Get The Most Bang For The Buck
What I should say is get the most number of chews for the calories. I am trying to use a play on words, but what I really mean is if you eat a low calories snack, you can eat a lot more and consume fewer calories. But you already knew that. I recently discovered Quaker [...]
Popcorn At The Movies
Movie theater popcorn was all over the news this past week. This information comes from the Good Morning America segment on it. Saturated fats went out of favor once scientists discovered the effects of this fat on our health and heart, with coconut oil being absolutely the WORST of all. In 1994, movie popcorn stopped [...]
Find Out What Works For You
People can diet effectively using a wide variety of different techniques/aids/styles. I am finding that this works for me: Weigh myself every day when dieting and plot it on a graph, but even when I am not dieting this is a good idea so my weight doesn’t yo-yo. keep a list of calories in the [...]
After-effects of Exercise
It turns out that after you walk, or ride a bike or treadmill, the exercise causes your body to burn calories as a higher rate for the rest of the day. So a good time to work out is first thing in the morning. Here are some reasons a pre-meal workout gets rid of fat [...]
Build Your Muscles
This may be an obvious fact – muscles burn more calories than flab. They burn more calories when you work out and at rest. You burn calories all day long when you have more muscles. This is a good reason to find some weights to lift, maybe some dumbells for upper body and some weights [...]
Another Great Reason To Work Out
Good Morning America had a segment the other day about how exercising makes you smarter. Not only are you able to comprehend more, your brain processing speed increases. I always thought exercise allows me to concentrate better, but this new information goes beyond concentrating. Definitely, your brain is more engaged after exercise, and regular exercise [...]
A Device To Encourage Kids To Be More Active
A company called HopeLabs has developed a playful device to help kids become more active. It is targeted for kids in middle school, ages 11-14, and makes them more aware of being active. Since the 1980s, obesity in children has tripled in this age group, and hopefully this will help! Click here to view the [...]
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