Earlier today, Time Magazine online published their list of the “25 Worst (We Mean Best) Infomercials.” At first, I was surprised that only 2 out of 25 infomercials were for exercise / fitness gizmos… until I saw the other 23, which included the “comfort wipe” and the “potty putter.” See which fitness infomercials TIME voted among the worst ever… (among the non-fitness infomercials, I vote for the better marriage blanket… but Aspray and UroClub are a really close second and third)

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18 August, 2010 posted in News & Current Events | Comments (4)

The word “visualization” sometimes conjures up images of new age gurus teaching esoteric techniques for personal enlightenment and “attracting” what you want into your life. This causes many evidence-based types to scoff. However, piles of research has shown that mental imagery (aka “visualization”) can improve performance. The latest study suggests that a certain type of mental imagery can also increase your strength

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21 July, 2010 posted in Mind & Motivation | Comments (19)

Have you ever had a weight loss expert tell you to “throw away your scale”?… or maybe you heard that too much focus on scale weight can turn you into an obsessive-compulsive (sound familiar?) Well… body composition is more important than body weight - you won’t get any argument from me about THAT. But… what if I told you that research supports a strong correlation between daily weigh-ins and long term weight loss success? Yes, I said DAILY weigh-ins. Do you think that’s crazy, or could this habit be something that might help you increase your fat loss success? This week’s Burn the Fat Blog Q & A column answers…

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29 June, 2010 posted in Weight Loss | Comments (56)

It makes me sad sometimes… So many people over age 50 (or even age 40) - think “it’s too late.” After the last blog post, which addressed some challenges that post-menopausal women face, I got en email which is unfortunately, typical of mail I get almost every day. A 52-year old female reader wrote: “Do you honestly think that a post-menopausal woman can ever look good in a bikini bathing suit or should I just give up the dream?”

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25 June, 2010 posted in Mind & Motivation | Comments (34)

In part two of our interview with coach David Grisaffi, you’ll learn how to get rid of a “pooch belly”, how to regain your strength and stomach muscularity after a c-section, how to flatten your abs after menopause, what kinds of cardio are best for flat abs, how to increase your energy almost instantly, the 5 best exercises for a rock hard midsection, plus… advanced ab and core exercises you’ve probably never done before…

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22 June, 2010 posted in Training & Exercise | Comments (10)

In part one of this exclusive interview with strength and conditioning coach David Grisaffi: Is there any new research proving or dis-proving spot reduction?, can you “spot ADD” fat? (yikes!), Is training your abs to failure actually dangerous?, the truth about training your abs every day, can you isolate your upper and lower abs at all? (even a little?), do some infomercial ab machines actually work? (do people discredit them too quickly?), Is “core training” and “functional training” legit, or just ab marketing jargon?, can simple bad posture cause serious physical damage? and much more…

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17 June, 2010 posted in Training & Exercise | Comments (9)

Last week a great man passed away. His name was John Wooden. He was 99. If you weren’t familiar with Wooden, he was considered by many as the greatest basketball coach of all time, leading the UCLA Bruins to an incredible 10 national championships in 12 years. He was also well-known for the wit and wisdom of his famous “one-liners.”

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11 June, 2010 posted in Mind & Motivation | Comments (22)

An investigation on protein drinks published in the July edition of Consumer Reports magazine, which was then picked up by CBS and NPR, has been causing waves of concern or even alarm to ripple through the fitness and bodybuilding world. Supplement companies are up in arms and people are wondering whether they should stop drinking protein shakes after the magazine said they tested 15 protein drinks for heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury) and 3 of them came up above the proposed safe limits…

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05 June, 2010 posted in Supplements | Comments (39)

Summer is here in the New Jersey / New York City Metro area. It has been a hot one so far, since Memorial Day through this first week of June - beautiful sunny skies and temps from 80 to the low 90’s. That of course, means a lot less clothes… People are baring their bodies everywhere here, at least most people. Some folks didn’t quite achieve that “summer bod” in time for summer… but it’s never too late. In fact, our Burn the Fat summer body transformation challenge just kicked off last week with thousands of people vying for the Burn the Fat champion title, and a movie star / fitness model body before the end of the summer…

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04 June, 2010 posted in Weight Loss | Comments (41)

The Burn the Fat 2010 Summer Blog Giveaway contest winners have been selected and announced! Scroll down to to see the winners list!

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26 May, 2010 posted in News & Current Events | Comments (0)