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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Calorie burn? know the optimum walking speed for greatest results
- Calorie burn can be really enhanced if you follow a very simple but effective way to judge if your walking speed is optimum, yet safe.Your best walking speed can be recognized by certain sure "symptoms of exertion" during your walk ?- namely, from your breathing pattern and your ability to talk through the exercise.If we have, say, a five point scale of least exertion to mo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Body composition and weight loss: they are related!
- The world today has more obese and overweight people than any other time in history. The reasons are simple  too much bad foods and not enough exercise and weight training. However, with so much focus being placed on health and wellness, people are changing their lifestyle, thus obtaining quality health. The one aspect of losing weight that most people agree they need to unders...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your metabolism and fat loss
- If you know someone that has been trying to lose weight and get into shape, you have probably heard words such as, "I just eat one meal a day to lose weight" or "I'm afraid if I eat, I'll gain weight" but sadly, this misnomer is why so many people are in the "battle of the bulge". People all over the world still believe that eating breakfast, or even three meals a day will cause them to gain weigh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tighter tummy and thinner thighs
- As a Master swimmer I am made painfully aware, each time I compete, of the importance of a strong core, and by that I mean stomach strength. I come away from each competition vowing to do more leg work, lots of legs-only with the kickboard, and for fitness there is really nothing to beat it.One of the major benefits is that it tones the thigh and abdominal muscles terrifically and it improv...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get slim with healthy eating habits
- Many women want to be slim. Maybe you're one of them. Perhaps you're getting married soon and you want to fit into your wedding gown comfortably. Or perhaps you simply want to look (and feel) great in a swimsuit or bikini.Whatever your reason for wanting to be slim, there are some things you can do to become slim while staying healthy. If you are reading this article, chances are you want t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are weight loss supplements worth it?
- What do you think of the hundreds of weight loss supplements out there on the shelves today? Are they worth the money? Will they actually help you lose weight? How do you know which ones are going to work for you? Is there any proof that these products work?I've taken some time and researched some of the most popular product to try to find the answers for you. The truth is, most products wo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cross training
- One of the biggest misconceptions about exercise is that there is "one" program that works for someone all the time. People think that they need to get on a particular workout program and just keeping doing that program over and over again. Although getting on a good program IS a necessary first step, ensuring that your body doesn't adapt to that program is critical to ensuring that your results d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why diets dont work
- One of the biggest scams ever successfully pulled on the American public is - somewhat appropriately - a 4-letter word. That word is, of course, Diet. By now you have seen advertisements for more diets than you can easily remember, and have also most likely seen an article or television show debunking some of those diets. Unfortunately, the art of shooting holes through the credibility of a diet p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are weight loss supplements right for you?
- The debate about whether supplements for weight loss are healthy or not will go on and on for years to come. There are good and bad points to using weight loss supplements. One of the bad points is that once you stop taking them you gain everything back that you lost to begin with.Most doctors will tell you that weight loss supplements are not necessary and that only a good controlled diet ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Play ball to get fit
- Chances are if you've stepped foot in a gym or watched a television fitness program in the past year then you've seen the "big balls". You've probably wondered what all the fuss is about. Well, they may look like something found on a children's playground, but don't be deceived. These balls offer one of the best methods for strengthening your abdominals and core.That is why the fi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - America health watch
- America loves fast food. Last year, consumers spent billions of dollars on the hamburger industry alone. Corporate giants such as McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King all boast of multi-million dollar incomes each year.Why?Because their foods are delicious! Americans everywhere love the rich flavors of gigantic Big Macs and king-sized Whoppers. Our mouths water and noses flare at the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is real hunger?
- In order to identify hunger, you must first understand what it is. This is not as easy as it seems. Many of you may never have let yourself experience true hunger, only a feeling of discomfort. Not knowing exactly what it was, you may have been eating past hunger for such a long time you can no longer differentiate between hunger and the feeling of anxiety, stress, boredom, or any number of other ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Possible pitfalls
- There are as many reasons you've given yourself to eat as there are minutes in a day. Storm clouds do it for me. They trigger a memory from when I lived in Florida and went deep-sea fishing in Key West. When a squall was imminent, we'd pull our boat into a nearby atoll and wait out the storm while eating fresh fish sandwiches and drinking cold beer. Sandwiches are finger foods, which I now steer c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Does it matter if you are overweight?
- Everywhere we look in the western world we are inundated with pictures, images, icons and inferences of the 'perfect' female shape! The truth is that many of these images are altered or enhanced in some way and do not depict the typical female form. The pressure to lose weight is immense when we are bombarded every day with media selling products based on slimness, sex appeal and fashion. The cons...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ancient olympians followed atkins diet
- Atkins diet was unknown 35 years ago. Though it seems that ancient people - athletes particularly - followed a strict diet which is likewise Atkins basic.Strict diet and severe exercises for Ancient GreeksLong before dr Atkins finished his theory about ketosis and established his famous diet, ancient people had undertaken it, without any clue at all. Not only they were eating Atkins-...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Atkins diet in uk
- The most recent shocking news related to Atkins diet UK is while dieting Atkins, people don't feel the drive to eat more.British population is largely enjoying Atkins dietThough The United Kingdom doesn't have to tackle serious issues regarding overweight and obesity, there are enough British dieting. It is said that about two fifths of the British population are currently dieting in...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss programs: which weight loss program will really work?
- Weight loss programs often have big claims. Understand the "science" behind weight loss, and you'll zero in on the achievable ones.The key is to try not to simply accept or reject the the "claim" but to see which kind of program is scientifically more viable -- and therefore capable of living up to its claim. To understand weight gain and weight loss thus, we need to understand that the bod...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is the glycemic index?
- Over the last 30 years, research into food and blood glucose response has completely changed our carbohydrate classification system.It has been learned that it is impossible to predict the impact on blood glucose levels by certain foods, instead people are fed carbohydrate foods and the response measured.This response is known as the Glycemic Index (GI), it is a measure of how quickl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss myths
- Every regime has its supply of useless folk lore and half-truths that gets passed on down the line from person to person. But I'd put weight loss up against any of them for what has to be the most time wasting and even the most dangerous myths out there.There is a ton of free advice seen in the media these days and if it is taken seriously, can really set you back on your weight loss endeav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The truth about low carb dieting
- Every day you walk down the street it is becoming more and more apparent that the average person is becoming larger and this trend has escalated over recent years. Why are they getting fatter? Here are some reasons...· Less incidental activity· Automated and computerized lifestyle· Longer working hours and less leisure...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The pros and cons of fad dieting
- It is very tempting to try that fad diet that you have found in the latest magazine, it promises the world with fantastic fat losses without doing a thing, just take a couple of fat burning pills follow the diet and then bang! a brand new you in a couple of weeks.The sad fact is they don't work, they just provide more suffering in your efforts to lose weight, the only thing you lose is your...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Give up the diet
- If you're thinking of going on a diet to lose those extra pounds think again. Long-term weight control through dieting is near impossible, for the simple reason is that diets promote only short term solutions not long term.After dieting you'll certainly look lighter on the scales, but in most cases this is because you've dumped a few pounds of body fluid and muscle, and not because you've l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I cant weight (one mans diet)
- From the book Spider's Big CatchLike many people, I've decided I need to take off a little weight from the holidays-the holidays of six years ago. But I've never dieted before, so being a conscientious kinda guy, I logged into my favorite web browser for some advice.I found 3,978,158,342 sites offering help with losing a few pounds. (In fact, I was so overwhelmed, I had to grab a san...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 easy weight loss tips you can use right now
- Sometimes, just the thought of starting on a diet and fitness regimen can be so overwhelming, we stop before we even give it a shot. Let's not be overwhelmed then, OK? Instead, let's look at 5 easy ways you can start down the path to a slimmer, lighter you.1. If you have a sitting job, stand up and stretch yourself every half an hour. Most of the jobs today are indeed sitting jobs that are ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Low carb vs. high
- Low carb diets can be classified as food plans that require keeping carbohydrates as low as 3% and never more than about 25 to 30%. This is much lower than the 50 to 60% recommended by most good scientists and valid research. Low carb diets include programs like Atkins, Protein Power, The Zone, Sugar Busters and the South Beach diet.As you can see by the chart below, the Ornish and Pritikin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Spot reducing is for the laundry
- · Can you give me an exercise that will get rid of the fat on my stomach?· What exercises an I do to tone my thighs?· Can you recommend some exercises to make my arms, thighs and stomach smaller and also speed up my weight loss??I hear questions such as this on a daily basis, both from our clients and from people standin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Shape up! 4-alternative weight loss solutions
- I am embarrassed to admit how many different commercial weight loss programs I've tried. I don't know about you, but after a while I grow tired of talking heads touting empty promises. None of them helped me look the way I think I should and most of them left me agonizing over eating the same foods over and over.What's a body to do?In this article I've outline a few different ideas t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Citric fruits - a healthy food
- New studies suggested once again that citric fruits including oranges, tangerines, and grapefruits help fight cancer, high cholesterol, and obesity.Studies both at Texas A&M University and Kanazawa Medical University in Japan showed that compounds in citric fruits can help reduce the risk of colon cancer. Researchers at Texas A&M University found that freeze-dried grapefruit, similar to the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Some straight talk about low-carbohydrates and your health
- There have been many diets and weight loss plans that have come and gone over the years. Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets were popular decades ago. And today are making a comeback.These diets do promote weight loss. Low-carbohydrate, high- protein diets are more effective. Than low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-calorie diets. Also your cholesterol levels often improve more on a low-carb die...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Who said low carb diets ever meant no-carb?
- A little information if often a dangerous thing... and many people trying low carb diets failed miserably in the long-run because they took the concept to its extreme figuring that if low-carb diets were good, then no-carb diets must be better? Wrong!One of the primary reasons why low carb diets are so successful for a lot of people is that it forces them to remove the nutrient-deficient ju...