Basketball Prodigy

This 10 year old is truly amazing! Enjoy!

15 Different Types of Burpees

This video was an entry to the http://bodyweightculture.com video contest.  Plain vanilla burpees are a pretty tough exercise and if you want to mix things up, this video demonstrates 15 kinds of burpees.  I am posting it here as a reference for myself but I hope my readers find it useful too.  Enjoy!

Big Fat Fiasco Parts 1 - 5 plus Fathead - The Movie!

If you still are holding on to the notion that you need to eat a "low fat" diet to lose weight,  you really need to watch this five part series by Tom Naughton whose movie, Fathead, may just convince how you really should be eating to lose weight and for your overall health.  If you have time watch the movie - it is about 100 minutes - I embedded it under the 5 part Big Fat Fiasco presentation.  Naughton does a great job in presenting the subject matter in a very entertaining way. You will learn the truth behind cholesterol, saturated fat, grains, sugar, the so-called "obesity epidemic".  You will also understand why you gained weight and why you have so much trouble losing it.  Forget all the conflicting nonsense you hear in the media - these videos are all you need.  Enjoy!

Big Fat Fiasco Part 1

Big Fat Fiasco Part 2

 

Big Fat Fiasco Part 3

Big Fat Fiasco Part 4

Big Fat Fiasco Part 5

Fathead The Movie

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A Good Article on Saigon Cinnamon

I mentioned in a previous post that I just recently tried Vietnamese / Saigon cinnamon and love the flavor when I sprinkle it on honey crisp apples.  Here is a great post on this type of cinnamon and where to get it online:

Where to buy - click here
Article on this great tasting cinnamon - click here

Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

This time of year it is crucial that you get enough vitamin D.  Due to reduced exposure to sunlight in the winter, your body may be vitamin D deficient.  Vitamin D deficiency is vital to your immune system and the absorption of calcium.  Here is a great article and video featuring Dr. Robert Rountree.  Enjoy!

http://newhope360.com/vitamins-and-minerals/robert-rountree-md-takes-ioms-vitamin-d-recs

New Year's Challenge and Honey Crisp Apples with Cinnamon

Happy New Year to all my blog readers!  I received an email this morning from Lisa Shaffer about a 30 day/ 10,000 kettlebell swing challenge to start the new year and I decided to accept it.  I love a good challenge.  This morning I took out my 16kg kettlebell and got busy.  I usually work out with a 24kg but because of the high repetition factor I thought I would go lighter.  I did 500 swings today - a combination of two-handed swings and one handed swings.  I had to break the workout into 10 sets of 50 reps.  I need to average 333 swings per day.  I am going to do two days of 500 and then take a rest day until I reach 10,000 which should be on January 29th.  I will keep you posted on my progress.  If you don't know what a kettlebell is or don't know what a  kettlebell swing is check out the video below:

You too can join the 10,000 swing challenge on Twitter by using the hash tag #10kswing or join the challenge on facebook here:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173210579384088&num_event_invites=0

 or join thekettlebellconnection.com forum.  It's always more fun to do the challenge with others.   Here is an article to learn more about it:
http://nofearfitness.com/articles/10000-swing-challenge.php

One other tidbit... I found a healthy snack that I enjoy having with my son - honey crisp apples with cinnamon.  EarthFare here in Charlotte, NC sells a bag of organic honey crisp apples for $5.99.  I recently read this article about how tasty Vietnamese (Saigon) cinnamon is and how it is effective in controlling blood sugar.  I was able to find a bottle of the cinnamon in Whole Foods when I was up in NY last week.  Since last night my son and I have shared 6 apples with the Vietnamese cinnamon!  It tastes incredible!  Click here to read more about Vietnamese cinnamon. 

That's all for now!  Let's get the new year off to a great start!