American Fitness back issues from January 2002:
New Year's resolutions: forget the protein diet. (Editorial).
Jan 01, 2002; ... There are constancies in life as certain as the willingness of people to go on fad diets every post-holiday season. This is when fitness professionals have to guide people to do what is healthiest, instead of what is trendiest. The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a ...
A golden contribution. (Step Up).
Jan 01, 2002; ... On October 6, 2001, the fitness staff of the Golden Door Spa in Puerto Rico launched an island-wide effort to unite all the local fitness facilities and spas. Forming a four-hour fitness marathon, they secured the donations of location, beverages, music, staging and support of corporate ...
Impressive repertoire. (Step Up).
Jan 01, 2002; ... I love the new AFAA exam prep book! It is loaded with great information--much more than I would have imagined. As a first class organization, AFAA has always impressed me. I recognize the names of individuals who taught workshops in 1986 and 1987 during my ...
Keeping the facts straight. (Step Up).
Jan 01, 2002; ... Thank you for running the music licensing story in the Ask AFAA section of the September/October 2001 issue. You did an excellent job of covering the subject factually and completely. Businesses do hot always like to pay for using copyrighted songs, but it is the law and it is the right ...
Standing at attention. (Step Up).
Jan 01, 2002; ... I am deeply honored by the attention, care and expertise AFAA gave me in preparation for my personal training and primary certification. My certification would not have been possible without the assistance of Roscoe (Rocky) Fawcett and part of the AFAA staff--Carlene Meyers, Michelle ...
Forever young. (Fitness & Exercise).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Show me a 60-year-old person who lives a sedentary lifestyle and I'll show you an elderly person. On the other hand, me a 60-year-old who leads an active lifestyle and I'll show you a young person. Evidence continues to show that working out can help the aging population ...
Wounded knee. (Fitness & Exercise).
Jan 01, 2002; ... Pumping iron--a central component of bodybuilding and increasing muscle strength--is usually safe if an athlete is physically fit and supervised by a trainer. "Usually safe," are the key words. No matter how fit you are, it is important to listen to your body. Take the ...
Tiny Tomes. (Fitness & Exercise).(Portable Personal Trainer, Pocket Trainer Strength Training Guide)(Pocket Trainer Strength Training Guide)
Jan 01, 2002 ... For those who need fitness inspiration, Eric Harr has written a brilliant book. The Portable Personal Trainer (Broadway Books; $9.95) is a small book that packs a powerful punch. The basis of his book is performance and passion. Many world-class athletes "are not genetically gifted--they ...
Breakfast bonus. (Wellness & Lifestyle).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Why do you skip breakfast? Is it because you don't have enough time or your way of cutting calories? In this world where grocery store aisles are stocked with boxes of ready-to-eat cereal, how can a person not have time? At most, eating a bowl of cereal takes 10 minutes. As for cutting ...
Live long and healthy? (Wellness & Lifestyle).(Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Within the pages of Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging ($16.95) you will find advice to successfully manage the aging process, maintain and improve the quality of your life. Inside the book you will learn: * Why aging is mostly in your head * Why exercise is the most ...
Track record. (Wellness & Lifestyle).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Kathrine Switzer has many accomplishments--she is the winner of the 1974 New York City Marathon, an Emmy Award-winning television commentator, author of Running and Walking for Women Over 40, The Road to Sanity and Vanity and inductee of the national Distance Running Hall of Fame. However, ...
What you don't know can hurt you. (Health & Medicine).
Jan 01, 2002 ... Rickets, childhood ailment caused by deficiency of vitamin D and calcium, virtually eradicated by the 1960s, is now on the rise because toddlers are not drinking enough milk, according to a report published in Pediatrics, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Academy of ...
Pain in the neck. (Health & Medicine).(What To Do for a Pain in The Neck: The Complete Program for Neck Pain Relief)
Jan 01, 2002 ... Neck pain affects all of us, whether it's the occasional crick or a herniated disc. While we all experience neck pain, most of us do not understand why. Now that Jerome Schofferman, MD has written WHAT TO DO FOR A PAIN IN THE NECK: The Complete Program for Neck Pain Relief (Fireside ...
When in France ...(Fat Fallacy: Applying the French Diet to the American Lifestyle)
Jan 01, 2002 ... While doing his post-doctoral work in France, William Clower realized there was something wrong with the way Americans eat. He watched the fit-as-a-fiddle French eat cheese, cream, butter and bread--foods obsessed-with-low-fat Americans avoid like the plague. Clower adopted the French diet ...
Keep your pearly whites.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Without the proper minerals in the soil, you cannot grow good corn. Without the proper minerals in your diet, it's difficult to have good teeth. "Even in the days before fluoride, toothbrushes or any advancements in dentistry, tooth decay was commonly attributed to poor nutrition and low ...
Brooke Siler's absolution: how Pilates helped her overcome asthma and lose weight.(Pilates Body)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Brooke Siler's, The Pilates Body, is bringing Pilates into the home. When celebrities, such as Julia Stiles, Liv Tyler, Amber Valletta and Madonna, need to tone, lengthen and strengthen their muscles or relieve stress, they go to Siler's wildly successful 4,000 square foot "re:AB" studio ...
Great expectations: follow these tips for the latest thinking on exercise during pregnancy.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Pregnancy brings major emotional and physical changes for women. Although expectant women involved in group exercise programs need to modify their workout, they can still enjoy exercise. While exercising during pregnancy has not been extensively studied, most researchers agree that both ...
Mastering your circadian rhythm: sleep is vital to maintaining health and fitness on the night shift.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Despite a lifelong commitment to physical fitness, I found my health and physique eroding after working long nights in an Intensive Care Unit. Fortunately, I was transferred to Sleep Medicine, where I discovered how to maintain health, musculature and well-being while working on the night ...
A strong start: strength and resistance training guidelines for children and adolescents.
Jan 01, 2002; ... Despite evidence of poor strength levels in children, the idea of children participating in strength and resistance training programs has gained little support from physicians and physical educators. Most evidence supporting the ban on prepubescent resistance training evolved from several ...
Not up to par. (Professional edge: clubs).(overview of health club ability to manage cardiovascular emergencies)
Jan 01, 2002 ... A new study of health and fitness facilities finds low awareness of and adherence to national standards regarding cardiovascular screening and emergency procedures. As reported in the July 2001 issue of CHEST, the study revealed that 53 percent of the surveyed health and fitness clubs did ...
Boost your student's self-esteem. (Professional edge: instruction).
Jan 01, 2002; ... Which sport hosts the most competitive, psych-you-out, eat-you-alive women on the planet? Don't look to the soccer field or the volleyball court--it's your fitness class. Instructors beware ... in the event your not-so-confident, slightly overweight students are bold enough to strip off ...
Heart pumping music. (Professional edge: workouts).(favorite workout music poll)(Pine Technology USA Inc. to develop lightweight MP3 player for sports and fitness markets)
Jan 01, 2002 ... The Material Girl tops the fitness hit list as PINE Technology USA asks gym goers "What are your favorite songs to listen to while working out?" In the first of its quarterly surveys, PINE polled 229 gym members in Southern California who regularly use MP3 players while working ...
Site-seeing: find an event, then go for it! (Clip N' Post).(finding and planning for a fitness event)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Isn't it easier to stay motivated while training when you have committed to an event, placed it in your organizer and are focused on preparing for it? How many of you would like to easily locate and enter an upcoming competition, but do not know how to find one that coincides with your ...
Clubs post strong financial performance. (Trends).
Jan 01, 2002 ... For the second consecutive year, health, racquet and sports clubs turned in a strong performance with EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) averaging 22 percent of revenue, according to the 2001 Profiles of Success, a report published annually by the ...
Worldwide.(conferences)
Jan 01, 2002 ... When AFAA returned to Colombia this past October, we were well received. Six months prior to the event, promoter Luis Malagon aroused the interest of fitness professionals throughout the country to attend the two AFAA certifications hosted at the Von Humboldt Hotel and Sterling Convention ...
Blood pressure assessment guidelines and recommendations. (Tech Brief).
Jan 01, 2002; ... The American Heart Association reports that one in rive Americans (one in four adults) has high blood pressure. Unfortunately, 31.6 percent are not aware of their condition. Furthermore, of all people with high blood pressure, 14.8 percent are not in therapy (i.e. special diet or ...
The dangers of eating disorder.
Jan 01, 2002; ... An eating disorder is defined as a disturbance in eating behavior that endangers a person's physical and psycho-social health. Anorexia and bulimia are two of the most common eating disorders. Throughout the last three decades, these illnesses have increased in their rate of occurrence ....
New NIH cholesterol guidelines. (Special Report).(National Institutes of Health)
Jan 01, 2002; ... Lifestyle factors play an important role in reaching and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, according to the May 2001 cholesterol guidelines issued by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These guidelines, based heavily on ...
Finding the balance: protein and carbohydrates are a winning combination in a sports diet. (Nutrition).
Jan 01, 2002; ... Confusion abounds regarding the right balance of protein in a sports diet. Rugby players, runners and skaters alike commonly wonder: 1. if a protein-based diet is less fattening than a carbohydrate-based diet, 2. if protein is best for preventing hypoglycemia, 3. if extra protein is needed ...
Check it out. (the Inside Story).(health and fitness news)
Jan 01, 2002 ... LongIsland.com has named ECA World Fitness Vice President Gary Scott their fitness expert. As LongIsland.com's expert, Scott writes and posts articles on their Web site each month. He is certified with ACSM, ACE, AFAA, ISSA and AEA. Scott is also the president of the East Coast Instructor ...