We here at Fitness Spotlight would like to thank all those that have joined us in exploring the web to find the best health and fitness articles there are….and to help spread the truth and weed out all the BS. With that we hope that we have brought some positive changes to health, fitness and life for you and those around you.

It is with our regret that we can no longer keep up the workload of searching and posting new links daily. We do have our blogs and other sources of professional income that take up alot of our time, unfortunately we feel that we can not put in the time and effort anymore here to bring you quality work you deserve and not compromise the quality of info we pass along to you.

The good news is that the Fitness Spotlight name and what we stand for is not dead. We still strive to help people find all the good info out there and ignore all the other BS. It’s our dedication to help others and Fitness Spotlight will still have a role in that. We will be rethinking our strategy on how we use the Fitness Spotlight name and what we are able to do to help others. We encourage you to continue to follow any of the blogs we have spotlighted here as they do good work. You will also see what Fitness Spotlight has in store in the near future through those blogs as we develop an affiliate network of bloggers who are dedicated to bringing quality info on health and fitness to you. Stay tuned through those blogs for our next progression coming up in the near future.

With that note, we here at Fitness Spotlight would like to leave you with one of the most inspiring speeches we have come across. It is the Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford and is well worth the 15 minutes it takes to listen to it. I suggest you listen to it with no other distractions around…because his words and his message is very powerful.

We hope you all continue to have health and fitness in your life and happiness in whatever you do. Like Steve Jobs says “Stay Hungry….Stay Foolish”. Enjoy the speech and we will see you very soon in one way or another! Keep a lookout for our logo…it will soon only be seen on good blogs and sites that we believe are worth our approval. We will be around….we still are dedicated to getting you the truth….we will be back better than ever in some way with the Fitness Spotlight name….that is a guarantee!

In Health,

Mike O’Donnell, Editor, Blogger www.theiflife.com

Scott Kustes, Editor, Blogger www.modernforager.com

Rusty Moore, Editor, Blogger www.fitnessblackbook.com

Source: Modern Forager - “The Ancient Greek diet was dominated by wheat, olive oil, and wine. The staple of the diet was cereals, specifically wheat and barley. Served with this bread was typically some form of fruits and vegetables, made into a soup, boiled, or mashed. Because vegetables were expensive, the poor made do with dried vegetables, along with getting meat primarily from chickens and geese from their farm yards.” > Read the Full Article Here

Source:Fitness Black Book - “Bulking up is the common practice of gaining muscle as quickly as possible by eating a ton of calories. The idea is that you can gain more muscle if you insure a large calorie surplus in your diet. Along with muscle, quite a bit of fat is gained. The idea is to then burn the fat in the spring, revealing the newly acquired muscle for summer time. This is a common bodybuilding practice, but it is a BAD idea!” > Read the Full Article Here

Source: The IF Life - “I just started thinking about how many things I’ve learned through my own personal working out (since I was a kid and playing competitive sports) as well as being a trainer (since 1998). So today I just wanted to share some of the things this 36yr old has personally learned about all things health and fitness” > Read the Full Article Here

Source: PaleoDietOnline - “Hey everybody, I have a question for you? Do you think the sun is your friend or your foe? The first thing that probably pops into your head while trying to answer this question is Ultraviolet radiation. The majority of us, myself including, have been spoon fed by the media, magazines, and even doctors, that Ultraviolet radiation is ultra-bad for you. (Sorry for the horrible joke) Anyway there is a problem with this, they all look at this one sided.” > Read the Full Article Here

Source: HeraldTribune - “New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the “sunshine” vitamin’s role in good health.” > Read the Full Article Here

Source: WeightoftheEvidence - “As reported in heartWire, “After six months, isocaloric energy-restricted very-low-carbohydrate, high-fat and high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets produced similar weight loss and substantial reductions in a number of cardiovascular disease risk markers,” write Jeannie Tay (Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia) and colleagues in the January 1, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.” > Read the Full Article Here

Source: ProHealthBlog - “It’s so frustrating! A friend of mine is dealing with some serious weight issues. Nearly passing the 350 lbs mark he’s really trying to turn things around, yet he doesn’t really seem to be getting anywhere. He has tried changing his lifestyle several times, yet never really accomplished any long term results.” > Read the Full Article Here

Source: StrongLifts - ” To build muscle & lose fat, you need a variety of proteins, veggies, fruits, carbs, and healthy fats. Eating protein helps building & maintaining muscle. But it also helps fat loss: protein has a higher thermic effect than carbs/fats. Eating fats also helps fat loss: your body holds fat if you don’t eat fats. Fruits & veggies contain vitamins & minerals, necessary for recovery from your workouts.” > Read the Full Article Here

Source: WholeHealthSource - “As I’ve been learning more about the different blood markers of metabolic dysfunction, something suddenly occurred to me. Most of them reflect liver function! Elevated fasting glucose, low HDL cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, high triglycerides and high fasting insulin all reflect (at least in part) liver function. The liver is the “Grand Central Station” of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism” > Read the Full Article Here