Kimberly Garrison

Kimberly Garrison is one of the nation's most sought-after fitness experts. She has more than 20 years' expertise in the health and fitness industry and is the owner of 1-on-1 Ultimate Fitness. She is a Certified Personal Trainer, a fitness columnist, a spokesmodel, and motivational speaker. She pens a weekly column for the Philadelphia Daily News, blogs the Girlfriends' Locker Room, and hosts the Philly Fitness & Health podcast. Kimberly can also be seen regularly on various television programs.

Email Kimberly at kimberly@1on1ultimatefitness.com

Kimberly Garrison: Want to lose weight? Change your habits

Posted 10/09/2008

LATELY, I'VE been receiving tons of e-mail regarding quick ways to lose weight. You name it, I've been asked about it. The grapefruit diet. Cabbage soup. The master cleanse diet. Atkins. South Beach. The Zone.

Baby boomers taking charge of eating habits
Calendar for June 26-July 1, 2008

Kimberly Garrison: China's tainted formula raises red flag for us, too 09/25/2008: REPORTS OF TAINTED infant formula in China were all over the press last week. According to official reports, four infants have died from formula tainted with melamine, and it is estimated that more than 6,000 infants have become ill. Thousands more may still be at risk.
Kimberly Garrison: Amid fat-tax support, calls to step lightly 09/18/2008: MY RECENT column ("Your Choice Could Be: Slim Down or Pay Up," Aug. 28) on the so-called fat tax, where employers require overweight workers to lose the pounds or pay higher insurance premiums, really fired up Daily News readers.
Kimberly Garrison: Young Palin mom to be puts focus on pregnancy 09/11/2008: IF NOTHING ELSE, 17-year-old Bristol Palin's pregnancy has presented a national, teachable moment about two serious health problems: teen pregnancy and the failure of abstinence-only sex education.
Kimberly Garrison: Preventing travel DVT: A step in right direction 09/04/2008: THIS TIME last year, 24-year-old Randy Weinberg's life took a dramatic turn. She was giddy with excitement as she ended a month-long dream vacation in Italy. She also was exhausted from all the travel, so she slept for most of the 10-hour flight back to Philly International.
Kimberly Garrison: Someday your choice could be: Slim down or pay 08/28/2008: WILL PENNSYLVANIA implement laws to force overweight workers to slim down and get fit - or pay up? After all, Pennsylvania's adult obesity rate is 25.7 percent (up from last year), and we were named the 24th most obese state in America, according to the 2008 "F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America," the fifth annual report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Kimberly Garrison: We all could be on the road to fat city 08/21/2008: WHILE YOU'RE at the next Phillies Game shoveling down a foot-long hot dog, curly fries and a brewski, you might want to consider this: According to a recent governmental report, it is estimated that in 40 years, all Americans will be overweight.
Kimberly Garrison: Be aware of symptoms of sarcoidosis 08/14/2008: LIKE MOST of you, I was shocked to hear of the unexpected death of actor and stand-up comedian Bernie Mac. According to published reports, the 50-year-old Chicago native died of complications from pneumonia. It was also reported that he suffered from a condition called sarcoidosis.
Kimberly Garrison: Weighing birth control and breast-feeding 08/07/2008: THOSE WHO follow my column know I gave birth to a 7-pound, 2-ounce, beautiful baby boy on Mother's Day. They also know that I am a breast-feeding advocate because of its many health benefits for mother and child.
Kimberly Garrison: Asthma facts that may take your breath away 07/31/2008: 'NO ONE SHOULD die from asthma, especially in America." So says Dr. Michael Foggs, Chief of Allergy and Immunology for Advocate Health Care. Yet, Foggs said, 4,000 people die every year from this disease.
Kimberly Garrison: Bike riding: Good exercise, if you exercise common sense 07/24/2008: IS IT MY imagination or are there more bike riders on the road these days? By golly, I think the prohibitive gas prices have driven many people to biking as their final resort.