Health Articles by David Gilks
Articles Written by David Gilks
This series of articles is largely taken from David's bi-weekly Return to Fitness column featured in the Nanaimo Bulletin. David has been writing articles for The Bulletin for over five years.
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Our Fitness PhilosophyArticle 18 Be Wary Of Summer's Waistline Temptations New!
Do the lazy days of summer have you worried about your waistline? You should be. If you haven’t noticed, it is officially bathing suit and shorts season, a time during which most people actually gain weight. Rather than joining the ranks of those who will put on another few pounds this summer, you can decide right here and now to drop weight during the hottest months of the year.
Read the ArticleArticle 17 Kid's Health
Recent news reports on children's health have been ominous. Obesity has become commonplace and diseases like diabetes, gout and heart disease that were once the province of adults, are being found in children at a younger and younger age. Add to that the fact that millions of children in North America are taking drugs for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and there is real cause for concern.
Article 16 E+R=0; The Formula for Dealing With Stress
What is stress? I remember a humorous saying stating that stress is caused by "the brain's ability to override the body's basic desire to strangle the living daylights of somebody who desperately deserves it". In reality, stress, or stressors are a natural part of our daily existence and can be a important part in the natural development of health, mental and physical.
Article 15 Why Isn't it Working?
What is that you say? Running your brains out while living on rice crackers and light soya cheese isn't going to cut it? How about those low fat not fat food items? Shouldn't eating a bunch of low fat cookies solve the problem? Truly now, we are a horribly confused and mislead group!
Article 14 Metabolism
It is interesting to listen to the conversation of those who have spent their life playing around with various diet and exercise plans to no avail, and the most common thing that is blamed for our failure is one of a faulty metabolism.
Article 13 Actions Speak Louder Than Words
As many of you may have read in "The Number One Cause of Stress", it is our intent to become part of the solution in dealing with obesity, primarily among children. I thought I would clarify the full purpose of this project. The objective of the foundation is to provide ongoing fitness programming for deserving youth in the community.
Article 12 Armed and Dangerous
A beautifully shaped arm is often see the hallmark of a beautiful physique, the only trouble is that training this muscle group is not as easy as it seems. In fact, almost 85% who presently train with weights in an effort to redefine their body shape are not successful.
Article 11 Body Fueling; The Post-Atkins Solution
In August 2005 Atkins Nutritionals filed for bankruptcy due to waning interest in the low carb products. This very popular diet program that took North America by storm is suffering financial losses due to loss interest in the low-carb products they produce. The entire weight loss industry is on the brink of another dietary paradigm shift.
Article 10 Muscle Weakness and Loss of Independence in Older Adults
Frailty is a word most people are familiar with. It is used to describe weakness due to loss of strength in older adults. Becoming very weak from muscle loss is medically referred to as "sarcopenia", a common disease of old age. The process of muscle loss is gradual, and takes place over many decades. Anyone who lives a sedentary lifestyle when they're young is a potential victim for sarcopenia when they're old.
Article 09 5 Simple Rules to a New You!
So how is the New Years resolution working out so far? I bet you were going to start a new walking program, hit the gym three days a week and stop eating so much junk food. While the goals may be admirable and necessary, we often fall short of those goals.
Article 08 Personal Trainers Are for Everybody
In the professional sporting world, even the best of the best still have full time coaches. In other areas of life as well, such as business and personal development, the most successful people realize that expert coaching can make the difference between mere competence and mastery.
Article 07 Failure is Not an Option
Ok, those of you have tried everything to get fit of lose weight but did not succeed please stand up. Great, wow, that many. How many things have you tried? Have you tried a hundred things? No, how about fifty things? Twenty things? Less than twenty? Oh, you've tried three things! So you obviously haven't tried everything. In my pursuit to find the keys to fitness success for my clients, there is a common scenario that keeps showing up again and again.
Article 06 Never Diet Again!
Yes folks, you got it, never diet again. Throw away those books, burn the calorie counters and sell those electronic ab belts! All you have to do is zig zag your calories!
Article 05 Getting Ready "FORE" the Golf Season!
Getting ready to golf this spring? There are several issues that you should address prior to hit those balls this year. How many of you have been reasonably active this past winter, you know, working on developing power in your swing, maintaining your flexibility and range of motion?
Article 04 Is It Any Wonder?
Fat has become one of the most misunderstood macronutrients in the 20th century. It has been accused of prematurely ending the life of thousands and has been the scapegoat of many modern ills.
Article 03 The Number One Cause of Stress
Can you name the number one cause of stress? Smoking? No. Drugs and alcohol? Guess again. Divorce, aging or public speaking? Wrong. The most common cause of stress known is INACTIVITY... responsible for more disease and premature death than any other factor.
Article 02 Aerobic versus Anaerobic Training
In the many years of my involvement in the fitness industry this has been the big question on everybody's mind and one that continually sparks heated discussion. The first place to start is in the understanding of the effects of both types of training, their benefits and their drawbacks.
Article 01 Start at the Beginning for Success
As the fitness movement gathers momentum, there are more and more new "fitness experts" and ways of getting shape then ever before. As exciting as the possibilities are, it is necessary to proceed with caution and a little bit of scepticism.
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