Rain? Not a drop…yet
By Ed Kociela When I grow up, I want to be a weatherman. It’s not that I want to be on the TV and stand in front of a map of North America and point out where the isobars are going to wreak havoc with the jet stream and enable the monsoon to swoop through and dump heavily on the Southwest. I just think it would be reassuring to know that even if you were wrong 80 percent of the time, your boss wouldn’t hold it against you. Down here in Los Cabos, we have been keeping a fairly close eye on the weather for awhile now, and for awhile now,...
read moreWalking the estuary
By Ed Kociela Far from the nightlife and frolic, there’s a place in Los Cabos where the wild birds fly and the mood is calm. In our explorations, my wife and I have discovered the estuary in San Jose del Cabo. Just south of the marina, and basically in the backyard of the El Presidente resort, this little treasure is a gem to explore. Before the Spanish missionaries settled the little town in 1730, the estuary was a place where the Pericu Indians obtained their drinking water for centuries. It was also a place where Spanish explorers...
read moreThe ONLY Flat Belly Fitness Plan
By Robyn Littlewood, Personal Trainer Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico Most personal trainers wish we had a dollar bill for every time someone with 20+ pounds of visceral fat between their armpit and their hip asked us for a “good exercise” to help them get rid of their belly fat. The myth that some miracle set of abdominal exercises will help them is still profoundly common. The ads selling abdominal coasters, abdominal chairs, abdominal rollers etc.etc, ad infinitum, still bring in money on television. Lots of money! This is...
read moreFat Loss Foods
What if you could eat as much as you wanted and still lose weight? Well, I recently discovered that I could after reading a book called the Dukan Diet, written by Dr. Pierre Dukan. So what is the catch? Like any diet that works long term, the Dukan severely restricts refined carbohydrates. High protein diets are effective but hard for people to stick to because sugars, starches and fats are hidden in almost everything these days. If you go the unlimited portions route, you must absolutely and rigorously avoid sugars and starch. This means...
read moreMusic festival rocks
By Ed Kociela One of our favorite places to hang out is the plaza in San Jose del Cabo. We have been there for Mexican Independence Day, Day of the Dead celebrations, Christmas fiestas, and a number of other events we just sort of stumbled upon. We find it the coolest place to hang out because it is a wonderful place for people-watching—we have what we call a couple of “gawking corners” where we watch the world pass by—and you never know what to expect. I mean, we have seen guys coming back from the nearby arroyo with a huge snake...
read moreHow to Fail at Losing Weight
By Robyn Littlewood, Personal Trainer Desert Spa, Villa del Arco An estimated 40% of US citizens are now considered “morbidly obese”. Millions of people are on diets, buying diet books, prepackaged foods and record numbers of pounds are being lost. Low carbohydrate diet products are a 15 billion dollar industry in the US every year. Why then, do the numbers of morbidly obese people continue to climb in the US, Mexico and Canada? They must be following the standard disaster plan I will outline for you below: How to Fail at Permanent Weight...
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