How To Use Your Biggest Fat Burning Muscles—Without Killing Your Knees

by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 • 12 Comments

It’s no secret that the biggest fat burning muscles in your body are your legs.  They are the largest muscles in your body and therefore require the most amount of energy when used.  Since your legs are the primary muscles that drive your heart rate up, the more you use them the harder your heart pumps.  And the harder your heart works, the more calories you burn and the fitter you get.  So if you want to keep up your fitness and fat burning progress, you’d better take care of your legs—especially your knees.

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Is Stress Going Straight to Your Gut?

by Shin Ohtake on Monday, May 18, 2009 • 37 Comments

Are you stressed at work or at home?  Is your to-do list is growing longer by the minute?  On top of all that, are you anxious about getting back into shape for summer, which is just around the corner?  Stress is something that even the best of us can’t avoid, but it’s how you manage it that can drastically affect your quality of life—and the size of your belly.

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Dynamic Warm Up Exercises To Keep You Injury-Free

by Shin Ohtake on Monday, May 11, 2009 • 20 Comments

Warming up is one of those things that is either completely overlooked or done wrong.  The biggest mistake people still make today (even though every trainer, health magazine, and fitness books tell you not to do) is static stretching.

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What Is The Best Exercise To Burn Fat The Fastest?

by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 • 48 Comments

If there’s one question I get asked over and over and it’s this:

What is the best exercise to do to burn fat the fastest?

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