Archive for October, 2010
TOP 10: HEALTHIEST CANDIES FOR HALLOWEEN
Oct 31st
Hi everyone – it’s Top 10 time again! And in honor of today being Halloween we’re counting down the Top 10 Healthiest Candies on the market…
I’ve always looked at Halloween as the “jumping off” point for most people’s downward spiral of bad eating habits throughout the holidays. It can be so hard to try and resist the temptations of all those candy treats. Lets face it, Halloween isn’t about costumes for kids, it’s about getting as much candy possible! In my youth, my friends and I used to fill up multiple pillowcases with sweet stuff and would compete to see who got The most. Nowadays, More >
BAD SODA
Oct 31st
Do Fizzy Drinks Really Make You Fat?
One of the things I can’t stand is when people in a position of power twist and misrepresent the truth to support their particular agenda.
Case in point… you may remember this revolting anti-soda advert from earlier in the year in which a guy drinks fat and lard out of a soda can. The ad went on to say that drinking just one can of soda each day can make you gain 10lbs. of fat per year.
Well now some experts are questioning these dubious facts – leading to this report by a local New York More >
McDONALDS’ MADNESS
Oct 30th
Manager Sues For Getting Fat…
In case you haven’t noticed, I have a very strong opinion on certain subjects and a different point of view than most people I come across. But I think when you hear this story you’ll have no choice but to agree with me. And if you don’t you’re crazy!
So here’s the story – a man from Brazil recently sued McDonalds for gaining 65lbs over a 12 year period while working as a manager at one of their franchises. Crazy right? Well guess what? He won – pocketing a $17, 500 settlement – all for eating too many Big More >
ASK ALFONSO: EATING FOR AN EARLY WORKOUT
Oct 30th
Hey Alfonso,
I work out in the mornings before I go to work and I’m finding it really hard to get charged up and energized for an early start.
I basically wake up at 6.30am and am at my gym by 7.30. Trouble is I’m still half asleep and often find myself half halfheartedly going through the motions.
I generally grab a bowl of healthy cereal – like Protein Crunch – before I workout, but I don’t want to each much more or I find I get full and sluggish. So how can I get my energy levels up and put in a More >
TASTE IT OR WASTE IT: NUTS
Oct 29th
This time around we’re talking about nuts, and no, I don’t mean some of the politicians standing for the Mid-Term elections!
We’re discussing the kind that you eat – and they’re in everything from cereals to chocolate bars, coffees and bad Christmas songs… but are nuts actually good for you?
PROS:
There are so many varieties of nuts to choose from and they all have a unique flavor, texture, and shape. They can be used in many recipes in a variety of manners, and a lot of them can be turned into spreads like Peanut, Almond, or Cashew Butter. Also, nuts are non-perishable More >
WOMEN AND WEIGHTS
Oct 28th
What A Lot Of Women Could Learn From Padma Lakshmi
For the last twenty years I have listened to women complain that lifting weights will give them big muscles, that it will make them look like a man, and have sat by and watched as they have neglected a very important aspect of any fitness program – strength. I’ve seen numerous fitness “gurus” promote the use of very light weights or body weight training as the only form of exercise women should be doing to get a sexy, feminine body. Guess what? The Angry Trainer couldn’t disagree more!
I’m usually disappointed when I read about More >
ASK ALFONSO: NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE
Oct 28th
Hi Alfonso,
Love the site – I think your advice is spot on!
Here’s my problem. I work the night shift as a security guard and generally don’t get back home until 8am. When I get in I go straight to bed as I’m normally exhausted – rising at around 4 or 5 in the afternoon. I then try and spend some time with my wife and kids – before starting back at work at midnight.
As you can imagine my body clock is all over the place – not helped by the fact that when I have days off (Mondays and Tuesdays) More >
GYM BRATS
Oct 27th
Which Bad Gym Behavior Drives You Crazy?
Hey there! So for the past month we’ve been running a poll on Angry Trainer Fitness that asked what behaviors in the gym really get your goat? If you’ve ever spent time in a fitness facility, you’ve probably smelled some horrendous body odor, listened to people bangs weights (usually the little guys lifting tiny weights. Hello Napoleon Complex), or tripped over a weight left in the middle of the floor.
We’re still running the poll – but at the moment the behavior with the highest number of votes is talking on a cell phone. I’m surprised! I More >
