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More on Exercise And Weight Loss by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I am posting a comment my client Alan made in response to my last post because he illustrated the point I was making... that exercise plus nutrition works outstandingly well ... Read on »

Long Term Study Compared Low Carb With Low Fat Diet by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise A new study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, compared the effects of a very low-carbohydrate, high-saturated-fat diet (LC) with a low-fat (LF) diet to ... Read on »

New Fitness Transformation: Rick by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Read what Rick Alvarado has to say about his fitness transformation.... "A few things happen when you turn forty and are in my career field, Police Officer. You see co-wo ... Read on »

Get Moving For Health In May by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. This year, Fitness Transform joins the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to challenge Americans to ge ... Read on »

The High Protein Diet And Kidney Damage by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I was reading a post by Dr Eades recently, where he was examining a study which showed that high-dose thiamin (vitamin B1) may be an effective treatment for diabetic nephropat ... Read on »

Two Essential Skills For Weight-Trainers by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise An excellent guest post by my old friend, Charles Staley. He used to live here in Santa Barbara and we trained in the same gym! Two Essential Skills For Weight-TrainersBy Ch ... Read on »

Humans Have Brown Fat by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Researchers have found that adult humans also have brown fat (previously thought only to be present in infants and animals) which burns fat and produces heat. The significance ... Read on »

The Big Red Meat Study by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise If you keep up with the news, you've probably read or heard about the recent study which suggests that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat have an increased risk ... Read on »

I Passed The CSCS Exam by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I passed the CSCS certification exam that I took about six weeks ago. I am very pleased about this. It was a challenging four hour test. And the CSCS credential is the only ce ... Read on »

Women's Festival by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I will be speaking on a panel on Fitness and Longevity at the Women's Festival at UCSB Corwin Pavilion on March 8, 2009. Dr. Howard Elkin, a Cardiologist and Longevity Specia ... Read on »

Paleo Diet Confers Health Benefits by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Here's a new study which shows that even short term consumption of the Paleolithic type diet confers many health benefits. Researchers at the University of California San Fra ... Read on »

The Dynamic Weight Stage by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I've had a lot of experience with weight loss over the years. I dieted down to six percent body fat to compete in the Iron Maiden bodybuilding contest back in 1992. And I've h ... Read on »

Continuing Education by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise I took the CSCS certification exam yesterday up in Santa Maria. This certification is a highly prestigious credential. It's recognized by the National Commission for Certify ... Read on »

Intervals Reduce Training Time For Endurance Athletes by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Here's an interesting new study. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen took a small group of endurance athletes and replaced their regular endurance training with inter ... Read on »

Should You Work Out With A Cold? by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise With the flu season upon us, one question I'm often asked is: should you continue to work out when you come down with a cold? A recent article in the New York Times addressed ... Read on »

Oprah Weighs 200 Pounds by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Have you seen the January issue of O magazine? Oprah admits that she now weighs 200 pounds and has "fallen off the wagon" when it comes to healthy living. "I'm ... Read on »

Kettlebells For Fitness by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise In a recent post, I discussed the differences between training with dumbbells and training with kettlebells. I also mentioned the six basic kettlebell movements: the swing, th ... Read on »

The Asian High Carb Argument by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise When I present the low carb nutritional approach to my clients I'm often asked how the Asians manage to stay healthy on a high carb diet. Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, ... Read on »

Jump Over Burpee by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Here's a true full body exercise that burns fat, builds muscle, and increases cardiovascular endurance with nothing more than a small area of floor space and something that yo ... Read on »

High Intensity Exercise Reduces Abdominal Fat by Mikki R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted in: Blog Posts in Exercise Here's an interesting new study which examined the effects of exercise intensity on abdominal visceral fat and body composition in obese women with the metabolic syndrome. As ... Read on »

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