CHOOSING THE PERFECT GYM When you join a gym, you’ll likely invest in it a good amount of time and money and sweat. So it makes sense to list out all the qualities you’re looking for. I’ve researched several sources to assist you in choosing a gym that will help get you to the fitness level you desire (not one that only cares about you keeping up with your membership dues). Here are suggestions from two authors plus additional things to look for as a senior. First is Shannon Clark in her Bodybuilding.com article, Top 10 Things To Look For...
MIGHTY NEAT Reading my latest issue of IDEA Fitness Journal, I came along an article called The Smart Way to Move by Terry Eckmann, PhD. This fascinating piece is about NEAT, which stands for non-exercise activity thermogenesis. This is the energy we expend each day for everything that is not sleeping, eating or exercise-like activities. Thus NEAT is specifically all the non-exercise activities we perform on a daily basis such as doing yard work, washing dishes, walking from the car to the grocery store, etc. I researched NEAT online and found that the term and the theory originated from James...
