DotsoFit Health and Fitness is now available in Paperback and Kindle at Createspace.com and Amazon.com.

A superb collection of 75 of the most popular posts from the DotsoFit Health and Fitness Blog, revised, updated, and referenced to serve as a resource to the reader.

DotsoFit Health and Fitness contains the following chapters:

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Do What You Love, Love What You Do! My Story…

CHAPTER 2 MOTIVATION

A Lesson on Goal-Setting

Fitness Logs Help You Stay on Track

The Power of Music

What Did You Do Today?

It’s Not Like You’re Training for a Marathon (Unless You Are)

Fav Runs

How Do You Measure Success?

CHAPTER 3 HEALTH AND SAFETY

Women, You Might Need a Check-Up

Has My Wife Gone Mad?

Youth are at Higher Risk for Dehydration

Cold-Weather Safety

Do You Worship the Sun?

Runner’s Runs

Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Female Distance Runners

Can Happiness Lower Blood Sugar in Type 2 Diabetics?

What is Juvenile Diabetes and is it Curable?

Type 1 Diabetes and Depression

Herbs for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Physical Activity Sharpens the Mind

CHAPTER 4 FITNESS

Fitting in Fitness When Your Kids Are Young

When to Stretch: Before or After Exercise?

Proper Push-Ups

What is Self-Myofascial Release and Why Should I Do It?

Yoga to Reduce Stress

Soccer for Everyone

Video Games for Fitness

Backward Walking?

Strut Your Stuff for Better Buns

CHAPTER 5 TRAINING

What is an Integrated Training Program?

The PROS—Progression, Regularity, Overload, and Specificity

How Do I Know if I’m Overtraining?

Balance Training in Athletic Performance Enhancement

Incorporate Strength Training into Your Fitness Routine

Regular Strength Training Improves Health

What’s the One Rep Max?

How Many Repetitions Should I Do?

Benefits of Exercising in a Proprioceptively-Enriched Environment

Barefoot Running

Simple Marathon Training

Plyometric Training

Speed, Agility, and Quickness Training

CHAPTER 6 INJURY

Cycling after Knee Injury

Overuse Injuries from Running

Dealing with Chronic Pain from Sports Injuries

Causes of Athletic Foot Injuries

CHAPTER 7 NUTRITION

Carbs are Not the Enemy! (And Fats aren’t Either!)

Foods that Help You Reduce Stress

Dangers of a Chronic High-Protein Diet

How Much Protein Do I Need?

Don't Skip the Mushrooms

One Shouldn't Feel Guilty about Eating Dark Chocolate

Foods that Reduce Pain and Inflammation

One More Reason to Enjoy Cherry Pie

All Olive Oil is Not the Same

Food Cravings and Mood

The Truth about Carbohydrate Loading

CHAPTER 8 WEIGHT LOSS

Can you be Fit and Fat?

Weight Loss is Simply about Calories in vs. Calories Out

Methods of Determining Your Daily Caloric Needs

How to Use Your Calculated RMR to Help You Lose Weight

How Important is Scale Weight?

Taking a Lesson from the European Playbook

Boost your Metabolism by Reducing your Stress

Running Sheds the Pounds

Four Tips to Burn More Calories During Exercise

Work Out Harder to Increase Your Metabolism

Women and Weight

Which Hormones Contribute to Female Weight Gain?

Lap Band Surgery: Yes, No, Maybe?

CHAPTER 9 LIFE

Live Life to the Fullest!

The Secret Behind “The Secret”

Finding Happiness

Searching for the Fountain of Youth

New Year's Resolutions are not just for New Year's

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