By: Dove --- When popular Los Angeles Power 106 radio host Kurt "Big Boy" Alexander set out to lose weight 10 years ago after a challenge from Will Smith, things seemed to kick off in the most inspiring way. After a loss of over 100 pounds, one-fifth of his beginning weight, Big Boy garnered a huge donation for charity from Smith for his efforts. But sadly, the thrill didn't last long, as Big ...

By: Siddiqu “The Personal Trainer” ACE (American Council of Exercise), NFPT (National Federation of Personal Training) Certified Personal Trainer, IHSA Certified Coach, and Boxing Fitness Trainer --- If you are serious about changing your body with an exercise routine, then your diet should reflect your seriousness. Anyone who you see who has a nice body has a lot more muscle in their ...

By: Darrell W. Butler ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer --- Apples are high fiber, oranges are good for Vitamin C, bananas are high in potassium and cranberries are good for…um…mixing with vodka? Although most of us have heard how nutritious berries are, very few can actually tell us why. So here is your crib sheet on the nutritional benefits for several of the most popula...

By: Siddiqu “The Personal Trainer” ACE (American Council of Exercise), NFPT (National Federation of Personal Training) Certified Personal Trainer, IHSA Certified Coach, and Boxing Fitness Trainer --- There are so many different food choices available for the consumer today, and with more options comes more mistakes if you don't know what to look for. "Healthy" is a relative term, bu...

By: Dove --- If confidence is the key to happiness, then Toccara Jones has every reason to be on top of the world. At just 30-years-old, Toccara has created a career that is all about being herself - from her stint on America's Next Top Model in 2004, to her newest ventures in 2011 as the star of The Ultimate Merger on TVOne, a frequent spokesmodel for BET, a Contributing Style Editor for ...

By: Darrell W. Butler ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer --- In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here is a list of several green super foods that you should start working into your diet immediately - and no, green beer does not count! 1. Green Tea Green tea contains powerful antioxidants that help to cleanse the body and burn fat. Research has also shown that green tea may poten...

By: Dove "There's nothing worse than a fat cokehead" Mike Tyson laughed on today's Ellen Degeneres Show (Mar. 8). The 44-year-old boxing champ-turned-entertainer looked at a few photos of his heftier days joking, "It's the Michigan maaaan" - although we know he meant Michelin Man. Watch the video below as Tyson speaks on being two years sober and switching up to a vegan diet as he bounced ...

By: Darrell W. Butler ACE, NFPT, ISCA Certified Personal Trainer --- Wow, time really flies doesn’t it? It seems as though it was just yesterday that I was trying to decide whether to say “twenty ten” or “two thousand and ten.” Actually, I’m still undecided on that, but no matter how you chose to pronounce it, last year is history! So now that we’ve officially turned the p...

By: Siddiqu “The Personal Trainer” ACE (American Council of Exercise), NFPT (National Federation of Personal Training) Certified Personal Trainer, IHSA Certified Coach, and Boxing Fitness Trainer --- All year we promote health and fitness, but the holiday season often throws us off our routine. You may have made it through the Thanksgiving trials, but it's not over yet! Rather than tel...

By: Dove --- Mark Wahlberg appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show today (Dec. 15) to discuss his new film The Fighter and the physical changes and intense training he endured (including eight-mile, uphill running). In the clip below, he explains how he relaxed on his diet during filming as the character changed his lifestyle, but then had to lose 30 pounds in five weeks to shoot a few pick-up s...