The focus of this article will be on diabetes, a chronic disease that affects millions people. The American College of Sports Medicine...

The holidays can be stressful. There are holiday parties, family obligations, and eating temptations. Many people just take a break from...

“I’m too busy to workout” and “I can’t afford a gym membership” are two of the many excuses people often use to avoid exercising. It’s...

Do you have negative associations with exercise? If you want to have lasting success in sticking to an exercise plan, examine the reasons...

Start by taking a private session or a class before you commit. Do not sign up for a lengthy expensive program without checking out...

Exercise may be the furthest thing from your mind with a chronic illness. Even if you have never been active, exercise can become one of...

The only time soreness is the sign of a "good workout" is if you are interested in dramatically increasing muscle mass. For the client...

“You have six months to get these numbers under control, or I’m putting you on cholesterol medicine.” Those were the words my doctor used...

In order to keep our bones dense we must perform weight bearing exercises and strength training. Using light weights in your exercise...

Should someone over age 60 start to work with a personal trainer? You might feel fine. Your weight may be in an acceptable range. So why...

You know the value of exercise. That’s why you make the time to jog, lift weights, or take an exercise class. But when winter hits hard,...

One of my goals as a fitness professional is to motivate you to improve your fitness level. One way to do this is to find exercise...

Can you get all the exercise you need by working out at home? It depends on the individual's discipline, knowledge and experience in...

The rising rate of prostate cancer necessitates developing better methods to prevent and treat prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the...

As most of you know, my mother, father, other family members and close friends have had cancer. Having cared for and watched loved ones...

On way that walking may reduce the risk of breast cancer, is by helping to reduce the amount of fat in the body. Since estrogen thrives...

Socializing at a gym can be a distraction. Are you working out for 1 hour or talking for 1 hour? The other gym members can be annoying:...

Last December, Carol Michaels Fitness wrote about how people over the age of 50 should approach working out. We discussed how “over 50...

As most of you know, I am working out of a large fitness center this month where gym goers lifting weights with poor technique surround...

The socio-economic barriers that prevent some people from getting the recommended levels of exercise are: 1. Often times there are few...