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  Category: Articles » Articles by Author » Author: Kirsten Hawkins
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51.The Diet Experts Agree More Than They Admit!
Lately, I've been hearing a lot about how wrong for our bodies the current recommendations from our most respected medical institutions are. Well-known diet gurus and nutritional researchers have stepped up to the plate to declare that the high carbohydrate, low fat diet regimens recommended ...
[Added: 05 Nov 2005   Hits: 206   Words: 532]

52.Exercise — Take The Burn Out Of It!
Move it throughout the day! Get enough activity that makes you breathe a little harder. Five minutes here, ten there - add it up and go for thirty minutes a day. You don't have to suit up or ...
[Added: 05 Nov 2005   Hits: 177   Words: 468]

53.Warming Up & Cooling Down
Before you begin exercising or lifting any weights at all, it's important to take a few minutes to warm up your muscles. Doing some light exercises actually warms up your muscles and makes them more flexible. This way, you're less likely to injure yourself during ...
[Added: 04 Nov 2005   Hits: 217   Words: 466]

54.Start Losing Weight Today!
I'll start my diet on Monday. How many times have you told yourself that? Right after New Years', I swear. Tomorrow. Are you tired of hearing yourself say the same old excuses day after day, month ...
[Added: 03 Nov 2005   Hits: 220   Words: 651]

55.The Best Treadmill
When searching for the best treadmill for you, ask yourself a couple questions. • How often will you use it and how much time per day? • How much space do you have? ...
[Added: 03 Nov 2005   Hits: 201   Words: 499]

56.Preventing Injuries
Contrary to popular wisdom, stretching is not the cure-all that we've been led to believe. Walking, riding on a stationery bike, or doing calisthenics is a better way to warm up than stretching. If you stretch before ...
[Added: 03 Nov 2005   Hits: 185   Words: 503]

57.Strategic Weight Loss
One of the first things that you'll do when you decide to lose weight is to set a goal weight. For most, that goal will be their 'ideal weight', but for many, that 'ideal weight' may ...
[Added: 31 Oct 2005   Hits: 218   Words: 546]

58.Reward Yourself!
Looking better and feeling great may be their own rewards when you lose weight, but it never hurts to reward yourself for reaching goals and sticking to your eating plan. Building in incentives is a time-honored way of ...
[Added: 31 Oct 2005   Hits: 214   Words: 629]

59.Senior Fitness
Staying fit and mobile plays a large role in senior health. It's not always easy to maintain fitness levels as we age. Naturally, our bodies change, but we don't want them becoming immobile! Here are some tips to make your senior years more enjoyable and fit. As much ...
[Added: 31 Oct 2005   Hits: 252   Words: 376]

60.Losing Weight After Pregnancy
You could be lucky. I was - just once. When my middle daughter was born I actually weighed 10 pounds less than I had when I'd conceived her. That's not something you can count on, though, and I can tell you that from experience as well. Most women ...
[Added: 31 Oct 2005   Hits: 218   Words: 424]

61.Need To Lose Weight Fast For A Special Occasion?
If you have just a little weight to lose, and want to take it off fast (say, so you can fit into those great pants for your cousin's wedding), there are a number of diets that you can use. Most of these wouldn't be recommended for long-term weight ...
[Added: 30 Oct 2005   Hits: 210   Words: 520]

62.Stretching & Yoga
Stretching and yoga aren't just for swamis who can fold themselves up like pretzels, or movie stars who have nothing better to do with their days! It can be a beneficial practice to all who use it, and one doesn't have to adopt the worldview of the ...
[Added: 30 Oct 2005   Hits: 268   Words: 533]

63.Stretching Routines
Lots of physical activities build your muscles and strength, but many times other parts of your body are left out. Because stretching can be a full body workout, it can help to check any imbalance in your muscles. If your body is ...
[Added: 30 Oct 2005   Hits: 211   Words: 399]

64.Low-Carb High Protein Diets
This type of diet became very popular as of recently due to the promotion of the ever-popular Atkins Diet Craze. This diet is very popular because there is no calorie counting involved, and many foods that many people love to eat are allowed ...
[Added: 29 Oct 2005   Hits: 191   Words: 756]

65.Should You Join A Fitness Club?
If you feel a little intimidated about exercising with men in a big sweat-infused gym room, consider joining a ladies fitness club. Don't worry- not all the ladies in the club are trim and physically fit. That's why they're there. You'll find ladies of all ...
[Added: 29 Oct 2005   Hits: 238   Words: 533]

66.Frequently Asked Questions About Weight Loss And Diets
If you're on a diet, or considering going on one, you're in luck. We've put together ten of the most frequently asked questions about diets and weight loss and compiled them here. Enjoy! 1. How much should I weigh? Your ...
[Added: 29 Oct 2005   Hits: 217   Words: 569]

67.No Excuses Exercises
It's old news that exercising is the single best way to spark up your weight loss efforts. The activity perks up your metabolism, and eats up more calories. In addition, the more you exercise, the better the effect. Exercising builds muscle mass, which is denser ...
[Added: 29 Oct 2005   Hits: 194   Words: 529]

68.Overview Of Obesity
Obesity is a disease that affects approximately 60 million people in the United States, and women are especially affected. Over one-third of women between the ages of 20 and 74 are obese, the majority of them being African American or Mexican ...
[Added: 29 Oct 2005   Hits: 248   Words: 428]

69.How To Avoid Those Holiday Pounds!
If you believe the old stories about much weight people put on during the holidays, you're right—partially. In a recent study conducted by The National Institute of Health, the researchers discovered that, in reality, most people tend to only put on just slightly under one pound. ...
[Added: 27 Oct 2005   Hits: 204   Words: 563]

70.Five Things To Reach For Instead Of A Snack
We all do it. When we're bored, lonely, frustrated, uncomfortable - just about any negative feeling at all - we reach for a snack. It may be habit, it may be 'socially acceptable' or it may ...
[Added: 27 Oct 2005   Hits: 197   Words: 472]

71.Helping Your Child Stay Fit
Would your child rather watch television and play video games all day than move an inch? Children are battling obesity and inactivity at alarming rates. It's time to get our kids in shape now, before they face serious health problems ...
[Added: 27 Oct 2005   Hits: 291   Words: 347]

72.How Much Weight Should You Gain During Pregnancy?
If you're pregnant, you're very likely concerned about the amount of weight you're gaining, the effect it has on your body, even how difficult it will be to take off after your pregnancy. Your OB/GYN or midwife is your best source of advice about healthy weight ...
[Added: 27 Oct 2005   Hits: 242   Words: 605]

73.Five Common Diet Tips That Really Work - And Why
Losing weight is a national preoccupation. I challenge anyone to turn on the television or radio, surf online or open a magazine without finding an advertisement for a weight loss product or an endorsement for a new diet or eating ...
[Added: 27 Oct 2005   Hits: 250   Words: 756]

74.Five Healthy Weight Loss Tips
Are you tired of getting the same old advice when it comes to dieting? Are you looking for some quick tips to help motivate yourself during a diet? Why not follow along below to learn about some quick ...
[Added: 27 Oct 2005   Hits: 245   Words: 552]

75.Exercise Management
Exercise is vital to shedding excess weight and keeping it off. The body was meant to be active, and that is often a challenge in todayŐs often-sedentary lifestyles. White collar workers, security workers, and drivers make up a large ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 204   Words: 470]

76.Fitness For New Moms
Becoming a new mother is certainly one way to incorporate more exercise into your life! From lifting to bending to picking up items, to carrying – seems like you never have a chance to sit still now that your precious bundle ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 259   Words: 369]

77.Efficient And Effective Exercise
I have been wondering lately about the effectiveness of exercising. If you look at life a couple generations ago, folks worked physically, but they weren't power-lifting and running miles upon miles to stay fit and trim. So ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 228   Words: 431]

78.Don't Undermine Your Diet
Let's start this article off right. You are not 'going on a diet'. Our concept of 'a diet' implies a temporary change that will work miracles - if we're only strong enough to stick to it. That way of thinking is encouraged by decades of 'fad diets' that promised ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 207   Words: 490]

79.Exercise And Stress
Exercise may not be the most exciting word in your vocabulary, but it sure has a lot of benefits. Participating in daily exercise not only makes us healthier in general, it can diminish the effects ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 200   Words: 359]

80.Don't Obsess About Food
One of the dangers of dieting is the 'diet mentality'. The constant need to weigh, measure, count and account for food that most dieters feel can become an obsession with food that comes close to that experienced by someone with an eating disorder. ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 199   Words: 461]

81.Fad Diets
High-Fat, Low-Carbohydrate Diets - Millions of Americans have joined the low-carb craze and started high-fat, low-carb diets such as the Atkins Diet, and the Zone Diet. They are made up of about 60% fat, 10% carbohydrate, and 30% protein. ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 183   Words: 477]

82.Childhood Obesity
Along with the increase of obesity in adult, childhood obesity is on the rise. Around 15.5 percent of adolescents in the United States, aged 12 to 19 are obese. Even more alarming, about 15.3 percent of children ages 6 to 11 are obese. These children are ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 206   Words: 377]

83.Don't Go It Alone!
There's an old story about a child trying to move a heavy stone while his father looks on. The child works and works, but is just not strong enough. Finally, he tells his father, "I can't do it. It's impossible." His father responds, "Of course ...
[Added: 26 Oct 2005   Hits: 185   Words: 509]

84.Diabetes And Weight Loss
Did you know that you can be 'just a little bit diabetic'? The condition is technically called 'pre-diabetes', and it is characterized by persistent high blood sugar levels. Pre-diabetes is a serious condition, though its symptoms may be so subtle that you don't notice them affecting your life. More importantly, ...
[Added: 25 Oct 2005   Hits: 324   Words: 516]

85.Do You Know Your Body Mass Index?
For some, the need to lose weight is clear. Those whose body weight places them into the obese or morbidly obese categories are well aware that they are carrying too many pounds. But what about the borderline overweight? Is that ten pounds over the ideal weight raising ...
[Added: 25 Oct 2005   Hits: 209   Words: 542]

86.Convenience Food Tips
While it would be ideal to make all of our own snacks and meals from scratch everyday, the plain and simple truth is that most of us simply donŐt have that kind of time. This is where we turn to convenience foods to meet our dietary and weight loss ...
[Added: 25 Oct 2005   Hits: 426   Words: 1131]

87.Diet Food Doesn't Have To Be Boring!
Not too long ago, my mother and I were talking about food and diets. "Your grandmother used to feed you pasta five nights a week," my mother insisted. "She did not!" I exclaimed, stung. ...
[Added: 25 Oct 2005   Hits: 205   Words: 736]

88.Basic Meal & Menu Planning
As a basis for meals and menu planning, refer to the pyramid information mentioned earlier to make sure you have the basic food requirements met for all family members. Then cross check and plan by looking over basic food categories to target healthy foods to fit the lifestyles and ...
[Added: 25 Oct 2005   Hits: 228   Words: 681]

89.Don't Fall For These Weight Loss Gimmicks!
Have you heard about the new weight loss patch? You wear it behind your ear, and it speeds up your metabolism and helps you control your appetite. It sounds pretty reasonable, doesn't it? After all, if someone ...
[Added: 25 Oct 2005   Hits: 255   Words: 505]

90.Are You A Computer Potato?
Working at the computer for hours a day leads to just as big a rear-end spread as sitting on the couch all day watching television. But you've got work to do! How can you avoid the ...
[Added: 24 Oct 2005   Hits: 196   Words: 362]

91.American Heart Association Recommendations
The American Heart Association recommends that you eat a variety of foods from the different food groups. In order for women to lose one to two pounds a week, they should consume between 1200 and 1500 calories a day. Men should consume between 1500 and 1800 ...
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92.Ayurveda
Ayurveda is an ancient Sanskrit word meaning science of life, and actually is a branch of traditional Indian medicine. Using Ayurveda means actually changing not only the way you eat, but also the way that you see yourself and your body. In Ayurveda, you donŐt objectivize your body as a ...
[Added: 24 Oct 2005   Hits: 226   Words: 877]

93.Benefits Of Weight Training
Weight training isn't just for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone anymore. It's really a system of exercise and health benefits that are available to everyone. If you go to a local gym and observe, you can find everyone from teenagers to great-grandmas exercising and strength training. Weight ...
[Added: 24 Oct 2005   Hits: 298   Words: 510]

94.The Good Times Are Guaranteed By The Wedding Singer
There are three things that all wedding receptions must include to turn out as memorable and successful events. The three "G's" of good food, good times, and good entertainment will make your wedding reception into an event enjoyed ...
[Added: 24 Oct 2005   Hits: 282   Words: 502]

95.The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Tension Set Wedding Rings
As an alternative to the traditional channel set wedding and engagement rings, rings created with a process called tension setting have started to become popular in recent years. Tension set wedding rings and engagement rings have a stone (typically a diamond, although tension ...
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96.The History Of The Wedding Ring
The use of the wedding ring as a symbol of the bond between husband and wife is familiar to us as the concept of marriage itself, but from where did this interesting tradition emerge? The history of wedding rings as they are known ...
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97.Titanium Wedding Rings: Wave Of The Future?
Amongst all of the traditions we use in matrimonial ceremonies and celebrations, none is more familiar or meaningful than the wedding ring. The time honored tradition of couples wearing bands to signify their unyielding love and devotion for one another goes back perhaps farther than recorded history. In ...
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98.Special Considerations For A Garden Wedding
Every bride and groom who decides to have their wedding outside of a church usually already have a good idea of where they want their ceremony preformed. Many couples have planned their wedding in a park or beautiful ...
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99.A Simple Plan For Weight Loss
The math is pretty simple. One pound of fat equals 3500 calories. Want to lose a pound a week? Then you need to consume 3500 calories less per week than you use. That's about 500 calories a day. By cutting out 500 calories a day from your normal daily diet, ...
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100.Take Advantage Of A Free Wedding Planner
Planning and organizing a wedding can be an incredibly stressful, albeit rewarding, job to do. When you're involved in such a massive undertaking, it is advisable to obtain help and assistance from wherever it is offered. One place that such assistance is offered is ...
[Added: 23 Oct 2005   Hits: 283   Words: 545]


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