What Is Body Composition? Here’s Why It Matters pixdeluxe – Getty Images Thanks to the ever-improving world of fitness trackers and apps, you’ve never had more access to personal health data. But which of the dizzying number of markers and metrics should you really be using to assess your health? One way to cut through…
Despite what toxic diet culture tells us, everybody (and every body) requires fat. However, a certain kind of fat is troubling if you have too much of it. “Belly fat, also known as visceral fat, accumulates around the organs in your abdomen,” explains Francis Uwazurike, ACSM, NASM-CPT, a clinical exercise physiologist with Hackensack University Medical…
Don Saladino, a personal trainer to celebrities, said he’s in the best shape of his life at 47. Saladino strives to challenge himself continually and build muscle. His training regime includes strength and interval training, and hockey. At age 47, the personal trainer Don Saladino is in the best shape of his life. “Is my…
