Tired of being called overweight, porky, plus size, or obese? Then stop being a couch potato and exercise. An exercise is movement you make on your body at greater effort as compared to your activities of daily living. Exercising targets to maintain optimum physical health and over all well being. Also it remains to be [...]
Katie asked: I heard if I were to sit on an exercise ball instead of a chair I will lose weight. Is that true? Ask The Fitness Dude’s Answer: This is actually a pretty common question, and there is always someone saying, “My cousin lost 20 lbs. by sitting on a ball!” It is those [...]
I thought It might be fun to post some humorous fitness related pictures up once in awhile. So here is there first one! I thought it was funny, it definitely has some truth to it too. Many people believe they do not have enough time in their schedules to workout, but the fact is…they don’t [...]
Other than posts and information there are some different pages on Ask The Fitness Dude that you can check out. Go ahead and look around! If you want to get to know me a little and what the mission for this site is, than take a look at the “About Me” page. If you want [...]
Do not worry!! The side effects I am talking about are because people have either been starving themselves, taking diet pills, or have had some type of surgery. Remember, the best way to lose weight is naturally with a healthy diet and a workout routine that can meet the demands of your body. If you [...]
So what is the deal with flexibility? Why is flexibility important? Before we get into why flexibility is important, lets take a look into the factors that makes one flexible. Have you ever heard of the term “range of motion about a joint?” Well this is a common term used to define the amount of [...]
We have all done it…we decide we want to start a “life changing” workout routine, and then a few weeks into our workout routines we get bored. I get calls all the time about people struggling with staying motivated in their workouts. They started off great, they were even enjoying how their body felt after the [...]
Okay…so we all know how exercise benefits our physical bodies. We know that exercise is good for our lungs, heart, and our overall physical health. There are plenty of studies and evidence what exercise can do for the physical body, but there are few studies that have been done to see what type of effects [...]
I remember the first time I went hiking, I was around 7 years old and my whole family decided to go on a hiking trip. It was one of the most terrible experiences of my life, we woke up before daylight, we carried heavy backpacks, I became tired pretty fast, and a bee stung me. [...]
This might seem like an odd question, but it is something that people ask quite a bit. ”Why should people exercise?” What is the point!? Why put your body through all that tough work? The good news is…if you are asking this question, then you are already moving in the right direction, and you will [...]
