning Zone?
By Dr. Nicole Sundene Today we are going to make sure that you are working out in the fat burning zone, because as Fitness Trainer Bonnie Pfiester said in one of her last articles we need to “Make Our...
View ArticleDoes this Snuggie Make me Look Fat?
by Dr. Nicole Sundene With 1/3 of Americans obese, every month is now “Weight Loss Month” at the kitchen table! It may be acceptable for me to hide in a Snuggie like I did on Mother’s Day, but I am...
View ArticleRunning Pain Free
By Bonnie Pfiester, Fitness Trainer Some people make running look easy. Who would think such a simple task would be so difficult. I know when I started to run again, I was discouraged to discover just...
View ArticleMake Your Exercise Time Count in 3 Simple Steps
By Bonnie Pfiester, Fitness Trainer Diet and exercise are not hard but take time. Unfortunately time is not something most people have a lot of. Ironically, people end up wasting a lot of time because...
View ArticleWeight Issues Cause People to Hide
By Bonnie Pfiester, Fitness Trainer As a fitness professional, I often feel like a Priest at confession. Over the years, I’ve heard it all. As people lose weight they begin confessing past ‘sins’. One...
View ArticleExercise Alone is Over-Rated
By Bonnie Pfiester, Fitness Trainer Exercise can be a lot of hard work for very little reward if you’re just relying on exercise alone to help you drop weight. At the end of the day, sometimes it can...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: Don’t Fall for the Monkey Trap
By Bonnie Pfiester, Fitness Trainer Moving on in many ways means saying goodbye. The problem is, goodbyes are often hard, even when the place we are headed may be a good place to be. I don’t know why...
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