Health – StrongFast Fitness https://strongfastfitness.com Buffalo NY Personal Training Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:26:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.8 98122217 Metabolism Probably Isn’t The Culprit https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2018/09/metabolism-probably-isnt-culprit/ Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:26:25 +0000 https://strongfastfitness.com/?p=2996 You can find a good article on metabolism here: https://www.vox.com/2018/9/4/17486110/metabolism-diet-fast-weight-loss "Metabolism" is one of those terms thrown around recklessly without most people understanding what it means. There are lots of products, books, posts, diets, systems, etc., that claim they'll help people lose weight by "speeding up" or "boosting" metabolism. Most … Continue reading

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]]> 2996 The Pants of Truth https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2016/05/the-pants-of-truth/ Sun, 15 May 2016 20:11:23 +0000 http://strongfastfitness.com/?p=2167 The scale is the dreaded measuring device most commonly used to check changing body composition; that is, are you getting fatter? It's not a good measure, though, since it doesn't really tell us anything about body composition--the ratios of fat, muscle, bone, and water that make up total body weight. … Continue reading

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]]> 2167 Not So Fast Relief https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2015/03/not-so-fast-relief/ https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2015/03/not-so-fast-relief/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2015 02:37:20 +0000 http://strongfastfitness.com/?p=1716 A woman in a gym, apparently having just completed a workout, says, "Fast: that's just the kind of relief my muscles need." Or something like that. It was the beginning of a commercial, and don't ask me for what (other than some pain relief drug, obviously) since it was switched … Continue reading

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]]> https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2015/03/not-so-fast-relief/feed/ 1 1716 New York City Ramblings https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2014/11/new-york-city-ramblings/ Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:26:55 +0000 http://strongfastfitness.com/?p=1270 I spend a lot of time in New York City. (Not just "New York." No one says "Kansas" for Kansas City or "Oklahoma" for Oklahoma City or "North Carolina" for North Carolina City. Or do they?) Here are a few pertinent-ish ramblings. A while back, I saw someone descending stairs … Continue reading

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]]> 1270 Stand Up Guy https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2014/11/stand-up-guy/ Sat, 08 Nov 2014 02:33:59 +0000 http://strongfastfitness.com/?p=1278 It's not hard to find articles about the hazards of too much sitting. If you're stuck with a job that requires lots of it, that stinks. There are things you can do to mitigate it, but the best option is to do less of it. If you do a lot … Continue reading

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