Healthy Ramblings

Alright, I know this is animal research, but it is still pretty cool for all you coffee lovers out there.Turns out even the smell of coffee can help get you going in the morning.You can learn more here ==>Coffee Smells GreatBP … [Read more...] about The Smell of Coffee

Traditional diets and exercise plans are mediocre at best when it comes to helping us lose weight. But don't blame the diets, and don't blame the exercise either.After all, it's our extremely poor ability to estimate how many calories we burn and how many calories we eat that is their downfall.Take this study as an example. Women exercised on a treadmill until they burned a set … [Read more...] about Why Traditional Diet and Exercise are Mediocre at Best

It is finally summer in Canada.This means it is time for me to move my workouts outside. Starting this week, the majority of my workouts will be done outdoors, with wife and baby. This way I get a little more family time, and a big long break from the crowded gym.I'm still going to hit the gym once, maybe twice a week to do some shoulders training, (I'm trying to get my … [Read more...] about Creating my own Mobile Gym

Here are 3 quick reasons why I am so impressed by the transformations in the first ever Turbulence Training Transformation Contest.1. No crazy after pics where the person is tanned, shaved, and posing perfectly. You can definitely tell that these are real people making real differences in their bodies. Unlike some transformations where the contestant is a fitness model and … [Read more...] about Finally, a REAL transformation contest

I just found the following in a recent article on food navigator USA.com:According to a public opinion survey commissioned by the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), 82 percent of Americans think food companies should be making a greater effort to reformulate for more better-for-you products.Although this is a high percentage, it compares with 90 percent in Britain, 89 … [Read more...] about How to eat heathier foods