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Humans evolved in motion; hunting, fighting, and surviving. Since starting NYUCD in September, I’ve lost track of how many 16 hour days were spent sitting in the same spot (my version of surviving tigers like Dr. Baker and Dr. Roy )
This isn’t a complaint, but my current [...]

This is a guest post by Bianca Perilli.
This might be old news, but I am just BLOWN AWAY by the alarming statistics of disease in our country.  Did you know that 80% of Americans are overweight and 30% are considered to be obese?  Worse, The World Health Organization states that 75% of all American deaths [...]

My friend, and future Doctor, Sofiya, shared an inspirational story with me the other day about an acquaintance of hers. We’ll call this acquaintance Margie (not real name).
Margie is a classic example of a girl with no discipline, who let herself go, and was basically shunned by boys because of being overweight, having a low [...]

Caution: Don’t read this without your sense of humor. I don’t know original source, so if you point it out, I’ll cite it.
Q: Doctor,  I’ve heard that  cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your  heart is only good for so many  beats, and that’s it…  don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears [...]

Today the readers of AlexShalman.com are in for a special treat. Carla Birnberg of MizFit Online made this video ‘guest post’ just for us.
I’d also like to welcome the regular Mizfit readers that are going to be coming over here today. I’ve humbly watched Carla’s blog, and have seen first hand that you are [...]

This is a guest post from Chris at zentofitness.com. Zen to Fitness writes articles about Health, Fitness, Vitality and Good Eating. Make sure to check out Zen to Fitness.
Its that time of the year; Colds, runny noses and coughs are all about us and despite your best attempts to stay healthy its inevitable you will [...]

On October 1st I set a goal to lose 20 lbs by October 31st. I ended up being 6 lbs short of reaching my goal, but I’d hardly call this month a failure as far as my health is concerned. I learned a great deal about self-discipline in the realm of food control, which I’d [...]

Last Sunday I participated in my first race. This served to burst my bubble into the racing community, and alleviate some of that anxiety and excitement about trying something new for the very first time.
This past Sunday I participated in my second race, which was an 8 kilometer (5 mile) race in Central Park, NY. [...]

On October 1st I started out at 5′8″ 195 lbs. Over the past 3 weeks I have managed to lose 13 lbs. Actually, exactly one week ago I weighed 182 lbs. This means that my weight stabilized on 182 for two weeks in a row.
The goal is to lose 20 lbs by October 31st. I [...]

“I don’t believe in diets, I believe in a healthy lifestyle – I don’t believe in working out, I believe in training – I don’t believe in competition, I believe in challenging yourself.” ~Nora Mamadjanova
They say that each of us is a combination of the five people we spend most of our time with. I [...]