Many people who are trying to lose weight pay close attention to the number of calories they're consuming. However, if you want to stay healthy and accelerate your fat loss efforts, you also need to be focussing on the quality of the calories you consume. To do this, minimise your consumption of unnatural processed foods and increase your intake of natural nutrient packed foods. Natural foods not only provide your body with the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients it needs to function optimally but many of these nutrients also stimulate your body's fat burning processes and allow you to lose … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
7 Fitness Tips For Busy Blokes
Hello Everyone, today’s article is a guest post from PowerLeague.co.uk. ----- Sometimes when given the choice between braving the crowds at the gym and going home to your sofa – well, we’re all guilty of choosing the latter. Unless all you want to do is pump iron, the gym can get repetitive and without even knowing it, you can become stuck in a rut with your fitness regime. If your aim for this year is to get fit there are plenty of great alternatives for busy blokes, and today we outline some of the best… 1) Have A Kick Around There’s no better way to run around like a maniac for an … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Cook With Almond Flour
Almond flour is a fantastic healthy cooking ingredient that allows you to cook up your own healthy breads, cakes, cookies and more without loading up on poor quality carbs. It's packed full of healthy fats, contains good levels of protein and also supplies you with plenty of copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B2 and vitamin E. So if you're not doing so already, start cooking with almond flour and enjoy healthy, low carb versions of your favourite treats. The further reading section below contains lots of extra information on the health boosting nutrients in almonds. So if you want to … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Eat Protein With Every Meal
Protein is a highly beneficial nutrient that helps to build, maintain and repair all your body's cells. In addition to this, it helps regulate a number of important bodily processes, boosts your metabolism, suppresses your appetite and much more. However, many people base their meals around carbohydrates and neglect protein. So if you want to give yourself the best possible chance of achieving your health, fitness and weight loss goals, make sure protein is part of all your meals. The articles below provide you with lots of extra information on protein and its many health benefits, along … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Avoid Binge Eating
Binge eating is a problem that many people battle with and often puts a big dent in their weight loss progress. They deprive themselves of the foods they want until they reach breaking point and then end up consuming thousands of calories in a single sitting. The good news is that binge eating can easily be avoided by letting yourself have the foods you want in moderation. Simply commit to an 80/20 rule where you eat healthy, natural, nutrient packed foods 80% of the time and then eat any foods you want the remaining 20% of the time. By doing this, you always have a buffer for when the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Calorie Burning Two Person Sports
In my last post I looked at five of the best calorie burning team sports. While these are all fantastic exercise options, sometimes getting a full team of people together isn't possible. That's why today I'm going to be looking at some of the best two person sports. Like the team sports, these two player sports are all fantastic calorie burners and a brilliant choice if you're trying to lose weight. In addition to this, they give you a great cardio workout and tone up your muscles. They're also an excellent opportunity to socialise and share your love of fitness with a close friend, family … [Read more...]
How Do Footballers Keep Fit?
About the Author: Puneet Mitra is a personal trainer and nutritionist. Check out his fitness blog at ReflexionsOfAPT.com and follow on Twitter: @ReflexionsOfAPT Do you ever watch a football match and after seeing a big name make a basic mistake such as a mislaid pass or a mistimed tackle, think to yourself “I could do better than that”? If so, you may have underestimated how footballers at the highest level manage to stay in shape. A big part of being a top athlete is fitness, and making sure that they’re in perfect condition means that they’re able to play to the best of their abilities, … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Ditch The Vitamin Supplements
Vitamin supplements are one of the most popular health and fitness products on the market with millions of people taking them on a daily basis. However, the truth is that vitamin supplements aren't a magic health boosting pill and can actually have a negative effect on your health. Not only do they often contain dangerously high doses of vitamins and toxic by-products but they also promote poor dietary choices and encourage people to get their vitamins from pills instead of natural, nutrient rich foods. So if you're currently taking vitamin supplements, throw them out and make sure your diet … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Get An Accountability Partner
If you find that you're inconsistent with your health and fitness goals, an accountability partner is a brilliant idea. By having an accountability partner, you not only get to have someone who will support you on your health and fitness journey but you also give yourself an extra incentive not to slack off. To find an accountability partner, start by asking any of your friends or family members if they would be interested. It's very likely that you'll find many willing accountability partners this way. Alternatively, if you can't find any willing friends or family members, ask around at … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Laugh Every Day
Laughing daily may not sound like the most conventional health and fitness tip. However, there are plenty of benefits of adding a dose of humour to your day and taking the time to laugh. Studies have shown that it can help relax your body, reduce stress, enhance your blood flow (which can protect against heart problems) and even potentially boost your immune system. So if you're not making the time to do so already, make sure you're laughing your way to good health every single day. The further reading section below provides you with plenty of fitness jokes you can use to add a quick dose … [Read more...]
