Author: Chris Ritchie
The desire for instant gratification in a no-fail weight loss method can spur you into trying products that promise “miracle” weight loss. Among them are diet pills, vitamin supplements, herbs, and “thigh creams.” These products are advertised in the pack pages of magazines, on radio and on television. The sale of them is a million dollar industry. There are some obvious advertising claims that signal a weight loss product is a fraud. Beware if a product promotes: “If you lose too much weight, discontinue immediately.” Wrapping the product around a specific body part to flush or burn fat from that…
Do you give your body the best fuel so it can perform in the manner you wish, or do you fill up with the “cheap stuff?” Looking at food from a different angle, do you view food as enjoyable or as medicine? Can we have fun eating and still maintain low bodyfat? Many women eat too little, instead of too much, out of fear of gaining weight. Many normal women think they are fat because of society’s obsession with thinness. The semi-starvation food habits of these women make them vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies, more so than men. It is a…
Many people believe that the cleverly marketed fat burning products for sale today are that genie who will grant their wish when they use their credit card to open the bottle. Especially when well known TV, radio, and media personalities promote the products. One person who is very close to me bought into the marketing hype of a product claiming to increase metabolism and produce the instant weight loss, despite my advise not to. After 3 weeks he was noticing his hands were numb. The second symptom was a racing pulse. A week later he had migraine headaches three days…
Metabolism is the word used to describe the chemical and physical processes in the body that provide energy for the maintenance of life. Energy is neither created nor destroyed; rather, there is a transfer. You can think of your body as a bank, an efficient investment system. Many transactions are made each day. Food is the initial investment you bring to your bank. It provides a continuous supply of energy for the body cells, but it is not used directly. Digestion breaks down the carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into the simple forms of glucose, fatty acids, and amino acids, and…
I like to write about exercising in hot weather every year because you can make your summer workouts effective, fun, and SAFE!! More exercise injuries occur during summer because of the hotter temperatures for two reasons: Many people start activity programs during warm weather and participate only one or two days a week (Weekend Warriors) Many exercisers neglect the increased need for water when the temperature is high. Warm weather often motivates people to increase their activity, even after a winter of being sedentary. Weekend warriors are individuals who participate in sports or outdoor activities only once a week or…
However, new exercisers may not have established the habit securely enough to prevent post-vacation dropout from their exercise routine. Pre-vacation planning can help your students and clients to stick to healthy lifestyle activities and enjoy their time off. Encourage them to research the following while making their plans. Hotels/Motels Is there an exercise area and swimming pool? What additional recreational activities are available? – biking trails, inline skating, parks, walking/jogging paths. Is there a fitness facility (YMCA, etc) nearby that services the hotel guests? What kind of exercise clothes and accessories for planned exercise activities will be needed? Time for…
Here are some tips to help you start: First tip is: Set your goals! Do not be over optimistic, do not be over pessimistic in setting your goals. Just be realistic! No one can become a bodybuilding champ over night. Do not fool yourself, today I will lift 10000 pounds and tomorrow I will look like Terminator. Start by knowing your body and you will quickly learn what is a realistic goal for you. Write your realistic goals down, make a schedule. People make plans in their head and forget them, write your plans on a paper. Read your goals,…
As the human body grows old, the balance between the fats and muscles revolutionize. After reaching the age of 25, people tend to lose as much as 5% of their muscles every decade. And if people will not try to maintain fitness, they will build up more fats than muscles. So the idea now is to learn how to lose weight and gain muscles instead. To help you out, here are some tips for losing weight and building muscle. 1. Exercise regularly If you want to tone down your muscles in a specific area and would want to lose those…
If you’re anything like I was a short while ago, “a skinny guy trying to build muscle mass”, then I have some important tips that could help you start seeing results instantly. There are 3 key ingredients that you MUST HAVE in order to build muscle mass and quickly at that. And here they are: Muscle Mass Ingredient #1 – More Protein If you want to build muscle mass quickly then this is a “must”. Just remember, the only thing that can build muscle in your body is Protein. So if you’re not consuming enough protein it’s IMPOSSIBLE to build…
Millions of people are presently moving to gyms and fitness centers for acquiring proper body and strength. In the world of body building the key constituent of its success is proper nutrition. The Nutrition is the common food supplements that give one the raw materials for convalescence, growth and energy. With no good diet, our dreams of attaining ideal body will by no means be reached. A number of of the frequent body building technique includes the process involving, the lifting gradually elevating the amount of weight. The bodybuilding routine uses an assortment of exercises and varied types of apparatus…