All Entries in the "Weight Loss" Category
Lose weight without dieting
So you want to lose some weight but don’t know where to start. Let’s make something very clear, dieting does not work! When you go on a diet the only thing you achieve is to slow down your metabolic rate. Let’s say after you’ve starved yourself for 2 – 3 weeks or even 2 – [...]
Weigh Less with Whey Protein
There are so many weight loss supplements available in the market it gets very confusing when you’re looking for the best one especially when everyone claims to have the best weight loss supplement ever! First thing to note is that there are no magical potions, any type of weight loss supplements that claim to be [...]
Boost your workout with L-Carnitine
We all want a well sculpted body with ripped abs and great looking arms and therefore, are willing to go to great lengths to reach this goal. It is the reason that people try out radical diets and fancy products without any qualms. They totally alter their lifestyles and waste a handful of money to [...]
Hydrate with Carbohydrates
People who want to lose weight often have the mistaken belief that carbohydrates will make them gain weight. On the contrary though, they can even help you reach your desired weight. Carbohydrates are composed of sugar molecules made out of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. They are commonly found in starches, fibres and sugars. You can [...]
How To Beat A Fat Loss Plateau
Struggling to see further progress with your workout or diet program? Feel frustrated that what you were doing seemed to be working and all of a sudden all progress has stopped? If you’re stuck in a rut, congratulations, you’ve just reached a fat loss plateau. Fat loss plateaus are all too common among those doing [...]
Fight Fatigue with These Four Foods
If you are on a fat burning program one thing that you might be dealing with from time to time is fatigue. Fatigue is perfectly normal to experience when you’re not taking in as many calories as your body is used to, especially if you’re doing intense workout sessions at the same time. Fortunately, if [...]
Hydration Smarts: What You Need To Know
When most people start up on a healthy eating plan, they take a lot of time to figure out the perfect combination of proteins, carbs, andfats to be eating, making sure that their calorie intake is precisely where it needs to be. This is good news because your calorie intake is one of the primary [...]
When Hunger Strikes: Use These Tips To Calm Your Stomach Fast
If you’re currently on a fat loss health plan, one issue that is definitely going to creep up from time to time is that dreaded feeling of hunger. Even the most determined weight watcher who normally has maximum self-control can start to lose it when hunger rears its ugly head. Making smart choices is easy… [...]
Don’t Be a Victim of Emotional Eating – Be Free of the Temptation to Binge
Have you been trying to lose weight over a long time without any success? Do you start all sorts of fad diets only to give up on them within a short while? If your eating habits are characterized by periods of deprivation followed by binges then you are unlikely to lose any weight at all. [...]
Steady State Versus Interval Training
Over the years there have been many discussions and debates about steady state training versus interval training and which one is best to get the results you require. Is one form of cardio exercise more effective than the other and who is each best suited to? In order to accurately assess the different types of [...]
Yummy Protein Recipes
We had some great recipes submitted for our Facebook Protein Recipe Competition. Find our who the winners are and try out the awesome recipe entries…..
Avoid Overtraining With This One Technique
If you’re serious about making the most of your workout program and moving closer and closer to your long-term fitness results, one thing that you have to be extra careful of and make sure to avoid is overtraining. Overtraining can be a very real and serious issue for some people and could take weeks if [...]
Exercise Pairings To Kick-Start Your Metabolism Into High Gear
If you are currently working out, or been around the gym long enough, you would have inevitably either heard of, or been doing, supersets with your weights. This is when you pair two different muscle groups together one after the other generally in between your reps. Supersets are a perfect way to force the muscles [...]
Six Pack Ab Success: Your Step-By-Step Guide
If you’re someone who’s on a mission to get six pack abs, it’s going to be vitally important that you have a good plan in place. Only those who are able to properly formulate a game plan to reach this goal are going to arrive at the end stage as getting six pack abs doesn’t [...]
Tomorrows Diet Never Comes – 5 Golden Rules to Weight Loss
So you’ve made the decision to lose weight or cut out sugar or start exercising, but it’s no point starting mid way through the day so you put it off until tomorrow. You wake bright eyed and busy tailed the next day with all good intentions and then someone or something crops up and puts [...]
Prevention of Muscle Mass Decline – Find Out How You Can Delay This Effect of Aging
By Kerry Fitzgibbon Oh dear.. if getting wrinkles, grey hairs and sagging everything wasn’t enough.. Imagine my shock when I discovered my once muscley arms had turned to jelly!!! Ok it does seem a little unfair, as other than the lack of muscle, I am slim, run most days of the week and try and [...]
Improve Your Body Image to Aid Long Term Weight Loss
If you are overweight you know how hard it is to lose weight and keep it off. You’ve probably tried many diets and may have even lost a little weight but it never seems to stay off for too long and you end up really frustrated, this can lead to depression and a vicious cycle [...]
Long Term Weight Loss – It Is Possible If You Know How
Long term weight loss is the only effective way of keeping fat from coming back on but it is also very difficult to achieve. People who take short cuts to lose weight tend to pile the pounds on back again. If you suffer from a fluctuating weight problem then you are certainly in for trouble because [...]
Get Active and Live a Healthy Life
If you’re active, you don’t need to exercise every day, or constantly watch your diet to live a healthy, happy lifestyle according to personal trainer Rob Quatro. Some might say Quatro is a little controversial, but he is helping turn lives around with his refreshing approach to health and fitness and his 10 week mentoring [...]
Detoxification – Unlocking the Secrets to Good Health
One of the realities of modern life is that we are surrounded by toxins in the very air we breathe and the food and water we consume. The body tends to store these toxins which naturally cause a whole lot of health problems ranging from immunity related ailments to cancer. Detoxification is therefore a very [...]
