While you can’t spot-reduce belly fat, a good core and abdominal workout is essential for overall fitness. Plus, this type of strength training will make your abdominal muscles more prominent once you shed some of that menopause belly. You can’t lose weight from specific places no matter how much you work the muscles in that area. 5 Strength Training Exercises for Your … [Read more...]
Holistic Chef Niki in Conversation with Women Fitness
Niki Connor is a certified professional chef, certified Health & Nutrition Counselor, Nutrition Consultant, model, internationally-certified water judge, co-host of ‘Around The World TV’, and former professional athlete. Parlaying her formal health, nutrition, and culinary education, athletic background, International upbringing, extensive travels, and passion for … [Read more...]
Tips To Losing Stubborn Belly Fat Over 50
-With The Right Kind of Meals By Melina B. Jampolis, MD, board-certified physician nutrition specialist Belly fat, aka visceral fat that is deep in the belly, is very different than the type you pinch under the skin – it is much more metabolically and chemically active, strongly associated with how well you respond to insulin and dietary carbohydrates, and also very … [Read more...]
7 Things To Look For When Choosing The Best Diet Pills for Weight Loss
Obesity has become increasingly common these days and is accompanied by many health risks, ranging from minor to severe. Additionally, the fast-paced lifestyle of our generation makes it difficult for us to focus much on our diet or go to the gym regularly. To remedy this, there are numerous diet supplements present in the market today that can help you lose weight faster. … [Read more...]
5 Breakfast Recipes to Combat Belly Fat / Inflammation
Author. Dr. Melina Jampolis & Chef Aaron Robbins Belly fat, aka visceral fat that is deep in the belly, is different than the type you pinch under the skin– it is much more metabolically and chemically active, strongly associated with how well you respond to insulin and dietary carbohydrates, and also very closely linked with inflammation in the body. Insulin … [Read more...]
Tai-chi Practice Can Help Shed Belly Fat. 10 Moves to Practice
Tai chi has been described as "meditation in motion." According to a study, published in the June 2021 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, found that people age 50 and older with central obesity (weight disproportionally packed in their midsection) who practiced tai chi for 12 weeks shrunk their bellies as successfully as those who participated in aerobic exercise and … [Read more...]
Hitting the Right MET to Lose Belly Fat
Am I working out in the right intensity zone? One of the easiest methods for recording of the intensity of your physical activity is the Metabolic Equivalent Task (MET) method. The American Heart Association suggests at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise a week or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise to foster good health and lose belly … [Read more...]
Belly Fat Linked To Early Death – How to fight it?
As women age, fat is more likely to build around the midsection, rather than the hips and thighs. Too much belly fat can increase your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Now an important new study links belly fat to early death. Researchers followed about 360,000 Europeans enrolled in one of the largest, longest health studies in the world. They found that people … [Read more...]