HAMILTON, Ontario, Jan. 21 — Gym class and other school fitness initiatives should be pursued even if their benefits don’t include weight loss, according to a systematic review.
School-based fitness and exercise programs improved duration of physical activity and fitness as measured by lung capacity while reducing television viewing and blood cholesterol, reported Maureen Dobbins, Ph.D., of McMaster University here, and colleagues in a Cochrane Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON (AFP) — British women are more worried about their weight and ageing than about developing cancer, according to an online poll released Wednesday.
Stress was also of more concern than the potentially killer disease, which was cited as the main health worry by less than two percent of women, the poll of more than 1,000 women showed.
The findings give weight to critics who argue that media pressure to be young and slim is having a Read the rest of this entry »
When is the last time that a fitness expert told you to take it easy in order to improve your health? It doesn’t seem logical that intentional laziness would have any benefit in the context of a fitness program. But it does. In fact, many coaches consider a recovery day as important as
, endurance days, and technique work.
To clarify, a recovery day is not a day off. No fitness gains will be achieved by sitting on the couch and reminiscing Read the rest of this entry »
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Mariano Favazza is the longtime St. Louis Circuit Clerk. His older brother, Lou works for the Collector of Revenue. They were both big guys, literally, around city hall. By big I mean Mariano weighed 370 pounds. Lou weighed 506 pounds. They are now just shadows of their former selves. The duo has lost more than 400 pounds between them. Mariano now tips the scales at 233. Lou is now at 236. What in Read the rest of this entry »
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Last, we looked at the South Beach Diet’s website. If you’re familiar with this protein-rich strategy developed by Dr. Arthur Agatston, you might find the site helpful. It offers recipes, meal plans, and access to nutritionists for an additional fee. But if you find the plan too restrictive or you’re looking to start more gradually, check out Weight Watchers or the Best Life Diet.
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’s weight has gone up.
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Now it’s going back down.
But does anyone care?
Apparently, she thinks we do. So she
to address the “crazy press” about her weight — which, frankly, is news to us.
What “crazy press” is she talking about?
“So lately there’s been a lot of crazy press about my weight and just so you guys know I’m happier and healthier than ever so there is no need to worry about me. Things are really well in Mischa world and Read the rest of this entry »
The renewed interest in fitness has also spawned a new class of entrepreneur — gym owners who offer personal trainers and guarantees that customers will lose weight and shape up for anywhere between $20 and $150 a month.
At perhaps a dozen or so packed fitness centers, owners are importing sophisticated cardio and weight machines from the United States, along with truckloads of fat burners, weightlifting supplements and detoxifying teas.
“People Read the rest of this entry »
WEST PALM BEACH, FL — “We have carrots and celery which we don’t usually see in tacos”. Tacos without meat? It’s one of the recipes whipped up in a Vegan class at Nutrition Smart Health Food Store in Palm Beach Gardens every week. Vegans avoid dairy, eggs and any meat products. Rene Oswald is the author of Transitioning To Living Cuisine. She started her vegan path 15 years ago, eventually becoming a raw vegan. “I had a rare incurable digestive disorder Read the rest of this entry »
The Write Diet – that is, recording everything you eat each day in a food diary – is not only a successful diet strategy but it can help you lose twice as much weight as you would if you did everything right except write it down.
That was the conclusion of a nationwide study of 1,685 overweight and obese people who spent six months in 2008 following a diet regimen that included 30 minutes of exercise a day and a low-fat diet rich in Read the rest of this entry »
This time of year is traditionally the time of year when many go on diets. The festive season takes its toll and with summer approaching, thoughts of swim suits and summer clothing focus the mind on our weight. One area of interest that many consider is diet pills, which seem to be in the news more often than not. With this in mind a leading website offers unbiased advice on diet pills, that website is www.pill.cc.
This innovative and impressive Read the rest of this entry »