Fat Loss
Advocating for weight diversity: Prioritizing well-being over weight loss
A new review of the way health care professionals emphasize weight to define health and wellbeing suggests the approach could be harmful to patients. Author of the review article, Dr Rachel Calogero of the School of Psychology at the University of Kent, together with experts from other institutions and organisations, recommends that this approach, known […]
Lower Abdominal Exercises For Women – Improve Your Posture With Exercise
Lower abdominal exercises for women are an important part of women’s health. While everybody talks about how wonderful it would be to have six pack abs, it is not the only reason to make sure that you work out this part of your body. Having strong abdominal muscles can also improve your health in other […]
Tips To Avoid Weight Gain After Weight Loss
The Presidents Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) reports that less than five percent of adults in the US participate in the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity each day. Only one out of every three adults actually gets enough physical activity each week to stay healthy. The PCFSN also reports that a typical […]
Gene interacts with stress, leads to heart disease in some people
A new genetic finding from Duke Medicine suggests that some people who are prone to hostility, anxiety and depression might also be hard-wired to gain weight when exposed to chronic stress, leading to diabetes and heart disease. An estimated 13 percent of people, all of whom are Caucasian, might carry the genetic susceptibility, and knowing […]
5 Dos And Don???ts For Weight Loss Motivation
A study released last week made fewer headlines than I hoped it would. Conducted by University College London, it concluded that discrimination against overweight and obese people, or fat shaming as its often referred to, leads to weight gain, not weight loss. The lead researcher stated, and I agree, that there is no justification for […]
Beginners Exercise 04
Designing beginners workouts really has more to do with psychology than with personal training. I am not saying that beginners exercises don’t require the special knowledge that only a personal trainer has. If a beginners exercise program goes to far, does not put enough emphasis on stretching or safety, or does not have enough instruction, […]
Women’s Health Advice: Discover Anti Aging Vitamins
Women age as their body cells die and when new healthy cell generation is hindered simultaneously. Premature aging can result from inadequate nutrition caused by years of poor dietary habits. Why? Because our bodies need certain amounts of vitamins to produce healthy cells and repair damaged cells. For many women, healthy cells can promote anti […]
Strength Training Workout for Beginners
Strength training is an important part of improving your overall fitness, and for women, it can mean much more. In addition to numerous health benefits, adding weights to your routine can become a form of personal development that builds strength in all areas of life. Join us over the next two weeks as […]
How To Find Really Healthy Food In The Grocery Store
Do you really know what is healthy food? We all try and stick to choosing healthy items when grocery shopping or eating out, but how well do we really know our foods? Discover how to find out about reading between the lines, what to look out for in labels and how to dine out healthily. […]
Fat chats: The good, the bad and the ugly comments
Cyberbullying and hurtful “fat jokes” are disturbingly prevalent in the social media environment, especially on Twitter, says Wen-ying Sylvia Chou of the National Institutes of Health in the US. Chou is lead author of a study in Springer’s journal Translational Behavioral Medicine which analyzed well over a million social media posts and comments about weight […]