Congratulations. You have kick-started or geared up your exercise program. But how do you retain this newfound fitness when you go back to your daily routine? Do you have what it takes to keep up with the life enhancing habits that you are now becoming accustomed to? I hope that some of these simple tips [...]
Yoga first originated in ancient India thousands of years ago in the B.C. period. The goal every person has when doing yoga is to reach a state of physical, mental and spiritual discipline. This happens through relaxation and meditation, which often helps you to achieve the sometimes difficult positions. The major benefits of yoga hit [...]
According to Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, in which researchers monitor the health, body weight and exercise levels of more than 14,000 middle-aged men for 11 years, being more physically fit may be more beneficial than losing weight. The level of physical fitness of the participants was estimated by measuring their metabolic equivalents (MET) through a [...]
The Grape Diet is ideal for detoxing the body and losing weight at the same time. When we feel tired and sluggish, miserable and stressed, it’s usually because we’re overweight, or our body is clogged up with eating junk and fatty foods. You can detox and lose weight by exercising proper diet control. Usually that [...]
Some things you have to be careful about when taking diet pills are: Dangerous side effects and drug interactions – Some prescription diet drugs are very strong. Possible side effects occur in almost all prescription medications, and some can be very serious in nature. Each diet pill has its own unique set of side [...]
Each pound of fat your body stores represents 3,500 calories of unused energy. In order to lose one pound, you would have to create a calorie deficit of 3,500 calories by either taking in 3,500 less calories over a period of time than you need or doing 3,500 calories worth of exercise. It is recommended [...]
Water is the best beauty treatment. You’ve heard this since high school, and it’s true. Water will do wonders for your looks! It flushes out impurities in your skin, leaving you with a clear, glowing complexion. It also makes your skin look younger. Skin that is becoming saggy, either due to aging or weight loss, [...]
Feeling sluggish or out of sync? Having skin problems, aches and pains, or digestive problems? Straying from your healthier habits lately? Having trouble kicking off your weight loss? It might be time for a body detox. Practiced for centuries by many cultures around the world — including ayurvedic and Chinese medicine systems — detoxification is about [...]
Australians are often divided into the haves, and the have-nots. But they’re not always talking about money. These days, it’s often the haves (too much body fat), versus the have-nots (not overweight). We can’t seem to make up our minds whether to eat at McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, and All-You-Can-Eat fast food [...]
How much salt do I need? Although our body must have some salt (or sodium), we often eat more than we need. Fresh foods such as cereals, vegetables, fruit, meat and dairy products contain plenty of sodium – there is no need to add extra salt to food. Less than 2300mg of sodium (equal to [...]
