Pump Up Your Heart In Five Easy Steps
Did you know that a good night’s sleep can help prevent heart disease? There are many simple ways to lower your risk. During February, American Heart Month, Dr. Holly Andersen, director of education and outreach at the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, offers some easy steps to improve... more
Combining Strength Training and Diet to Lose Weight Safely and Steadily
People who go on a diet do so for a few main reasons: to lose weight, to improve their overall well-being or both. Many people who diet for weight loss fail to lose weight or, if they do lose, fail to maintain the weight they lost. As any fitness expert will tell you, losing weight comes down to two main factors: consuming less calories and exercising.... more
Diabetes Exercise? Does Exercise Really Help in Diabetes Control?
Read this article to know what type of Diabetes Exercises are useful and how they benefit. Diabetes mellitus is a condition or metabolic disorder where the body is in problem of taking glucose from the blood and delivering it to the rest of the body so that it can be used as energy. Type I diabetes is recognized by the pancreas making too little or... more
What You Can Do to Cut Your Risk of Diabetes Type 2
Women at risk for developing diabetes type 2 can take a valuable tip from some recent news out of researchers at the University of Glasgow, UK. The British Heart Foundation study found that insulin resistance (a key biological risk factor for developing diabetes) in women identified as “high risk” dropped by 22% after just seven weeks on... more
The Importance of Weight Training in Losing Weight Fast
Many people that are seeking to lose weight do not understand the vital role that strength training plays in helping you to keep excess weight off permanently. Most people focus on diet and tend to ignore the exercise element. Even those that do develop the habit to exercise tend to only focus on aerobic exercise however you must not ignore weight training... more
Diabetes Exercises
How does exercise help diabetes? Exercise is a great way to help control weight and it also lowers the blood sugar level. It also lowers a person’s risk of heart disease – a condition that is very common in people who have diabetes. Exercise can also help you feel better about yourself and increase your overall health. What kind of exercises... more
Strength Training: Three Myths Revealed About Weights and Weight Loss
You want to lose weight so how does strength training fit in the picture? Using weights is a fantastic complement to cardiovascular exercise. But there are some misconceptions about strength training you should know about. Myth #1: Weightlifting will get rid of my unsightly bulges. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as “spot reduction.” ... more
How To Use Exercise To Benefit Healthy Living
Over the years, it has become very clear to me that one of the closest things to the “fountain of youth” may be obtained by regular activity such as walking or weight-bearing exercises; therefore, by strengthening muscles, boosting the amount of oxygen consumed, during the activity, you improve your aerobic ability by 15 to 20 per cent.... more
Top 5 Benefits of Strength Training
Strength training has several powerful benefits and it needs to be a part of any fitness program. Here are the top 5 benefits of strength training. 1. Reduces health risks. Strength training helps prevent cardiovascular disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, low back pain, and certain types of cancer. Even if you already suffer from one of these... more