What’s Old is New Again – Eggs!
Back in the day – when most people had their own chickens – eggs were a staple of any breakfast! Then came the 1980s and 1990s when people were more “health-conscious”… and decided that the cholesterol in eggs was bad for the bad cholesterol levels in the body! Well here’s the latest – eggs [or "eggerts," as we say around our house!] are back – with a vengeance. The previous belief about the cholesterol in eggs is false – as the latest research indicates, there are many benefits to eating...
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Once upon a time, starting in the year 1997, Nova Scotia’s HST was 15%. This held on for some years until it decreased to 14% and then 13% in 2006 and 2008. Last week on Canada Day, the government returned us to the old days and increased the HST once again to 15%. I’m featuring this in “What’s Old is New Again” because I wanted to discuss its implications for healthy eating, which is a fundamental part of health and fitness. There is no HST on basic foods – that includes dairy products, meat, bread and...
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Hula Hooping! The hula hoop is an ancient invention – it’s basically a hoop made out of anything…including metal, bamboo, wood, grass or vines. The Greeks used hooping as a form of exercise. Over 3000 years ago, children in Egypt played with large hoops of dried grapevines – propelled along the ground with a stick or swung around at the waist. During the fourteenth century, a “hooping” craze swept England, and was popular among adults and children. Their modern popularity surged in the 1950′s when...
read moreWhat’s Old is New Again – Kettlebells!
Please read the much anticipated article about kettlebells from Happy Fit’s guest blogger Josh! Kettlebells Today’s spotlight is on one of my absolute favorite pieces of workout equipment – the Russian Kettlebell. The kettlebell or “girya” (Russian) is a cast iron weight looking somewhat like a cannonball with a handle. I can imagine the creation of the kettlebell was a short and productive affair. One can assume that a battle-hardened army general in Russia was looking to save a little money on cannons,...
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Monday’s Column: What’s Old is New Again – Vibration Fitness Happy Fit’s “What’s Old is New Again” Column documents trends of the past that have been revived in modern times – both good and bad. People are always looking for quick fixes for their weight loss issues. For example, there was a lady in the checkout in front of us at the grocery store whose groceries consisted only of Cheezies, KD, processed cheese slices, goldfish crackers, white bread, orange pop, and ……. a gigantic...
read moreMonday's Column: What's Old is New Again – Leg Lifts
Starting today I am making a weekly column for this blog tentatively titled “What’s old is new again” where I will chronicle the fitness trends of the past and how they impact the trends of today. The first trend I wish to tackle is the “side leg lift” exercise set popularized by Jane Fonda and others in the 1980′s. Please see Exhibit “A”: This move often involved tights, a thong onesie, leg warmers, and lifting your leg as high as you could numerous times in a row. It seems to have worked for...
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