Top 10 Stress Busters No matter what, stress is a part of life. It’s inevitable yet often manageable, annoying yet imperative. Without stress there is no focus or progression in life, yet with too much there are adverse health effects. Seventy percent of adults experience stress or anxiety daily. The…
Fitness Age: What is it, and what does your age say about you? Of course you are as old as you feel. Age is just a number. Walter Bortz, MD., a leading expert in the field of health and aging, offers a program for healthy living, and enjoying life to…
How to Make your Resolutions Stick As a personal trainer, I always experience a large number of calls from eager clients wanting to change their lifestyle for their New Year’s Resolution. Gyms and Health Clubs are busy, busy, with everyone eager to shed some weight and get into better shape.…
Mike Campbell, The Fat Guy: Part 3 http://youtu.be/S-LHHAkIijs Mike “The Fat Guy” Campbell joins Total Gym Pulse once again with some more inspirational advice, talking about feeling good. Mike states that he knows a lot of people that are overweight - like he once was - are feeling bad. He…
Using Your Body to Boost Your Mood Among all of the benefits of exercise, did you know that exercise is often a natural cure for depression? It’s one of the most common motivators for exercising—wanting to feel better, to be more confident, think more positively, to be able to better…
Improve Your Health – Adding Probiotics to Your Health Under normal circumstances, your body maintains a healthy balance of good and bad bacteria. Trouble can arise when the bad bacteria overpower good bacteria, potentially compromising digestion and your immune system. You know the feeling: occasional bloating, poor digestion, irregularity, occasional…
Germ Alert - Stop Touching the Face! Remember when your mom would tell you to "wash up" before dinner? She was definitely onto something, moms usually know best. Well it's that time of year, the dreaded cold and flu season. However, mom's advice could actually go a long way in…
2014 Resolution: New Year – New You! January is here sooner that you thought and it is time to stick to those New Years’ resolutions that you wrote down back in December. No problem - I am here to help you get started and stay committed. Having a clear plan…
Happy New Year from Total Gym! With sincere appreciation for your trust and loyalty in 2013, we would like to wish you health, happiness and prosperity for the upcoming New Year. As we reflect on our goals & set our 2014 resolutions, let us remember the wise words of an…
Mike Campbell, The Fat Guy: Part 2 http://youtu.be/EYSu9OBNxgs Mike “THE FAT GUY” Campbell joins Total Gym Pulse once again for his second video blog. Mike begins this segment by recounting what his life was like when he weighed 350 pounds. He was on several medications and had high blood pressure,…