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Recently, I read that sport supplement companies spend a collective four billion dollars per year on marketing alone.1 The first thought that came to mind was:

“If supplements work as advertised, is such a huge marketing budget really necessary?”

I honestly didn’t know the answer, and decided it was time to do some digging. Here’s a brief review of some of the most popular products on the market.

Creatine

Claim: Stimulates muscle growth by “allowing you to perform more work as a result of additional energy” and “volumizing or super-hydrating the muscles.”2

The problem most of us have with New Year’s resolutions is the accompanying expectation that simply by deciding to do something, we can then do it perfectly, every time. If you think about a skill you want to acquire, like painting, is it reasonable to decide that you are going to paint, and paint perfectly, every time you pick up a brush? Of course not. Which is why we have to make our resolutions differently.

Keep your New Year’s Resolutions by setting yourself up for success in 3 simple steps. Seasoned gym goers know to expect extra people in the gym in after the New Year. After all, two of the most common New Year’s Resolutions are to lose weight and develop healthy habits . Seasoned gym goers also know that by the end of the month, the gym will be significantly less crowded.

Hope. Change. Opportunity.

Irrespective of your political stance, the mantra of the 2008 election season can serve to benefit us all in one way or another. And with the new year on the horizon, what better time to start working on making our lives just a little bit better?

Not making progress on your weight loss program? The solution may be simpler than you think! Here are three very simple steps to help point you in the right direction.

Step 1: Eat less.