Foundations of Kickboxing and Karate Fitness
To perform well in kickboxing, karate, and most martial art forms, one must develop strength, power, and muscular endurance. If you have sparring clients, understanding the foundations of kickboxing and martial arts fitness is paramount to training these athletes. Read on to learn how to design appropriate programs to improve kickboxing and karate performance. Important […]
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard: Hepatitis B Vaccination and Exposure Follow-up Procedures
According to OSHA’s bloodborne pathogen standards, the hepatitis B vaccination series must be made available to all employees who have occupational exposure. The employer does not have to make the hepatitis B vaccination available to employees who have previously received the vaccination series, who are already immune as their antibody tests reveal, or who are […]
Body pH: How to Obtain Optimal Health Balancing Acid and Alkaline Foods
The body is a complex machine, with so much chemistry and physiology involved in its optimal performance (or lack thereof) the average person would be hard-pressed to comprehend it all, let alone apply certain practices related to such complexities. Body pH is one of those topics that is tempting to oversimplify and misunderstand. Let’s discuss […]
Rejecting the Standard American Diet for Optimal Health (Part II)
Balancing the body’s pH levels may be almost entirely dependent on the food we eat. In order to enjoy optimal health, we must embrace the old adage, “You are what you eat.” The closer to nature our diets are, emphasizing whole, fresh, nutrient-dense foods, the healthier we are. The Standard American Diet (SAD) is a […]
Homeostasis-pH Testing and Urine Color
We recently discussed body pH levels, how they may influence health, and how lifestyle choices and dietary influences might affect those pH levels. Commonly accepted pH levels for saliva are 6.4-7.4 and, for urine, 6.8-8.0. How can someone find out what their pH levels are? In addition to pH levels, the characteristics of urine and […]
Comprehensive Karate Training
In combat and/or self-defense there is a need to understand how to develop a rock solid skeletal musculature to avoid the trauma, yes the trauma of being hit. When the body is hit the neuromusculature signaling to the brain becomes chaotic, disrupting response time. The body wants to temporarily shut down until equilibration of the […]
Why Detox is Required for Homeostasis Pt. 1
The purpose of this article is two-fold, first to review the fact that we live in a toxic environment and that fat cells are used as a repository for toxins; second to understand the need for detoxification in order to sustain homeostasis, i.e. health. One of the biggest misnomers is that an athlete who trains […]
A Natural Program Proven to Increase Muscle and Decrease Fat
This article will convey a proven technique of altering diet and exercise that affects the natural processes for muscle gain and fat loss. Further, the information contained herein will provide a limited understanding of the hormones that activate protein synthesis; the intracellular biochemical pistons that drive energy release and energy reserves; and, diet and exercise […]
Training for Health or the ‘Love of the Game’ and HIIT
The purpose of this article is threefold, (1) to help you recognize the reason that you exercise, whether it is for your health or the love of a sport; (2) the type of exercise for the health enthusiast opposed to the training for the competitor; and, (3) to provide knowledge of High Intensity Interval Training […]
Facts on Body Fat, Pt. 2
As discussed earlier fat cells serve a purpose to capture excess lipids from the plasma and liver. Fat cells also serve as repositories for toxins. A group of toxins that are ubiquitous in our environment are endocrine disrupters, including but not limited to estrogen like compounds such as pesticides, polychlorinated hydrocarbons and organochloride pesticides. Fat […]