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Jonathan's Holiday Give-Away
- By JonathanRoss · Posted yesterday at 11:26 pm
- In National Body Challenge · 0 replies
- I'm having a Give-Away of fitness products for the Holidays. Details are at the following page on my site: http://www.aionfitness.com/holiday-give- away.html Two of my favorite products are on sale ...
Fitness expert response to Time magazine's "The Myth of Exercise"
- By JonathanRoss · Posted August 14, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 1 reply
- I've had a ton of requests for my thoughts on the recent Time magazine article titled, "The Myth of Exercise." Here it is: http://blogs.discovery.com/jonathan_ross /2009/08/defenseofexercise.html Jonathan ...
Healthy Lawn or Healthy Body?
- By JonathanRoss · Posted June 17, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 1 reply
- Get ready for a trip from riding mowers, to scooters, to the movie Wall-E. I promise you, there's a connection. We’re moving less and less. But I’m not talking about exercise. In fact, the ever-decreasing ...
Pregnancy, Body-Awareness, and Fitness
- By JonathanRoss · Posted June 7, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 3 replies
- There's been a sudden increase in stories about people who deliver a baby without knowing they were pregnant. Just how out of touch with your body can you be? This is a dramatic example of a general trend ...
Recipe for WHealth Juice
- By JonathanRoss · Posted May 28, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 0 replies
- There is a seemingly endless catalog of new juices all featuring the same thing: 1. Ingredients that are foreign to you 2. Promise of miraculous changes in health 3. A weird name 4. Low cost Just kidding ...
I Know a Little Girl Who Eats Seaweed
- By JonathanRoss · Posted May 11, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 8 replies
- One of the more common frustrations expressed to me by parents has to do with getting kids to eat healthy (and sometimes how to get the spouses to eat healthy). I know a 9-year old girl who eats - and ...
Workout Makeover - help from the Fitness Expert
- By JonathanRoss · Posted May 10, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 8 replies
- I received the following question from "carr33" --------------------- Q: What order do I work out, I mean what do I do on certain days? I workout 7 days a week and this is that I do and what I use to ...
Play Yourself to Fitness
- By JonathanRoss · Posted May 10, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 0 replies
- Spring is here - and that means fitness options the whole family can enjoy. Too often as adults we approach fitness as drudgery. We trudge off to the gym for our set aside workout time, then forget about ...
Mother's Day Workout - my mom's workout present!
- By JonathanRoss · Posted May 6, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 0 replies
- For mother's day this year, I wanted to get my something special. So, I got her a new workout! I surprised her with it, recorded it, and put it on a page on my website. (And, I didn't only give her a ...
Keepin' Fit Real
- By JonathanRoss · Posted May 5, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 2 replies
- There are some common questions I get asked about making fitness and health happen in the "real world." So, I'm going to run down the Q's and A's for you...and keep it short, sweet, and simple (as possible ...
Naked Chicken Fajitas
- By JonathanRoss · Posted May 2, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 4 replies
- I found this recipe recently and it's been a dinner one night in each of the last three weeks in my house. And we made after getting home from a tiring day. It's not hard... Shopping list 2 tbsp. extra-virgin ...
Support Obesity with Daddy Doughnut Day!
- By JonathanRoss · Posted April 22, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 7 replies
- In schools across America this spring, we're getting a jump on the next generation's obesity by continuing the foolish tradition "Daddy Doughnut Day." This is where dads get to go to school with their ...
170 pounds - How long did it take? (A Must Read)
- By JonathanRoss · Posted March 14, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 8 replies
- I get asked a lot about my parents. I'm not your average fitness expert. I had 800 pounds of parents. I've seen what it's like to live day-in, day-out with obesity. When my father died at 424 pounds ...
Fitness on the Cheap
- By JonathanRoss · Posted February 18, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 0 replies
- Check out my recent Discovery Health blog showing you some great options for getting fit on a budget! http://blogs.discovery.com/jonathan_ross /2009/02/fitness-on-the-cheap.html Jonathan Ross National ...
Intervals vs. Steady - which cardio is best?
- By JonathanRoss · Posted February 10, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 28 replies
- Was asked to weigh on this topic by "bonnievilletex." ----------------- There's nothing to debate on this one: Intervals win hands - and feet - down. Why? 1 - makes more sense from a historical perspective ...
Exercise options at 400 lbs.
- By JonathanRoss · Posted January 18, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 8 replies
- I received the following question from "mykhenry:" ------------------------------- Hi, Can u help me to find ex I can do? I am about 400lbs right now.My knees and legs are very painfull,what can I do ...
Obama has time for fitness - How come we don't?
- By JonathanRoss · Posted January 13, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 0 replies
- I've posted a new blog entry with fascinating insights into how one of the truly busiest people in the world - incoming US president Obama - fits exercise in, even though I'm sure he doesn't really have ...
Exercises for a truck driver
- By JonathanRoss · Posted January 13, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 4 replies
- I received the following question from "dernifino" ----------------- I would love to have some suggestions from you as a personal trainer about what kinds of workouts I could do. My situation is that ...
Exercise for nerve damage in the spine
- By JonathanRoss · Posted January 12, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 1 reply
- I received the following question from "jonieh." ------------------- May I ask what kind of a workout you would recommend for someone that suffers alot of nerve damage in there back as I do. If I over ...
Everday Fitness - fitness video tips for all of you!
- By JonathanRoss · Posted January 11, 2009
- In National Body Challenge · 0 replies
- Did you know there is a new video series available to you featuring some of my best fitness insights? Each episode is less than three minutes and is a great quick-hit of fitness motivation, information ...