The Cost of Counting Calories

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 03-09-2009


A while ago the now-defunct Elastic Waist was currently looking for “anti-diet” tips, a concept which I love both for the opportunity of turning the diet industry’s sound bites back on them and for the opportunity to practice being witty and pithy. However, despite my being both witty AND pithy (in my own esteemed opinion) they did not chosen any of my tips. So I’m going to share my favorite anti-diet tip with you:

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Free Turbulence Training Workout

Filed Under (Mico Fitness) by Admin on 02-09-2009

Just in time for the new Turbulence Training Transformation Contest, Craig Ballantyne is offering CFB readers the 4-week Hot Zone Workout absolutely FREE!

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Jump Rope Workout – Unorthodox Pt 1

Filed Under (Fitness Confessions) by Admin on 02-09-2009

Here is the second installment in my "Jump" series. As I stated before, I love jumping because it tackles so many elements of fitness at once, and gets you ripped pretty fast. Here, I’m showing you three different exercises to do with a jump rope, but not the usual way. Check it out:–stop my autoplay vid in the upper right corner to get this in real time–When using a rope on the ground, find

Girly Girls vs. Tomboys in the Gym

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 02-09-2009

In one of the most entertaining reader questions I have ever gotten, Dennis writes:
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Want to Lose Weight? Lose the Debt.

Filed Under (Equipment Experiments) by Admin on 01-09-2009


Normal weight loss research focuses on small-scale stuff like how taking smaller bites and drinking a glass of water before you eat will help you lose weight. Wusses. German researchers announced today that they found a significant link between people who are heavily in debt and people who are heavily overweight.

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