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Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster

You Have the Mind, Now You Must Build The Body

About Me

Just a fitness trainer trying to get ahead. I own a Fitness Together franchise in Sandy Springs, GA. This is my second one.Other than that, I have my on radio show, am in the AJC blogs weekly, and have an article in the Better Health section at least once a month.

My Interests

Well, uh, fitness, nutrition, lifestyle and all of that stuff. Community projects. Writing and Speaking engagements. Fair Tax Support mongrulling.My Blogs on AJC.com ,FitnessSandySprings.com ,

I'd like to meet:

Fitness minded people, people wanting to get into fitness, Atlanta movers and shakers, Fair Tax Supporters, People who like to talk about String Theory, and Strong Bad

Music:

U2, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Billy Joel, Roy Orbison, Ben Folds Five, Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, Black Crowes, The Killers, Fleetwood Mac, Linkin Park, Garbage, L7, Chili Peppers, Alice in Chains, Steve Miller Band, Depeche Mode, Huey Lewis, Hendrix, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Journey, Van Halen, Smashing Pumpkins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Joe Satriani, Clapton, Typo Negative, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, GNR, Audioslave, Soundgarden, LEt's keep it simple- I like most rock, some soul, some folk, even a little country, but no rap, except Dre and Snoop, other than that, please no rap

Movies:

Dances with Wolves, Braveheart, The Crow, Adam Sandler movies, martial art movies, Chris Farley movies, most action movies, Star Wars, secretly enjoy romance movies but not more than once, on a serious note What the Bleep, Law of Attraction (aka- The Secret)

Television:

History, Discovery, Cosby Show, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, Comedy Central, Three Stooges, Mind of Mencia

Books:

Non-Fiction, Self-help junk you probably wouldn't like Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Rich Dad Poor Dad, From Good To Great, The E-Myth, Bible, Fair Tax Book

Heroes:

Jesus, Ben Franklin, Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln, Bono, Arnold, Mom and Dad, Colin Powell, Veterans, and Strong Bad

My Blog

Fight diabetes the Right Way, Part 1

You may not know this, but  November is National Diabetes Month.  Though it does not get as much attention as other diseases, it should, especially considering the prevelance of it. If you h...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:00:00 PST

Office "Biggest Loser" Program

Last week, I talked about some of the flaws of "The Biggest Loser" television show. However, I also talked about some of the good things that you can get from it. An Office Trend A trend that is b...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:06:00 PST

Fitness Mythbuster talks about Fitness Reality Shows

9/20/07 Common Weight Loss Fitness Mythbuster: Kelly Huggins, "Common Weight Loss and Fitness Myths and Warnings about shows like The Biggest Loser" ..> ..> To Listen - click on the Listen button. ...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:45:00 PST

Warning about Biggest Loser

I am not much of a reality T.V. watcher or watch much of anything for that matter.  One show that I do like is the Biggest Loser.  It's one of the few shows that I feel that you can actuall...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:50:00 PST

Weight is Nothing More Than Gravity Pulling an Object Toward Earth!

Weight is Nothing More Than Gravity Pulling an Object Toward Earth! I remember when taking my first Physics course my professor defined weight as "the force of gravity being exerted on a body." When I...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:33:00 PST

Weight Loss and Fitness Myth 7: You Burn More Fat at a Lower Heart Rate

You may have been told that doing cardiovascular exercise at a lower heart rate is better in order to burn more fat. Though there is a degree of truth to this, it is really another myth that needs to ...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:09:00 PST

G.I.G.O.

On a daily basis, you are overloaded with misinformation from advertisers, authors of books and articles, and even your friends and family as it relates to your weight loss and fitness goals. Sometime...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:34:00 PST

Do Not Compare Yourself to Others

Weight loss and achieving optimal fitness and health can be very challenging. Even with the help of someone such as a personal fitness trainer, most of the responsibility lies on you to reach the goal...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:01:00 PST

Is the Link to Obesity and Stress Legit?

Recently, you may have heard reports that researchers have found a specific physiological component linked to obesity and stress. Though, this may be legitimate, there are some things that I would lik...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:56:00 PST

Post Workout Meal and Water

..StartFragment -->Not long ago, I wrote an AJC blog about a client titled "I'm Feeling Woozy and Seeing Fuzzy!" In this article, I briefly explain how a client was experiencing carbohydrate depletion...
Posted by Kelly Huggins, Fitness Mythbuster on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:51:00 PST