CAN A 30 MINUTE WORKOUT REALLY WORK? If you talk to almost anyone who goes to the gym to workout and ask them how long a good workout usually takes, they will often answer with; it takes a good hour to get in a good workout, or even; if I don’t spend 1 to 2 hours in the gym, I …
A Good Diet CAN Keep Diabetes At Bay
A GOOD DIET CAN KEEP DIABETES AT BAY Upon first being diagnosed with diabetes, many patients ask can a good diet keep diabetes at bay. Most doctors will agree that a good diet, low in carbohydrates and sugars can help a person with diabetes avoid many of the complications that often accompany the disease. While a good diet can not …
Calories: The Good and Bad
CALORIES: THE GOOD AND BAD Making a commitment to have healthier eating habits is a tough one. Knowing how to implement that commitment may be even harder. Where do you start? What foods should you eat, and which ones should you stay away from? These are all questions you should answer before going out to the grocery store. We need …
Calorie requirements for the different type of body characteristics
CALORIE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF BODY CHARACTERISTICS Understanding your body requirements is an invaluable tool for developing fitness. your daily body requirements include vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber. Vitamins and minerals are the elements that are necessary for chemical reactions that unlock energy or enable growth. Although your body can store some vitamins, a regular daily intake is …
Calorie counting done the right way = weight loss? Absolutely!
CALORIE COUNTING DONE THE RIGHT WAY = WEIGHT LOSS? ABSOLUTELY! You and I know that losing fat and staying in great shape is a difficult task because it is so hard to stay motivated and it is so tempting to cheat, especially when you can hide the cheating. We dieters have all been in a starving situation when dieting and …
Calf Cramps – 5 Ways to Avoid the Pain
CALF CRAMPS – 5 WAYS TO AVOID THE PAIN If you are a runner, then I am sure that you will know about calf cramps. Imagine this scenario if you will. Let’s say that you are 7.5k into a 10k run and the road starts to incline. Ever so slightly, but enough to put that extra strain on your legs …
Calculating Your Body Mass Index; Is Your Health At Risk?
CALCULATING YOUR BODY MASS INDEX; IS YOUR HEALTH AT RISK? Physical health can be measured (with certain exceptions) through the appropriateness of a person’s weight to his height; where the body weight refers to the measure of one’s heaviness and the height is the measure of his tallness. For instance, a woman measuring 5 ft high (1.52 m), with a …
Calcium: When You Take It, It Works
CALCIUM: WHEN YOU TAKE IT, IT WORKS Calcium has been recommended and widely accepted as an essential mineral for bone and skeletal health and numerous body functions-regulating heartbeat, conducting nerve impulses, stimulating hormonal secretions and clotting the blood. Now, some conflicting and potentially misleading research is threatening to negate the efficacy of this vital mineral. One factor that the study, …
Caffeine Addiction – A Problem To Be Solved As Early As Possible
CAFFEINE ADDICTION – A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE We all have this pre-conceived notion that only coffee contains caffeine but that is not the case. Beverages like cokes and chocolate products contain caffeine. A hot cup of coffee with the morning sunshine sounds so tempting and revitalizing. It has the ability to keep you awake and …
C-Reactive Protein, the New Testing Standard
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, THE NEW TESTING STANDARD The latest factor to determine your risk of a heart attack is the C-Reactive Protein (CRP) test. CRP is a molecule produced by the liver in response to an inflammatory response. A simple blood test can check your CRP level. A reading of 3.0 or higher triples your risk for a heart attack. Under …