Archive for November, 2006

Recipe of the Week: Protein Packed Peppers

I think that the best way to make flavorful, yet healthy meals that have constant variety is to combine your favorite foods in different ways. Everybody has their favorite kinds of foods, some like chicken, some like fish, and some are vegetarians. A lot of people seem to think that eating healthy in boring and […]

How to Find a Qualified Personal Trainer

Today, with the high percentage of overweight and obese Americans, and the popularity of the fitness industry, personal trainers are flocking to the gyms and studios offering their services to anyone who is interested. To the average gym member a personal trainer can seem like a great idea. What better way to get in shape […]

Program Design for Men

Most men have three goals, gain more muscle, get stronger, and have a nice six pack. In essence to look like the cover models of Men’s Health or any other fitness magazine. Walking around a gym watching men workout, their are two kinds of exercisers, the men who work out extremely hard, almost killing themselves, […]

A Disaffected World

As the 2006 elections pass by I realize that I really have no idea who was running for what and who won each of the positions. All I know is that every time one of those awful smear campaign commercials appeared on the television I immediately changed the channel. Smear campaigning is one of the […]

Recipe of the Week: Banana-Almond Smoothie

In the past few years smoothies have become the latest craze. Jamba Juice is beginning to rival Starbucks in popularity. Jamba Juice and other smoothie shops have an extensive menu of different flavors and benefits. There is an entire section in book stores devoted to smoothies. This craze has started because people advocate all of […]

Realistic Role Models

Turn on the television or open any popular magazine and there will be dozens of pictures of emaciated celebrities. The media has a tendency to glamorize everything that celebrities do. There is intense pressure on celebrities to maintain their extreme body image. They make hundreds of thousands of dollars to portray a certain image. Actors […]

An Apology for My Passion

Looking back at some of my posts and probably foreseeing the future I realize that some of my comments and posts may seem a little negative or even condescending. I thoroughly apologize if I have offended anyone with my open and blunt comments. It was never my intention, nor will ever be my intention to […]

Goal Setting For More Motivation

There is usually one universal factor that prevents people from reaching their goals, lack of motivation. Webster’s defines motive as “something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act.” Everyone usually has many needs and desires but they struggle with the drive to act. If intentions alone could create the ideal life […]

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