BY JASON JOHNSON Hi everyone. I would like you all to meet one of my JMJ Fitness Superstar clients, Kristin! You may know her from the blog Because I Said So, or as a contributor to Dallas South. She just completed an awesome personal fitness goal. I asked her 10...
BY JASON JOHNSON If you have the option, opt for free weights. The gold standard in strength & conditioning is to perform an exercise using free weights (dumbbells or a barbell). Why? You’ll burn more calories by engaging your stabilizer muscles. Translation-it’s more challenging. More challenge = more muscles being...
Chocolate really is good for you. But not the kind of chocolate you have grown to love: Snickers, Twix, Kit Kats, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, etc. Sure, they may taste great. But they aren’t so tasty to your physique. All are typically high in refined white sugar, milk fats and...
The Huffington Post reported almost two weeks ago that VA Hospital Slip-Ups infected 4 patients with HIV. They told of thousands of veterans being advised to get tested for HIV because three different hospitals may have treated them with unsterile equipment. The story had yet to gain traction. Over the...
On one of the local sports talk shows, they have a staple segment during football season called “overreaction Monday.” The premise is that after a Dallas Cowboys game fans of the team will overreact one way or the other. The sky is falling if they lose, we’re going to the...
Texas Governor Rick Perry has issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state of Texas in relation to the spread of swine flu. This will allow Texas to access additional resources, including 25 percent (850,000 courses) of the Texas allotment of antiviral medication from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control...
I’m still not sure if this actually aired on T.V., but here’s the video from my CNN “Bloggers Bunch” appearance. Many thanks to Mike Orren and Pegasus News for allowing me to use their facilities. I was having technical issues at Williams Manor. It was a lively discussion and a...
By Jason Johnson Adkin’s Diet. The Mediterranean Diet. The Detox Diet. The Cabbage Soup Diet. Weight Watchers. Jenny Craig. There are many diets out there that promise weight loss. And the truth of the matter is-they all will result in some initial weight loss. Any diet will work and should...
How to avoid the dreaded PLATEAU in your exercise routine By Jason Johnson We all have experienced a point in our exercise program in which we stop seeing results. You have worked out consistently for 8 weeks straight and kept your diet clean. You lost weight during this time, your...
While I was in Florida, I reconnected with Chris Rabb, Chief Evangelist of Afro-Netizen.com. I met Chris at last year’s Blogging While Brown Conference and reconnected with him at the DNC convention in Denver. In Florida, Chris and I had a chance to hang out at 5 Guys Burgers and...
