Health aNd Fitness Guide

Before your workout, eat a light, carbohydrate-rich snack such as a banana or four ounces of yoghurt within 20-30 minutes of lacing up. A quick carb-fix prevents blood-sugar level from dipping while you exercise; the calories keep you from using metabolism-boosting muscle for fuel. Eat light, as exercising and digesting require blood flow; the competition → Continue reading »

Love handles (excess fat around the waist) do not look as sweet as they sound. Here are a few exercises that can help if you want to get rid of love handles. Get going and have a ball. → Continue reading »

Foot-workouts at your workplace To tone up foot muscles: pick up a pencil, marble or a cotton ball with your toes. Then lift the object up toward your hand by turning in the sole of the foot (this move will also strengthen the ankle). Do 10 repetitions with each foot daily. → Continue reading »

This is the twelfth post in a series of Workout and Nutrition Tips by Jason Gremley. Many gyms have pullup/dip assist machines that will help you build your strength for eventually doing chinups unassisted. You could also have a workout partner assist you by holding your feet while you do chinups with your legs bent. Lat → Continue reading »

This is the eleventh post in a series of Workout and Nutrition Tips by Jason Gremley. The best exercise for increasing the ribcage area is the dumbbell pullover using a bench. A trainer at the gym can show you how to do it properly or you can consult Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book “The Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding,” → Continue reading »