Posts Tagged ‘Exercise Program’

Want to Lose Fat – Then Get Out of The Way of Your Body

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

There are so many fat loss programs that it is confusing to many people as to which program works best. What most people don’t realise is that many of these programs actually work against you and make you put on fat, increasing your body weight.

The reason for this is that fat loss is a very individual process. Our bodies are naturally designed to maintain an optimal fat layer, but we subvert that process by overloading it with the wrong types of food and exercise.

This is why some people who undertake an intensive cardio program in the hope of burning fat and adding muscle, but losing weight, often find to their dismay that they have actually gained fat.

The same fat gain result can occur with those who adopt a starvation diet.

A series of studies on fat loss carried out in 2007 investigated the impact on women of selected exercise and diet programs, in particular focusing around the use of high intensity interval exercise and the mediteranean diet which is high in fish oil and nuts.

The results of this fat loss program study may surprise you…check it out!

Get Fitter By The Hour

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

With a lot of us feeling like we have to put in more effort to keep our jobs and businesses from falling into the hands of the recession, it is easy to feel like there is no time for keeping fit. For those who feel they have no time to exercise and become strong and healthy…just read the following;

Total Hours Per Week = 168

  • Sleep at 8 hours a night = 56
  • Work = 40 hours
  • Travel = 10 hours
  • Meals [3 a day at 1 hour each] = 21
  • Personal & Household at 2 hours a day = 14 hours
  • Family time at 2 hours a day = 14 hours

A total of 155 hours. That still leave 13 hours a week for an exercise program or something else. Even if you work 50 hours a week, you still have 6 hours a week to spend on other activities.

Not convinced….well then take it hour by hour. Evey hour take 5 minutes to do some type of exercise. Desk workout, sit ups, squats, push ups [wall or floor], walking the stairs. Not only will you end up spending about 8 hours a week exercising, you will be less stressed from taking mini-breaks.