Healthy Fit Tips
February 12th, 2009 -- Posted in Healthy Eating, Healthy Fit Tips | 2 Comments »Healthy Fit Tips
1. Better posture - If you have rounded or hunched shoulders and want to improve your posture, here are two things you can do. Backward shoulder rolls and shoulder squeezes with short sustained holds can help strengthen the upper class, you stretch your back and chest. Think of your chest as if it were the headlights of a car and keep the head lights. Avoid arching back. You’ll soon walk straighter, stronger and be on track to a better posture for life.
2. METABOLISM - Exercise not only increases the metabolic rate of the duration of the activity, but also for many hours after their completion. Studies have shown that resting metabolism is still high, about 18 hours after the exercise period. This means that you are still long after the burning of calories you’ve finished training.
3. WEIGHT LOSS - “It is difficult to lose weight and keep off.” How many times have you heard that? The recent publication of information that we have a large gene is very depressing. It would be so easy to believe that the “doomed to be fat” editorials or the notion that there is little we can do a lot more about how we weigh. But do you dare minute buy in this type of thinking. If you watch what you eat and stay active, how much you weigh will be “OK.” Think about it, there are people you know who have succeeded in losing weight and keeping stop. Think positively.
4. FLAT ABS - Do not get too attached to have the perfect flat stomach. For some people, this is impossible in May Even if you are very thin, your internal organs in May gave a slight roundness in your abdominal region. The flatness of the stomach depends largely on your genetics. So, if your body tends to store fat around your midsection or elsewhere.
5. HEART - Exercise has been proven to protect the heart. A moderate amount of exercise increase HDL cholesterol. It also reduces blood pressure, makes you less likely to gain weight, increases insulin sensitivity in muscles and decreases the risk of forming blood clots. Fit people have a lower risk of heart disease.
6. BMR - Our Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), which is the number of calories burned at rest, decreases with age. Researchers have found that the lean mass is the key to compiling a final figure. The best way to maintain lean body mass is by force, including training to your training regime. Without training, the BMR May decrease of 100 calories per decade from the age of 20 years to build muscle and burn more calories.
7. STRENGTH TRAINING - is a great way to slow the aging process, in fact, a researcher indicates that much of what we call aging is nothing more than the accumulation of a lifetime of inactivity. For example, shrinkage of muscles due to inactivity - a process that we call atrophy and body fat increases accordingly. Also inactivity linked to risk of diabetes, hypertension and osteoporosis. By preserving muscle mass, we may to prevent such problems from occurring.
8. SPOT REDUCING - It is a myth that abdominal exercises like sit up burn fat around the size of deposits. The fact is that abdominal exercises can strengthen your abdominal muscles which in turn help burn fat overall but it is not selectively burn abdominal fat. You can not spot reduce, which means that to lose weight in certain regions of the body. However, this does not mean that doing abdominal exercises is a waste of time. When done well, to strengthen and tone your abdominal muscles, which are otherwise difficult to perform. Strong abdominal muscles provide better support for back in May and alleviate some back problems. The best way to lose fat is associated with a year low in fat.
9. Stiffness - quads can change the alignment of the pelvis which in turn contributes to problems in the lower back. The lack of muscle coordination in this area increases the risk of accidents and falls. Be sure to include exercises for flexibility and coordination during training.
10. WOMEN - generally lose between 3 and 6% of their bone mass per year just before and after menopause. The researchers believe that the women studied, Waling osteoporosis usually delayed for about 7 years and has also provided cardiovascular benefits.
11. WOMEN AND HEALTH - Women who exercise regularly experience more than 60% reduction in risk of breast cancer. Those who have participated in at least 4 hours of exercise per week seems to make the most profit.
12. WEIGHT TRAINING - Research has shown that women become stronger and their weight, they begin to spend time with other physical activities such as team sports like tennis or cycling to join a group, because their stronger.
13. Health - Did you know that stroke is rare among women 25-44? Under age 45, only 10/100000 women lose their lives due to stroke or other brain disorders. After 45 years, however, the rate of zoom 65/100000 and continues to increase with age. The best way to prevent stroke is to control your blood pressure by keeping weight and cholesterol in check by a healthy diet and regular exercise.
14. African American Women - Over 40% of African American women weighing more than 20% above their ideal weight, which gives them a 90% greater chance of developing heart disease. This extra weight, combined with a lack of exercise contributes to other conditions that weaken the heart and overall health, including hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. So, Bouge-toi!
15. WEAK MUSCLES - A recent study indicates that half of women aged 65 can not lift 10 pounds. Women have less muscle mass to begin with, and they begin to lose muscle strength more rapidly after age 60. Often they become so weak that they must be placed in nursing homes because they are unable to perform their daily functions. Then start pumping those weights.
16. Periods - How much exercise is enough? Well, experts say fitness at least 60 minutes of moderate intensity activity per day. If you do not have 60 minutes, divide it into 6, 10 minutes drive or 30 minute drive from 4 to 6 days a week.
17. MUSCLE MASS - More muscle creates a greater demand for energy. For the muscles to remain at rest and during exercise, you’ll need to eat more foods rich in nutrients. How can we create this … resistance builds strong muscles, and eating foods low in fat may help prevent loss of muscle mass.
18. TOTAL BODY - like baking a cake, you need all the ingredients for a good pie and good taste, even with your body, this is not one without the other, taking care your body as a set of ways, mentally, physically and spiritually!
19. HEALTHY FOODS - Eating foods rich in antioxidants are better for your skin, cells and body. Think organic, non-food chemicals that are not loaded toxins. Eat fewer calories
20. REST - Your body needs rest to repair itself. In addition, a rested mind is pleased that the mind can think more clearly and more energy. Active minds are more likely to stay healthy.
21. LIVE LONGER - Be active and live longer! Physical activity is essential to longevity and independent living. The mortality rate in non-active double the rate of those who live an active life … to keep moving forward!
22. ADVICE - Eighty percent of women rely on their friends for advice and support when trying to improve health habits. Eating healthy diet and increasing physical activity are the main ways that women are trying to improve their health and succeed.
23. HOURS OF WORK - Women who consume more work overtime, high-fat, high sugar snacks and caffeine drinks, smoke more and get less exercise. People snack more when they work in hostile environments of high stress. Snacking at work is not necessarily bad, if you choose healthy foods like fruits, yogurt, low fat, or cookies high fiber content.
24. MAGNESIUM - Calcium and vitamin D get the glory when it comes to promoting healthy bones. While they are the main actors of nutrition in bone metabolism, minerals such as iron and magnesium are also important. Good sources of magnesium, fruit, vegetables and whole grains. You can also beef intake of magnesium by taking a good multivitamin that contains it.
25. Metabolically FIT - Sixty percent of Americans are overweight, while 25 percent are obese. Many of these people exercise regularly, some vigorously, but are still overweight. Some books are good if you are metabolically fit-as long as you exercise regularly. It is better to be lean and active, but you have certain health benefits of exercise, no matter how much you weigh. It is easier for a fat person to increase physical activity rather than lose weight through diet alone.
26. VITMAMIN D - Skin doctors have told women in the years to stay out of direct sunlight and avoid tanning beds to avoid wrinkled skin and skin cancer. While the bronzed tan look is still popular, many women cover or use of protective sun lotions to protect their skin. Avoid the sun completely is not a good idea. The body of vitamin D is largely a reaction that requires sunlight. The vitamin is essential for building strong bones, preserving muscle strength and prevention of multiple sclerosis, diabetes and cancer. It also helps regulate cell growth, immunity and energy metabolism. Dermatologists (skin doctors) countered that people with vitamin D deficiencies can take supplements, and avoiding excessive sun exposure.
27. Stress - Stress can literally give people gray hair and cause the cells age and die sooner than normal. The cells can not reproduce a limited number of times. Stress reduces this interval, making it more difficult to repair injured cells and fight against the disease. University of California, San Francisco found more damage to the cells of women who are under high levels of stress compared to women who are not. The women emphasized that the cells have been found 10 years longer than unstressed cells of women in the same age. Scientists have speculated that free radicals, destructive chemicals produced normally during metabolism, are responsible for stress related to aging of cells. Try to reduce stress in your life, you might live longer.
28. Whole Grains - Eat more foods high grain contributes to weight loss and prevents disease. New FDA food recommend five to ten servings of grain products, at least three of them should be whole grains. They also urged people to eat fewer servings of refined grain products. The whole-grain foods contain all three layers of the grain endosperm, the bran and the germ. Read the label when purchasing these foods. Dark bread does not necessarily contain whole grains.
29. DARIY FOODS - Most women know the importance of calcium intake for building and maintaining strong bones. Dairy products such as milk and cheese are the best sources of calcium. Dairy May also contribute to the fight against fat. Iranian scientists have found that men and women who consume more dairy products are 80% less likely to be obese and have a lower body mass index. Try to consume three servings per day of non-fat foods.