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February 17, 2009 -- A Few Words about Fad Diets
(Excerpted from my book, Stop Aging, Start Training)
There are three words regarding fad diets that I want you to remember: they don’t work! They may help you to lose weight, and perhaps quickly. But there are two problems with such approaches: 1.) the results are temporary; and 2.) the weight lost through such methods is mostly the wrong type of weight: water, muscle tissue and bone density.
There is no faster, healthier way to lose weight and firm up than through basic, sensible eating (coupled with regular, vigorous physical activity and exercise).
To prevent yourself from succumbing to even the most popular of fad diets, remember three things:
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February 10, 2009 -- The Importance of Aerobics
(Excerpted from my book, Stop Aging, Start Training)
On a scale of one to ten, aerobic exercise rates about a forty-seven! There are few absolutes in this life, but in this case (as with strength training), medical science backs me up: few things are as good for you, and in so many different ways, as aerobic exercise.
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