OperationFitness.com Launches The Shape Up America Campaign 30-City Tour To Fight The Obesity Epidemic

Posted on February 22, 2010 by admin

The City Council of Los Angeles has granted Michael Torchia’s declaration to make the week of March 14th, 2010 an Annual Holiday called “Health and Fitness Week” in the State of California. Mayor Villaraigosa will personally be awarding the honor to Michael Torchia at the launch of the Shape Up America Campaign 30-city tour. This [...]

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Study: Low Carb Diet Increases Heart Attack Risk

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

_The low-carb diet involves eating more protein and fat in foods such as meat, cream and butter and cutting out bread, sugar and other foods high in carbohydrates.
People who shun carbs like bread and pasta are 25 per cent more likely to suffer clogged arteries than in a low-fat diet, the research published in the [...]

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News: Cardiovascular Fitness is Linked to Intelligence

Posted on December 9, 2009 by admin

The case for cardio exercise just keeps on getting stronger. First a University of Princeton team shows that exercise lets lab rats (Note: I mean actual laboratory rats here) produce neurons with improved stress response (i.e. they don’t respond), and now a group of Swedish neuroscientists is telling us that improved cardiovascular fitness actually makes [...]

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9 in 10 teens fall short on fruits and veggies

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

Less than 10 percent of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called “poor” in a recent report.
The report based on 2007 data found that only 13 percent of U.S. high school students get at least [...]

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6 Suprising Heart Attack Triggers (scary)

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

I got a lot of feedback last summer after Michael Jackson’s sudden death when I posted some surprising statistics about heart attacks and how younger adults are more at risk of dying during cardiac arrest than older adults. Now I’ve found some more surprising info on Msnbc about the most dangerous times that leave you [...]

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4 More Holiday Meal Makeovers: Healthier Alternatives Part 2

Posted on December 4, 2009 by admin

It’s December, it’s holiday season, and I’m continuing this thread to help your fitness and diet routine survive the all the eating and drinking. 4 more holiday meal alternatives are as follows:
Stuffing
Make it healthy: Use whole grains
Choose whole grain bread and turkey or chicken sausage to significantly lighten your stuffing side. Feeling virtuous? Swap sausage [...]

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Holiday Meal Makeovers: 4 Healthier Alternatives

Posted on December 2, 2009 by admin

So we’re back in the Holiday Season and along with the Christmas cheer comes a lot of indulging. Some of you might feel okay about falling off your training diet this month but for those of you not wanting to miss a beat, here are 4 Holiday meal re-dos that will help you trim the [...]

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New Study: Need To Snack? Go For High Protein Over High Carbs

Posted on November 27, 2009 by admin

Go for high-protein, not high-carb
Another group of French researchers found that high-protein snacks help people feel full longer and eat less at their next meal. Study participants ate 200 calories of protein or carbs or nothing at all. Those who ate high-carbohydrate snacks were hungry again just as quickly as those who ate no snacks.

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Mike’s Pick: Healthy Protein Powders That Don’t Taste Like Glue

Posted on November 27, 2009 by admin

EAS Myoplex – with an expanded flavor selection that includes chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, chocolate mint, chocolate peanut butter, dark chocolate, chocolate mocha, pina colada, orange jubilee, peaches and cream and banana crè­am pie, EAS Myoplex combines great taste with high quality protein per serving, and low sugar and carbs. It also helps the Myoplex is [...]

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6 Holiday Healthy Eating Survival Tips

Posted on November 26, 2009 by admin

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