A New, Cheap Treatment for Tennis Elbow

A recent article that appeared on the New York Times blog revealed the “secrets” of a new treatment that should make those who suffer from tennis elbow very happy. For many people who play racquet sports, tennis elbow has been the bane of their existence. This painful – and in many... [Read more]

Flexibility Exercises Should Be Performed With Movement

Incorporate upper body movements when doing flexibility exercises, use medicine balls and sticks and bend, twist, lean, lunge and squat. The best flexibility routines will get boring. Plain and simple. It doesn’t matter what kind of exercise, they will get stale if they are overused and/or always... [Read more]

The Shake Weight Makes an Appearance on Saturday Night Live

Our favorite, most ridiculous fitness gadget of all time has made the big time, as the Shake Weight was parodied on a recent episode of Saturday Night Live. My review of the Shake Weight has been very popular, has drawn a lot of people to the site and has generated some pretty unintentionally funny comments... [Read more]

The Jersey Shore, HealthAndFitnessAdvice.com Style

The Jersey Shore is well-known for its Guidos and Guidettes, but there are more horrific things down at the beach than Snooki and “The Situation.” “Painful Jogger Syndrome” is on display everywhere you look this Fourth of July weekend. Do you know what a Painful Jogger is?  My bet is you do,... [Read more]

A Great Balance, Agility and Strength Exercise for a 6-Year Old

The old saying that, “Everything old is new again,” is really appropriate when it comes to exercises.  There are so many old school exercises that have been forgotten and forsaken and replaced with new, “exciting” but not necessarily better versions.  People looking for a way to get their children... [Read more]

Functional Training is the Key to Efficient and Effective Workouts

I have just come back from the finest professional educational event of my 20+ year career.  I was fortunate enough to be accepted into Vern Gambetta’s GAIN Apprentorship/Mentorship program earlier this year and last week ventured to Florida a 6-days extravaganza; to say it was a learning experience... [Read more]

Do Multivitamins Work?

An eight-year study that looked at the effects of multivitamin use in older women found that the pills did nothing to prevent heart disease and cancer.  The collected data is of an observational nature and not the result of rigorous scientific research, yet being that these results echo similar results... [Read more]

There Are Only 15 Calories in a Teaspoon of Sugar

It kind of amazes me that some people get so freaked out by a tiny teaspoon of sugar.  Fifteen calories has never gotten such a bad rap. In the rush to place blame for the so-called obesity epidemic, this basic carbohydrate that every body needs for fuel, has become a scapegoat. Nobody has ever gained... [Read more]

Eating Nuts is Good For Your Health

Unless you are one of the unfortunates who suffer from a peanut allergy, everyone should include nuts into their regular eating routine.  Nuts are not only a great source of protein and good fat, they offer other health benefits, as well. In recent years studies indicate that nuts may reduce cardiovascular... [Read more]

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