Health & Fitness

X Gym Schools LA Stair Climbers

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on X Gym Schools LA Stair Climbers

  For those who love to get right to the bottom line, here are the results of my trip to LA on 9/25/09 with Chris Beams to take on the 75 story US Bank Building: Chris placed 1st in his age bracket (30-39) and 3rd overall in the men’s open category. This was his 2nd competitive race.…

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Swine Flu Free in Three Easy Steps!

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Swine Flu Free in Three Easy Steps!

I hate to say I told you so – especially about something like this – but in one of my posts last April (scroll down to see it – some browsers may put it on page 2) I stated that I believed the swine flu then wasn’t going to be a pandemic, but it might resurface as…

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Orthorexia Nervosa Is On The Rise!

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Orthorexia Nervosa Is On The Rise!

I had to laugh when I read the article posted on www.bakeryandsnacks.com about orthorexia. They call this a “healthy eating disorder” that is on the rise where “sufferers restrict the consumption of sugar, salt, caffeine, alcohol, wheat, gluten, yeast, soya, corn and dairy foods. They also cut out any foods which contain artificial additives, or have come…

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Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Words Can Make You Lean!

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bones, But Words Can Make You Lean!

It might sound crazy, but changing your vocabulary can actually make you burn more fat. It can also make you stronger and build up your body. This is due to specific effects that words have on your physiology. Most men can think of 3-5 positive or negative emotions in 10 seconds. Most women can think…

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X Gym Schools Seattle Stairclimbers

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on X Gym Schools Seattle Stairclimbers

Allrightythen! It looks like X Gym put on another stairclimbing clinic  tonight (12/3/09) in the 56 floor WaMu tower. The credit really has to go to God though, because we even stomped on our own times from last year by miraculous margins! Thanks to everyone who was praying for us! It obviously worked! Here are…

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Is Exercise Better than Prozac?

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Is Exercise Better than Prozac?

Great question, huh? I bet you know my answer already. Of course it’s better! Science has proven it over and over. Science has also shown that Prozac is about as good as a placebo, so it’s not hard to beat that over-used drug for elevating your mood. Even so, exercise is definitely the king for getting you…

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