Dr. Randy and Dr. Britt
Boosting Your Metabolism by Dr. Randy
By jsnaric at April 22, 2012 | 11:43 am | 0 Comment
Too often I hear individuals blaming a low metabolism for their weight gain. Often time it is used as an excuse that they have heard from somewhere – most people don’t even know what their metabolic rate is or ever have it measured. Metabolism is the rate at which we burn calories and not everyone has the same metabolic rate. Heredity plays a factor, with age more...
Let’s Get Flexible by Dr. Randy
By jsnaric at February 17, 2012 | 1:09 pm | 0 Comment
The importance of flexibility is often left out of the discussion about living a healthy lifestyle. Some individuals don’t think flexibility should be “trained” like cardiovascular endurance or strength. Therefore, flexibility training is often left out of a workout regime or it is the quick stretching down before a “real” work out entailing running and lifting. more...
Basics for Cardiovascular Health by Dr. Randy
By jsnaric at January 25, 2012 | 1:03 am | 0 Comment
The cardiovascular system is made up of 4 structures: heart, arteries, veins and capillaries. Different diseases affect these structures such as heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and stroke. Some of these diseases have no symptoms until very late in their onset. It is important to keep your risk of cardiovascular disease to a minimum through a healthy more...
Use It or Lose It? by Dr. Randy
By jsnaric at October 24, 2011 | 12:45 pm | 0 Comment
You might be wondering if you will lose all of the hard earned endurance and strength gains if you take a break from exercise or have an injury that forces you to cut back. Quite simply the answer is yes, the loss of fitness is a given. There are things that can be done to reduce the loss of strength and endurance. It does not take long for the decline to occur. more...
3 Things Every Fitness Program Needs
By jsnaric at September 27, 2011 | 12:18 pm | 1 Comments
A complete and effective exercise program needs to include aerobic exercise, muscular endurance training and flexibility exercises. Aerobic exercise does good things for you heart and blood vessels and is an important part of managing your weight. Muscular endurance training will improve posture, reduce the risk for lower-back injuries and is also an important part of more...
