We were fascinated to learn recently that there are major health improvements already beginning to take place at schools all over America–finally! The recent USDA National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs have shifted our kids’ nutrition from fabricated “vitamin and mineral fortified” foods to actual “food based” nutrition. What is “food based” school nutrition you…… More
The Lean Berets have joined forces with Linda Finley of BodyFatTest.com Mobile Testing Labs to provide “on-site” hydrostatic underwater weighing throughout Southern and Central California. This scientific process not only determines your exact body fat percentage, but more importantly, determines your resting metabolic calorie needs per day and pounds of lean body mass. Using this information with our professional…… More
I recently celebrated my five-year anniversary of consecutive days of exercise. I’m actually zeroing in on about 1,840, but who’s counting? Throughout this journey, I’ve grown pretty accustomed to being pointed at, laughed at and looked at like I have fungus growing out of my forehead due to my training habits. Running uphill backwards, doing…… More
By now we hope you’ve seen the new Nike “Find Your Greatness” ad featuring the morbidly obese child running. Ironically, there has been some criticism of the ad. We’d like to take a position on it…we think it’s a great piece not only advocating youth fitness but also exposing our nation’s horrific problem with child…… More
It seems like everyone is trying to find the fat content of food these days, especially when it comes to yogurt, milk and cheese. Well, I recently jumped in a hydrostatic weighing chamber and officially found out the fat content of my body. As a fitness professional, I’ve used multiple body fat measuring tools over…… More