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Wade Yoder

Wade Yoder is a Master Trainer, with certifications in: Fitness Nutrition, Exercise Therapy, Strength and Conditioning, Senior Fitness and Youth Fitness. He is the owner of Valley Athletic Club and has been in the health and fitness club business since 1991. For a little over 10 years he has been writing health and fitness articles for local newspapers and enjoys helping his readers strip artifice and fluff away from the basics of fitness, nutrition and health.

Wade Yoder's Latest Articles

LOST, SPLOST, ESPLOST, TSPLOST and FLOST 

This is a slight shifting of gears from my normal health and fitness column.

Not all calories are created equal

Calories are measured the same throughout our food system, however the speed at which they enter the bloodstream can make them very different from each other!

Cutting though the supplement clutter

We look at dietary supplements and pharmaceutical medicine far too much as a source of health and wellness instead of the things they often try to duplicate.

Lighten your load by increasing your load

This may seem contradictory, but it works when it comes to our skeletal muscle and its capability.

What are we really drinking? Modern beverages and our health

In today’s world, what we drink may quietly shape our health more than we realize.

Fat wrinkles and slowing them down

No, it’s not actually a wrinkle.

Burning fat snacks from our fatty deposits

We have an internal survival system, much like we prepare externally for a time of famine or drought.

Muscle and economy of movement

This is one of my favorite subjects because of its effect on everyone who can still move. 

Improving your posture and economy of movement

When we have a better economy of movement, the things we have to do in daily living become easier.

Going back to a paleolithic diet

The explosion of chronic disease and obesity over the past 30 years seems directly connected to our modern-day diet.

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