Stretching Your Way to Health
Each time your bend down to pick up the morning paper or get into the back seat of a two-door car, your flexibility is tested. Learn to design an effective stretching routine that you'll enjoy doing.

Separating Exercise Fact from Fiction
It is time to put to rest the two myths that have lasted decades—the fat burning zone and the myth that muscle weighs more than fat.

Bulge Wars
In the "Bulge Wars" victory is achieved one battle at a time.

Fitness Evolution: 30-Minute Fitness for Women
Thirty-minute fitness for women is evolving into a more complex and member-focused system. Truestar for Women is at the forefront of the evolution.

Your Body’s Fitness Support Network
Exercise is essential to continued health, so it’s extremely important to make sure you supplement your body’s fitness goals with the proper support team of protein, vitamins and antioxidants.

Stabilize Your Workout
It seems like everyone is following the bouncing ball to greater core strength and a better body! Find out why the exercise ball is one of the fastest growing trends in exercise today.

Jack of All Trades and a Master of None
Should you combine high intensity resistance and aerobic training on the same day? Truestar has the answer.

“Think Back”: Tips for a Healthy Spine
Is your back becoming a total pain?  If yes, then the following spinal tips can help you deal with and possibly prevent future back pain episodes.

The Amazing Lunge Exercise
You may have seen people doing deep lunge exercises in a gym and thought that it was an exercise made only for the hardcore athlete. There are several ways to do a lunge and it can be quite beneficial for strength and balance training for everyone!

Can you be Healthy but not Fit?
If you focus on health without providing enough stimulus to promote fitness benefits, you may be healthy, but not necessarily fit.

Body Sculpting Variables Part I: Reps and Sets
The best way to keep your exercise routine fresh, effective and energized is by working smarter not harder. Let Truestar show you how in Part 1 of this series.

Body Sculpting Variables Part II:  Rest Interval, Speed and Exercise Selection
The best way to keep your exercise routine fresh, effective and energized is by working smarter not harder. Let Truestar show you how in Part 2 of this series.

A Side Order of Exercise
Consider general exercise as the main meal, with the objective to keep you healthy and fit.  If your goal is to achieve a certain physical outcome, the side order of exercise is what really counts. Let Truestar help you find your way around the exercise menu!

Integrating Exercise with Diet and Supplements
Let Truestar help you integrate your diet and supplements into your exercise program for greater health rewards.

Curing the Underarm Dilemma
Okay, let’s clear things up: this article has nothing to do with body odor. It deals exclusively with ways to improve the strength, tone and definition of a different kind of underarm dilemma—the stubborn tricep muscles.

Legs, Legs and More Legs!
With buttock augmentations becoming the hype in Hollywood, there has to be a more natural way of developing a good set of legs.  Unfortunately there is no magic pill to help and you have to work for it.

Exercise Your Wellness and Psychological Health
Consistent exercise has a profound effect on mood and our psychological well-being. But how much is enough? Like all things in life, moderation is the key to longevity and success.

Are the Holidays Stressing You Out?
It’s that time of the year again, where joyful bliss meets crazed crowds at the jam-packed shopping mall.  Let Truestar help you make the holidays a time to relax and reflect on the year that passed; not a time to achieve peak stress.

Can Muscle Be Converted To Fat?
There is a false notion that unused or understimulated muscle is simply converted to fat. Thankfully, urban myths also apply to fitness and fat loss.

10 Reasons Truestar Can Help You Become The Ultimate You
With so many women’s only 30-minute fitness clubs, it can be difficult to select the program that's best for you. Here are some hints on what separates Truestar for Women from the rest.

The Exercise Dilemma
Truestar answers three popular exercise dilemmas.

Exercise Your Weight Loss
Weight loss cannot be sustained unless you begin to make exercise a daily habit.

Exercise your Immune System
Exercise has many health benefits: it helps improve the strength of your immune system, or the ability of your body to fight off infections; it increases body temperature during a workout which helps fight germs and increases blood flow to nourish the cells; and it has been shown to strengthen the immune system of older individuals.

Orthotics and Exercise Enhancement
When you exercise it is important to wear appropriate athletic shoes that work with your feet and your body alignment.  Your selection of shoe wear may not be enough to support your feet and body during your chosen exercise and activity.  There are times when a good shoe is simply not enough and orthotics are needed.  Orthotics can enhance sports performance and can support the body against the forces of pronation and supination.

Is Tai Chi Considered Exercise?
Based on all my writings on exercise, it is obvious that I am a huge supporter of phase-based training as a method of promoting health and fitness.  It wasn’t until I started researching Tai Chi as an alternative form of exercise that I understood how such a slow-velocity activity such as Tai Chi can help decrease blood pressure, reduce stress and help older individuals fall less.

Is Running a Suitable Form of Exercise?
The surreal feeling of exercising in nature and achieving the so-called “runners high” has peaked the interest of many people who initially ruled out running because of the injury risks associated with the activity. 

The Traveller’s Workout Express
Being on the road is tough, physically, emotionally and mentally. Time away from family, friends and routine can quickly burn you out, so exercise and proper eating become even more important determinants of overall physical and mental health.

A Family That Plays Together Stays Together
Involving the family in group exercise activities is the best way to keep the family fit and to make exercise enjoyable at the same time.

Periodization of Strength: Improving Your Strength in Phases
Periodization of strength, in simple terms, describes the division of an exercise or fitness program into various periods of time or better yet, into phases of training.

No More Excuses!
We all know the benefits of exercise. We are constantly bombarded with information about which forms of exercise are the best for health, weight loss, strength and optimal wellness. The best way to deal with all of this information isn’t to run from it or to abstain from activity. You should use it to get the most bang for your buck. In other words, maximize your time and efforts and get the results you want.