http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Matt+Maresca Self Help Matt Maresca Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=535277&ca=Self+Help One of the great things about being human is that we can change. We are in complete control of the way we live our lives. We do not live based on instincts like every other creature on this planet. Our process of thinking is controlled entirely by us, and then we control how we act on these thoughts... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=343093&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet When it comes to healthy weight loss, it is not nearly enough to just exercise. You must also eat properly to have a chance at success. It is also not enough to just eat right, you must still stay active and exercise regularly. One or two things will not help you achieve healthy weight loss to any s... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=342462&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet I am a huge believer in having goals. While some people spend too much time setting goals and not enough time achieving them, most people do not put much thought into goal-setting. When it comes to weight loss, it is especially important to set realistic goals. By realistic, I do not mean "I want to... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=219500&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Many people struggle with weight loss and fat loss for years and years. It all starts off well, with positive gains for a little while, but then things tend to tail off and eventually they are back where they started. This is not uncommon. It is probably the most common path traveled by fat loss see... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=217508&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet People often tell me how great they feel after a solid workout in which they pushed themselves harder than they ever have before. I wrote about this situation in my article "The True Beauty of Fat Loss". But there is still even more to it than learning something about yourself. How many times have y... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=210303&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet There have been a number of gimmicks, gadgets, and fads that have become popular in the so-called “health-craze” that has taken place in recent years. You know what I’m talking about, that health-craze that has led our society to deeper levels of poor health and obesity. Some craze that is! We’ve se... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=211016&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Have you ever accomplished something difficult? I'm sure you have, so how did it feel? I'd be willing to bet that it felt pretty darn good. Now, let me give you a hypothetical example. Suppose you were to run a race against against someone with a broken leg. You, of course, win easilly. However, you... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=202161&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet There has been some discussion in the media recently regarding the dramatic increase in obesity and people getting significantly overweight all over the world. Some have suggested that the people are to blame. If you are fat it is because you are lazy. Others have blamed society. The world is making... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Matt Maresca Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=158029&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet “I need to lose weight. I need to do more cardio.” As a fitness professional I hear this everyday, and it hurts. Do people not realize that aerobics for fat loss are mostly a waste of time? Do people not realize that they could get much better results with interval training and still have a lot more...