When you are dieting and trying to lose weight, you're probably already taking your cardio exercise pretty seriously. Getting at least 30 minutes per day of cardio, at least five days per week, is the perfect start to helping you burn fat and slim down. However, it shouldn't be the only thing you are doing. Add lifting to your fitness routines to take your weight loss to the next level.
Benefits of Lifting
Lifting weights helps you
lose weight in three key ways. First, it's another way to burn calories, not only while you're exercising, but also in the "afterburn" time immediately after you stop exercising. Second, muscle cells require more energy for basic metabolic function than fat cells, so every pound of muscle you add increases the baseline calories your body burns. Third, the more muscle you build, the more effective your cardio ...
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Chances are, you've got some dumbbells lying around and you do the same set of exercises with them, perhaps while watching television at night. Curls, lateral raises and maybe some tricep presses. Well, doing the same move over and over with the same amount of weight won't build more muscle. There are so many ways to use basic
dumb bells for strength training. Try these moves next time you feel like performing strength training at home to add versatility to your routine and challenge those muscles in a different way.
The Windmill
What it works: Shoulder stability and rotational core strength
The moves: Hold a dumbbell overhead in one arm; keep that arm straight as you work. Standing with feet hip width apart, rotate your feet 45° outward from the working arm. Start the movement by hitching your hip to the side, and then slowly reach down towards the ground. Look upward to the dumbbell and allow your shoulder and arm to rotate. Return to the start position to complete one rep.
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Whether you've just had your first child or one of several, losing your weight after the baby is an important part of your health that's all too easy to overlook. Shedding excess weight helps you feel good in your body again. If you've held onto pregnancy weight between several babies, now is the time to get your body back in shape. When you take charge of your own fitness, you may realize that you have more energy to go about your day -- and to care for your child.
While you may be itching to lose baby weight right away, maintain your pregnancy eating habits for the first six weeks of your baby's life if you are breastfeeding. During this time, you need a high caloric intake. Depleting this through diet or exercise may leave you feeling ragged. After six weeks, you can resume ...
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The tea has always been known for its health benefits. The Chinese and Japanese have this regularly in their meals.
Many people today are also drinking it as a way to lose weight despite the fact that it actually contains caffeine. The flavonoids in the drink are said to be responsible for reducing body weight and abdominal fat.
A new research published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology, however, has found that tea can also
lower blood pressure (BP) and relieve anxiety. Researchers in Japan tested how the drink affects the body when it is experiencing stress. They tested two compounds in tea (L-theanine which is an amino acid and caffeine) and had 14 subjects undergo three separate trials. The first group tool L-theanine and a placebo, the second group took caffeine and a placebo while the third group tool placebo only. The tests involved the subjects doing mental activities such as solving arithmetic questions while the other hand was submerged in the bucket of ice water.
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Getting laid off is one of the most stressful life changes a person can endure. In fact, psychologists often list it as a leading cause of stress, right alongside death, divorce and major illnesses. The immediate concern most people have after losing a job is maintaining financial stability. However, maintaining mental and physical health are also crucial to have the strength and sense of well-being to move forward. To keep your health in good shape despite this major blow, incorporate these four tips into your life during the transition period.
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Are you a health buff? Do you have a passion to help people get fit and lose weight? Perhaps you're meant to become a personal trainer or fitness instructor.
Being in this position will give you an opportunity to assist people with weight issues and earn a decent livelihood. A rewarding experience awaits you as you share your knowledge and skills in helping clients stay fit and lead a healthy lifestyle moving onwards.
A background in physical education or physical medicine will be good enough to pursue your passion. However, it would help you more if you gain more knowledge by regularly reading books related to
health fitness such as about anatomy, kinesiology, nutrition and exercise physiology.
An initial exposure to fitness clinics and gym would also be beneficial. This should have trained you on how to properly ...
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A lot of people are trying to
lose weight now, getting a jump-start on the battle of the bulge, the winter blues, and the holidays before things spiral out of control. The problem is that there is a ton of information out there on the web – and in doctors offices- that isn't as valuable as you might have originally hoped. Here are some weight loss myths you need to be aware of – and avoid.
Counting Calories Isn't Important
This, my friends, is a load of pure bull. Calories in versus calories out (through exercise and daily movement) will give you the magic number that equals weight loss. If you aren't counting calories, you will have no idea what type of deficit you are creating. If you aren't creating a deficit, you will not lose weight. Period. End of statement. You do not need to make counting calories difficult. Simply tally up the calories in the portions of foods you eat regularly and you won't have to make a huge show of it. It'll be work in the beginning, but things will ease up later on.
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For real? That sounds real oxymoronic, if anything else, but researchers have pinpointed a kind of fat that just might be the key to battling obesity. The new buzzword these days is “brown fat,” and no, it is not a racist thing.
Brown fat is actually the informal term used to refer to brown adipose tissue. This type of fat is what babies, young children, and other young mammals use to keep warm. It works by burning calories in order to release heat, and the action is triggered by low temperatures. Now you can see how brown fat can be used to burn off those extra calories, can’t you?
The question is whether or not adults have brown fat, and the good news is YES, we do. In fact, the recent research points to this – ...
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Do you love to snack? I sure do! Every time I get the munchies (which is at least once a day!), I head on over to my pantry and see what I have. I recently read this article on Yahoo Health that suggests snack food that actually help your health. Let’s take a look at some of them.
Yoghurt or nuts
What do they have in common? These two snack items can actually help you de-stress. The article says:
Scientists in Slovakia gave people 3 grams each of two amino acids — lysine and arginine — or a placebo and asked them to deliver a speech. Blood measurements of stress hormones revealed that the amino acid–fortified public speakers were half as anxious during and after the speech as those who took the placebo. Yogurt is one ...
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The next time someone tells you that you have gained weight, point them to this blog post. A recent study conducted in Canada has yielded some interesting results with regard to being overweight.
According to a story ran by
The New York Times, the study was done on over 11,000 Canadian adults. The results showed that people who are a bit overweight, but not obese, are less likely to die than those who are not overweight (READ: NORMAL weight). The category of overweight covers people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9. In addition to this, people who are underweight – those who have a Body Mass Index of less than 18.5 – are more likely to die than the people who weigh normally.
Obviously, this finding is going to be well-received by ...
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