Monthly Archives: June 2010
Flexibility training exercise routines
Flexibility is a joint’s ability to move through a full range of motion. Flexibility training (stretching) helps balance muscle groups that might be overused during exercise or physical activity or as a result of bad posture. It’s important to clearly understand the many benefits that result from a good flexibility program. Improved Physical Performance and [...]
Fad diet or Behavior modification??
Habits, good or bad, are formed by repetition. A fad diet is not. If you are in the habit of snacking when you watch TV, you were reinforcing that habit until finally it became a part of you. Other habits are formed in the same way. Some of these habits are: eating while reading, eating [...]
100 ways to help with calorie counting part 4 of 4
The final 25 tips to help you with your calorie counting: 76. Munch on 1 cup of frozen grapes instead of an ice cream sandwich. 77. Rather than drink a strawberry milkshake, make a smoothie of 2/3 cup of low-fat milk, 1/2 cup of strawberries and 1/2 a banana. 78. Replace 2 brownies with 2 [...]
100 ways to help with calorie counting part 3 of 4
The third 25 tips to help you with your calorie counting: 51. Rather than snack on 1 cup of grapefruit canned in syrup, peel and section 1 small grapefruit. 52. Dip your chips in 1/2 cup of salsa instead of 1/2 cup of guacamole. 53. Switch from 1/2 cup of Frusen Gladje butter pecan ice [...]
100 ways to help with calorie counting part 2 of 4
The second 25 tips to help you with your calorie counting: 26. Snack on 1 cup of nonfat plain yogurt instead of 1 cup of custard-style yogurt. 27. Top your celery sticks with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese instead of 3 tablespoons of regular cream cheese. 28. Replace 2 fried-chicken drumsticks with 2 roasted [...]
100 ways to help with calorie counting part 1 of 4
The first 25 tips to help you with your calorie counting: 1. Spread 1 tablespoon of all-fruit jam on your toast rather than 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter. 2. Replace 1 cup of whole milk with 1/2 cup of nonfat milk. 3. Eat 2 poached eggs instead of 2 fried eggs. 4. Replace 1/2 cup [...]
Metablism for a flat tummy
You hear it all the time – “metabolism”, but what is it? It’s the process of converting food to energy (movement and heat). Metabolism happens in your muscles and organs and the result of it is what we commonly refer to as “burning calories”. Metabolism is essentially the speed at which your body’s motor is [...]
Are Crash Diets the way to Go?
Sometime crash diets are the best way to lose weight. Here are some great tips to take advantage of them. Start your diet with a food diary, record everything you eat, what you were doing at the time, and how you felt. That tells you about yourself, your temptation, the emotional states that encourage you [...]
What is the Quickest Way to Lose Weight? Part 2 of 2
In the non-diet approach, all foods are legal. There are no “good” foods or “bad” foods. You must believe this. Sudden changes and/or drastic restrictions of high-fat foods when you have a preference or craving for fat will result in feelings of deprivation. No one can or should go through life depriving themselves of foods [...]
The Best Fad Diet
Aside from all the health benefits of exercise, a good exercise program can also help you save money and possibly make more money….and you can implement an effective, comprehensive exercise program with very little expense. The best fad diet quite simply is a diet that you can afford to stay on. Research has demonstrated that [...]