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THE FATHER LIFE

The Men's Magazine for Dads

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[DAD FITNESS] The One Food That Builds Muscle and Burns Fat

By Sean Barker • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Food, Health

Do you want to know the one food that has all you need to build lean muscle and burn bodyfat? Oh yeah, and it tastes great AND is easy to prepare!
Your mother always told you to “eat your breakfast,” it’s the most important meal of the day!” Well, your Mom was right… again.
Just think [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The 5 Best Ways To Stay In Shape While Traveling

By Sean Barker • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

Did you have to pay the airlines “overweight” on your way home from your last business trip?  …and no I am not talking about your luggage.
For a lot of busy dads it seems just when we get on a role with our workouts and healthy eating, it all goes out the window when we have [...]



10 Healthy Habits That Make You Handsome

By Men's Life Today • Jan 24th, 2010 • Category: Cover Story, Health

There are easier, more effective, ways to look like a million bucks than by plunking down that much on some surgical solution — the way some Hollywood pretty-boy wannabe would. And just your luck: all involve treating your body better. It’s true, a healthier lifestyle can actually boost your physical appearance — targeting everything from [...]



[INTO THE DAWN] SMART Goals for the New Decade

By Andy Falk • Jan 19th, 2010 • Category: Health, Into the Dawn by Andy Falk

Last century I worked for the Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco as an Assistant Hotel Manager. As part of the Sheraton Hotel management group it was taken over by the larger Starwood Hotel Corporation. I was there for the merger/acquisition, and before removing myself from the company I got a taste of [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The 7 Best Ways to Relieve Muscle Soreness

By Sean Barker • Jan 6th, 2010 • Category: Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

I remember it like it was yesterday…
Being 16 and squatting down to pick up my books out of my high school gym locker and screaming in agony because my legs were so damn sore from my very FIRST leg workout!
But pain soon turned to laughs as I also heard my best friend and training partner [...]



How To Feed Your Family Healthier Meals

By Laurie Beebe • Jan 3rd, 2010 • Category: Health

If you’re today’s typical parent, you may not think you have time to cook a healthy dinner for your family.  You may work outside of the home, or you may spend the day running numerous household errands; either way, you constantly feel like you are barely keeping your head above water.  It seems there is just [...]



Contraception After Kids: Weighing the Alternatives

By Dave Woolbank • Dec 9th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Health

In contemplating what 33% of Australian families have done, a vasectomy, I was not sure whether I was enriching or diluting my manhood. Was I really ready for THE BIG SNIP?
When it comes to putting the family jewels on the line, one needs to thoroughly explore all options. The contraceptive criteria in this exercise are [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The Einstein Workout

By Sean Barker • Dec 8th, 2009 • Category: Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Health

E=mc²
You might remember this from your old high school math class.
It was Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
Despite Einstein’s well known brilliance, what amazes me even more was he was also a busy dad of 3 kids.
Einstein was known for challenging the status quo, and I think if he was alive today he would tell [...]



Pick Up Basketball: A Man’s World of Health, Friendship, and Respect

By Russ Zacek • Nov 20th, 2009 • Category: Health

8 men dribble and shoot around with 2 basketballs on the near end of a health club basketball court.  Every few seconds, one of the men looks nervously toward the lobby, then bounces the ball and shoots.  Most of the warm up shots go in.  One of the men jogs back and forth and stretches [...]



[DAD FITNESS] The REAL Secret To Transforming Your Body

By Sean Barker • Nov 11th, 2009 • Category: Cover Story, Dad Fitness by Sean Barker, Features, Health

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
“Knowledge is power.”
Inspirational quotes are great for motivation and posting on your Facebook account, but they will do nothing for you if you don’t take action.
Along with taking action, do you want to know the real secret to [...]