Things your mother should have told you about (Health & Fitness)

2011-10-01T21:34:00.001-07:00

A good nights rest is recommended. If achieved you will feel better.

Iumeus

Calorie Buster

2007-02-23T15:37:00.000-08:00

Running on a treadmill burns more calories than using any of five other common exercise machine. Exercisers who ran on a treadmill burned about 700 calories per hour, compared with those who used a stair machine (627 calories per hour)...rower (606)...cross-country ski machine (595)...stationary bike with arm motion (509)...and standard stationary bike (498).

Purest Calorie burner

2007-02-22T15:55:00.000-08:00

Sipping ice water burns calories. Whenever you drink something cold, your body raises your metabolism to keep your body temperature from falling. That process burns calories-eight 16-ounce glasses of ice water will burn an extra 200 calories per day.

Harold Bloomfield, MD

10 Secrets of Successful Weight Loss

2007-02-21T15:57:00.000-08:00

If you're trying to lose weight, it's easy to be discouraged by the experts. Doctors and dietitians routinely cite pessimistic figures like the notorious "95% failure rate." According to this statistic, 95% of all dieters gain their weight back-and then some. The truth about weight loss may not be nearly so dire. A survey by Consumer Reports found that one in four readers who used commercial diet programs had kept off at least two-thirds of the weight they had lost. Twenty-five percent is still a lower success rate than most of us would like. But instead of focusing on dieting failures, Anne M. Flecther decided to look at what's different about people who don't gain weight back. She consulted the experts who really matter-160 people, each of whom had lost at least 20 pounds (average weight loss for this group turned out to be 63 pounds) and who had kept the weight off for at least three years. It turned out that there were 10 common threads among these "successful losers"

They believed they could do it. Most of the people Anne surveyed had lost and regained their weight at least five times before successfully keeping it off. But they didn't give up. The turning point for many of them came when they realized they were sick and tired of the weight-loss battle, Instead of using this feeling as an excuse to stop trying to lose weight, however, the successful dieters somehow felt empowered by it. The feeling made them resolve to take control.
They lost weight for themselves-not someone else. All her life , one young woman Anne interviewed had been told by her mother (and everyone else), "You have such a pretty face-if only you'd lose some weight" She lost and gained weight repeatedly. Inside, she was angry that people didn't accept her the way she was. By the time she entered college, she weighed more than 200 pounds. But it was there that she met a man who loved her that way. Ironically, because she finally felt accepted, she was able to lose weight once and for all-for her own sake.
They found out what worked for them. About half the people Anne talked to lost weight on their own. Others used a commercial diet center or a self-help group...or consulted privately with a dietitian. In addition, successful people learned to accept a target weight that was realistic for them. This goal might be slightly above their ideal weight, but they knew they could go no lower without starving themselves.
They were willing to learn a new way of eating-for life. Many dieters go back to their old eating habits once they lose weight. That's why most dieters regain weight. The weight-control masters accepted low-fat eating as a way of life. They learned to enjoy fruits, vegetables and grains. They found ways to add low-calorie flavor by using spices, lemon or lime juice and low-fat products. Gradually, they noticed that they didn't feel good when they ate high-fat foods.
They deal with slipups immediately. While they aren't obsessed with the scale, most weigh themselves once a week to once every few days. They have a narrow window of acceptable weight regain (typically five to 10 pounds.) When their weight exceeds this "buffer zone." they do what's necessary to lose it. Some people exercise more. Others cut back on sweets...pay closer attention to portion sizes...or keep a food diary to increase their awareness of what they eat. But each person she talked to had a plan of action-and used it before the weight gain could get out of hand.
They say nice things to themselves. Negative self-talk can be self-fulfilling. An example is the "now -I've-blown-it" phenomenon that's familiar to many of us: I ate one cookie. I'm a pig. I might as well eat the whole bag. The weight-loss masters give themselves positive and encouraging messages even when they make mistakes: I resolved not to eat two helpings, but I slipped. I'll be more careful the rest of the day.
They exercise. Nine out of 10 of the successful people she interviewed exercise regularly. They aren't fanatics, and few of them work out every day. But they've managed to find simple activities like walking that they can work into their daily routine.
They face their feelings. Back when they were overweight, many of the people Anne spoke to automatically turned to food whenever they felt upset, bored, lonely or anxious. What they learned to do instead was get to the source of the negative emotion-by noticing the feeling, identifying the cause and figuring out a way to solve the problem. Many of their solutions are quite simple. When bored, they leave the house and do something fun. When lonely, they call a friend. When angry, they confront the person who's mistreating them.
They enjoy life. A number of the now-successful people used to spend so much energy taking care of others that they neglected their own needs. Eating was their only reward. Some people who kept weight off have developed what Anne calls a "healthy selfishness." They're still considerate of others, but they take care of themselves, too. As one woman put it, I found that when my own needs were met, I was better at meeting the needs of others. They've also found ways to reward themselves without food-from pursuing a hobby to seeking more satisfying relationships.
They get support. They ask their families not to leave junk food laying around...call a buddy when they're tempted to overeat...and request encouragement and pep talks from friends and family.

Interviews and data from: Eating Thin for life, Anne M. Fletcher, MS, RD.

Exploring the limit of your muscularity.

2007-02-14T17:37:00.000-08:00

Exploring the limit of your muscularity.

The world of ultimate fitness is ever evolving into a more realistic approach to health and anatomy. Longevity and maintaining an active lifestyle to the end of your life should, in my opinion, be the goal of “realistic fitness”. Radical fitness and unnecessary over achieving can shorten that active lifestyle. How? Injuries for one. Every injury is subject to play a part in your health in your senior years. So play it safe early on and if something seems abit far stretched in a workout or health scheme, than it is probably not for you if you want to achieve active longevity. Eating proper foods, regular checkups on your blood and body, along with moderate exercise is my suggestion.

Good fitness

Charlie Trainer

Elliptical Calorie Shredder 30 minute workout, mp3 file

2006-04-25T14:24:00.000-07:00

Working out on the elliptical can be boring. And for the elite athlete to the casual user sometimes getting real results from the elliptical can be challenging to say the least. But as most elite athletes know, having a personal coach or personal trainer standing by your side telling you what to do and encouraging you to hang in there will push you to do what you probably wouldn’t do on your own. That is the key to passing boundaries in fitness. Personal trainers and coaches can be expensive and if you don’t have the resources you can’t find one even if you do have the money so how do you find someone to push you while you are on the elliptical. The answer is in the use of your ipod or mp3 player. Something you already probably use while you are on the elliptical. Now you can download professional training in Mp3 files and upload them to your library for use on your ipod workout playlist or your mp3 workout playlist. Which ever player you have it’s inexpensive and practical. And once you are ready to start your elliptical workout the high energy music and the voice commands will help you take your elliptical experience to another level of fitness. That’s what most of us want. To burn more calories in the shortest amount of time possible. It’s fast and fun. Yes it is challenging. But so is life. So if you have that finger ready to push the stop button on your elliptical and you know you shouldn’t but you do it anyway, try the Elliptical Calorie Shredder 30 minute workout, mp3 file. To buy or sample the Elliptical Calorie Shredder 30 minute workout, mp3 file
workout files go to http://www.fitnesssongs.com.

Good Fitness

Charlie Trainer

The cause and effects of abdominal exercises

2006-04-12T13:54:00.000-07:00

Summer is approaching and the scatter is on to get that stomach in shape to bare. But the question must come to mind. What are you doing? And why are you doing it? If you don’t get that stomach in shape before summer is your wife, hubby or lover going to leave you? Is the entire class of 1985 going to stare at your belly? Doe’s the thought of going on vacation to meet your friends and family at the beach spark anxiety. Cause and effect. What is it about the summer air that causes us to workout harder, workout more, eat less, and pray to the weight loss GOD, that thou shalt be gone with the body fat. And hello this is the new me. Look at me and wag your tail.
When the cold air is gone and the summer heat forces us to show even an inch of our body, it can cause us to FREAKOUT!! But bare in mind that even if you do achieve fitness nirvana before summer. When you go on vacation your relatives might still get on your last nerve. Your spouse might leave you anyway because you are getting to much attention from the young men or women. And the entire class of 1985 might not remember you because you were a chubby kid then and now you are a Hunk or Hunkett.
Your fitness goals should be year round and your reasons for those goals should be for health. I know it’s hard to get motivated for just health but just remember. You can change yourself but you can’t change anyone else. So get that abs in shape and pray to the “relationship” GODS that you get along with your family this summer and that your spouse participates with your fitness goals. And the two of you find new romance. And that the class of 1985 votes you best looking for 2006.

Cause and effect exercise: Abdominal crunch, and Reverse abdominal crunch.
When doing these exercises don’t rush. And make sure you pause at the end of your contraction before releasing the muscle back down. When you do this it will raise your hart rate more and workout your stomach muscle better and you will burn more body fat in the process. To help you with this exercise use your iPod or Mp3 player. Go to: http:// http://www.fitnesssongs.com, download the Floor crunch and the reverse crunch to help you keep cadence during your ab workout.

Have a great summer!

Charlie Trainer
www.CharlieTrainer.com

Using your iPod or Mp3 to lose weight!

2006-03-20T20:57:00.000-08:00

iPod workouts are popping up all over the web, and as a personal trainer, I find that fantastic. Finally we have a media outlet to download fitness. People can use there ipod or Mp3 to help them with fitness issues, on the go. You can search for your own personal iPod trainer for fitness. That’s great! And the craze is just starting. But as a fitness professional, I am hoping that not just people who will workout anyway are using this exciting convenience but people who need help getting started, people who need personal trainers but can’t afford them. People who need encouragement. People who need more knowledge to help them lose weight. People who need someone walking them through a program in the gym or at home. With these iPod fitness routines you can. iPod workouts let you workout, not sit down and read about how to workout. Just download and go. That’s movement, the ingredient to burning calories. Not spending hours figuring out how to use a program. Just download and go to the gym. That’s it! If you need a site to go to try http://www.fitnesssongs.com, Lets go America, workout with your Mp3 or ipod, call it iPod fitness or Podfitness or ipod workouts, what ever name you give it, it gives you a reason to “Just do it”

Good fitness

Charlie Trainer

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