Posts by Jon Benson
The 10-Minute Walk
If “finding time” is your main obstacle to getting enough exercise, try taking three brisk 10-minute walks five days a week. One in the morning before you do anything else. One in the afternoon after lunch. One at night after dinner.
Read MoreThe 20-Second Push-Up
Here’s a great way to develop your upper chest without going to a gym: Do super-slow feet-elevated push-ups.
Read MoreDoes Being “Slightly” Overweight Matter?
In the 2008 Physician’s Health Study, researchers tracked 21,094 male doctors for two decades. They found that even those who were only modestly overweight had a higher risk for heart disease, and the risk grew along with the amount of extra weight.
Read MoreIn-Home or in the Gym?
I am frequently asked: “Jon, can I work out in my home or do I have to go to a gym?” The answer: You don’t have to go to a gym. You can work out in your home – with little to no equipment – and make very good progress. Here’s how…
Read MoreBurn Fat With Spices
Not only can spices save an otherwise boring (but healthy) meal… turns out they can help you burn body fat through the process of thermogenesis. Thermogenesis is simply heat. And since a calorie is a unit of heat, guess what? More thermogenesis = more calories burned.
Read MoreThe Double-Whammy
If you believe “a calorie is a calorie”… I have news for you. All calories are not created equal.
For example, it requires more body energy to process calories from protein. You burn about 25 percent of the protein calories you consume just on digestion and biochemical processing. That’s one of the many reasons a high-protein diet burns more body fat.
How to Firm Up Your Backside
Most every gal in the gym is familiar with the lunge. You see hordes of women doing lunges. Some trainers even have them walking around outside doing lunges.
Read MoreHow to Eat Better
How would you like to feel better… look better… stop struggling with excess body fat… and help support your community? No joke.
Read MoreBigger Arms, Better Heart?
Strengthening my arms is a big part of my strength-training routine – and it’s probably the same for you. But here’s something that may surprise you: You can burn more fat AND help your heart… just by getting your arms involved in your workouts.
Read MoreThe Fat-Burning Ladder
Cardio is at the bottom of the fat-burning ladder… but it’s still on the ladder.
Nutrition is at the top. Dietary power rules the fat-burning scene.
The Balance Test
One of the tests for “true age” – the biological age of your body rather than your chronological age – is balance. You can test your balance simply by standing on one foot with your eyes closed. (Just be sure you have someone there to catch you in case you start to fall.)
Read MoreInstant Motivation
If you’re like most people, this is the time of year when you make big promises to yourself. “I’ll lose 50 pounds.” Or “I’ll run the Boston Marathon.” Or “I’ll stop drinking diet soda.” Resolving to get fit and stay healthy is one of the best things you can do for yourself. But there will come a time when a little voice in your head will try to tell you your goal is too hard… or that you have something better to do.
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