Health & Fitness

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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New Site That Makes You Well

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on New Site That Makes You Well

I had to tell you about this new site, MyUrbanWellness.com  –  is just too cool to NOT talk about. MyUrbanWellness offers wellness products and services to people in the greater Seattle area at discounts of 50% or more. If you are a reader of this blog, you are probably already spending lots of money on wellness,…

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Do Your Genes Make You Fat?

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Do Your Genes Make You Fat?

I’m usually not one to re-post other people’s stuff, but an email I got today from Dr. Sears, explained an important subject so clearly, I just had to copy and paste it. I like most of what Dr. Sears has to say, although I don’t buy the supplements he sells, because I eat so clean. Below…

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How to Find Your ‘Burn Fat’ Button

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on How to Find Your ‘Burn Fat’ Button

Did you know that your body has a ‘burn fat’ button, and with one simple command, your can direct you body to dump pounds of fat? Well it true – but most people push the ‘pack on the fat’ button instead. We were meant to eat protein, and that is how it still should be. Our genetics…

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