Written by NFPT Staff Writer Tuesday, 05 January 2010 21:33
Super Slow strength training developer Ken Hutchins has, apparently, left the SuperSlow Zone personal training franchise. While speculation abounds on blogs and web posts as to the reasons for his leaving and what the future may hold, Hutchins is widely regarded as a pioneer of high intensity training championed by fitness technique developers such as Ellington Darden and Arthur Jones.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Tuesday, 05 January 2010 21:26
From South America come exotic animals, dance crazes, and unusual foodstuffs. So perhaps it’s no surprise that the continent has spawned some unique and exotic fitness programs that are now enjoying worldwide popularity.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Tuesday, 05 January 2010 21:25
From Central and South America, the home of exotic animals, music, and medicinal foodstuffs, comes yet another product to add to the “must try” list for anyone interested in nutrition: the acai berry (it even rhymes with “must try” – a bit) is actually the fruit of new world species of palm tree. Grown also to produce hearts of palm, it’s the fruit of the tree that’s getting most of the attention these days for its purported antioxidant properties.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Tuesday, 05 January 2010 21:22
With the emphasis on personal physical fitness over the past few decades, the topic of mental fitness is finally receiving some attention. And for good reason: Even repetitive, relatively mundane tasks require brain power. The brain makes up 2 percent of a person's body mass. Yet even at rest, the brain consumes 20 percent of the body's energy (Brown, Guy. The Energy of Life. New York: Free Press, 1999).
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Tuesday, 05 January 2010 21:21
Most bodybuilders know that nutrition is the most important factor in creating their perfect physique and that training is a very close second. These bodybuilders also know the importance of supplementing their nutrition when there training and nutrition programs are at their best.
Written by NFPT Staff Writer Tuesday, 05 January 2010 21:19
Swine flu fears have people everywhere doing anything and everything to avoid the potentially serious ailment. From face masks to disinfectant wipes there are all sorts of preventatives in use as people try and dodge this latest bad news bug. One of the most popular continues to be the use of readily available disinfectant hand sanitizers. However not everyone uses these products correctly, and not all products do enough to kill the germs that cause illnesses such as the H1N1 swine flu.
Read more: HAND SANITIZERS (AND THEIR USERS) DON'T ALWAYS DO WHAT'S NEEDED
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