health

5 08 2024

Is Exercise Overrated?

2024-08-05T11:20:11+00:00

This article was originally published in the op-ed section of The Jerusalem Post on 3 August 2024: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-812973 Is Exercise overrated?  An interesting question coming from a personal trainer with 26 years’ experience! Exercise and activity are essential components toward achieving good health.  It is one of the 6 aspects of lifestyle medicine and can [...]

Is Exercise Overrated?2024-08-05T11:20:11+00:00
19 06 2022

The Default Setting

2022-06-19T12:24:13+00:00

The following article was also published in the Health and Wellness section of  The Jerusalem Post (19th June 2022):  https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/exercise/article-709770   The word “default” wasn’t used a lot before the mid 90’s. That’s when the PC gained popularity with Windows 3.11 and then 95. We were able to adjust the different default settings on our computer.  [...]

The Default Setting2022-06-19T12:24:13+00:00
3 09 2020

Keeping our Resolutions to Change

2020-09-03T10:41:46+00:00

The Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Succos period is a time of the year that we are trying to change ourselves for the better.  We pray that at least some of these changes will carry through the year.  Making permanent changes in our lives is difficult.  Many of our behaviors, the good ones and the [...]

Keeping our Resolutions to Change2020-09-03T10:41:46+00:00
1 07 2020

Corona… More to Know About Staying Healthy

2020-07-02T13:02:40+00:00

We are now living in a very new and different world. Because of all the unknowns, we are all living with a little bit of anxiety and fear. We still don’t really know the extent of influence Corona will have. There are many things we can be doing to reduce the chances of getting this [...]

Corona… More to Know About Staying Healthy2020-07-02T13:02:40+00:00
16 05 2019

“Healthy” Investments

2019-05-16T12:07:47+00:00

When people are interested in any of our programs, I encourage them to come in for a free 20-minute consultation. We need to make sure we are on the same page in terms of what is involved in attaining their goals in health and weight loss.  A large percentage of people that come for a [...]

“Healthy” Investments2019-05-16T12:07:47+00:00
13 07 2017

Then and Now: Who Should You Believe?

2018-03-04T12:28:57+00:00

The fields of exercise science and nutrition are ever evolving.  As research goes on, the more we find out and the more we realize just how wrong we have been.  Trying to keep up with the latest findings regarding health, nutrition and exercise can be very confusing.   You may hear one thing on the radio, [...]

Then and Now: Who Should You Believe?2018-03-04T12:28:57+00:00
29 03 2017

Exercise for Simcha!

2017-03-29T11:28:24+00:00

It seems ironic that while preparing for Yom Tov, when we are specifically commanded to be happy, we are in a constant state of stress and anxiety.   Did I get everything needed while shopping?  Did I remember to clean and look everywhere for Chametz?  Did I order enough Matzah?  Is everything ready and prepared for [...]

Exercise for Simcha!2017-03-29T11:28:24+00:00
14 09 2016

I’ll Drink to That!

2017-01-15T12:17:50+00:00

Sam, in his mid-40s, came into my office a few months ago with some pretty standard complaints that we see these days. He just has no get up and go—he has general fatigue.   He works a long day, 6 days a week.  But in spite of that, he tries to eat healthy food, eats 3 [...]

I’ll Drink to That!2017-01-15T12:17:50+00:00
31 03 2016

35 Problems and ONE solution?

2017-01-11T12:36:21+00:00

I’ve done it before and I’ll do it again.  I open the top drawer of my desk and I point as the client looks on.  I tell the person that I wish I had a magic wand that I could take out to cure their health issues, especially the overweight and obesity.  I also tell [...]

35 Problems and ONE solution?2017-01-11T12:36:21+00:00
12 01 2016

Frustrated with Weight Loss

2017-01-08T12:42:11+00:00

Lisa, age 42, was in week 3 of my weight loss program.   The first two weeks, Lisa dropped weight at about a pound a week, but this week, there was no change.  All that work she did and no result.  She looked like she was going to quit on the spot!  What happened?   Lisa was almost [...]

Frustrated with Weight Loss2017-01-08T12:42:11+00:00