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What diet pills will help me lose weight quickly and efficiently?

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:59:29 +0000

velma asked:

I am trying to look somewhat slimmer for school, but even though I’ve been dieting I haven’t lost very much weight. Has anybody tried any diet pills that work quickly and efficiently?

Cross Training for Fitness and Fat loss

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:17:17 +0000

The numbers on your scale do not indicate whether you are fit or fat. Far more significant than your total body weight is the composition of your body tissue. If a man’s fatty tissue is bigger than 14% up to 15% of his body mass, or if a woman’s is more than 20% to 22%, he or she is overweight, or more precisely, overfat.

A small amount of fat is needed for padding the internal organs and as insulation under the skin. Excess fat leads to such diseases as diabetes, gout, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and gallbladder problems. There are very few, very fat persons. The reason is that the fittest, not the fattest survive.

The problem now is focused on how to resolve the problem. The problem with most people who want to lose weight is that they have the propensity to concentrate more on getting those numbers lower than what they are seeing now. What happens next is that they strive harder to achieve a lower weight, according to the “ever reliable” result of the weighing scale.

It would be more important to think of the human body as a heat-exchange engine that works on the basic principles of energy physics. The caloric balance equals the total calorie intake minus the total calorie expenditure.

Some of the calories people ingest are used for basal metabolism. As people get old, their bodies require fewer calories for this basic upkeep. Some calories are excreted as waste products. Some go into “work metabolism,” the energy expenditure required for any physical activity.

Hence, if people take in more calories than are used by these functions, there is a definite caloric excess. By the laws of physics, energy is transformed rather than destroyed. In this case, each excess of 3,500 calories is changed into a pound of fat. If people want to reverse this process, they have to burn up 3,500 calories to lose a single pound.

Winning the War Against Fat

When you think of fighting fat with exercise, you probably think of hours of hard, sweaty exertion. If this is the case, then, you will not get any farther. This is because people who are so much into losing more by exerting more effort tend to get bored easily.

Why? Because experts contend that when people exert more effort than what they are capable of doing creates a tendency to develop weariness and ennui. Hence, they give up, stop doing their routine exercises, and end up sulking in the corner with a bag of chips that seems to have all the bad calories in this world.

Now, you might ask, “What should be done instead?” The answer: cross training.

After some intensive studies and experimentations, health experts were able to come up with the concept of incorporating cross training in order to overcome or break the monotony or dullness in an exercise program.

Cross training refers to the integration of diverse movements or activities into a person’s conventional exercise routine. The main purpose of incorporating cross training into an exercise program is to avoid overdoing excess muscle damages and to put a stop to an imminent boredom.

Three of the most commonly used activities whenever a person decides to engage into cross training are swimming, running, and cycling.

In cross training, distance is one way to extend your activity as your condition improves. For this reason, you need to traverse a measured distance.

If possible, swim the course and measure the distance. If you will be using a running track, such courses usually are a quarter-mile per lap for a complete circuit.

Cross training offers a variety of benefits for fitness and fatloss. It builds up the strength and endurance of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. It has also some tranquilizing effect on the nerves, and it burns up calories as much as it makes your “losing weight” more bearable.

Cross training has three basic components:

1. Endurance exercises to condition the heart, lungs, and blood vessels and to induce relaxation. These begin with a careful planned walking and jogging regimen, depending on fitness level.

2. Exercises to strengthen the muscles, particularly those important to good posture. These include some activities that are selected to encourage some people who are already burnt out with a particular routine.

3. Exercises to improve joint mobility and prevent or relieve aches and pains. These consist of a series of static stretching positions that are safe and effective for most of the people who wish to try to lose some fat.

Indeed, cross training is a great way to modify the concept of exercising and losing fat without having to endure monotonous activities. In fact, the idea of exercising is to like what you are doing, hence, if you engage into cross training, you will be aware of it that you have already achieve your desired weight.

Boiled down, cross training is, certainly, one way of having fun.

We Need Candy Like a Hole in the Head

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Green Smoothies Diet

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What diet tips have really worked for you?

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:49:59 +0000

jewess4jesus asked:

I have tried every diet book out there. So far, the only thing that’s worked for me is a raw diet but I never can stick to it for long!

iChange

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Brown Fat Revolution

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Automatic Fat Loss System

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Oprah’s #1 Super Food is the Acai Berry

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:23:20 +0000

Sensational TV show host Oprah Winfrey has begun to promote an all natural super food, the acai berry. Originating from the heart of the amazon this berry contains more nutrients than any other fruit known to man. Dr. Oz and Oprah have teamed up to spread the word on this miracle fruit by, introducing it to her fans on her television show. Offering each audience member a sample while explaining what exactly this product does.

So what is so good about the acai berry? As Oprah’s associate Dr. Oz explains the incredible amount of nutrients inside such as, A, B1 and D vitamins. He also goes into detail about how the vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption. Particularly needed by many seniors due to bone loss. Going on to the day to day affects range from higher energy to waking up without grogginess. Oprah has stated ” I feel more healthy and much more alive.” Not only does the acai berry boost your energy it also increases the bodies immune system with its high concentrations of antioxidants.

This was not the first time the acai berry was showcased on national television. The University of Florida researchers have proven the acai berries juice to contain chemicals that fight and suppress cancer cells which also happened to be mentioned on Oprah. The fatty Omega acids are known to eliminate the bad cholesterol in the bodies blood stream. This berry has been used as medicine and dietary supplement by the natives who scavenge for it.

The natives of the rain forest mainly utilize the juices of the acai berry for marinating meats and medicine. Locals have found this berry to be a true gem of the rain forest, eagerly climbing the acai tree for a large helping. Growing on top of large palm trees this berry buds in bunches of two to four on each tree. Oprah stating this to be “another miracle of the rain forest” as Dr. Oz explains how the natives using the acai berry look to have better skin tone and healthier offspring. Closing the subject to the audience by showing a native man harvesting the berries juice for his family.

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