There are no two ways about it, fats is an absolute necessity in any diet plan regardless of your goal. Essential fatty acids are called “essential” because the body cannot produce them by itself. It is therefore essential that we obtain them through nutritional sources, i.e. food. We must nevertheless make a distinction between good [...]
Fad diets are diets that claim or promise rapid weight loss through a specific food plan or program, often without any backing by reputable or reliable scientific evidence. These diets are typically geared towards individuals who are looking to lose weight quickly, regardless of the risks or health concerns. Unfortunately, it’s the health risks and [...]
When you begin embarking on your weight loss journey, it can be very tempting to adopt an extreme approach to dieting. Although taking extreme measures can seem like an appealing way of dropping a lot of weight quickly, there are many dangers surrounding extreme dieting for weight loss. Muscle Loss One of the most [...]
Are you considering using the services of a personal trainer? Are you unsure what advantages come from using a trainer? If you answered “Yes” to either question, or would like to know more about how a trainer can help you, then check out the following list of benefits: Injury Prevention First and foremost, personal trainers [...]
Under eating can be defined as the process of eating less than the amount of calories your body requires. In short periods, under eating can be synonymous with dieting and often used as a means for losing weight in people who are generally healthy overall. Unfortunately, undereating can also become dangerous and destructive if [...]
Stretching is often considered a physical activity done by athletes or individuals getting ready for the gym. However, stretching is more than just something a person does before participating in a strenuous activity. In fact, stretching can actually improve one’s quality of life in a variety of ways. How does stretching work? There are five [...]
Everyone knows that weight loss should ideally be achieved by maintaining a healthy lifestyle of frequent exercise and quality nutrition; however, there are some situations – such as with the morbidly obese – where losing weight the ‘natural’ way becomes less and less feasible. When conventional methods of weight loss have failed, many people [...]
Strength training is any form of physical exercise that uses resistance to prompt muscular contraction, with the goal of building muscular strength, endurance or size. In addition to muscular benefits, strength training can also improve bone health, joint integrity and function, reduce bad cholesterol, and improve overall cardio functioning. Another fantastic benefit that strength training [...]
Over 80 percent of all adults experience some form of low back pain[i]. It’s the number one reason why people miss work and it equally affects both men and women. Low back pain can be categorized as either acute, subacute or chronic depending on how long the pain lasts. Typically low back pain and subsequent [...]
Exercise might be one of the last things on a woman’s mind while she’s pregnant. The changes in her body and her life are more than enough to keep her preoccupied for the next nine months. However, over the last decade, scientists and other medical professionals have discovered that exercising during pregnancy can have a [...]
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