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…
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…
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,…
What are Endorphins? The human body's natural pain killers, endorphins, are likened to codeine or morphine for the reaction they generate within the body. Endorphins not only relieve pain but also bring about a temporary sense of well-being. They originate in various parts of your body, the pituitary gland, your…
Rebecca Kiritsy – Testimonial of the Week http://youtu.be/bfUnxMIgTGg Total Gym Pulse welcomes Rebecca Kiritsy to the blog for our latest testimonial of the week. Rebecca mentions she is embarrassed when looking at old pictures of herself before using the Total Gym. She jokes that the pictures she shows in the…
Holiday Gift Guide for Fitness Buffs By this point most major holiday gifts should be hiding in the furthest back part of a closet, but it’s likely there are a few more people on your list that aren’t crossed off yet. So if you’re reading this article it means either…