Last week the Fitness Center signed an agreement with the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI). NPTI offers a diploma program in Personal Training. The curriculum is very comprehensive, 500-hours including 300 in the classroom and 200 in the fitness center. As with the Vortex Equipment, signing this agreement means we are the first in Texas once again. There are no NPTI Schools in Texas, further evidence we are leaders in the fitness field! Offering a school for personal trainers ensures confidence amongst membership, trust within the community and consistent access to quality personal trainers. Over time this will positively impact the fitness center. I’m excited as this is a great opportunity for the Fitness Center. It’s also a great opportunity for those living in the Houston area wanting to become Personal Trainers. The next step is to get approval from the State. Once accomplished, we’ll be ready to offer our first . . . → Read More: Personal Training School in Houston
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“Scientists in Indiana are reporting progress toward development of low glycemic and slowly digestible starch, a form of starch that would be less apt to cause the spike in blood sugar – and perhaps sharp hunger pangs – that many individuals experience after eating bread, baked goods, and other high-carbohydrate foods.” The rest of the summary can be read here. My only question is why? I can understand the need for people to consume healthier foods – particularly than those listed in the quote above. But what if we just ate less of that food and more fruits and vegetables, healthier meats and drank more water? What if we just ate grains as they grow in the field? Look in your pantry. Foods in plastic bags and carboard boxes are loaded with things that used to be good, healthy foods. Take enriched white flour for example. Out in the field, its a perfectly healthy . . . → Read More: Why do they do this?  4 comments - (Comments are closed)  fitness, news, nutrition, obesity, other health, personal trainer, research, weight loss Reading this summary, I felt an urge to blurt out: “No blank, Sherlock!” A recent study published in JAMA, a leading pillar of medical research dissemination, compared low GI diets with low-fat diets on insulin secretion in high insulin secreters. On the surface, this appears to be a legitimate research question. Insulin is related to glucose metabolism and given the current state of obesity and type II diabetes in America, this might be something we should know. However, most people in the medical fields should intuitively know this. The glycemic index of any food indicates the level it raises blood sugar when consumed. The higher the glycemic index, the higher the blood sugar response. For example, twinkies rate rather high on the glycemic index. Consume two or three of them and your blood sugar will spike. At least for a while. In response, your body will release (secrete) insulin to bring . . . → Read More: Answering this research question On Monday, May 21, 2007, we’ll debut the beta version of our online Golf-Fitness Boot Camp. For several reasons, this is great news for you! First, even though it’s the beta version, all features of the full-blown online Golf-Fitness Boot Camp will be fully tested and in working order before we complete beta testing. If you ever considered improving your golf game through a fitness program, this is your best opportunity to do so. Why? Because while in beta test mode, the online Golf Fitness Boot Camp will be absolutely FREE! All you will have to do is register and we’ll take care of the rest. To stay abreast of the updates, sign up for Brian’s Report. Second, you can’t get a workout like this anywhere else – all for FREE! So sign-up for the trial period and use it to your advantage. Third, by the time beta testing is complete, . . . → Read More: Training online! It’s good to be back!I know, it’s been a while but I have a good excuse – I bought a fitness center. Unfortunately, that kept me from finishing my journey. But in case you were wondering, I’ve fully recovered and have no ill effects! Now, if I could just find the time to get out on the course.I’m still deciding on how to best utilize my blog. There certainly will be fitness center updates, videos of workouts and camps and more. You can subscribe to the feed for updates – just use the Atom Syndication below and to your right. Alternatively, you can sign up for Brian’s Report, my golf-fitness newsetter. One idea I’ve been thinking about are health related posts. I subscribe to several medical news alert services. Nearly everyday I see a headline that makes me scratch my head or simply say “Duh!” I’m thinking about publishing these to . . . → Read More: Finally back to posting! |
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