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Friday, September 21, 2007

Are You "Skinny Fat"??

You've seen them. They are the "naturally" skinny people. Theydon't do exercise. They eat what they want. So they must be healthy, right??

Well, new research is showing that might not necessarily be thecase. Doctors in London are saying that internal fat can be just as dangerous as the external fat we can see. Their findingssuggest that people who try to control their weight through their diet rather than exercise have major deposits of internalfat around their vital organs (heart, liver, or pancreas).

Unlike the ever-expanding gut we can see, there is no barometerto signal you have too much internal fat. People who are skinnyjust assume they are healthy and that might not be so.

How do they get this way?

These people tend to eat a lot of fatty and sugary foods and don't exercise that much. Although, they don't eat a lot of food in general to actually be fat.

Studies suggest that it might be deadlier to be thin, sedentary, and unfit than obese, active, and fit. These studies also statethat "skinny fat" people are at higher risk of heart diseaseand diabetes.

The best way to control your weight and stay healthy is throughdiet, but also exercise. If you can combine the two it will burn the fat for energy and keep your arteries clog-free.

So, next time you long to look like the super skinny model, youmight want to re-think that choice. It might be the unhealthierone.

Monday, August 27, 2007

How You Can Learn To Maintain Your Fitness Lifestyle

This is easier for some people than others, but I'm going to list 5 ideas that you can start implementing into your daily life that will help you stay the course for your health and fitness program.
  1. Fitness Must Become a Strategy - If you want to see optimal results you must make health and fitness a priority, which means changing your current lifestyle. If you haven't achieved your fitness goals then what you are doing is not working. Sorry. You make time for all the other things you have to do (laundry, paying bills, feeding the family), make the time for fitness as well. Make the commitment, visualize what you will look like when you achieve your goals, then stick with it.
  2. Replace Bad Habits With Good Habits - Really examine what your weaknesses are nutritionally and physically, then try to replace them with good habits. For example, always taking the stairs, bringing a healthy snack to work, etc. Once again, if you aren't satisfied with your current health, then you need to change your habits because it is not working.
  3. Plan! Plan! Plan! - "Failure to plan for gradual transition will almost always result in binging and a very rapid hard fall 'off the wagon.'" This includes planning when you are eating, what you are eating, and when you are exercising. Once you plan these things out, it is a lot easier to stick with your routine.
  4. Set Short Term Goals as Well as Long Term - Your body is constantly changing, but it does take time to see results. So set short term goals, such as getting 30 minutes of cardio in, bring a healthy lunch each day, etc. so that they can help to achieve your long term goals.
  5. Do the Research - Read studies on fitness and nutrition, and not just in fashion/fitness magazines either. Also, understand how to read food labels. Or find a personal trainer who knows about all this information so that he/she can break it down for you.

If you can implement these 5 ideas, you will be off to a great start for the year.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Why Are Essential Fatty Acids So Important??

Essential Fatty Acids cannot be manufactured in the body, but are critical to health and metabolism.

So we are required to provide our bodies with this ESSENTIAL nutrient through our diet.
And the type of essential fatty acid which is most important is the Omega 3.

This is because it encourages the production of inflammation fighting chemicals which help provide relief of PMS symptoms.*

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And when there is too much Omega 6 fats this promotes the production of inflammation causing chemicals in the body.

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