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Archive for May, 2007

May 22 2007

Weight Loss for Men

Published by Jennifer under Weight Loss Tips

Women are the major consumers for weight loss programs and diets. Men tend to focus more on exercise. But either topic is, and should be, popular with both sexes. Men, too, need to concern themselves with proper diet and nutrition as part of a rounded program of weight loss and health.
Particularly with the onset of [...]

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May 21 2007

What is Basal Metabolic Rate?

Published by Jennifer under BMR

Most diet and exercise programs focus on what kinds of food to eat, which exercises are best for weight loss and toning, etc. That’s sensible, since both diet and exercise are the twin partners that have to be adjusted to maintain a preferred weight range and a healthy body.
But adjusting calories and daily exercise times [...]

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May 21 2007

Wise Choices Ease the Sting of Swimsuit Season

(ARA) – The end of winter seems like it should be a time to rejoice. Instead, many people experience a twinge of dread when they realize that the arrival of spring also means the advent of swimsuit season. But a few simple, wise food and exercise choices can help people embrace the sights and sounds [...]

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May 20 2007

What Is the Body Mass Index?

Published by Jennifer under BMI

The BMI (Body Mass Index) has become a useful tool in managing weight and body fat percentage in the last 20 years. Calculating it requires only simple arithmetic and can be performed by anyone. It’s important because it provides an objective measurement that, combined with the appropriate scale for age and body type, helps someone [...]

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May 19 2007

Women and Weight Loss

Published by Jennifer under Weight Loss Tips

Women, to put it bluntly, are biologically different from men. Those differences imply some guidelines for diet, exercise and health matters in general.
Women, for example, naturally have a higher percentage of body fat than men, 27% on average compared to 15% for a fit individual. That single number alone is helpful information if one of [...]

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May 18 2007

Personal Fitness for Busy Baby Boomers

Published by Jennifer under Fitness, Healthy Living

(ARA) - For 68 percent of baby boomers, exercise is an important consideration in their lives. However, many of them face the challenge of not having enough time to exercise, according to the results of a survey from BoomerTowne.com.
Denise Austin, physical fitness expert and member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, understands the struggle [...]

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May 02 2007

Atkins Chinese Food Diet for a Low-Carb Option

Published by Jennifer under Atkins Diet, Diet Plans

There is nothing to fear if you are a lover of Chinese food, because in spite of the fact that many Oriental dishes are loaded with carbohydrates, you can have some Chinese food with the Atkins Diet. Though with most Chinese dishes being rich in starch and sugar, you may be forced to settle just [...]

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May 01 2007

Apparel to Wear When Exercising to Rid Cellulite

Published by Jennifer under Cellulite

Every woman wants a cellulite free body that they can show off with pride.  Most people exercise and receive cellulite massage treatments to achieve that goal.  Another company has designed apparel that lets your skin breathe.  They have developed the new micro-massage shorts with silver wave compressions that are the “it” shorts for combating and [...]

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May 01 2007

Tri-Active Laser Cellulite Therapy

Published by Jennifer under Cellulite

How many products promise to not only treat cellulite, but to cure it as well?  It has been proven that there is no actual cure for cellulite, but there is an FDA approved cellulite therapy to help improve the appearance of this age old affliction.  Tri-Active is a laser treatment designed to penetrate the layer [...]

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May 01 2007

The Truth About Cellulite Machines

Published by Jennifer under Cellulite

It must be said that there has been a lot of rubbish written about cellulite machines and there has been a lot of money made by those unscrupulously using the vanity of the uneducated to their own benefit.  Most of the universe when asked what a cellulite machine is would ask a simple question, what [...]

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