Pneumonia – Hey Ronnie Personal Training More than 3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. get Pneumonia every year. Why? How? And how serious is it? Pneumonia may seem like an odd thing for a Personal Trainer address but several of my clients and many acquaintances have suffered from pneumonia in the past few years, so, I decided to research it further. I wanted to know exactly what it was, how to spot the signs and how to help my clients post recovery. And I think it’s important for m

Interrupted, sporadic. Alternately stopping and starting repeatedly Intermittent Fasting Lots of people ask me about Intermittent Fasting. More than 1 million copies of Intermittent Fasting books have been sold in the U.S. and the UK. I have clients who have done it. Most have liked it at first, but then, they have all dropped it. In this blog, we’ll look at how it’s done, whether it’s easy to keep up, and if it works. (A link to a great medical reference is at the end of th

“How much do I need to exercise to lose weight?" Well what do you mean by “how much”? How often? How long? How hard? “Yes, yes and yes?” Okay, Short answer: often and as intensely as you can. Long answer: all of that depends on your; goal, schedule, fitness level, calorie intake and any possibly health issues or injuries. According to a review in ‘Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise’, physical activity accounts for 15–30% of your total daily caloric expenditure, bu

Exercising strengthens and stabilizes your low back muscles and can prevent further injury. Strong muscles take unnecessary pressure off your spine by supporting your body weight and bones. But even so, if you’re overweight, you have to lose it. Extra fat and body weight for you frame, age and height (thus-OVERweight) is too much for your back – it’s like heavy lifting all the time with a bad back! Being the weight and being in a healthy range of body-fat percentage will redu

So many diets, yet so many pounds! Keto, Vegan, Paleo, Dash! These are just a few of the latest fad diets, oh, I apologize, I mean, eating plans, that lots of people in the U.S are following. People swear theirs is the best most wonderful right on diet ever. Well, hmmm… if so many people are following these diets, and eating so well, then why are so many people in this country overweight, or obese? Two-thirds of all Americans are weighing in as overweight or obese. My