Can Food Cause Arthritis?...Most of us have found out the hard way that certain foods do not agree with us. Usually, our stomachs send us a message within a short time. Less obvious, and more controversial, is the role of food in contributing to chronic diseases. It is fairly well accepted that foods trigger migraines in some people. Now it seems there may be food triggers for some cases of

Stop the Aging Process...The older we get the faster life seems to pass us by: years become months, months turn into weeks, and yet another week just passes by. We try to fit as much as we can into our day, only to realize there's just not enough time to get it all done.

Squats For Lower Back Pain...A frequent complaint heard by personal trainers from a clients is "I will never do squats again, last time I did, I hurt my lower back". We can truly sympathize with someone who experiences any lower back pain and some of you may even agree that squats can cause the pain.

How Do You Know If You're Old?...There are two kinds of age for you to be concerned about. The first is chronological age. That's the one on your driver's license, situated so you can put your thumb over it, if necessary. The other is physiological age. That has to do with health and fitness. If a runner, for instance, is 50 years old but has an aerobic capacity typical of a 35 year old, his physiological age, as far as

Be Flexible...You know you should stretch and you probably don't do it, or at least not enough. Stretching can help prevent injury and improve sports performance. For most of us, static stretching is best. Move to where you feel the stretch in the target muscle and hold for 20 seconds or more.

Staying Fit For Life...Many of us begin a health improvement and fitness program with short term goals. Often the idea is that we should lose ten or fifteen pounds to feel better and improve our blood pressure, or perhaps that we'd like to look better in a bathing suit during the summer months. Although these