Category Archives: Physical Activity

High Blood Pressure and Physical Fitness

By Dr. Elliott | Published: June 5, 2010
According to health research, one out of every four people will experience some degree of high blood pressure during their lifetime. Having a basic understanding of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can be critical when it comes to being physically fit. Hypertension can be categorized as either primary (a.k.a. essential) or secondary. Primary hypertension, [...]
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The 11 Commandments of Good Nutrition

By Dr. Elliott | Published: February 17, 2010
This article is one that I have handed out to clients, patients, and students for many years.  The purpose of the article is simply to provide individuals with some quintessential nutritional guidelines that most everyone should keep in mind, with a little humor added in.  Of course, this does not include everything that everyone needs [...]
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Resistance Training Exercises – The Squat

By Dr. Elliott | Published: August 13, 2009
We all know that exercise is good for our health.  Nonetheless, coming up with productive exercises and performing them properly can be a challenge.  This is especially true when it comes to resistance training exercises.  So, I am going to start posting exercise descriptions and illustrations to introduce some of my favorite resistance training exercises [...]
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Greetings World, and the Federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

By Dr. Elliott | Published: November 18, 2008
Welcome to the HealthBuilding Blog.  If you have any ideas for posts, don’t hesitate to contact me.  You can find my contact information on the Web site.  Meanwhile … Last month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services came out with the “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans,” which are the first comprehensive guidelines ever issued by [...]
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