Busy Women Got No Time Even For One Hour Of Exercise

April 26, 2010
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In a day, I normally do work that may amount to three weeks, which then makes me extremely lazy when it’s time for me to exercise. It’s no surprise. A study in the United States also recently found that most women don’t have enough time to get the recommended one hour of exercise a day.

With a rising obesity rate and $150 billion worth of healthcare of obesity-related problems, this is such an alarming study for Americans. The worth of their obesity risks is double the cost they are spending back in 1998, and it’s only more than a decade!

Now, health experts are suggesting that a change in policy is needed…

Diet Program Enables Brides To Drop Dress Size In 31 Days

April 26, 2010
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One of the most important days in a woman’s life, other than her giving birth, is her wedding day. She’s traditionally supposed to be the most beautiful girl at that event, but how would she feel like it if she can’t fit in her wedding gown?

Women would always order wedding gowns smaller than their current sizes. This might seem a bit strange for you, but that’s just the way they are. The idea is: with the thought that the gown might not fit them on their actual wedding day, bride-to-bes would go on a crash diet to make sure they will look as sexy as they want come the big…

Chasing After Kids Cannot Be Considered A Form Of Exercise

April 17, 2010
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Most moms think that running after their kids can be considered a form of exercise. But a new study disproves this belief, and said that chasing kids is not much a workout after all.

Parenting can be mentally and physically exhausting, but when researchers studied a group of 58 mothers with young children, they found out that most of them are only getting about 30 minutes of exercise a day—and those were the ones who do daily regular workouts.

For an active and healthy lifestyle for mothers, here are some tips:

* Invest in a quality jogging stroller.
* Ditto on the bike trailer
* Put it on your schedule (the workout, I mean).
* Instead…

Using Your Scale Can Help You Lose Weight

March 16, 2010
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The age-old question of whether weighing scales would help us lose weight has been answered. According to Rosa Smith-Montanaro, a virtual wellness and weight, weighing scales can act as a positive motivator.

Whenever you feel like eating more than you should, all you have to do is step on it to realize that you haven’t lost the weight you want. In a study published by the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, it said that participants who weighed themselves lost an average of three extra pounds a month.

Also, the study found out that when participants weighed themselves weekly, they are 11 times more likely to lose a minimum of five percent weight after…

Three Helpful Ways To Burn More Belly Fat

March 10, 2010
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Most of us hates our belly fats, and why? I can’t really blame ourselves. Most of those who have large bellies are usually the product of eating too much and then seating afterwards. The lack of exercise caused our bodies to react in such a way that it cannot anymore burn whatever food we ate.

Belly fat is stubborn to eliminate, but there’s a way, don’t worry. Here are some helpful tips to make you slimmer and healthier too!

1. Eat Fat Burning Foods - going on severe calorie restricted diets is NOT the way to thin out your waist line (in the long run it will actually make you fatter). What…

Kirstie Alley’s Organic Liaison

March 10, 2010
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Popular actress Kirstie Alley now has her own diet weight loss program. Called the Organic Liaison, it includes online weight tools that will fit your needs. Through blogging and Alley’s Phitter, you will be able to access the diet community and bombard it with planning meals, counting calories, discovering new recipes, locating places to shop for organic groceries and even interaction.

Phitter, by the way, is a micro-blogging community built on Twitter’s toolset.

Aside from that, Alley also sells a series of supplements (all USDA organic approved) that according to Rescue me “replenishes your body with high-quality organic ingredients, including nutrients, natural herbs, fiber and antioxidants…”

Membership to the program is put at…

Talking To Teenagers Is Needed

March 8, 2010
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Discussing weight issues may be a little touchy for you and your kids but with the right approach and attitude, you just might able to make them listen to you.

But make sure you are going to talk to your kids about their weight, especially if they are overweight or bordering on obesity. It is always important to remind them about how unhealthy being overweight can be.

Here are three ways to approach your kids about their weight:

* Focus on health – change the topic from weight to health as it is more positive this way
* Make it easy – bring healthy foods into the house instead of the usual junk
* Don’t…

Cases Wherein Going To The Gym Becomes Dangerous

February 15, 2010
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If you think that gym will make you fitter and feel better, think again. According to a study by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, gym can pose some hazards at it lands some 50,000 emergencies in a year.

Treadmill is the most common source of energy. Many gym-goers fall from the treadmill, the stability balls and other balance equipment. Also, in skipping ropes alone, there are 169 incidences of emergency.

Here are also some other gym-related injuries:

* Dropping weights on your toes.
* Tripping over equipment on the floor (dumbbells, benches, bands, BOSU’s, people’s gym bags that-shouldn’t-be-in-the-gym-area-in-the-first-place.
* Weight stacks (watch your fingers when you pull the pin out).
* Chrome dumbbell slivers.

But as with…

Preventing Teenage And Child Obesity

February 15, 2010
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Obesity has been a problem in the United States for the past years. The rising percentage of obesity has been hounding health experts. But with today’s modern technology, it’s not such a big surprise that children are becoming unhealthier than ever before.

In an average of 10,000 commercials that a child sees in a year, 9,500 of these commercials are about fast food, candies, sugar-coated cereals and soft drinks. If you’re a parent, here are some tips that you can do to help your child break away from the obesity trend.

* Turn off the television and video games.
* Become more active as a family.
* Encourage an overweight child that it’s important…

Lose Weight With This One-Week Diet Regime

February 12, 2010
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Have to lose weight in less than a week? Then start with these helpful tips to get you going not only for this week, but for the next weeks and months also. You will see the difference once you start with this regime.

It is important to note that drinking alcoholic drinks contribute a lot to your calories, so just for this week, try to avoid anything alcoholic. You will see that you will feel a lot better with less alcohol in your system. Go with premium-grade vodkas, soda and fresh limes instead. And also, drink lots of water.

Second, drink at least three liters of water a day to flush away…