What we're about . . .

As a whole, our population, specifically Americans, has taken a turn for the lazy.  We have used our growing collective knowledge to make living easier, and it has taken a toll on our health.  This knowledge has given us electric scooters to ride through the grocery store, central vacuum cleaners to save us from lugging a big machine around the house, and even escalators that give the semblance of walking up stairs while leaving our leg muscles out of the picture.  Although some may chalk these inventions up to making life more efficient, the reality is that we as humans have made a habit of cutting corners we should probably be taking the time to walk around.  When it comes to healthy living, the front runners in the business of cutting corners are those looking to make a profit from our laziness—the marketers of what this blog has deemed “fad fitness”.   You may recognize these enablers of our increasingly lethargic lifestyle by what they advertize, such as the Shake Weight, the South Beach Diet, Hydroxycut, or many other products that promise fast results that seem too good to be true.  Some of you reading this may live by these products and swear to their results.  Others may already know that these "fat-burning", "muscle-building" mechanisms aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.  But if either of these statements is true, let me ask you; why are 34% of adults in the U.S. obese and another 34% overweight?  That is a total of 68%, over two-thirds, of U.S. adults who are at heightened risk for heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and other weight-related conditions.  While genetics do play a part in a person's weight, this health factor is highly dependent on lifestyle, meaning there is a choice involved.  Our hope with this blog is to educate readers on the fallacies behind these diet and exercise products, while providing tools to live out a healthy lifestyle.  We will look into why some of these products are popular, how they are, or aren’t promoting healthy habits, and specific ways you can improve your diet and exercise program.  Our population needs to take a turn for the active, and we hope to motivate and show viewers the best way to do just that.