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Healthy & Active Lifestyle
I’m on a mission! To not only loose weight but to change my lifestyle into a healthy-active one.
So my co-worker today was telling me how she was thinking of signing up for one of those weight-wise programs for like $200-bucks, and I’m like- What for? Can’t you just do the same thing on your own?
Listen…you know you should be exercising like almost everyday and you know you should be eating a balance meal everyday (like don’t be eating meat all the time, veggies are good for you!).
So why do we go thru all …
High Protein Diet for Weight Loss
Posted by Rina on Feb 21, 2011
Posted in: Blog, Fitness and Active LifeStyle, Healthy Foods and Nutrition, I want to be fit!, I want to eat right!
The use of high protein diet has become a fashionable way for weight loss, as recent research has shown that protein has the ability to satisfy appetite better than either carbs or fats. Diets moderate in carbs and elevated in protein, twined with a routine of regular exercise are habitually professed by experts. High protein diet helps to decrease blood fats and uphold lean tissue whilst burning fat for fuel, without the dieter getting diverted by constant hunger.
How much of protein-foods do you need?
We need protein during all stages of life for various bodily functions. Protein is a major element …
Different types of yoga for weight loss
Posted by Rina on Feb 15, 2011
Posted in: Blog, Fitness and Active LifeStyle, I want to be fit!
Dropping weight is not that easy in today’s lifestyle with no workouts on yoga exercises and balanced diet. There are different types of yoga available to tune your body shape and to lose weight gradually devoid of any side effect. To keep off muscle strain and pain in the tissues, yoga is considered as the effective way to achieve the purpose on a regular practice.
Yoga moves for beginners
The first step anyone must adhere to is to fix a goal on why you need to get into yoga practice? And check if the pose will help you in reaching your target …
The Benefits of Dancing
Posted by jacky on Jan 12, 2011
Posted in: Blog, Fitness and Active LifeStyle, I want to be fit!, Personal Stories
I had just read a posting called Never Stop Practicing the Basics, that was referring to an article in the New York Times called “Aging: Unsteady on Your Feet? Try Moving to Music”. Both of these references are related to seniors or elderly but the concept if very much relevant to any age – Being Active.
In the New York Times a study was conducted in regards to a seniors sense of balance. And as a result, those seniors who took dance lessons were less likely to fall and had a more sense in balance.
The more you practice something = the …
Lose Weight Over the Holidays!
Posted by jacky on Dec 20, 2010
Posted in: Behavioral Modification, Blog, I want to be fit!, I want to eat right!, Its in your head!
For weeks, you have tracked your food and exercised regularly to improve your health and alter the shape of your body. More than a “diet” or a fitness fad, you’ve created real lifestyle changes and built the confidence that you can stick with it for the long haul. So why is the winter holiday season so intimidating—even scary—for so many?
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Posted by jacky on Apr 28, 2011
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Posted in: Blog, I want to be fit!, I want to eat right!