Archive for May, 2009
‘Dieting 101’- For Those Who Want to Start but Don’t Know Where to Begin
So you are going on a weight loss program. Remember that the diet plan that suits one person might not suit another. The plan that suits your friend or neighbor might not suit you. You should choose a plan that suits your body and with which you are comfortable. But even though you have decided [...]
View Post10 Reasons to Exercise in the morning
Is exercising in the morning or evening healthier? If you ask me, I’ll say morning. Because exercising in the morning has many benefits. Given below are 10 benefits. 1. Availability of time: The excuse that everybody says for not being able to do consistent exercising is lack of time. For that reason, getting up in [...]
View PostDiet Versus Exercise- What’s the Best way to lose weight?
Obesity is a problem faced by many. Excessive weight increases the risks of many diseases and studies show that obesity can also lead to early deaths. Today people are trying various ways to reduce their weight. Although there are varieties of rapid weight loss products available in the market, you have to be careful when [...]
8 Fun and Easy Ways to Love Eating, Lose Weight and Stop Being A Slave to Food
How to lose weight? A question asked by millions today. There are times, when you are following a strict diet, happy with what you are eating. But then suddenly, you crave for your favorite food forbidden in your diet. The determination you maintained till yesterday is gone. You wonder why you denied yourself the foods [...]
Choosing a Treadmill
Treadmill is considered to be the best cardio workout equipment. There are so many varieties, makes and models of treadmills available in the market today, with different price range. Before you spend money to purchase a treadmill, you have to consider a few elements. Before stepping out: Before you step out to buy a treadmill, [...]
7 Weight Loss Tips for Holidays
Well it’s December! Holidays are around the corner. The holiday mood had already set in. The month of December to January is packed with festivities, family dinners, Christmas parties, cakes and other mouth watering delicacies and this is the time you will lose your self control and forget all about your weight loss programs. Holidays [...]
Benefits of Flexibility Training
Flexibility is the smooth functioning of the joints, through its entire motion. Flexibility depends on various factors like thickness of joint cartilage, suppleness of the muscles and the shape of the bones. Flexibility is an important component of fitness and flexibility of the joints can be improved by doing stretching exercises. Stretching exercise can be [...]
10 Tips for Parents Concerned With Childhood Obesity
Today, overweight problem in children, have become a big concern and worry for the parents. Obesity increases the risk of various diseases like heart diseases, cholesterol, blood pressure, cancer, diabetes and even early deaths. Given below are a few tips for parents who are worried about childhood obesity. 1. Avoid fatty foods and give calcium: [...]
An Overview of Atkins Diet
Dieting is restriction of certain foods. But would you believe, if I told you that you can have rich foods when dieting. Well1 I am not joking. I know that including rich foods in your diet is something that a dieter can’t think of, but it is included in Atkins diet. Carbohydrates causes overweight: According [...]
The Fat of the Matter and Other Diet Myths
Dieting is the trend nowadays. Everybody wants to diet. There are so many weight loss plans and each plan has got thousands of followers. Some people are successful while majority of the people are unsuccessful in losing weight. For most of the people who start dieting, it might last only for a month, and then [...]