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15 Best Workout Tips of all time
Tone Up on the Treadmill “Save time at the gym with this 10-minute cardio/sculpt session: Hop on a treadmill holding a three- to five-pound dumbbell in each hand, and set the speed to a brisk walk. Do a one-minute set each of shoulder presses, biceps curls, triceps extensions, side laterals, front laterals and [...]
Weight Loss Programs from an Expert
Diet Detective’s Random Weight Loss Tips to Help You Get in Shape I don’t go to a lot of parties, but when I do, I find that because I’m in the “diet” business and a professor of public health, I get asked all kinds of questions about how to lose weight. So here’s the advice [...]
New Weight Loss Program Launched For Families
Nationwide Children’s Hospital just launched a new program to help families eat healthy meals and make nutritious food choices. The goal is to help cut the rate of childhood obesity. It’s called “Feeding Your Kids” and it is a program the sends parents emails and text messages either daily for 45 days, or for 90 [...]
Mix It Up Online Nutrition Program to Improve Better Eating in the Workplace
Kaiser Permanente has launched a new online nutrition program designed for employers to help their employees improve their daily eating habits by including more fruits and vegetables. The Mix It Up program, from HealthWorks by Kaiser Permanente, emphasizes a varied selection of colorful produce and introduces participants to healthy eating patterns anyone can readily and [...]
Tips for Better Nutrition
The news of the day is that we are headed toward an obesity rate of 42 percent by 2030. We can’t afford to go there! So perhaps it’s time to recall that the best way to predict the future… is to create it. We need to create a different future than this — and that means [...]
Simple steps to a better workout
1. KEEP IT CONVENIENT As Manuel points out, most gym regulars prioritize the “convenience factor” first. But that doesn’t just mean picking a gym that’s close to home. Visit your gym-to-be at the exact time in your day when you expect to work out. A well-timed visit will give you an accurate sense of whether [...]
Women: Life-changing tips for better health and energy
Moms, career women, singles enjoying life with close friends and family, and even women approaching their retirement years – women at every life stage can benefit from adding simple activities to improve their happiness and health. Activities can range from enjoying a delicious breakfast to incorporating a cardiovascular workout to limbering up and stretching those [...]
Tips on Protein Drinks With the Training Room
Whether you’re training to become a personal trainer or you hit the gym regularly as part of a healthy and active lifestyle it’s likely you’ll be upping your protein content. After a heavy workout most of us use protein shakes as these are a great way to get the protein you need while avoiding potential [...]
4 Tips for fitting in Exercise
Wake up with a 10-minute workout: Nothing saves time more than a workout at home, so start your day with a total-body 10-minute workout — you’ll burn calories, raise your heartbeat, and tone all over before you even have to take a shower. You don’t even have to spend time making up your own circuit; follow [...]
Nutrition tips for exercise at any level
When making lifestyle changes, it can be challenging to find the right balance of calories and exercise to reach your goals. As a recreational exerciser, it can be hard to decide exactly when and what to feed your body surrounding your workouts. It doesn’t help that much of the sport nutrition advice is geared toward elite and [...]
