fitness
Step one: Choosing the right fitness program
Health & Fitness
August 8, 2010
Step one: Choosing the right fitness program
Planning a fitness program is a lifelong progress. The aim of attaining better fitness and losing weight depends mainly on…
Ramadan fitness: Eating right, keeping trim
Health & Fitness
August 1, 2010
Ramadan fitness: Eating right, keeping trim
Ramadan isn't the best time to start working on your fitness. The Islamic holy month is marked by iftar invitations,…
Summer fitness: Firming up that tummy
Health & Fitness
July 18, 2010
Summer fitness: Firming up that tummy
While sunbathing on the beach, it’s hard to fight off that persistent body insecurity. Some people fear revealing their bodies,…
The Coast Look: Pumping up for the beaches
Health & Fitness
June 30, 2010
The Coast Look: Pumping up for the beaches
Walking along one of the semi-private beaches opening all over the North Coast, a certain trend is noticeable. The stock…
Senior citizens: Time for a workout!
Health & Fitness
June 23, 2010
Senior citizens: Time for a workout!
“Me on a treadmill?” pondered Mrs. Wafaa, my 50-something landlady, after I described the machine to her. “Are you out…
Mythbusters: False fitness facts
Health & Fitness
June 13, 2010
Mythbusters: False fitness facts
As a certified fitness instructor, I often come across interesting fitness fallacies that clients and friends of mine wholeheartedly believe…
Drop the diet, lose the weight
Health & Fitness
May 2, 2010
Drop the diet, lose the weight
Trying to decide whether to cut carbs, focus on cabbage or cut solid foods all together? Forget it. The new…
Jumpstart fitness during Eid
Health & Fitness
April 27, 2010
Jumpstart fitness during Eid
It’s been a month of extreme eating patterns, a daily intake of sugary sweets and late nights so it’s likely…
How much exercise is too much?
Health & Fitness
April 26, 2010
How much exercise is too much?
The pumping season has arrived: this is the time of the year when everyone suddenly remembers that the summer is…
Why do men hate aerobics?
Health & Fitness
April 18, 2010
Why do men hate aerobics?
"It's a leadership thing," one female client says, leaving a fitness studio after a cardio class. "Men hate to be…