When it comes to weight loss, most people focus on losing weight instead of dropping their body fat percentage. However, your body fat percentage is a much better measurement to be focussing on and even if you're overall bodyweight is staying the same, as long as your body fat numbers are going down, it's a good sign. So ignore fluctuations in your total bodyweight and instead look for steady reductions in your body fat percentage. The links below provide you with a number of fat burning plans that you can use to reduce your overall body fat percentage. So take a look, start implementing … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Try Yoga
Yoga is a fantastic exercise that boosts your fitness in multiple ways, improves your exercise performance and enhances the quality of your daily life. It can boost your balance, enhance your flexibility, make you stronger, improve your mental fitness and much more. Improving in these areas not only helps you work towards your fitness goals but it also improves your quality of life. The good balance, flexibility and posture that comes from yoga makes physical day to day tasks easier to perform while the improved mental fitness and peace of mind allows you to lead a happier, stress free … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Give Swimming A Try
Swimming is a fantastic multi-functional exercise that can allow you to achieve almost any fitness goal. Not only does it burn an impressive 660 calories per hour in an average 68kg (150lb) person but it also strengthens and tones all the muscles in your body, improves your flexibility and more. No matter what your fitness goals, swimming should definitely be part of your fitness regime. So if you're not doing so already, make sure this versatile exercise is part of your weekly routine. The links below provide you with further information on swimming and how you can make it part of your … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Mix Up Your Cardio Workouts
One of the biggest complaints people have when it comes to cardio is that long sessions become boring. However, there's no reason for this to be the case and there are plenty of ways to mix up your cardio routines and keep them fresh. The articles below provide you with a number of suggestions for mixing up your cardio workouts. So take a look, start implementing them and never get bored with cardio again. Further Reading: 1) 5 Ways To Make Jogging More Fun:- An excellent article suggesting five ways you can mix up your regular jog and make it more fun. 2) 5 Reasons To Play Fitness … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Focus On Fun
One big mistake many people make when starting out on their fitness journey is that they choose exercises they think they should be doing instead of exercises that they enjoy. They choose a fitness goal (such as building muscle, improving their cardiovascular fitness or losing weight) and then do the exercises they think they should be doing in order to achieve that fitness goal. As a result, they don't have much fun with their workouts, they easily get discouraged and they very often give up. However, it doesn't have to be this way and you can easily have fun with your workouts while also … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Take Your Measurements
No matter what your fitness goals are, taking your measurements is an excellent way to track your progress and give yourself a specific indicator of how well you're doing over time. So if you want to build a bigger chest, measuring the width of your chest on a monthly basis shows you exactly how much progress you're making. Likewise, if one of your goals is to drop your body fat levels, grabbing a pair of callipers and measuring your body fat percentage every month will let you see the specific progress you're making. The further reading section below provides you with additional information … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Make Your Own Healthy Fast Food
Branded fast food may taste great but it's also loaded with calories and trans fats, so if you want to achieve your health and fitness goals, it's something you need to be consuming in moderation. The good news is that if fast food is one of your favourite types of food, you can make your own healthy burgers, fries and sausages with ease. By making your own healthy fast food you not only cut the total calories and avoid the harmful ingredients but you also provide your body with lots of healthy fats, protein and other health boosting nutrients. The links below contain plenty of healthy fast … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Don’t Rely On The Scales
One common mistake many people make when trying to lose weight is that they ignore their body fat percentage and instead only look at the total amount of weight that's dropping off. However, if you're following a well rounded fitness program which incorporates both cardio and strength training, you're going to be building muscle at the same time as you drop body fat. As a result, your total bodyweight may stay the same, even if you're losing body fat and toning up. So instead of looking at total weight loss, focus on lowering your body fat percentage. The articles below provide you with a … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Don’t Get Discouraged
A negative outlook can be far more damaging to your fitness goals than skipping a few workouts or eating poor quality foods. Once you start to get discouraged, your long term motivation to eat healthy and workout regularly fades and as a result, your progress gets even slower. The good news is that changing your outlook is relatively simple and by focussing on all the progress you've made (instead of the lack of progress on certain days), you can give yourself all the motivation you need to reach your health and fitness goals. The articles below provide you with some further tips for … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Eat Slowly
Eating slowly is a fantastic way to lose weight and is a great way to kick start your weight loss efforts. By eating slowly, you'll learn to listen to your body's hunger signals and eat in line with them which will lead to you consuming fewer calories. In addition to this, by eating slowly you'll get to fully experience the flavour your foods have to offer and start enjoying your meals much more. However, to get the best weight loss results, eating slowly needs to be just one of the many dietary changes you implement on your fat burning journey. The articles below provide you with plenty of … [Read more...]