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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

The life-giving pump inside our chest

Cardiovascular diseases kill way more people than any other illness that affects mankind.

Toxic belly fat… a poison fuel

Fat has many good purposes, but one kind of fat that can be very bad for our shape and our health is visceral fat.

Rapid and explosive movement

There are several ways that we can increase the intensity of an exercise.

The color of fitness

The combination of a balanced lifestyle gives you a healthy look along with a fit shape.

The plank, great for protecting your back

The Plank is an exercise that you can do almost anywhere, and no equipment is necessary.

Strengthened through challenge and adversity

Our immune system works 24/7/365 and knows exactly what’s wrong with us and what it needs to repair it with.

Crucial health agents

Whatever our starting point is, let’s give our body the tools it needs to do its job.

The battle of excess calories

If we view food in the same way we view fuel for our vehicle, it simplifies the determination of whether we need fuel or if a refill is not necessary.

Chronic disease is a manifestation of inflammation

All major disease has some form of relationship with inflammation.

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Health Columnist Wade Yoder explains High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and how it builds physical strength plus cardio conditioning.

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