Archive for May, 2012
Five Exercises You Can Do On The Treadmill To Stay In Shape
1. Fitness Walking Fitness walking is a healthy energetic walking pace. If you don’t like running, but you want to enjoy the benefits of aerobic activities, this is a very good replacement. While you do the fitness walk, you activate most of the upper body muscles, such as the upper back, shoulders and the abs, [...]
Heidi Klum’s Bikini Body Workout Tips
Heidi Klum is one of those women who just seems to look better with age; it’s easy to forget the supermodel is 38 years old, not to mention has had four children! So, who better than the ‘The Body’ to turn to for tips on getting in shape for bikini season!? The star revealed how [...]
Workout Tips for Senior Citizens
• Don’t be so pushy: “How many times do you see people leaning on a grocery cart at Publix? God forbid, it gets away from them, and they take a bad fall head-first on the floor.” It’s the same as people getting on a treadmill, jacking up the speed and then grabbing onto the headboard for balance. [...]
Top 3 Fitness Facts
1. Exercise Boosts Brainpower Not only does exercise improve your body, it helps your mental function, says certified trainer David Atkinson. “Exercise increases energy levels and increases serotonin in the brain, which leads to improved mental clarity,” says Atkinson, director of program development for Cooper Ventures, a division of the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas. [...]
Diabetes Nutrition Tips, 6 foods that could save your life
1. Fish One of the best choices for diabetics is fish. This food choice contains plenty of protein without the high fat content found in meat and poultry. Furthermore, fish contain a significant amount of omega 3 fatty acids, which are excellent for keeping triglyceride levels low and your heart healthy. Individuals with diabetes should try to eat fish [...]
VIDEO : ETX trainer offers women workout tips for weight loss
As it turns out, one of the hardest parts about working out for just about everyone is finding the motivation to go do it. I spent a little time with a personal trainer yesterday, and she tells every client she sees the same thing when they first start working out and working on their weight. [...]
How to get Motivated for your Workout
Talking about getting fit used to be one of my very favourite pastimes. There was nothing I liked better than a proper girly natter with friends (preferably over a bottle of wine and a big bowl of pasta), going over latest fitness fads and diets. “I really need to start a diet tomorrow.” (slurping up [...]
10 nutrition tips for older Women
Chill Out! The level of hysteria over food and nutrition for young children has escalated beyond all reason. It was never meant to be this complicated. Normally healthy young children are pretty resilient when it comes to eating. So, again, stop worrying about feeding your kids perfect diets. There is no scientific way to feed [...]
Keep fruits and vegetables within reach for healthier eating!
How can you use this information to help you eat healthier: Knowing that food that is close to you gets eaten more, try putting away unhealthy snacks such as chips and cookies inside a cabinet where you cannot see them. Leave washed fruit such as apples, peaches, and bananas on the counter or somewhere where [...]
Dark Chocolate and Heart Health
The potential health claim for chocolate is that it’s good for your heart. Chocolate is made from cocoa, which contains polyphenols, which may work as antioxidants that lower LDL-cholesterol (the bad kind) and reduce blood pressure. The hope is that eating some chocolate every day will decrease your risk of cardiovascular diseases. Cocoa contains epicatechins and catechins, which are similar to the [...]
