Healthy Foods
Fruits, grains, and veggies are generally low in fat and have no cholesterol.
A lot of them are great sources of dietary fiber, complex carbs, and vitamins…
Healthy and Sound Heart
Heart Diseases are one of the main causes of Death. If so, what can you do to keep your heart healthy?
There are many things you can do, but, you can start with…
Overweight?
Many people have Overweight (Obesity) problem especially in USA.
According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 70.7% (2013-2014) of adults (20 years old and over) are overweight, including obesity.
You are Overweight when your BMI (body mass index) is 25 or higher.
You are Obese when your BMI is 30 or higher. You don’t know your BMI? You can find out by using BMI calculator on right side of this page.
Wasting Time and Energy
When working out, do not waste your time doing too many crunches. If you find yourself doing more than 3 sets of 15 crunches a workout session, you are wasting your time. Studies have found that doing more than that is completely useless.
Increase muscle mass
Multiply the total weight of your current sets by the amount of times you lift each set. Increase that total number as much as possible. This can be achieved by adding more weight, increasing the number of repetitions, or by adding on additional sets.
Optimal muscle growth
Drink protein shake immediately following your session. Eat/Drink immediately following workouts (within five minutes) increase muscles, but those that wait and eat the shake hours afterwords tend to not have as much muscle growth.
Antioxidants
We’ve all probably heard the word antioxidants by now, since they have started to appear on many food and vitamin labels. What are they, and how can they help the immune system? In order to understand the role of antioxidants in keeping your body…
Food for Immune System
Several foods and nutrients have been found to strengthen the immune system in order to help ward off cold, flu, and other contagious germs that tend to make the rounds each year. If you’re dreading the thought of catching yet another bug, it’s time to focus…
Inflammation
Inflammation is the body’s normal response to injuries or infections. Inflammation comes from the Latin inflammare, to set on fire. It refers to the fact that in your body?s race to react to injuries and illness, common symptoms you will experience include:
Strengthen Immune System
One of the few good things about getting older is that we usually become immune to more germs as the immune system comes into contact with more and more of them. That's why adults and teens tend to get fewer colds than young children. Their...
TIPs…
A simple way to improve overall fitness can be done right at home. Whenever an individual is at home they can go up and down the stairs an extra time for every time they use the stairs.
For healthy fitness staying hydrated is vitally important. The benefits of getting plenty of water do not end at the gym door, though.
Be accountable for the exercise you do. Try joining a gym just because spending the money makes you more likely to be there and using those resources.
A high calorie diet will allow for you to fully utilize your workout. You will be using the calories to provide energy and make your workout last longer.