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| Healthy Dieting: Benefits of healthy dieting |
| 2011-01-08 10:38:18 |
Over 50% of South Africans are overweight. Until now, obesity continues to be a serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic levels by the year 2020 and it has become evident that people need help to lose weight. One way to prevent this scenario is to make people aware of the risks of being overweight or obese so that the help they require will come from themselves and not unreliable external sources. Here are some diseases that you are putting yourself in risk of if you do not lose the extra weight you are carrying:
1. heart disease2. stroke3. diabetes4. cancer5. arthritis6. hypertension
Losing weight will help you to prevent and control these diseases.
The quick weight loss methods which have spread like fire these days do not pro...
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| Food nutrition: Proteins |
| 2010-12-16 08:10:03 |
If you are planning on living a healthy life it is important that you know the basics of food nutrition. This allows you to become familiar with the types of foods you need to include in your daily diet as well as the recommended daily allowance of the nutrients. In this post we will be looking at food nutrition specifically proteins, giving you all the facts you should know to start your healthy diet.
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for protein.
Male Kg’s Lb’s Protein(g)
11-14 45 99 45
15-18 66 145 59
19-24 72 160 58
25-50 79 174 63
51+ 77 170 63
Female
11-14 46 101 46
15-18 55 120 44
19-24 58 128 46
25-50 63 138 50
51+ 65 143 50
Pregnant
60
Lactating
1st 6months
65
2nd 6 months
62
Protein al...
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| Exercise Tips: Weight loss for beginners |
| 2010-12-15 11:44:54 |
So you have made up your mind and you would like to do something about the extra weight that just seems to be increasing in size day by day. Good you have made the first step in improving your quality of life and of course that of your families. So in this post of exercise tips, we’ll be looking at weight loss for beginners. Remember these exercise tips can only be effective should you have the correct mindset and focus to lose the weight.
Exercise tips: 1. Use the stairs
This suggestion has probably been pounded and imprinted into your brain by now already, but we will mention it again here. People on average spend 2 thirds of their lives at their places of work and chances are you have to take the stairs to get there. This is a great exercise to lose weight for beginners and It can’t be stressed how good this exercise is to kick starting the heart and steamrolling the metabolism. It is said that taking the stairs burns more calories than most other forms of activity.
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| Exercise Tips: Exercise Boredom |
| 2010-12-15 05:18:08 |
In this post of exercising tips, we will be showing you ways of making exercising more fun. As we all know how tedious it can get especially when it seems like we are not reaching our goals.
Nothing beats waking up in the morning with the thought of going to the gym to lift weights or jog on the treadmill. After a hard day’s work, the gym is one place you don't even want to think about. Sometimes, even the thought of exercising at home with your own equipment can be less than desirable. Sometimes, just trying to get and stay motivated to exercise on a regular basis can be a challenge. No matter how you look at it, exercise can be downright boring and even tedious at times and that’s what this edition of exercising tips is about finding ways of making your routines more enjoyable!
So, you may be wondering just how you can get the motivation you need to exercise on a regular basis. If you've been wondering what you can do to make exercise more fun, you'll find some ideas below...
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| Exercise Tips: Children and exercise |
| 2010-12-14 14:53:33 |
For those of us who are parents it is important for us to promote activeness in our children. This will have a lifetime benefits for them as they grow up and for when they become parents themselves. So in this post of exercise tips we will be looking at children and exercise, the What, Why and the Get the Hell out.
Exercise tips: 1.If you have a child of 6 to 8 years old that wants to start exercising and lifting weights, you may find yourself wondering what you should do. While some think it is perfectly fine for children to exercise, there are others that think differently. The long and short of it is that yes, it is beneficial for your child to partake in exercise or a weight training regimen although there are a few things that you should keep in mind once this starts to happen.
Exercise tips: 2.No matter how you look at it, children aren't miniature adults and therefore you can't use the same methods with growing children that you can use with adults, as children are...
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| Exercise Tips: Exercise and the holidays |
| 2010-12-14 12:02:04 |
Guys we have almost reached the end of the year and we have entered the festive season...so the only thing on the mind right now is relaxing, partying and more relaxing. This is completely understandable you have made it through the year and all you want to do right now is spoil yourself. So in this post of Exercise tips, we will be delving into keeping your body fit over the festive season.
Exercise tips: 1.Once the festive season parties begin, the extra drink at the bar or the last dance at the club is swapped for 30 minutes of fitness exercise. That’s all Okay as spoiling yourself a little over this joyous season is warranted and surely will not affect your health or fitness levels. The problem starts when ‘a little spoiling’ turns into non-stop partying covering the festive season and well into the new-year. Furthermore the more time you spend out of your regular habits, the harder it becomes to restart them.
Exercise tips: 2.With all the cookies, puddings a...
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| Exercise Tips: Exercise Addicts |
| 2010-12-13 15:26:34 |
:Everybody tells you about the benefits of exercise and there are many...But what about the not so good? So in this post of exercise tips we will be looking exercise addicts the WHAT, WHY and the GET OUT.
Exercise tip 1: Anytime you exercise, your brain releases chemicals known as endorphins that produce a feeling of euphoria, which is known as "runners high", which is also very easy to become chemically addicted to. Without this rush, you'll feel irritable and out of it until you exercise again. Therefore, you'll go on exercising and not listen to what your body is actually telling you - which is to stop.
Exercise tip 2: The main reason addicts will continue to push themselves lies in what will happen when they don't Work out. Normally when they are unable to exercise, they will display signs of depression, anxiety, confusion, and be less happy with themselves. Aches and pains over exercising don’t only affect the mind, but the body as well. Exercise will initially ...
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| Exercise Tips: Cardio Exercise |
| 2010-12-12 17:26:19 |
Everyone has wondered at some point in time which cardio exercise is better. To put it in simple terms, both low and high intensity exercises will help you to burn off body fat. The question here is which is the most effective to burn off more body fat. So this exercise tips post will be clearing all the smoke on your mind regarding cardio exercise.
Exercise tips: 1...When scientists first discovered that during intensive exercises, your body burns glycogen, which is a form of stored carbohydrates that are stored in your liver and muscles for energy. During low intensity exercises, your body will burn a lot of fat. If you are wondering whether or not it works, the answer is no, with all the fitness and exercise tips from ‘Gurus’ supporting this wonderful solution to obesity one can only wonder how come the ratio of obesity is so overwhelming. Even though they are working out with low intensity routines, it still makes you wonder how is that possible?...
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| Exercise Tips for weight loss |
| 2010-12-12 11:32:44 |
People always want to know if there are certain exercises one could do at home to help them lose some weight, so I have scanned the world-wide-web and compiled a list of exercise tips you could do without having to fork out thousands for gym memberships and a personal trainer. These activities while they are proven to help you shed some pounds, by no means is this a true solution to your weight loss objectives. Once again how you benefit and to what extent these exercise tips benefit you is completely dependent on the amount of effort you contribute.Watching TV or Reading?
‘Hey, what is this...a joke?’ is probably what you are thinking. But listen to this, watching TV or simply reading a book increases your brain activity due to the conscious interpreting of what is seen or being read. Now granted you definitely won’t be noticing mind blowing results tomorrow, in fact this exercise (activity) only burns approximately 1-2 calories per minute. So let’s do the math...the average ...
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| Health and Fitness: A guide to healthy living. |
| 2010-12-11 15:09:59 |
There are numerous benefits that I could mention when it comes to staying healthy and fit most of which you are already aware of. So when it comes to Health and Fitness the benefits however broad actually is dependent on the individual involved, whether you are doing to lose weight or feel good or perhaps you need more energy to cope with a busy lifestyle. Only you can decide what the desired benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle will have on your life and the fact there are so many to choose from leaves no room for excuses.So What?
Well let’s see, if you take a good look in the mirror and analyze yourself I am sure that you will at least notice a few things you would like to improve upon. Maybe it’s those bags under your eyes reminding you that there simply is just not enough time in one day. Or maybe it’s your sagging posture which is your body telling you that in your present state you do not have the strength to cope or it might be that you lack self confidence and...
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