Exercises for Losing Weight When You Have Kids
March 18th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
When you have kids, it’s easy to get so wrapped up – or so tired – that you skip working out. This isn’t fair to you – your health and appearance are at stake. It also isn’t fair to your children. They look to you for examples on how they should live their life, and most of their nutritional and exercise habits will come from you. So how can you do the best thing for your family’s health? Read the rest of this entry »
Weight Loss Exercise Programs | Exercise Advice
March 3rd, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
If you are looking for exercise advice on which exercises to do, how long each day, and how many days each week to do them, you often get conflicting advice.
Some weight loss exercise programs say that to lose weight you need to exercise at least 60 to 90 minutes five times a week. Some say 30 minutes three times a week is fine.
There’s a huge discrepancy there, so how much exercise do you need? What kind of exercises should you do?
Most fitness experts would agree that if you are an exercise beginner the type of exercise that is best is whatever exercise you’ll do and stick with. You need to increase your activity level in some way, whether it is walking or taking a kick boxing or yoga class.
Running for Weight Loss
February 1st, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Can You Be a Runner? You see them out in all kinds of weather. Heat, snow, rain. Nothing stops runners. There’s a certain prestige that goes along with running because not everyone can do it. You may think your one of those who can’t run, can’t jog, and is always going to be in the slow lane at the track. But you too can be a runner.
Why would you want to? Isn’t walking good enough? Yes, it definitely is good enough. For some people, particularly those with joint problems, walking is the most impact they can handle. But for people who need to bump up their workout, so it’s not just “good enough”, but an effective fat burning routine, running for weight loss can be the boost that will break through plateaus. Read the rest of this entry »
Mindless Eating
February 1st, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
It is so easy to sabotage a diet or exercise program. You could make healthy choices all day and then succumb to late night munchies while you’re watching TV. The inevitable feeling of guilt can eat you up; so what do you do? Identify the circumstances that make you eat. Often eating is mindless, and if you can figure out situations in which you tend to eat more, you can take steps to make changes. Read the rest of this entry »
List of Healthy Snacks
February 1st, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
Replacing trigger foods with healthy food snacks is a critical piece of any successful weight loss strategy. Trigger foods like sugary cookies, potato chips and chocolate give rise to sudden increases in your blood glucose levels, followed by a sudden drop in blood glucose which produces endless cravings for more more more.
The easiest way to break out of this vicious cycle is to replace the trigger foods with healthy popular snacks. Read the rest of this entry »
