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Curried Split Pea Soup by Douglas R. Patient Expert

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Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Peas are one of my favorite vegetables. Probably because I grew up on mushy peas (an Irish delicacy). When in season fresh peas are a delight but in winter months dried split ... Read on »

How Much Rest Between Sets? by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity You design your own workouts.You specify your reps and sets.You modify your lifting tempo and your range of motion.But, what about rest between sets?Do you wait only long enou ... Read on »

Get Fit and Save Money by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity The “experts” say that low income families have higher levels of obesity because “healthy” food is too expensive.I say….B.S.You can eat healthy on a small budget.This free ebo ... Read on »

Uncle Sam Wants You to Lose 20 Pounds by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity It's Family Fun Fitness Time!!!Obesity costs America billions and billions of dollars each and every year. And, in case you hadn’t heard it, America is having a little tro ... Read on »

What TIME Magazine Doesn’t Know About Exercise by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Last month, TIME magazine ran an article which claimed that due an increase in post-workout appetite, exercise is not an effective weight loss technique.Understandably, this c ... Read on »

Just in case America isn’t fat enough… by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity As the debate over President Obama’s healthcare proposal rages on, Taco Bell continues to give Americans exactly what they crave….melty, crunchy, spicy and heart attack induci ... Read on »

Figtastic Salsa by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity My neighbor not only has a fantastic fig tree (that I’ve been delving into for the past few weeks), but she also had success this year growing fresh tomatoes. The poor crater ... Read on »

iFitness Hack by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity The iFitness smartphone application is one of the best and most popular iPhone/Blackberry apps for fitness junkies.It has a huge exercise database that provides clear instruct ... Read on »

Shoryuken Workout by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Since building the Squidoo Lens about Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool Workout, I have become a big Deadpool fan and am really looking forward to the movie. I think the studio made a g ... Read on »

Soda Tax = Tax Grab by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity It looks like my prediction of a American Soda Tax may soon come true.According to ABC News, “several of the nation’s leading health experts are calling for a tax on soda as a ... Read on »

Obesity Time Bomb by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity THE OBESITY TIME BOMBI don’t know what this says about me, but as soon as I saw that headline, this picture popped into my head..If you like what you see here,click here for u ... Read on »

The Official “Make Ryan Reynolds your Beeyotch” Workout by Douglas R. Patient Expert

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity A few months ago, I created a Squidoo Lens about Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool Workout.The lens was essentially an introduction to the workouts that Reynolds had to endure in order ... Read on »

You Don’t Know HIIT by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Andre Smith - O-Lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals gets his HIIT onYesterday, Timbo ( aka Dr. Timothy Miller ) added a comment to one of my older HIIT posts – HIIT v.s. Type 2 ... Read on »

Taizo the Japanese Fitness Robot by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Personal Trainers BEWARE!!!In 2010, a Japanese Fitness Robot named Taizo will begin stealing all of your clients.Initially designed as a rehabilitation robot for Japanese seni ... Read on »

NYC Declares War on Soda by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity New York City’s public health officials opened a new front in their struggle against high-calorie beverages on Monday, unveiling a new ad campaign that graphically depicts glo ... Read on »

Fig and Goats Cheese Pizza by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Since I started ‘borrowing’ my neighbors figs from their tree, I’ve been using them in all sorts of dishes from frozen yogurt to couscous to salsa and now a simple pizza. When ... Read on »

Did You Play Today? by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity The U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services and the Ad Council today launched a new series of PSAs designed to address childhood obesity. Featuring characters from the upcoming ... Read on »

Here Come the Soda Tax by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Last month, I predicted that America will soon be paying 5 bucks for a can of Coke.And it looks like that prediction may be coming true.In an interview with Men’s Health magaz ... Read on »

The Lazy Man’s Guide to Getting Ripped by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity A few weeks ago, I was talking to a potential client. He told me that he would love to get fit, but he just doesn’t have the time.He’s just too busy with work, kids, internet ... Read on »

Grilled Tuna Burger by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity I got some pictures the other day of my niece’s first day at big girl school (what a dote!) and then it hit me–summer is almost done, or for those of you across the pond it ne ... Read on »

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