Many times, when we start a new journey, we want to dive in head first and change everything about our current behaviors and commit 1000...

Everyone has their own style of training. This is mine. This is based on the science of the body, muscle building, metabolism,...

Weightlifting has come to be known as the best way to not only build and retain lean muscle, but also to burn fat! But why does it work...

You Are What You Eat You can workout in the gym for an hour, run an hour, and do an hour long Richard Simmons 'Sweatin to the Oldies' VHS...

We all know that our bodies are made up of about 70% water, but most of us don't drink enough water on a daily basis. Why is it so...

So based on a former post, am I anti-cardio? No way! Cardio is necessary and has its place like any other workout. The former post was...

Think of a mosaic, a big picture made up of thousands of smaller pictures. That's what habits are like. Whatever habits we form are...

A common goal for people is to lose 20 pounds. They realize they are slightly overweight and a tad out of shape, and a loss of 20 pounds...

- Eating too few calories tells your body to slow down and burn less calories, because the caloric deficit is too large. A slight...

- Resistance training (weight training) provides a full workout of your muscles. The combination of full flexion and full...

The greatest project you will ever work on is yourself. Only then can you go forth and help others. My name is Chris Bates and I am an...