If it has been a while since you last explored Personal Best’s website- it’s time to take a trip and see what is new this month. Besides weekly informational and opinion blogs, we’ve added: Two new links- one to The National Institutes of Health, a major medical and wellness resource, and the second to my-calories-counter.com, …
Here are the latest updates from research on health and wellness that may impact you: A study published in The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology reported that adolescent girls who tried extreme dieting, had parents who were obese or who were depressed, were more likley to be obese as adults. 496 girls were followed …
Goal setting. It is one of the first things we learn in “personal training school”. We’ve been told, “Make sure all your clients have short term and long term goals”. We’ve been taught that, without them, a client cannot be successful. While I agree to some extent- I am beginning to rethink this over focus …
Despite what our common sense tells us, despite the fact that we are in denial about our eating and exercising habits, let’s face it, we are all still hoping that there is some “secret” to successful weight loss that has not been revealed to us yet. Yes, maybe in 100 years, we will finally figure …
Coffee, coffee drinks and all their delicious varieties are immensely popular here in the US. While the jury is still out about the negative or positive effects of coffee itself, there is a growing trend towards sugary, dessert like coffee drinks that is definitely harmful! I recently met with a client who treats herself to …
Here are the summaries of recently published studies from the fitness and medical industry: -Secondhand smoke increases risk of insulin resistance in children. Insulin resistance is a precursor to diabetes- and smoking has long had this effect on adult smokers, but this study is the first to link this effect with secondhand smoke. -Adding dairy …
The country has experienced extreme summer weather over the last few weeks. From Arizona to Pennsylvania, where hundreds of boyscouts fell ill just sitting in the heat, to the Northeast, where humidity levels were oppressive, the heat and humidity has mimicked temperatures in the 100-110 range. And yet, last week, on the hottest and most …
If you need a few more reasons to begin an exercise program….. Just one pound of bodyweight lost decreases the load to the knees by four pounds. New research shows that the primary reason for childhood obesity is inactivity, not poor nutrition. The higher your cardiovascular fitness level, the lower the risk of Metabolic Syndrome- …
I was recently meeting with a chiropractor that I work with, and we were relating to each other case studies of interesting clients/patients. I began talking about one of my favorite clients, a retired school teacher with chronic pain from a rounded upper back and forward head, caused by years of leaning over student’s desks …
Personal Best will be hosting a Customer Apprecation Day on Wednesday August 10th, from 5:30- 7:30pm, at the home of Personal Best in Hudson,MA. The evening is open to all current and former clients as a thank you to all the wonderful clients who have made Personal Best successful! The evening will feature free seated …
As summer begins, and the structure of school fades fast, our teenagers will be free to hang with friends and have some freedom. Of course, in this day and age, we all need to know where our kids are at all times for their safety, but we realize the importance of giving our older kids …
We all know that exercise makes us look good and feel good and reduces our risk of many dangerous diseases and illnesses, but let’s face it, most people exercise because they want to “look good” and lose weight. A recent study at John Hopkins University School of Medicine showed a dramatically positive result from exercise …