Archive for June, 2009

Recipe: Turkey & Veggie Meatballs

Developing and maintaining healthy eating habits can be challenging when you love food as much as I do! Food plays a central role in my life. One of my favorite ways to unwind and enjoy the company of my friends and family is to have a nice home-cooked meal. The hard part? Making food that [...]

Posted by Brandon on June 8th, 2009 under Healthy Recipes  •  No Comments

Circuit Training: Pump Up Your Heart and Your Muscles!

You may hear or read that resistance training (for muscle development) and cardiovascular exercise (for improved circulatory health and aerobic calorie burn) are mutually exclusive. Many people believe that while lifting weights will make you stronger and improve your muscle mass and tone, you’ll have to hop on a treadmill or bike for an aerobic [...]

Posted by Brandon on June 4th, 2009 under Aerobic & Cardiovascular, Exercise, Weight Training Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Eggs in the City

Have you noticed over the last few years that there’s been some serious marketing going on for eating eggs? My favorite commercial currently is the one featuring Luke Myers (world-class Sport Stacker), shown here. The slogan goes, “If you want to BE incredible, EAT incredible [edible eggs].” Pretty snazzy! Let’s talk a little more about [...]

Posted by Brandon on June 2nd, 2009 under Diet & Nutrition Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Blog Carnival Love

Looks like my article on basic weight training moves has been featured in a couple of blog carnival issues this week. Both FitBuff.com and Weight Master have included this post in their most recent blog carnival issues. These two blogs are also great resources for learning about leading a healthy, active lifestyle.
Thanks to Fitbuff.com and Weight [...]

Posted by Brandon on June 1st, 2009 under Miscellaneous Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments