For some it’s chocolate, soda or cigarettes. For others, it’s exercise. All of these can be addicting. Of course, being an exercise addict isn’t the worst of the options. But too much of a good thing can be bad as well. Overtraining can strike anyone, but is more often found in endurance athletes and formerly sedentary individuals [...]
I came across this little tidbit recently and thought, “I wonder how many people are eligible for this and don’t even know it”. According to IRS Publication 502: “You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay to lose weight if it is a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as [...]
The other day I heard an offhand comment on one of my favorite podcasts, The FitCast, about frequency of workouts and better nutrition and it got me thinking. The comment posed the theory that clients who come to the gym more frequently often eat better. While they didn’t have any formal evidence to back up [...]
I was at my daughter Rachael’s track meet the other day (she ripped it up, by the way. She won the 100m hurdles, 100m dash, high jump, and her team obliterated the competition in the 4×100 relay). Before the middle schools in the meet took the track, the high school team was still completing their [...]
There’s a book that sweeping the business market lately and it’s called StrengthsFinder. The book is based on the theory that most people don’t have the opportunity to use their strengths at work each day. This is caused by many things, including not really knowing what you’re strongest at and a job that has you [...]
