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Guaranteed weight loss tip

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:31:12 +0000

Happy new year. Detox January is well under way and as a result half the country is suddenly not drinking (alcohol that is)at all and eating mostly fruit. Unfortunately is smacks of hopes of a radical weight loss solution, but is it? For a sure fire way to guarantee losing weight we must consider our energy balance, that is the amount of energy (food and drink) we put into our body versus the amount of energy burnt off (through daily body function and exercise). Long term the most effect way to lower our weight is by decreasing the amount we eat and increasing the amount of exercise we do. This is not new, but is very very true. Some free, good and simple food reduction tips will follow in next weeks article. Good luck and do feel free to call or email anytime for free help and advice.

Free weight loss and detox tip

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:43:51 +0000

Its the heart of the party season and with Christmas looming its only going to get worse. So by way of a free weight loss tip which is guaranteed to detox and combat ‘goose like’ weight gain in the next few weeks try this. FLUCTUATION TRAINING, not new, but very effective, no expensive equipment required, just a park and some trainers. The concept is simple, fluctuate your heart rate, thus making it speed up and slow down rapidly and regularly. It is suggested that the body burns more fat altering the heart rate rapidly than by steady slow exercise. So try this (after and gentle jog warm up and some suitable stretches): 1 minute brisk walk, 40 seconds slow jog, 20 seconds 3/4 pace and 10 seconds full sprint. Repeat 10-20 times, 20 is very hard so let me know if you make it. Remember the sprint needs to be as fast as you can! Do this after every Xmas party you have and help fend off the Calories!

What is Tabata?

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:24:23 +0000

Tabata or Tabata Intervals are named after a Japanese scientist called Dr Izumi Tabata who published a study in 1996 comparing conventional aerobic exercise with High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). They consist of exercise intervals, based on his study, of 8 20 second all out sprints on a stationary cycle with a 10 second slow peddling rest in between. This is sandwiched between a 10 minute warm up and 10 minute cool down. When compared with moderate intensity exercise for 60 minutes over 5 consecutive days Tabata intervals were found to increase VO2 max 5% more than the steady aerobic exercise group. VO2 max is a way of measuring aerobic power. It tells you how much oxygen your body can use at a maximal level of effort and is usually expressed in millilitres of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute. Feel free to call, email or comment to discuss.

Weight loss guaranteed, tip 2 of 5

admin — Tue, 24 May 2011 06:51:39 +0000

Manage your imputs. To loose weight most effectively exercise must be combined with a sensible eating regime. That is not to say a radical diet of any kind, more just common sense. So eat less. Take at least a 3rd of the food you would normally prepare for yourself off of the plate and save it for the next lunchtime or something. Do eat 5 portions of fruit and/or veg per day (this will also boost you immune system). Look at fat contents in the food you eat and make sure you have no more than 70 grams per day as a man and 50 as a women. A good way to look at this is something called the ‘energy balance ratio’ that is the amount of energy you consume by the amount you burn off in both daily function and exercise. If your energy imputs are higher than the energy you burn off you will gaim weight and likewise the other way round you loose weight. Good luck and feel free to call, comment or email anytime to discuss.

Does walking uphill make your calves bigger?

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:12:11 +0000

If you are worried about getting big claves from uphill walking you may be worrying about nothing says exercise physiologist William Sukala. Do you not use the incline setting on the treadmill because your afraid your calf muscles will get bigger? Don’t worry, the size of your calf muscles is influenced by genetics, so some individuals can plod up a steep treadmill gradient every day and not develop larger calves. On the other hand, if you already have large and/or muscular calf muscles then it is unlikely you will see them shrink down no matter what exercise you do. But don’t give up, the good news is that if you’re carrying fat around your calves, you can expect them to slim down with regular exercise, including running or walking on a treadmill. While there is no such thing as spot reduction (selectively stripping fat from certain areas of the body), setting an incline on the treadmill puts additional stress on your lower legs and will help shape them up.