Forge Fitness - Michigan

05/09/2016

"Importantly, when compared to aerobic physical activity such as walking and cycling, weight training has greater benefits for bone/joint health, the ability to perform activities of daily living (general mobility, getting into and out of a chair, bathing, dressing) and slowing the loss of skeletal muscle mass/strength."

Regular participation in muscle strengthening activity such as weight or resistance training has many health benefits. However, this mode of exercise has been largely overlooked in Australian health promotion. Our recent research shows a large majority of Australians do not engage in muscle strength...

01/15/2016

Remember, low cost but long term commitment when the system is setup for you to fail doesn't actually get any results.

When you're making decisions and committing to a course of action, make sure you're working with someone who takes your wishes and helps you set smart, achievable (yet still ambitious) goals.

Don't get trapped in the big box gym memberships.

Rest assured that the gym you're paying only $10 a month to attend is definitely getting their money's worth.

12/14/2015

“Physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, cognitive decline, [hypertension and obesity], and even depression, at minimal cost and with virtually no side effects,” says Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “Can you imagine if there were a pill that could simultaneously have all those benefits? Everyone would be clamoring for it and physicians would be taking it themselves.”

"Physical activity has been show to reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain cancers, osteoporosis, cognitive decline, [hypertension and obesity] even depression, at minimal cost and with virtually no side effects," says Dr. JoAnn Manson.

12/03/2015

Today's more sedentary lifestyle has lead to a prevalence in back pain, but now tech is becoming a pain in the neck. Remember that sitting around all day (or craning your neck over constantly to keep your eyes on your phone) has a price, especially if you're not taking actions to correct it.

Video courtesy of ABC Channel 7 in Denver, Co.

Some kids are spending as much as 5,000 hours a year reading their cellphones, leading to chronic pain known as "text neck." ◂ The Denver Channel, 7News, bri...

07/03/2015

It doesn't matter where your inspiration comes from, and you should search for whatever provides the fire and drive you need to .

Well done, Ronnie!

Two years ago, he weighed almost 700 pounds.

04/22/2015

There's no substitute to hard work and determination when it comes to getting fit and losing weight, and even though diet pills and thermogenics may look enticing, they often come with risks and drawbacks.

This is NOT representative of every thermogenic out there, but this is a danger we all face in our desire to achieve goals. Please be careful.

A 21-year-old woman died recently after she ingested diet pills made with an "extremely dangerous" industrial chemical. On April 12, Eloise Aimee Parry of Shrewsbury, England, took eight diet pills containing dinitrophenol or DNP, accord...

04/01/2015

FItness with poor nutrition is like a sports car running on low octane fuel. Eventually the engine just isn't going run as efficiently as you need it to and everything is going to fall apart.

Check out these ideas for awesome foods to introduce into your diet!

Shed the pounds faster and eat to lose weight with these 15 foods.

03/30/2015

Get up, get moving. Fight the urge to stop moving or you'll stop sooner than you should.

Try desks that allow you to stand and work (its less back strain than hunching over anyway). Here's some solid info on why we're sitting ourselves to death

The new research on sitting—even in otherwise active people—isn’t something to take sitting down.

01/31/2015

Sometimes friends just don't understand what it means to really .

01/24/2015

Forging yourself can happen at any age. You're never "too old"

Who’s in the mood for a little inspiration? Well, an 89-year-old woman who can still move like she’s 20 has you covered! You may already know the name Johanna Quass from a few years ago when several YouTube videos of her training at 86 years old went viral online. The German-born gymnast began train…