Having an hourglass figure has its pros and cons. Pros: curvy all over and possession of all assets Cons: Prone to gain weight on every single body part; hips, stomach, backside, legs, chest, back, thighs…Did I miss anything? You’re in luck. I’m a little biased when it comes to this particular workout. My reason? Probably ...
Smart meters have been much in the news as of late, and for those of you unfamiliar with this term, a smart meter is usually an electrical meter that records consumption of electric energy in intervals of an hour or less and communicates that information at least daily back to the utility for monitoring and ...
Spring Break is a great time to take the family on a day trip to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, and that’s just what we do every year! Exotic animals, beautiful fauna and flora, and a magical butterfly experience await visitors, but there’s more! A stingray petting pool, a children’s Play Park and Splash Ground, ...
There is no medical reason why an overweight person cannot or should not do high intensity interval training (HIIT). I’m a certified personal trainer, and I have all of my overweight and even obese clients engage in high intensity interval training. Though HIIT is often applied to very fast running (sprinting), this doesn’t mean that ...
With a helmet on and my seat belt tight across my chest, I clenched the door handle of a Z06 Chevrolet Corvette as I flew down the auto cross track in the FedEx Field parking lot in Washington, DC. I sat in the passenger’s seat while driving professional and instructor, Bill Cooper, whipped us around ...
It seems ironic that this particular chocolate company was named after a famous lady who rode naked through the streets of in order to force her husband to reduce taxes on his impoverished serfs. That would suggest that by choosing this legend, the company wanted their chocolates to be affordable to the “little people”. However, ...
During this busy time of year, you are probably constantly on your feet. Be it at work or out shopping for the holidays, I’m sure everyone has dealt with tired, achy feet at one time or another. At the end of the day all you want to do is pull off your shoes and do ...
Growing up I had always had a fascination with the black and white photographs of my family that stretched back to the turn of the century. I have always found black and white photography to be richer and classier, but I never knew how, in a world of Polaroid cameras and color photography, to take ...
We make fun of their funny accents, their bad food, and the fact that they still revere a queen. But without English, we never would have had James Bond, The Beatles, or Gwyneth Paltrow movies. England is the perfect place for you to travel to if you’re thinking about taking your first trip out of ...
Since August, I’ve had excruciating heel pain in my left foot. As one of the over 46 million uninsured Americans, I turned to the Internet for medical information. After ruling out heel spurs because I didn’t feel a “bony protrusion” in my heel–only pain–settled on plantar fascists as the diagnosis and proceeded to search for ...
