New York Times best-selling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-it-All, A. J. Jacobs documents his hands-on attempts at utterly quixotic tasks and then lives to write about them. Jacobs records in Drop Dead Healthy, “one man’s humble quest for bodily perfection,” as he indiscriminately subjects himself to countless workouts, diets, devices, and health advice, some bordering on the absurd…
Author Archives: Adam Zickerman
The Exercise to Lose Weight Conundrum
Relationships generally interest me, but none more so than those where correlation is misunderstood as causation. This logical fallacy, known as false cause, can be especially misleading when navigating the exercise-to-lose-weight conundrum…
The Lose Fat and Get Strong Challenge
The InForm Fitness Lose Weight and Get Strong Challenge has another victor! And another victor means another undeniable demonstration of our core beliefs: You can lose substantial fat without steady-state exercise, also known as cardio…
You Must Be Insane
The overly commercialized fitness industry is forever trying to accommodate society’s never-ending quest to get fit, be healthy and to live forever. Without fail, the body of our dreams is always just one next big thing, celebrity diet secret, or magic pill away…
Sharing in Mother Nature’s Bounty
As often as possible, I peruse my local Farmers Market in search of fresh organic fruits and vegetables. And, yes, as often as possible, I capitalize on those excursions as opportunities to observe my fellow health-conscious shoppers. My wife calls it staring. Regardless, I think people are fascinating. So, in a collective pursuit of superiorContinue reading “Sharing in Mother Nature’s Bounty”
Breaking Down Barriers and Crossing Borders
We’ve entered into a new era here at InForm Fitness. Let me share some background first so that you can understand why NOW is such a pivotal time at InForm Fitness. I was a science geek – not your typical profile for an exercise maniac. I followed strenuous exercise programs and was dedicated to beingContinue reading “Breaking Down Barriers and Crossing Borders”
Clean Water – Bottle or Tap?
So many of us rely on bottled water while others who have become more eco friendly have given up buying bottled water and are using reusable water carriers. This encourages the use of tap water. So the question is which is cleaner water – bottled or tap? Two independent studies have confirmed that tap waterContinue reading “Clean Water – Bottle or Tap?”
Cardiac Damage From Endurance Exercise
From MedPage Today, Dec 6, 2011: Intense endurance exercise — such as running a marathon — may induce cardiac damage confined to the right ventricle, a small study showed. Highly trained endurance athletes had reductions in right ventricular function immediately after a race, although it mostly returned to normal about a week later, according toContinue reading “Cardiac Damage From Endurance Exercise”
The Happiness Project
We really enjoyed this book and wanted to share it with you. True, Gretchen Rubin, talks about us in her NY Times Bestselling Book, The Happiness Project, which we might add is now in paperback. She makes a resolution to “Exercise Better” and reveals the importance of exercise as one of the stepping stones towardContinue reading “The Happiness Project”
Inform Fitness Featured In Marie Claire
We are really excited to share that The Power of 10 Workout was featured in the November 2011 Issue of Marie Claire @ Work. The article mentions Inform Fitness as one the options for the busy executive who only has a short lunch period to fit in a worthwhile workout. We couldn’t agree more. YouContinue reading “Inform Fitness Featured In Marie Claire”
