New Year's Resolutions

Everyone gets excited about health in January. This quickly subsides because most people drop their health resolutions pretty quickly. This guide will help you keep your resolution well into the New Year so you can achieve and surpass your goals quickly.

Calorie Calculator

Whether you're trying to lose, gain or maintain your weight,the number of calories you take in will determine whether or not your succeed. The calorie calculator will estimate your daily calorie needs based on size, gender and physical activity level.

Free Diets and Workouts

If you're sick of expensive plans that don't work, look no further. The Straight Health Trainer offers a free diet and workout plan based on your goals, activity level and needs. Whether you're trying to lose or gain weight, the SH Trainer can help.

Blog: Have a Beach-Ready Body All Year Round

03 Feb 2012 It's February, the middle of a cold, dark winter. The last thing most people are thinking about is the beach, but now is that best time to start thinking about your beach body. The week before a spring break or summer cruise, everyone starts flocking to the gym for a last minute body transformation. If you wait till the last minute to prepare, you won't have a nice beach body, you'll have a fat winter body. Start preparing now and the changes you make will show a huge difference when it's time to get into your bathing suit.

Carbohydrates

02 Feb 2012 Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy. Carbs provide the fuel your body needs to perform everyday tasks such as digesting food, physical activity and keeping the all of the organs powered up. Without carbs, your body will underperform in a wide variety of tasks. Though low carb diets have attempted to link a decreased carbohydrate intake with increased weight loss, calorie reduction, not carb elimination is responsible.

Proteins

01 Feb 2012 Your body needs protein to build and repair tissue. Though protein is thought of as a supplement that will only help male bodybuilders who are looking to gain some serious weight, eating the right kind can help people with very different fitness goals.

What is a calorie surplus?

30 Jan 2012 Creating a calorie surplus allows you to gain weight. A calorie surplus gives your body the extra energy it needs to build muscle which results in weight gain. While a calorie surplus is required to gain weight, simply eating more will only lead to unsightly fat gain. To gain muscle, you need to combine a calorie surplus with a strength training routine.

Top 5 Ways to Get Toned

30 Jan 2012 Being toned is a function of how much body fat you have. Getting toned requires that you take steps to burn excessive body fat. One of the biggest mistakes people make when trying to get toned is attempting to spot reduce certain areas of the body. Spot reducing, trying to burn fat from a specific area of the body, is impossible. The only way to burn fat is by combining a diet that moderately cuts calories with a strength training and cardiovascular exercise routine.