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Every year millions of people begin an exercise program at one point or another. The most popular by far is New Years. It is cold outside, people have put on their extra holiday pounds, and they are determined to change their bodies. They start off strong the first week of January and continue doing well [...]

I covered the thermic effect of food very briefly in an earlier post about raising your metabolism. This post will be a little more in depth about one of the factors that can help raise your metabolism. The thermic effect of food is the amount of calories it takes to process (digest, transport, and store) [...]

I had a very hard time coming up with this list because there are so many great books out there on personal development. I have narrowed it down to my personal favorites. Check back later on for my complete library. By the way, this list is in no particular order (“Think and Grow Rich” always [...]

Interval training has become one of the latest training methods to gain popularity in the fitness world. If your not familiar with interval training, it is a form of cardiovascular exercise that alternates periods of high intensity with periods of lower intensity. The most common method of interval training is sprinting. After a five minute [...]

Before you start thinking about 20/20 or eye exams, I’m talking about your vision for the future. What is it that you want to accomplish? Where do you want to go in life? Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, 15 years? Who do you want to become? These are some of the most [...]