‘Sirtfood’ diet is actually one containing foods high in sirtuin activators. Sirtuins are a type of protein which protect the cells in our bodies from dying or becoming inflamed through illness, a research has also shown that they can help regulate your metabolism, increase muscle and burn fat. Diet Pattern The diet is divided into two phases; the initial phase lasts … [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...]
Consuming 1,200 Calories/Day for Weight loss
Consuming 1,200 calories a day may involve a significant reduction in daily calories or may represent a slight reduction, depending on a person's usual calorie intake. Researchers suggest that a low-calorie diet, such as a 1,200-calorie diet, offers additional health benefits. The National Institute of Health (NIH) note that in animal studies, lower calorie diets helped … [Read more...]
Reasons Why Women Find It Harder Losing Weight
A husband and his wife decide to go on a weight loss journey. They change their eating habits, include some form of exercise into their daily routines and are generally motivated. They are all very ‘religious’ to their new lifestyle and even practice calorie counting, only to step on the scale and get varying results. A man will generally lose more weight as compared to … [Read more...]
5 Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Try While Losing Weight
Crispy Vegan Waffle with Red Lentil Ingredients 1/2 cup Red lentils 200g1 cup Dairy-free milk (I use almond or oat milk) 2,3 dl1 cup Brown rice flour 125g1/3 cup Oat flour 35g1 Tbsp Baking powder1/3 cup Cane sugar 65g1 Flax egg (1 Tbsp ground flax - 3 Tbsp water)1 tsp Vanilla extract (optional) Find full recipe here. Nutrition Serving: 1waffle | Calories: … [Read more...]
5 Yoga Poses for Weight Loss
Plank pose The plank engages several large muscle groups of the body including arms, abs, lower back, glutes and shoulders. This pose is often performed to ready the body for more difficult poses. It can also help with improving balance, supporting posture and is an essential exercise for overall fitness and strength. Triangle (Trikonasana) The action of this … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Cut Through the Fad Diets
Diet...quite frankly the worst four-letter word in my honest opinion. I feel like in life we have plenty to feel bad for not executing properly and now we add eating to the list; something we have to do multiple times per day. Dieting can be restrictive, irritating, and let's face down right confusing. Here I'll help cut the fads so you can actually enjoy a meal … [Read more...]
Losing Excess Body Weight can improve Symptoms of GERD.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) accounts for at least 9 million office visits to physicians with Chronic heartburn as the most common symptom. There are innumerable causes for complaint of GERD symptoms one of them being an individual’s body weight. It seems obvious that extra weight puts pressure on the abdomen. This increases the risk that the lower esophageal … [Read more...]
Linzi Martinez Answers 7 Hot Fitness Questions!
Linzi Martinez has made it her life's Mission to educate, captivate and motivate her listeners, clients and viewers to live a Happy, Healthy, Stronger life. She has been passionately hosting, producing and directing Happy Healthy Stronger, a web based weekly TV series on health and wellness since January 2015. The show currently has over 100,000 viewers and continues to … [Read more...]
How Taking A 250K Challenge Changed Tricia Martinez’s Life Complete 360 Degrees
After struggling with depression, Tricia Martinez decided to take up the 2017 $250k challenge, only to come out as a changed woman. Let's read through Tricia Martinez's journey to finding her true self. Women Fitness: You began your fitness journey while battling depression and wanting to make a change in your lifestyle. What motivated you to embark on this … [Read more...]
The Positive Effects Of Coffee: Facts And Recipes That’ll Have You Buzzing
Civilization's relationship with coffee dates back to the 11th century with its popularization in the 15th century. For nearly a millennia, coffee beans have been brewed for their positive cognitive effects. What do we know about coffee, now, and what are those effects? Rapid Energy Boost Coffee contains caffeine, a stimulant, that blocks the Adenosine neurotransmitter. This … [Read more...]
Abs Of Steel At 55? How CEO Angela Middleton Turned Back The Clock
Angela Middleton, CEO of MiddletonMurray, always enjoyed exercising to stay healthy. She found it relatively easy to stay in moderate shape throughout her 30’s and 40’s. However, after turning 50 she began to see a hormonal weight gain that she couldn’t seem to shimmy away. Angela, like a lot of other women, began to believe that increasing age and weight gain was something … [Read more...]
Television Personality Dr Renee Loses 45 Lbs & Decides To Make The Most Of 2018!
Dr. Renee Matthews has appeared on television shows such as, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Roland Martin’s NewsOne Now (TVOne) and WGN-TV’s People to People where she discussed different health topics. But what is her own journey? Lets hear from the lady herself in an exclusive talk with Women Fitness. Lets hear her story. Women Fitness: When did you realize that you needed to … [Read more...]
How Fear Of Being An Overweight Bride Changed Jennifer Ginley’s Life For Ever!
At her heaviest, Jennifer Ginley was warry of being proposed to her boyfriend of 11 years, because she did not want to not be an overweight bride. This sparked her decision to begin her weight loss journey so she could be happy and confident walking down the aisle. Lets check out this beautiful transformation journey ourselves. Lets hear her story. Women Fitness: When did … [Read more...]
Building & Toning Your Core With Amy Reinecke
After two c-sections and a back surgery Amy Reinecke wanted to build a strong core, that's when she found the Bar Method, with which she learned how much she loves to stretch. Amy Reinecke tells us how the Bar Method helped her become strong and healthy, on Women Fitness. Lets hear her story. Women Fitness: When did you realize that you needed to lose weight? Amy … [Read more...]
Living A Healthy Lifestyle Motivated Clarke To Lose More Than 80 Pounds!
Clarke has always been up and down on the scale, but after her mother's death she knew she had to make some healthy changes. Clarke Clark, shares her wonderful weight loss transformation journey on Women Fitness. Lets hear her story. Women Fitness: When did you realize that you needed to lose weight? Clarke Clark: All of my life I have been up and down, however, when I … [Read more...]
Leandie Williams On Her Spectacular Win Against Type 2 Diabetes
Leandie Williams, shares her wonderful weight loss transformation journey with Bodybuilding.com on Women Fitness. Lets hear her story. Women Fitness: When did you realize that you needed to lose weight? Leandie Williams: There were many reasons for my weight loss, but the key ones factored in my health/quality of life, and how other people treated me. I had developed … [Read more...]
Kelsey Byers’ Incredible Transformation Led Her To Compete In Physique Contests
Kelsey Byers, shares her wonderful weight loss transformation journey with Bodybuilding.com on Women Fitness. Lets hear her story. Women Fitness: When did you realize that you needed to lose weight? Kelsey Byers: I went from a size 4 to a size 12-14 in a two year period. As you can imagine, I had a lot of clothes in my closet. It was pretty discouraging that many of my … [Read more...]
Seana Forbes’ Weight Loss Transformation With The Freeletics App
Seana, a Freeletics user, shares her wonderful weight loss transformation journey with Women Fitness. Freeletics is a high interval training app that combines full-body routines and exercises with running for a complete fat-shredding workout. All workouts are designed to last between 5 and 45 minutes. There are over 700 workout combinations available with the free app. All … [Read more...]
Quick-Fixes For Your Waistline
Name any beauty treatment, from exfoliating to detoxification to massaging, and it's a fairly safe bet that it can be of some use to the waist. A flabby waist can have countless different causes. Dietary factors can lead to bloating or water retention, as can hormonal issues surrounding your menstrual cycle or menopause, or just plain old middle-aged spread. Shaving … [Read more...]
Breast cancer survivor loses 80 pounds using weight-loss app Lose It!
Today we share with you Sherry Briggs’ inspirational story. In 2014, the Ohio mom was diagnosed with breast cancer with no significant family history; her only risk factor was being overweight - weighing 228 pounds at the time. After undergoing cancer surgery, weeks of radiation treatment, and numerous doctor visits; she began to feel as if she lost control of her life and her … [Read more...]
Low-Fat Eating Vs. Weight Gain
A study published on (June 6) reported that men and women in a study who followed a high-fat, Mediterranean diet that was rich in either olive oil or nuts lost more weight and reduced their waist circumference more than the people in the study who were simply instructed to reduce their fat intake. What does that mean? Are there molecules that make you fat? If you eat the … [Read more...]
Top 10 Best Exercises For Weight Loss 2017
With increasing stress and a sedentary lifestyle, regular exercise is becoming an essential component to stay healthy & fit. Weight loss is an extremely personal journey that doesn't look or work the exact same way from one person to the next. The best exercises for weight loss, have certain elements in common: They're generally high-intensity and they burn a lot of … [Read more...]
Forskolin: A Popular Performance Supplement
Forskolin is an extract from the plant Coleus forskohli, a naturally occuring chemical. The coleus plant, a member of the mint family, is popular for its use in gardening due to its brightly colored leaves of green and purple. It is predominantly used within formulations to support fat burning and energy levels. The root is rich in forskolin, a compound that increases … [Read more...]
Gastric Banding: Not A Permanent Solution For “Obesity”
A Big NO for Teenagers. "Last year, 34 teenagers underwent procedures such as gastric band fitting and stomach stapling on the NHS – up from ten in 2007." according to spokesman for eating disorder charity (source: dailymail.co.uk). Gastric band surgery involves fitting a band near the top of the stomach, restricting the amount of food that can move down into the lower part. … [Read more...]
Anti-Obesity Benefits Of Fish Oil
Not all fats are bad and some are essential for your body and weight loss, like omega 3 fish oils. According to a study on Anti-obesity effect of fish oil and fish oil-fenofibrate combination in female KK mice, fish oil inhibited body weight gain and exhibited an anti-obesity effect through the inhibition of lipid synthesis in female KK mice. Furthermore, fenofibrate … [Read more...]
Mulberries: Key Player In Weight Management
New research, published in The FASEB Journal, suggests that a natural compound in mulberries, called "rutin," can activate the Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT) in our bodies to increase metabolism and facilitate weight loss. Mulberries are a product of the Morus alba tree. Its leaves, which also contain nutrients and are even used as food for silkworms, are thin, glossy and light … [Read more...]
Frankie Essex Reveals Secrets Of Her Weightloss
Frankie Essex recently wrote on her blog " I’ve been having a few problems with my boobs over the last year. The basic problem is this: they are just too damn heavy! I am currently 32G following a £5,000 breast implant operation two years ago. I was thrilled with how the operation worked out but I have made some mistakes in how to look after them and I don’t think my yo-yoing … [Read more...]
The Secret To Losing Fat?- Crank Up The intensity
Exciting new discoveries by biomedical researchers in the areas of health and anti-aging have begun to usher in a new paradigm in fitness training. Research shows that high-intensity, anaerobic workouts that include the short-burst, get-you-out-of-breath, sprinting types of exercise, will make your body release significant amounts of the most powerful "fitness hormone" in … [Read more...]
Why Can’t I Keep The Weight Off ?
Losing weight is hard, but keeping it off can be even harder. According to an Australian researcher, a symphony of hormonal changes sends the body relentless signals to slow metabolism and increase the urge to eat, for at least a year after weight loss. Dieters are left to fight their own biology. A dieter is left pondering on, Why can't I keep the weight off ? Check out for … [Read more...]
