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Every woman out there who is willing to 'walk the walk', meaning... women who actually make the necessary changes in their own and their families' life styles.
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Dr. Mercola explains the Principles of a Healthy Life
DID YOU KNOW? .....
one pound of body fat is equal to approximately 3500 calories. That means, to lose one pound per week, you might decrease your required calories by 500 per day.
(-500 calories X 7 days per week = -3500 calories)
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends a minimum of 1200 calories per day for females and 1800 calories per day for males.
(Always consult your physician before starting a diet or fitness regimen.)
And how about some every day exercises at the office?
FOR MY FRIENDS:
May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with optimism and courage. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover enough goodness in others to believe in a world of peace.
May a kind word, a reassuring touch, a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending. Teach love to those who know hate, and let that love embrace you as you go into the world. May the teaching of those you admire become part of you, so that you may call upon them.
Remember, those whose lives you have touched and who have touched yours are always a part of you, even if the encounters were less than you would have wished. May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart.
Find time in each day to see the beauty and love in the world around you. Realize that each person has limitless abilities, but each of us is different in our own way. What you may feel you lack in one regard may be more than compensated for in another. What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future.
May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility. Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience. May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself, and not be dependent on another's judgments of your accomplishments.
"May you always feel loved."
A quick word about effective exercising to lose weight: Interval training
As the obesity rate in the United States continues to climb, select personal trainers and fitness facilities are rising to the challenge by helping their clients achieve their weight loss goals and devour their body fat stores through interval training. The results are promising for beginners and advanced fitness enthusiasts alike.
Interval training removes many of the mental and physical barriers to weight loss. In as little as six weeks, interval training can exponentially increase your fat burning capacity without the deprivation of extreme dieting or spending hours in the gym.
Intervals take an individual back and forth through moderate to increasingly more difficult levels of exercise intensity over a period of weeks, reprogramming their bodies to utilize ever larger stores of body fat as fuel, as opposed to dietary calories alone. In fact, interval training can increase per minute caloric fat burn from as little as .06 fat calories per minute to as high as 4.8 calories per minute in just six weeks; an increase of almost 700%.
Most forms of interval training are low impact (treadmills, elliptical machines, stationary bikes), allowing both the beginner and the advanced the ability to set attainable goals and reach them. Additionally, the average interval training session lasts only 45 minutes, including the weight training portion. Women, in particular, are surprised by the program, as well as their achievements, without the monotony and boredom so prevalent in most women's fitness programs. With interval training, the programs vary day by day, and week by week, meaning the client never has the opportunity to become bored, mentally or physically.
High Intensity Interval Training usually lasts just 20 minutes, with 8 high intensity spurs of about 30 seconds. This form of training lets the body still burn calories up to 2 days after the training occurred. In addition, the burning ratio of fat cells to glucose cells goes up to 70/30, as opposed the 50/50 ratio of low impact aerobic training.
The success rate of interval training, both low and high intensity, is higher than the average express workout for several reasons. Because the body never knows what you're going to do next, it cannot adapt, and we avoid the dreaded plateaus. In addition, we can continue to adjust and increase strength, stamina, and metabolism, where typical express workouts cannot.Though not widely available yet, interval training is a big up and coming trend in the health and fitness industry. Interval training is highly personalized, and tailored to each individual's current level of fitness and the goals they are trying to reach. The 'one-size-fits-all,' homogenized mentality of express fitness does not apply here, because interval training really gets back to the roots of personal fitness.
That's it for now, ladies. Hope to see you again soon!
Deann
My MYSPACE FITNESS PRO'S
Who I'd like to meet:
All my friends, whether they come here for help or whether they're specialists on nutrition, weight loss, personal fitness, or any other subject that keeps us all from living a long and healthy life.
Let's all come together and help each other out!
By the year 2030, the number of Americans over the age of 65 will grow to over 63 million. This group now constitutes the fastest growing segment of our population.
Each year, hundreds of men and women in their seventies, eighties and nineties who participate in marathons and triathlons dispel the old belief that sickness and deterioration are a necessary part of the aging process. Scientific evidence accumulates daily, proving that with regular exercise, older adults can experience good health and vitality for the duration of their lives. Study after study has shown that seniors are not only capable of strenuous exercise, but can vastly improve their health, strength, mobility and independence, using exercise and good nutrition as a tool.
To me, the real value in this is in the joy you'll experience in feeling younger and having a better life.
