This post was written by Julian Kaufman, owner of Fitness Together Chattanooga. The term “creeping obesity” was coined by Ellington Darden of the Nautilus Sports Medicine Center and has been used regularly for the last 25 years in health and wellness textbooks.  At about age 25 we lose up to ½ pound of lean muscle tissue per year.  And if that were not bad enough, fat cell growth may be increasing by 3 times per year....

This post was written by Julian Kaufman, owner of Fitness Together Chattanooga. There is a lot of confusion about “carbs.” We often hear negative information regarding “carbs,” and there seems to be a general idea in the culture at large that “carbs” are bad. However, this is too simplistic because “carbs” are an essential nutrient that provide energy or fuel for the body. The key is an...

About 20 million Americans have diabetes. About a third of them don’t even know. What can be done? Take 10 minutes, watch this video. Then share it and you could literally help save lives.  

As we come across links of interest, we’d like to share them with you. Hope you enjoy! This Valentine’s Day (which also happens to be National Ferris Wheel Day, by the way) we celebrate the heart. Figuratively and literally. Read the article below for insight on a healthy heart and mind. The Best Foods for Thought, Literally by Jennifer Corbett Dooren in The Wallstreet Journal Online “We’ve long known that the...

This post was written by Julian Kaufman, owner of Fitness Together Chattanooga. I often hear people stressing out about gaining weight through the holidays.  Is it a fair concern?  It is considering the volume of food and caloric density of all the food eaten on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years not to mention the constant holiday parties.  However, below are some tips to make it through the holidays and come out after the New...