If you try to narrow down the best diet for perfect health, you’d come to realize there really isn’t one. For the most part diets are personal and related to cultures, location, finances and other variables. So, rather than try and pick the “right diet” it’s better to focus on [...]
Without a doubt, “healthy is becoming the new skinny” and that means we must have a healthy body composition, i.e. a healthy muscle/fat ratio. Most gyms and fitness centers are equipped to measure your lean body weight (muscle tissue) versus your body fat percentage. For a female, a healthy body fat level is between 14-24 [...]
There are a few obstacles/hurdles that must be faced when going about a new diet protocol. Ongoing hunger is one of those and a slowed metabolism (hitting the dreaded "weight-loss plateau) is another. Let's look at hunger first. While some hunger is normal incredibly strong hunger that won’t let up is not. If you constantly [...]
Repetition of daily positive affirmations…said with intent and focused energy (feelings) is essentially a very effective way to begin shifting your life from negative to positive. This can include all areas of your life: financial, health, fitness, business or companionship. Whatever it is that you need to change for the better about yourself can be [...]
Those serious about seeing both body weight management and health management know full well that it’s both diet and exercise that count. They go hand in hand towards creating the body of your dreams. If your diet is not giving your body what it needs, you won’t be able to perform optimally at the gym [...]
Losing weight is not rocket science. It’s pretty simple actually. It’s really just a matter of energy in versus energy out. Burn more calories than you consume and you will lose weight. If we have shifted our diets to healthier food choices but we still seem to be putting on excess weight…or we can’t take [...]
Unfortunately there is not one single food that can protect you from disease because health is a product of your lifestyle habits and your genes. In other words, no degree of healthy eating will combat that smoking habit of yours. If achieving true lasting health important to you then the first thing you must [...]
Your future really boils down to how you treat your body now. Treat your body right now and you’ll ease onto your senior years with dignity and grace. Treat it badly and you’ll be lucky to stumble in or roll in in a wheelchair. Truth is, we must quit dismissing our bodies as something that [...]
Eating harmful foods is actually more detrimental to your health than just not eating the right ones because some foods are downright dangerous especially when consumed daily. Sadly, many people simply are not aware of how much harm some of the foods they eat are doing to their bodies so they continue their damaging habits [...]
Lunges are the perfect exercise to whip your thighs, butt and even abs into shape. There are so many unique ways to perform lunges that they should be a part of everyone’s workout schedule. The danger when exercising is repetition.This is when you begin to plateau. However, you can bust through any plateau by changing [...]