Waaaaayyy back in 1967, medical experts were concerned about the growing threat of childhood obesity.
Little did they know that the “fat kids” from their time would be considered “normal” in 2010.
I recently came across the following olde-tyme educational film from Great Britain (c 1967). The film documents the typical home life for Brits in the late 60s…including their attitudes towards food and meal times. It also addresses obesity in children.
A female GP narrates the story of three children who are overweight for their age stressing that although there may be some inherited causes of their obesity, it is mostly due to over-feeding on the part of the parents, what the GP calls a cruel kindness.

Cruel Kindness
What a great description.

Why do we feed our kids pizza instead of broccoli?
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I felt the need to discuss muscle recovery here, because I think many people get this part wrong in their training. Many magazine and sites would have you believe that the more experienced you are, the better your levels of recovery. That is true to an extent but as a trainee gets stronger, the training stress increases as well. In fact, the closer you get to your genetic potential the tougher and heavier you must lift to see a change in strength (or muscle size if you are trying to increase muscle mass). Advanced lifters have a much greater need to cycle intensity than beginners. A beginner can gain strength each and every workout, with less time in between sessions.

[I always appreciate good photos even if they don’t relate to the topic. 2010 has just begun and I think this will be know as the decade of neon! Old retro […]

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Back with more news for you today. It’s amazing how much good information there is on this stuff out there if you know where to look. Three in particular that I found really valuable were…
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Note: Check out the forum discussion about the Simple Guide to Getting into Shape.
In the previous article in the Simple Guide to Getting into Shape, we discussed the importance of proper planning, goal setting, and how to execute a plan. Now we’re going to start getting into more specifics. This article is going to focus on fast weight loss and the importance of the acronym, K.I.S.S. or Keep it Simple, Stupid.Jennifer’s Weight Loss Journey
Jennifer was 200 pounds overweight, and decided that it was time she turn her life around and go on a serious diet. She researched diets intensively, read multiple books on the differences between different kinds of diets, learned about the exact nutrition value that should be in her foods, which fats were more important than other fats, which foods most effected metabolism, and so on.
This was all well and good, and surely Jennifer now knew more about […]

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Note: Check out the forum discussion about the Simple Guide to Getting into Shape.
In the previous article in the Simple Guide to Getting into Shape, we discussed the importance of proper planning, goal setting, and how to execute a plan. Now we’re going to start getting into more specifics. This article is going to focus on fast weight loss and the importance of the acronym, K.I.S.S. or Keep it Simple, Stupid.Jennifer’s Weight Loss Journey
Jennifer was 200 pounds overweight, and decided that it was time she turn her life around and go on a serious diet. She researched diets intensively, read multiple books on the differences between different kinds of diets, learned about the exact nutrition value that should be in her foods, which fats were more important than other fats, which foods most effected metabolism, and so on.
This was all well and good, and surely Jennifer now knew more about […]

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The basis of Tabata Training is 4 minutes of intense interval training/circuit training. What you are doing is taking an exercise we'll use sprints as an example here.
Sprint as hard as you can for 20 seconds
Walk for 10 seconds
Repeat 7 more times for a total of 8 sets.
So what you have is a total of 4 minutes workout time.
Tabata Training can be done with a number of different exercises the idea is to use an exercise that gets the whole body involved or at least the major muscle groups.Tabata Training can be done with Barbells, Dumbells, Kettlebells or just Bodyweight exercises. I'll give you some other exercises and routines to try in a minute but first let me give you some background and how Tabatas work.
Tabata Training was developed by Izumi Tabata (imagine that) at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. They did a study on […]

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The basis of Tabata Training is 4 minutes of intense interval training/circuit training. What you are doing is taking an exercise we'll use sprints as an example here.
Sprint as hard as you can for 20 seconds
Walk for 10 seconds
Repeat 7 more times for a total of 8 sets.
So what you have is a total of 4 minutes workout time.
Tabata Training can be done with a number of different exercises the idea is to use an exercise that gets the whole body involved or at least the major muscle groups.Tabata Training can be done with Barbells, Dumbells, Kettlebells or just Bodyweight exercises. I'll give you some other exercises and routines to try in a minute but first let me give you some background and how Tabatas work.
Tabata Training was developed by Izumi Tabata (imagine that) at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. They did a study on […]

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This week’s soup recipe comes from a military man who prefers to keep his real identity undercover. He did, however, decide to declassify his Chicken and Shrimp Soup recipe for the Primal Blueprint Cookbook Challenge, and we’re glad he did. The soup follows one of our favorite soup-making methods, which is throwing a bunch of healthy stuff in a pot and letting it simmer to deliciousness. All that’s required on your part is a little chopping and stirring. Yes, there are a lot of ingredients, but if you scan the list you’re likely to find that you already have many of them on hand.

In the dark days of winter this soup adds a burst of much needed color. Nutrient-rich yellow pepper, celery, carrots and tomatoes are mostly responsible, although a nice blend of spices and a garnish of cilantro and scallions also brighten up the bowl. Chicken and shrimp add […]

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So, Christmas – Done. New Years Day -Done! Another year older and hopefully wiser.
Have you noticed all the food traditions associated with the new year? Of course my Texan Missus has hers, which involves black eyed peas and leafy greens (representing good luck, good health & good fortune), which is now a tradition I’ve adopted.
I’m thinking the feast you just had on Christmas might have yielded some leftover turkey or ham and with a lot of you in the midst of winter right now one of the easiest, healthiest & quickest meals to put together is a great big ol’ pot of soup, which is also a great way to use up the leftovers. (If you don’t have any ham check out this turkey soup recipe.) I bunged this together in about 30 minutes (hassle-free indeed) and man was it good! You’ll love how good this smells cookin’ up in […]

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