By Kieran on June 8, 2009
Screening Test Called the A1c Assay Allows More Convenient Diagnosis.
Diabetes experts on Friday urged a switch to a diagnostic test for the disease that’s more useful to primary care doctors and more convenient for patients because it doesn’t require fasting.
An international panel recommended that a test known as the hemoglobin A1c assay be the [...]
Posted in Diabetes Type II | Tagged a1c test, american diabetes association, blood sugar control, fasting plasma glucose test, glucose tolerance test, hemoglobin a1c, pre-diabetes, videos
By Kieran on February 4, 2009
Home exercise programs are a great way to keep fit and lose weight. Along with proper diet and nutrition, an exercise program can help speed your metabolism and burn calories faster. There are a number of home exercise videos that will give you the direction and motivation you need to burn fat and lose weight [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | Tagged diet and nutrition, exercise equipment, exercise videos, fitness experts, home exercise programs, home workout, lean muscle, videos, workout routine
By Kieran on January 25, 2009
Something you need to keep in mind and never forget is that when you exercise, you are training for life. You still may spend an hour a day in the gym, although that will still leave another 23 hours or so for your muscles to function without using any fancy equipment.
Whenever you do [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged biceps, dumbbells, free weights, lifting weights, machine weights, range of motion, videos, workout
By Kieran on January 10, 2009
Do you really know what is healthy food?
We all try and stick to choosing healthy items when grocery shopping or eating out, but how well do we really know our foods? Discover how to find out about reading between the lines, what to look out for in labels and how to dine out healthily.
When shopping [...]
Posted in Healthy Foods | Tagged calorie, carbohydrates, carbs, dieting, diets, fats, healthy food, labels, low fat, nutrition, videos, weight, Weight Loss
By Kieran on January 10, 2009
The Swiss ball is a relatively new addition to the gym, and many people are either unsure of what to do with it, or scared of looking foolish on it or even falling off it! But this ball is no passing trend, and you would be wise to make friends with it as it is [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged core, stability balls, strengthen, swiss balls, videos
By Kieran on January 10, 2009
Lack of flexibility is now seen to be a major cause of general health problems and sports injury and is being linked to everything from stress. back pain, and even osteoarthritis. It also means that nagging injuries, especially around your joints take longer to heal.
Latest studies show that up to 60 percent of the general [...]
Posted in Exercise | Tagged diet, diet progams, stretching, videos, Weight Loss, weight loss programs
By Kieran on January 10, 2009
Swiss ball Dumbbell Exercises are a fantastic way to improve core strength while you’re doing what you would normally do anyway. By using dumbbells as free weights, and choosing the Swiss ball instead of a traditional bench, you activate more muscles as you do your weight training. Activating more muscle should burn more fat. Having [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged dumbbells, swiss ball, videos
By Kieran on January 10, 2009
To lose weight and get in shape you must have a good diet and exercise regularly to burn fat. The first thing you must understand about exercise is that just because you are burning calories does not mean you are burning fat. Your main focus when you exercise should be losing body fat, and you [...]
Posted in Weight Loss | Tagged burn fat, burning calories, carbohydrates, fat burning, lose weight, videos, Weight Loss, weightloss
By Kieran on January 10, 2009
They are many reasons why people prefer to workout on a elliptical trainer more than they would on a treadmill. Along with keeping the body in shape and toning up the muscles, they are low impact cardio vascular workout machines. This means that they go easy on the joints of the legs and the knees. [...]
Posted in Fitness Equipment | Tagged eliptical trainers, elliptical machines, elliptical trainers, fitness equipmnent, machines, videos
By Kieran on January 10, 2009
Obesity is the main reason for many diseases like cardiovascular problems, diabetes, depression, and sleep apnea. The only way out of this problem is to follow a strict and healthy diet. But that doesn’t mean avoiding food altogether for that it is not at all a good option since it would deprive our body of [...]
Posted in Diet Plans | Tagged atkins diet, Atkins diet food products, Atkins diet foods, Atkins diet meal plans, Atkins diet recipes, videos
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