Author: Louiza Patsis

Women tend to have more fat than men. First of all, they have their chest and hips. If you are like me, you tend to think this is how it ought to be, and that a woman does not have to be straight or pencil-thin to be healthy. Women probably have developed an extra layer of fat than men to protect a growing fetus. Actually, one cannot tell by looking at someone if they are fit. Think of all of those athletes that have had heart problems at what you think is their utmost shape. One has to get a…

The squat is a powerful exercise that works your lower body – gluteus maximus, quadriceps, and hamstrings as primary movers and your abdomen, back, and leg adductors and abductors as secondary movers. It is an exercise that strengthens quickly. Women do not have to worry about being too bulky – that comes only with a lot of exercise over time, and with eating an extra amount of protein, over the extra amount of protein you eat because you exercise. Some fitness professionals and exercisers say that squats are bad for the back and knee. I have experienced back and knee…

The abdominal muscles are composed of the rectus abdominus that runs vertical in the front of your body, the deep transverse oblique muscles, and the internal and external oblique muscles located on the right and left side. Your abdominal muscles are almost always being used for posture, when you sit, walk or move. There are a variety of exercises you can do for them, from crunches to more advanced moves. Here are some exercises that can be performed while lying down. Abdominal Exercise #1 Lie down on your back. Keep your lower back touching the floor at all times. This is…

People have all sorts of excuses not to go to the gym. After seeing eight-month-pregnant women working out and people working out before work at 5:30 am, I do not want to hear any excuses. Here are some popular ones. Excuse #1 – I Have No Time Um, you do have time most likely to eat, watch television, go out, and sleep late sometimes. Walk instead of drive to the store. See a television show at the gym instead of at home. Work out while you watch television. Take turns with friends cooking for the day to give the other…

How do you want to look? Do you want to look like you did years ago? Do you want to look like a person in a magazine? Do you want to look like a bodybuilder? I have written about how genetics is a determiner of how you will look, no matter how much you work out, and how to be happy with how you look through the process. It is important to envision how you want to look while liking where you are. Have you ever gone into a department store and seen an outfit that is wonderful, creative and…

Louiza Patsis is Greek-American. She was born in Piraeus, Greece, the port of Athens. Her parents are from the island of Kephallonia, where Corelli’s Mandolin was filmed in 2000. She has been living in New York her whole life. She has a BA in chemistry and MS in biology and journalism from NYU. She is currently working on a Ph.D. in information science from the Palmer School of Information science at NYU and CW Post. Her interests include science, art, religion, spirituality, interfaith work, acting, modeling, painting, traveling and writing. She wrote The Boy in a Wheelchair at 10 years…