Move a Little, Lose a Lot (My NEAT Step Experiment, Part 3)
Is burning fat and keeping it off as simple as moving more? Is the solution to the entire obesity crisis getting off our butts? Well, yes and no. Yes, moving [...]
ME? A Couch Potato? (My N.E.A.T. Step Experiment Part 1)
Finally, I bought a Fitbit. I say finally because I’d been hearing about the Fitbit (and similar activitiy tracking devices like the BodyBugg) from my friends, readers and Inner Circle [...]
How to Get a Body Like a Movie Star This Summer
Summer is here in the New Jersey / New York City Metro area. It has been a hot one so far, since Memorial Day through this first week of June – beautiful sunny skies and [...]
The Best HIIT Workout For Fat Loss (High Intensity Interval Training)
What is the best HIIT workout for fat loss? That's not easy to say because there are so many different types of HIIT workouts and many of them are effective. And while many HIIT workouts [...]
An Insanely Effective Type of Interval Training
High intensity interval training (aka, HIIT), can be done in a variety of different ways. Here’s a wickedly-effective type of interval training: it requires no machines or fancy equipment, you can do it outside in [...]
Exercise Won’t Make You Thin? (Why Time Magazine Owes the Fitness Industry a Big Fat Apology)
Does exercise help weight loss? According to Time Magazine, the answer is no. That's why at first I was tempted to title this article, “why John Cloud and the editors of Time magazine are idiots.” But then I thought that might be a bit harsh and decided to simply call for an apology and a correction for all the errors they made in their recent article, "Why exercise won’t make you thin."
Basketball For Fat Loss?
QUESTION: Hi Tom. I have asked several other experts about thisand so far no one seems to give me an EXACT answer. Some trainers tell me I have to go steady and nonstop for 30 [...]
Will They Recognize You In Your New Body?
You’ve probably seen your share of before and after success stories and fat loss transformations lately. In my position, I get to see a lot of them. Every once in a while though, a “before [...]
2 Cardio Mistakes You’re Probably STILL Making
Last week’s post about high intensity interval training versus steady state training produced more emails, blog comments and web hits than any newsletter so far this year. Obviously, there is a lot of interest in [...]
"STOP DOING CARDIO???"
Stop doing cardio??? Yup… That’s what “the experts”are telling us now – on national TV no less. Can you believe this drivel? Who would have ever thought the day would come when “exercise professionals” would [...]