Weight training burns 30% to 40% more fat than diet or aerobic exercise. Cardio exercise does burn calories, but only whilst you are performing the exercise. You achieve more weight loss through weight training because even while you’re resting your muscles will be burning calories. Muscle cells burn 3 times more calories than fat cells. But having a …
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If you’re on a tight food budget, it can be hard figuring out what foods to add to your meal plan. This is especially true when you’re trying to eat healthily, and not rely on a lot of processed foods. Here are some of the best foods to buy on a budget that are healthy …
When many people make a decision to improve their fitness, the first thing they do is try to come up with some kind of program to follow. While there are many predetermined fitness programs, many decide that they’d like to take matters into their own hands. This isn’t always advisable, though, especially if you’re inexperienced …
It’s summer, at last! During the winter months most of your body was covered with warm (and concealing) clothes. Peeling off those layers may reveal a body that isn’t quite ready for your newly-purchased bikini. Don’t fret – analyze which parts of your body needs help and get busy. Even if you’ve worked out religiously …
Sometimes you may feel that you’re not making any progress at all with your fitness program – like a gerbil spinning on its wheel – going nowhere. But there are ways to track your weight loss and fitness targets that will provide the incentive you need to keep on keeping on until you reach your …
Some people are simply born with well-defined leg muscles – and some of us have to work for them. There are a number of exercises that are specifically designed to build and tone leg muscles. These exercises usually combine fat-burning cardio to decrease body fat with strength training that exclusively targets the toning process of …
Stress eating can happen to any of us during any stressful situation. Stressful eating happens when we’re emotionally eating during stressful situations and turn to food for comfort. This isn’t a healthy way to deal with stress and will cause weight gain, depression, and low self-esteem. Here are 5 tips to help stop stress eating …
Getting those six pack abs is as elusive as the perfect body. It takes hard work to get your body to look like one of those fitness models. And those same fitness models will tell you that they have to adhere to a strict diet and almost religious exercise plans to stay ripped. Even most …
Being on a strict diet can be hard on both your mind and body, leading to the risk of binge eating, a poor body image, low metabolism, fatigue, and many other issues. However, if you still want to lose weight without dieting, there are options without actually counting calories or living your life attached to …
Everyone grows older, but that doesn’t mean the aging process can’t be improved. Are you aging well? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines actively aging well as the process of increasing and improving opportunities for health, participation, and security to enhance a person’s quality of life. You can improve your aging process by focusing on …
