How to Maximize Your Metabolism

You eat the right food and you exercise. If you’re not losing fat, you may need to pay attention to an often forgotten factor of fat loss – your metabolism.

 

Your metabolism is a measure of how many calories you are burning each day. But did you know that the food, exercise, and lifestyle choices you make every day have a significant impact on your metabolism? For example, if you starve yourself (instead of following a sensible fat-loss eating plan) your metabolism will slow down. If your metabolism slows down, it means your calories out will be less. And that means no more fat loss, and possibly even continued fat gain.

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December 28, 2011 | Tips | No Comments

Do’s and don’ts to get fit by 31st December

It’s that time of the year when losing weightseems impossible. Check out these tips and get fit by the new year.

 

Weight loss can never function in a healthy manner within just a couple of weeks. What we are looking at today is a simple plan to avoid extra weight gain, bloating, and eating habits that help you be the fittest you can currently be. A healthy, balanced diet combined with adequate exercise is a must for a toned body that looks great all year round. As tempting as a crash diet might appear, it will only work to your advantage in the short term and the few pounds that you lose by denying your body proper nutrition will result in you feeling completely drained of energy- something you clearly don’t want while celebrating the New Year!

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December 26, 2011 | Tips | No Comments

Five Ways Yoga Aids in Weight Loss

Here are five ways that yoga can help us lose or maintain weight.

 

Yoga is know to help one gain both flexibility and relaxation. The right type of yoga can also produce a cardio effect to aid in weight loss efforts.

Power yoga is the best type of yoga for promoting weight loss. This type of yoga moves from one pose to the next without stopping, giving the body a cardio effect. Taking classes or purchasing DVDs are both great ways to incorporate this fat burning workout into your fitness routine.

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December 23, 2011 | Articles | No Comments

Food Fumbles: 10 Nutrition Mistakes You Might Be Making – And How To Fix Them

Even the most experienced bodybuilders have made nutritionmistakes at one point or another. Check out these mistakes and learn how to avoid and/or correct them.

 

We’re a little clean-food obsessed, and we know your food decisions really do make a difference in your physique and health. All it takes is one miscalculation in your execution, and suddenly your plan is ruined. If you’ve been left wondering where your game plan failed you, don’t pack it in just yet! Everyone makes mistakes – even the best in the world – at one time or another.

With that in mind, we’ve sought out some of the top physique competitors who will grace the stage at this year’s Joe Weider’s Olympia Weekend on September 16-17 – all of whom have made a bad call at one time or another, too. These ladies are here to help you notch a few more points on your physique by highlighting 10 food fumbles they made at one time and revealing how they fixed them. Follow their advice and find out how to turn your own fumbles into perfect plays.

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December 21, 2011 | Tips | No Comments

Shortcuts to Easy Weight Loss

A lot of weight loss methods have been created because more and more people have weight issues. Check out these tips for easy weight loss.

 

Learn how you can still enjoy your meals without packing on those extra pounds that are so difficult to shed. The smallest changes in your diet and lifestyle can help you lose weight, so learn how you can get in shape with the following shortcuts to easy weight loss!

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December 16, 2011 | Tips | No Comments

Keys to healthful weight loss

Most of us had had to lose weight at some point in our lives. It is often tempting to use fad dietsbecause they promise easy and quick weight loss. More often than not, after a fad diet, the weight you lost just comes creeping back. What are the keys to sustainable and healthy weight loss?

 

You don’t need expensive diet gimmicks to lose weight. What is essential is a commitment to healthy lifestyle choices that include balanced meals and regular exercise. When you eat right and exercise you feel better — you have more energy, higher self esteem and your overall cardiovascular health often improves.

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December 14, 2011 | Articles | No Comments

When the Weight Just Won’t Budge, Try This

Despite having a healthy diet and a good exercise routine, sometimes you just don’t lose any weight. What’s the best way to coax your body to move in the direction of your goal?
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This is perhaps one of the most frustrating situations as a dieter.

You work so hard–dripping sweat in the gym and loading up on fruits and vegetables.

However, when you check your weight on the scale, the numbers barely move.

Sound familiar? I have seen this happen hundreds of time. You are not alone.

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December 8, 2011 | Tips | No Comments

Strong is the new sexy

More and more women are now turning to weight training to tone muscles, gain strength and feel great about themselves.

 

Inspired by Hollywood stars, women everywhere are choosing heavy weights over tiny pink dumb-bells, writes Kayte Nunn.

Blame Halle Berry. Or Pink. Or Hilary Swank.

Personal trainer Amelia Burton says high-profile female stars are behind the recent influx of women to the weights rooms of gyms across the country.

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“Halle Berry is known for her amazing arms and shoulders, Hilary Swank for her great back, Cameron Diaz for her arms and abs,” Burton says.

It’s these body shapes that are showing women across the globe that strong is the new sexy.

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December 3, 2011 | Articles | No Comments

Friday Fact or Fiction: It’s Easier to Lose Weight When You’re Young

As we get older, we develop the mental abilities to solve problems and improve situations. We are therefore in a better position to control how we look and feel about ourselves.

 

VERDICT: FICTION – Age and wisdom give you the capability to change what you don’t like about yourself and allow you to overcome any obstacle that comes in the way of your weight loss goals.

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December 2, 2011 | Articles | No Comments

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