Archives for Health and Fitness category
1 Apr
When a smoker stops smoking, there may be a slight weight gain of five to ten pounds, or even more depending on the individual. While this is not predictable, it is common.There are numerous causes of weight gain while on a stop smoking program.
You know, life is funny. I went from being a well conditioned fitness instructor to a fat 40 year old in what seems like the blink of an eye. I always joked that my metabolism went on strike at age 30 and just plain quit by 35. But it’s more sad than funny and age has little to do with it. I know what I have to do to be in peak shape. Even worse, I often do it but get nowhere near the results I should. Let me rephrase that… I get nowhere near the results I used to promise my clients they would get if they would only “try harder and have more self control.” What a schmuck! I am fully ashamed of myself. I bought into all the hype that was laid on me. And I lived and breathed that hype religiously the years I spent as a fitness instructor.
Many diet pills are marketed as being some kind of miracle cure for weight loss, and often claim amazing results. All of us have at some point been told that we should not believe everything that we read. This rule should apply just as much to the sales hype that comes with diet pills. The main question that regularly crops up is, do diet pills work and what sort of side affects may materialise?
13 Mar
While you are slowly putting on weight or going to the gym there is a growing thought that mountain bike riding is one of the best ways to increase your cardiovascular health and become health while having fun. Instead of being stuck in a gym looking at the wall you can be out living an exciting life with some great fun.
11 Feb
The key to following a balanced diet and living a healthier lifestyle is to keep an eye on the sizes of the portions that you are eating and the types of food that you eat. Making small changes to the types of food that you eat and having a varied diet is the key fact to slowly changing your diet to a more balanced one.
