by Elizabeth Renter In some places, towns essentially shut down in the afternoon while everyone goes home for a siesta. Unfortunately, in the U.S.—more bound to our corporate lifestyles than our health—a mid-day nap is seen as a luxury and, in some cases, a sign of pure laziness. But before you feel guilty about that weekend snooze […]

BY RUSSELL SIMMONS Long before the world starting calling me a “music mogul” or “the godfather of hip-hop,” growing up in Hollis, Queens, my friends and family used to call me “Rush.” As nicknames go it was a good one, because back then it seemed like nothing could hold my attention for more than a few

There is no doubt that we live in a world of manipulation, false promises and exaggerated claims. This is especially true in the fitness industry. I’ve been a personal trainer for more than 11 years, and clients and friends are always telling me about the next amazing diet or exercise program. Like Insanity or P90X

TO NOAKES OR NOT TO NOAKES? By now most of you have heard of or bought Professor Tim Noakes book, The Real Meal Revolution. He has created quite a stir with this and people are going a bit nutty to buy the book and follow the prescribed eating plan. Here’s is some insight from our

Did your grandparents have food allergies? Mine sure didn’t. A stark comparison to the growing epidemic of food allergies, worsening with every generation. So why did your grandparents not have food allergies? It’s really quite simple… 1) They ate seasonal real food. Food came from farms and small markets in the early 1900?s, and because

INTRO There is absolutely no one size fits all squat position. If you don’t believe me, you are in for a treat. This article will help show you why athlete comfort should dictate squat width, why some people’s (not EVERYONE) feet point out (no matter how much “mobility” work they do), why some people have

BY PAVEL TSATSOULINE, CHAIRMAN  Have a strong year, brothers and sisters in strength!  I am not going to patronize you with “Go get, ‘em, tiger!” speeches.  You have your training plans and goals and Jan 1 is just another date on your training schedule.  Another swing day, deadlift day, pullup day.  Business as usual, nothing

by MC SCHRAEFEL We sit to commute. Sit at our computers. Sit at meetings. Relax…by sitting at home. In North America, most adults sit for about 9.3 hours. And that’s bad news for our health. When we sit for long periods, circulation is constricted. Metabolism slows. Muscles shut off; connective tissue tightens. Our brain hungers for

HAVE YOU OFTEN WONDERED HOW TO TRAIN EFFECTIVELY TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE AND MINIMISE INJURY? Please join us for an informative evening talk with Darren Dukes – a sports physiotherapist with a keen interest in running, and Ian Craig – an exercise physiologist, nutritional therapist, NLP practitioner and an endurance coach. Date: Friday 31st January 2014