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Magnets…Good For Pain Relief? Better For Hanging Cartoons on Refrigerators.

November 16, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Magnets…Good For Pain Relief? Better For Hanging Cartoons on Refrigerators.

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explains the truth behind magnets and pain relief. There is little scientific evidence to support the use of magnets to help with pain relief or help with arthritis pain. Lots of anecdotal evidence to support it though. Their is overwhelming evidence though that magnets are great to hang things on your refrigerator. And if you hang up a funny quote or funny cartoon that might make you smile and that laughter might help you relieve some of your pain. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: arthritis, magnet, pain relief, Tips, Wellness Minute

This Is Your Brain on Artificial Sweeteners

November 13, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

This Is Your Brain on Artificial Sweeteners

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain the effect artificial sweeteners have on the brain. While we are not getting into the dangers of aspartame stuff here, we would like to address the studies that talk about how your brain gets confused when it tastes something sweet but does not get the calories it is anticipating from that sweet taste. Real and artificial sweeteners effect the pleasure centers in your brain – don’t think their is much debate about that. When you consume real sugar your brain says in a Homer Simpson like way “mmmm sweets” and starts to feel full because of all the calories that are coming along with that deliciously sweet taste. But when you consume artificial sweeteners your brain starts thinking “mmmmm sweets” but then it doesn’t feel full because their are no calories consumed with that taste of sweetness. This confuses your brain. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: artificial sweeteners, aspartame, calories, sugar, Tips, Wellness Minute

Can You Catch Up On Your Sleep This Weekend?

November 12, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Can You Catch Up On Your Sleep This Weekend?

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain that you can’t really catch up on your sleep. Sadly their is no real way to make up for lost sleep by sleeping later on the weekends. A couple of days of sleeping late doesn’t even you out for the week of living on just a few hours of sleep. A better sleep strategy is if you know you are going to sleep less on Friday then try and sleep late on Thursday and Saturday to even it out that way. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: health, sleep, Tips, Wellness Minute

Jonny Bowden Says Don’t Fear The Egg

November 11, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Jonny Bowden Says Don’t Fear The Egg

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain the truth about eggs. Eggs have gotten a bad rap in some diet plans because of the cholesterol. But their is no denying that eggs are an excellent source of protein. Our good friend Jonny Bowden goes as far as calling them a superfood. An egg only has about 80 calories and is loaded with vitamins, protein and anti-oxidant. So feel free to add them to your breakfast. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: breakfast, cholesterol, egg, Jonny Bowden, protein, Tips, vitamins, Wellness Minute

Free Fitness Websites To Check Out

November 10, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Free Fitness Websites To Check Out

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy share some of the best free fitness websites you should know about. The internet is a wonderful tool to help you lose weight. Sure its got a million websites with scammy weight loss info but it also has lots of cool websites that can really help you. Check out a few of these: www.traineo.com www.sparkpeople.com, www.dailymile.com, www.mapmyrun.com. On these websites you’ll find helpful tools, a community to share information and a place to keep you accountable and track your progress. Several of these sites work with your social media accounts like FaceBook and Twitter to motivate you even more. Some of these sites also offer a paid premium service but in most cases the free service is good enough. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: dailymile, Fitness, sparkpeople, Tips, track, traineo, Weight Loss, Wellness Minute

More Fitness Tips For Kids

November 9, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

More Fitness Tips For Kids

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy share some of their best fitness tips for kids as the weather gets colder. As the weather chills your kids are going to have a little less energy than they did in the warmer weather months – especially in the Northeast. So don’t be like the Fat Guy and wait until Spring to exercise again – embrace the cold and start doing cold weather activities like: indoor exercise classes at the gym, mall walking, indoor swimming, etc. And as the snow begins to fall make a snow man, build a snow fort, shovel your neighbors driveway, etc. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: cold, exercise classes, fall, Fitness, health, kid, Tips, walking, Wellness Minute

You Are Born To Run

November 6, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

You Are Born To Run

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain why humans are built for distance running. Almost half a million people competed in marathons and about 90% of those runners have suffered from some sort of training injury. A new book titled Born To Run by Christopher McDougall talks in depth about this and that excites Dr Fitness for a couple of reasons. Number one because it is also a Springsteen song and Number two he too loves to run. According to this book the human body is designed to run long distances. From an evolutionary standpoint that is how we could best hunt for food. We were not as fast as the animals we hunted but we could track them for long distances and wear them down and when they got tired we would kill them and eat them. What makes us good distance runners is our ability to sweat and the length of our toes. The book also talks about the importance of proper footwear when running – thin soled running shoes seem to be better than those heavily padded ones. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: Fitness, health, injury, running, shoe, Tips, training, Wellness Minute

Eat Less Sugar

November 5, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Eat Less Sugar

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain why eating less sugar may make you less likely to get sick. There has been some research to suggest that eating large amounts of sugar can make you more susceptible to some illnesses. According to Dr Fitness the research is a little shaky. But Dr Fitness is not a big fan of eating large amounts of anything except maybe vegetables. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: health, sick, sugar, Tips, Wellness Minute

Getting Fit After 45

November 4, 2009 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Getting Fit After 45

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain why its harder to get in shape after 45. As you age your metabolism slows and a lot of other body functions slow down as well like your maximal oxygen consumption. Because of these natural declines it gets harder and harder to begin a fitness program from scratch and to maintain an existing program. That’s why our best anti-aging tips are to be active your whole life, maintain a healthy weight and BMI and please don’t smoke. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy

Tags: active, age, anti-aging, health, Tips, Wellness Minute