Health knowledge made personal

Deni P. Healthy Living Professional

Orem, Utah
Denise "Deni" Preston originally from San Diego, California is a Group Fitness Expert for Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University located in Provo, Utah. She received her University edu... Full Bio
› Share: Email Digg del.icio.us Reddit icon StumbleUpon Technorati

Blog Posts

Sort by: Most recent | Name
Music for Yoga by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I have had a few requests for the the music used in my Pilates and Yoga classes and thought I would share the companies I enjoy the most, thus far, that is. The two companie ... Read on »
Heart Rate Training by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating When you start to train, particularly aerobic training your heart begins to beat faster to meet the demand for more oxygen and blood by the muscles of the body. This is calle ... Read on »
Walking Weight Loss Program by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Walking has proven by numerous studies to be of huge benefit! The popularity of walking as a fitness program is growing every day, just look at the malls around the country! ... Read on »
Target Heart Rate Calculator by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating How hard are you really working out? Monitoring your heart rate during any given exercise not only will help you maximize your workout but may in fact serve as a warning agai ... Read on »
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Body Mass Index (BMI) is used for a measure of body fat based on height and weight, and can be a good measurement of your current fitness level. Enter your height and weight ... Read on »
Calorie Burn Calculator by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating No matter the activity that you are performing, training for a marathon, horseback riding, or gardening on a Saturday morning, your body is burning calories–even sleepin ... Read on »
Walking Calculator by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Walking one mile burns about 100 calories, depending on pace, speed, and intensity, according to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Calculate how m ... Read on »
Exercise Induced Asthma by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Some clients have Exercise-induced Bronchospasm, which is also known as exercise-induced asthma. In fact I have a daughter who has this very problem! It happens to many peo ... Read on »
Can Exercise Be Too Much Of A Good Thing by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Thursday September 4, 2008–When it comes to fitness and exercise, can there really be too much? Can your period ruin your workout session? Those fitness gurus at Smart Fitnes ... Read on »
Obesity Linked To Missing Gene In Brain by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating THURSDAY August 28, 2008–According to a new study in The New England Journal Of Medicine, some obese adults and children who eat excessively may have a missing gene for a brai ... Read on »
Healthy Breakfast Foods! by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Is healthy breakfast foods difficult for you? For me it is, because of many food allergies and a lifetime of hurry, hurry, hurry! But here are some suggestions for you to ea ... Read on »
Total Body Workout by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hey everyone, Total Body Workout is coming out on DVD and will make it’s debut in a couple of months. I’ll keep you posted as to how they will market it and make it available ... Read on »
Poor Sleep Linked To High Blood Pressure In Teens by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating TUESDAY August 19,2008–A new study shows that teens who don’t sleep enough run the risk of elevated blood pressure. “It’s the very first study to find these results”, said a ... Read on »
A Toned Core by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I am so sure you have heard this at least a thousand times, a strong or toned core is the foundation of a strong body! With this desire we all seem to have gone looking for cl ... Read on »
Yoga Exercises by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I am constantly reading books and articles on yoga exercises or what we call yoga poses.  It is like an obsession with me, I just love it so much!  So I thought I wo ... Read on »
Wii Fitness by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional 1 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in Weight loss Okay, everyone, this new video game system called the Nintendo Wii has hit the streets and it became a huge hit overnight for Wii Fitness. They sold more than eleven million ... Read on »
Cardio Sculpt by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The Cardio Sculpt format of exercise training, to me, is another word for Circuit training! It is a type of interval training which includes both cardio sculpt and streng ... Read on »
Strength Training Without Weights by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional 1 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Is it possible to do strengthing train without weights?  Absolutely.  However there is no equal alternative to actually training with weights.  Can you build st ... Read on »
Calf Raises by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Did you know that ideally calf muscles should be equal to biceps in development?  Calves or the gastrocnemius is a very aesthetic body part but we all, including, weight ... Read on »
Pilates Abs by Deni P. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I have been teaching for 26 years and have heard many people say that they were really not that happy with the results they were getting with their crunches, sit-ups or leg li ... Read on »