Dash's Fitness Files

That is the question… Humans have evolved over the course of millions of years. From apes and what not into what we are today. But evolution isn’t what this file is about. We want to talk about feet! Why are our feet so important and why should we “feet” more? “when our feet hurt, we [...]

You work long hours, you toil even longer attending the gym after work. You push, you pull, you grunt you sweat and you accomplish all you goals. Congratulations! You are an awesome human. You have achieved what the majority does not. A full schedule AND a full workout, you should be proud of yourself. Or [...]

So many exercises, so little time. Once you choose an exercise, there are often a variety of ways to perform it. Which one is best? Instead of making the free weight vs. machine comparison, I am going to take it a step further and compare two modes of performing a free weight exercise. Using a [...]

Every gym you go to, the free weight section is crowded and the bench presses are filled. Come to think of it, so are the shoulder presses, incline bench, decline bench as well as all the chest and shoulder machines. Everyone loves to press things. It is almost caveman-esque how people lumber around looking for [...]

The sun rises and sets, every day. Whether we like it or not it’s there and there is nothing we can do about it. Well… there is nothing we can do about the SUN, but we sure have solved the light situation. Technology has allowed for us to stay up indefinitely, giving us an endless [...]

The eternal struggle between carnivores and herbivores continues. Most of us know at least one person that has sworn off meat for various reasons. Maybe they have digestion issues, or maybe they just love lassie. Regardless of the reason, could this be the wave of the future? Have they somehow stumbled upon some fountain of [...]