The “Get Fit! Now!” blog has a funny post on calories burned during sex. I especially laughed at the 816 calorie activity.
Hop on over to their blog here and take a secret peep for yourselves.
Archive for the 'tips' Category
By Alana Clarke
Guest Poster
The smell of the turkey fills the air. Mixed with the hints of warm apples and cinnamon, even the most stringent fitness guru is bound to have a watering palate. So how does one fight off the urge to throw away weeks, and sometimes months, of healthy eating for a few days of family, fun, and Holiday feasting? Here are a few Holiday “helpers” to guide you through these festive times without the extra “winter coat:”
- DO NOT skip breakfast or lunch in anticipation of the meal ahead. Our culture tends to “groom” us to save the best for last, but this can severely alter our bodies’ natural biochemistry. When you don’t eat, your metabolism is quick to go into “starvation mode” by slowing down drastically to prepare your body for a lengthy fasting period. So when you starve and then suddenly “fill up,” those calories will be less likely to be expended and more likely to be preserved (i.e. stored as fat) to safeguard future “fasting” periods. Ouch!
Continue reading ‘Holiday Eating Tips to Save the Season’
According to MensHealth.com, the eight foods you should eat every day are:
- Spinach
- Yogurt
- Tomatoes
- Carrots
- Blueberries
- Black beans
- Walnuts
- Oats
The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s Authority on Fitness®, just released its annual popular fitness trend report. Topping the list? No surprise here. Budget-friendly workouts and time-saving boot camp-style classes.
The economy has taken its toll on everyone, and the fitness industry is not exempt. Every year ACE surveys its worldwide network of personal trainers, group fitness experts, lifestyle and weight management consultants, and advanced health and fitness specialists to see what’s hot, and what’s not, in exercise.
The top two trends reflect our current economic woes, but there is a definite positive element. Though people are cutting back on expenses, they are still thinking of their health as their best investment. For many, it’s simply time to get creative with their exercise routines. The following are ACE’s “Top Workout Trends” for 2009. See what other people are doing for their health and fitness.
Continue reading ‘Money Crunch and Saving Time Shapes Fitness Trends’
The amount of exercise you need a day is a difficult question to answer.
Celebrities often claim they exercise two hours a day. On TV, weight loss shows feature people exercising more than four hours each day. Health advocates say 30 minutes of daily activity is enough to keep you healthy.
So…how much exercise do you really need?
According to the American College of Sports Medicine, it’s more than previously thought.
Continue reading ‘How Much Exercise Is Enough to Lose Weight?’
(written for Mad Dogg Athletics)
I cried that day—all the way up the side of the mountain.
I walked, pushed my bike, stopped and cried some more. Yet, I continued to press onward. It was a sight: a small, tough and usually cheerful Spinning® instructor now sobbing her way up 12 miles of mountain.
When I finally reached the top, my fellow Spinning instructors (the “real” cyclists who rode with me that day) swore they would never tell a soul of my miserable trek. But I decided to share with my students how I had cracked, to show that there was an actual human being behind the Spinning machine I had become.
(Continue reading at spinning.com)
(written for LAs the Place.com)
Now that temperatures are soaring, exercise may be the last thing on your mind. That hot, sticky feeling is often a great workout de-motivator.
However, we have an opportunity to turn this de-motivator into a motivator: exercising in the pool. Using water as a way to get in shape is both effective and fun. No longer associated only with seniors, aquatic fitness allows us work our bodies hard, yet stay cool and comfortable.
Athletes, housewives, rehabilitation patients and even children are catching this next wave in fitness, and a wide variety of workout options are now available.
(continue reading at LAs the Place)
(written for Suite101.com)
Weight loss is a challenge. But here are a few simple tricks that will help you on your road to weight loss success. They are simple, free and most of all - painless.
(continue reading at Suite101.com)
(written for lastheplace.com)
If sweating and grunting in a room full of strangers is not for you, do not fret. An effective workout can be had inexpensively in the privacy of your own home or office. All you need are a few basics and some creativity.
Continue reading at www.lastheplace.com
(Written for CitiHealth Publications)
Every January begins the same: You vow to eat better, exercise and become healthier and fitter. A few months later you read an article on “bikini bodies by June” and wonder, “What happened to those vows?”
You are not alone. 60 percent of people drop their fitness resolutions within six months of making them. This year, be one of the 40 percent who succeeds. With these 11 steps, it’s easier than you imagine.
(by Helen Ryan. written for LA’s the Place)
Not much happening in the metabolism department? Need a change to get things going? Here are eight (nearly) painless ways to stoke your metabolic fire.
Continue reading at LA’s the Place….
Fitness Over 40
(by Helen Ryan. written for lastheplace.com)
You exercise sporadically. You eat about the same as you always have. Then one day you can’t button your pants. What gives?
Hormonal changes and loss of lean body mass (muscle) contribute to this waist creep - the expansion of our waistlines we tend to experience as we approach, and pass, our 40s.
On average, women lose five pounds of muscle per decade after 18 years of age. If we continue to eat as we did when we were younger, the issue of calories in versus calories out comes strongly into play. But keeping the creep at bay is easier than you think.
