I’m a big fan of printed media and I generally extract relevant news so I can update my blog with fresh information. I decided to post some of the clippings here.
Daily Mirror: Fat epidemic as NHS obesity cases rise 60% in past 12 months
Hospitals saw a hefty rise in the number of people [...]
Archive for the ‘Lifestyle’ Category
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Fresh newspaper clippings on weight issues
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: February 24, 2010 8:20 am | Permalink | Category: LifestyleComments (0) -
Alleged “Natural” Appetite Suppresant Ruins Mutu’s Soccer Career
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: February 12, 2010 7:21 am | Permalink | Category: LifestyleAn anti-doping authority in Italy announced that traces of a banned substance was found in Adrian Mutu after he tested positive for it a second time. This could very well end the career of the 31 yr old Fiorentina striker.
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A four year suspension is also possible.
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Health Tracking Devices: A Rising Trend in 2010
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: January 30, 2010 1:28 pm | Permalink | Category: LifestyleDo you want to lose weight, but just can’t seem to keep track of everything you do?
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Do you often wonder if the things you’re doing are making a difference at all with your fitness? If so, then you can now breathe a sigh of relief.
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The 2010 (short) Fitness Guide
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: January 24, 2010 4:14 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle2010 is your year. It’s a new year with new challenges, opportunities, and changes. But there’s one thing that hasn’t changed:
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You still want to lose weight, get into shape, and look great. Everyone is watching the big names in fitness for the latest solution. You included?
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New Year? New You!
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: January 6, 2010 10:47 pm | Permalink | Category: LifestyleHere it is another January. The year’s keep flying by and what did you accomplish last year?
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Did you make those little changes you kept talking about, or did you watch time slip away, all the while wishing and hoping something, somehow would change, if only…
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Why wait until the New Year for a new you?
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: November 4, 2009 6:24 pm | Permalink | Category: LifestyleAsk any woman what their New Year resolution is and they will instantly tell you that it is to ‘lose weight’.
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But why wait until the New Year to begin your ambitions of reaching your ideal weight?
Despite many misconceptions that everyone puts on weight during Christmas – making diet plans useless – there is no [...] -
Waking up hungry?
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: October 22, 2009 9:49 am | Permalink | Category: LifestyleI’m hungry. It’s 6:16 AM and my stomach is grumbling. Do I really want my breakfast now? I usually eat around 7:00 AM. This sure feels like hunger to me, but is it real hunger, or something else?
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And now it’s 10 minutes later and that grumbling is gone – funny. Sometimes that occurs during [...] -
How NOT to become a sumo wrestler
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: October 8, 2009 8:11 am | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle, NutritionWe can all agree that nobody knows more about how to gain lots of weight than these guys. What they primarily employ is the “meal patterning” technique.
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The sumo wrestler diet is based on this:
1. Skip breakfast. By depriving their bodies of food after eight hours of sleep, their metabolic rates stay low. -
Weight loss… is a ritual!
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: September 30, 2009 4:48 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle, Weight lossJake, my training partner and I were wondering why some people have more success than other even when they’re using the same diets and exercises.
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Clearly the problem isn’t the routines, and it most likely isn’t anything to do with each person’s body as many people succeed and many people fail.
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Whoever serves your food… controls your diet!
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: September 15, 2009 11:27 am | Permalink | Category: LifestyleHow many meals in your daily and weekly eating routine get served by someone else?
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When you go to a restaurant you are clearly being served by someone else.When you got to dinner parties you most likely aren’t serving yourself.
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Diet versus exercises – which is better?
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: September 2, 2009 7:45 pm | Permalink | Category: Lifestyle, Weight lossI just got back from the gym this morning and while I was there I saw a few things that I just had to tell someone about.
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So I’m just doing my thing, lifting some weights and watching the sports highlights between my sets and I notice a few personal trainers in the gym with [...] -
How do busy mom’s lose weight?
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: August 3, 2009 8:48 pm | Permalink | Category: LifestyleListen up Ladies– Just like the popular fashion show on TLC ” What NOT to Wear’” you are about to busy mom weight loss dietget a large dose of “What NOT to Do” if your goal is to boost your metabolism, shed fat and achieve results in the shortest time possible.
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The sugar challenge: How to reduce sugar from your diet.
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: July 27, 2009 9:41 pm | Permalink | Category: Diet, LifestyleWhen I’m working with a new client one of the first things I do is challenge them to do a week of grocery shopping without buying any item that has ’sugar’ as an ingredient.
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Army weight loss: How do soldiers stay in shape?
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: July 15, 2009 7:38 am | Permalink | Category: Exercise, LifestyleI just conducted a great interview for you that I think you’ll find interesting. Think about this for a minute… When it comes to maintaining a lean, strong, and healthy physique, who better to model after than the U.S. Military?
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Eat the foods you like in order to lose weight!
Written by Mike L. Gallagher | Date: June 26, 2009 8:58 am | Permalink | Category: LifestyleI just finished a huge meal with my family today — ham, yams, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and ice cream & cake as dessert…
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Yeah, I know… how could a fitness professional like myself ever consider gorging on such a huge calorie-dense meal?
What if I told you that you can still eat your favorite foods [...]

