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Body Composition Scale – Growth, Maturation, and Body Composition: The Fels Longitudinal Study 1929-1991 (Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology) (Paperback)
Review
“…acessible to scholars from a range of disciplines, including anthropology, medicine, nutrition, and genetics.” S. A. Quandt, Choice”…a valuable contribution….of intrinsic interest to research specialists in growth and development and should be appreciated by serious students of the subject.” Michelle Lampl, American Journal of Physical Anthropology”…a valuable document of research topics and conclusions carried out in the Fels study. It is also a good source b (more…)
Body Composition Scale – Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength (Hardcover)
Review
Bill Phillips had been publishing bodybuilding magazines and marketing nutritional supplements for years when he had a weird revelation at a trade show: many of the most loyal and enthusiastic readers he had were totally out of shape. From that uncomfortable realization came his popular Physique Transformation Contest (top prize that first year: Phillips’s own Lamborghini), now world famous, and this book. The three-times-a-week weightlifting program in Body for Li (more…)
Body Composition Scale – Fat is Now Fun
Posted by: | CommentsBeing fat is no fun. Nothing puts a damper on your day like an extra ten or twenty pounds slathered around your gut. Running is a bummer. Jumping is out of the question. And anything more than a brisk pace is asking a lot. Being fat is a stone cold drag. It limits your options in life and narrows your field of vision.
Want to fit into that Armani trench? Fancy yourself a burgeoning sartorial mastermind? Well, when you carrying around the flesh roll, it makes looking svelte impossible. Sure, the game is stacked in favor of the androgynous skeletal types — but that just the way it’s always been.
No one really likes to sweat. It’s a total wet drag. It’s not very elegant or chic. But, if you want to break down the lipids keeping you from looking like that hunky celebrity who makes millions of dollars for pretending to be a super spy, you’ll have to break a sweat. A really big sweat.
Stop rolling around in your own vat of self-loathing. If you’re happy with who you are and where you’re going, then stop reading and enjoy your life. What’s it prove if you can look like the next canned celebrity or athlete? You’re you — revel in it. But, if you’re completely miserable and manage to drag everyone else down into the dumps with you, you might want to put the Kettle Chips aside and start some light calisthenics.
It can get pretty complicated, this whole weight loss and fitness thing. You’ve got body mass indexes, target heart rates, and optimal weight loss matrices. If exercising was ever fun, it’s now a lame laboratory experiment. So, it doesn’t matter what you do. It may matter more where you do it. Find the right spot, the right groove, and get cracking. Need some inspiration? Try a little town in North-bound California called Roseville.
Of course, you have never heard of it before. But, it’s known as the “the skinniest city in America.” The residents have a combined body mass index (yeah, one of those things) of 24.5. Keep in mind the national average clocks in around 30. Book a room in Roseville, bring your sweat gear, and pop in your favorite Jane Fonda tape.
If you’re looking to get fit, set aside a few months and book yourself into Roseville hotel pronto. You’ve never heard of the place, but it’s the place to be if you’re looking for some weight-loss love.
Body Composition Scale – On Being Fat
Posted by: | CommentsRunning is a bummer. Jumping is out of the question. And anything more than a brisk pace is asking a lot. Being fat is a stone cold drag. Being fat is no fun. Nothing puts a damper on your day like an extra ten or twenty pounds slathered around your gut. It limits your options in life and narrows your field of vision.
What about a nice new pair of duds? Want to fit into that Burberry trench? Fancy yourself a burgeoning sartorial mastermind? Well, when you carrying around the flesh roll, it makes looking svelte impossible. Sure, the game is stacked in favor of the androgynous skeletal types — but that just the way it’s always been.
No one really likes to sweat. It’s a total wet drag. It’s not very elegant or chic. But, if you want to break down the lipids keeping you from looking like that hunky celebrity who makes millions of dollars for pretending to be a super spy, you’ll have to break a sweat. A really big sweat.
Stop rolling around in your own vat of self-loathing. If you’re happy with who you are and where you’re going, then stop reading and enjoy your life. What’s it prove if you can look like the next canned celebrity or athlete? You’re you — revel in it. But, if you’re completely miserable and manage to drag everyone else down into the dumps with you, you might want to put the Kettle Chips aside and start some light calisthenics.
It can get pretty complicated, this whole weight loss and fitness thing. You’ve got body mass indexes, target heart rates, and optimal weight loss matrices. If exercising was ever fun, it’s now a lame laboratory experiment. So, it doesn’t matter what you do. It may matter more where you do it. Find the right spot, the right groove, and get cracking. Need some inspiration? Try a little town in North-bound California called Roseville.
You’ve never heard of the place, but somehow, it’s become the “the skinniest city in America.” The residents have a combined body mass index (yeah, one of those things) of 24.5. Keep in mind the national average clocks in around 30. Book a room in Roseville, bring your sweat gear, and pop in your favorite Richard Simmons tape.
If you’re looking to get fit, set aside a few months and book yourself into Roseville hotel pronto. You’ve never heard of the place, but it’s the place to be if you’re looking for some weight-loss love.


