When you decide on your weight loss battle plan, you usually start with the first question: “How many calories am I burning in a day right now? If it’s a lot, then I’m not going to work that hard. If it’s nothing to start with, then I’ll give up now while I still have some dignity. “ Ok, that’s more…
The three week diet system has gained popularity in a very short time. This program was only developed in 2015. It is actually a weight reduction plan that aims to experience more positive results very quickly. This healthy eating plan is done, this means that you lose weight quickly, between 12 and 20 pounds in just a period of 3…
Body wraps are all the rage these days. You may have even seen TV commercial billboards touting the miraculous slimming benefits of these treatments. Women arrive at the spa in the morning and leave an hour later, suddenly three dress sizes smaller and completely cellulite free! What is a body wrap? A body wrap, also known as a ‘body cocoon’…
Any successful soccer player needs to eat muscle-building foods for all-round strength and endurance. A well-planned diet should consist of a lot of carbohydrates and proteins. Carbohydrates are considered the main source of energy and help a player get through a long soccer game or a strenuous training session. Protein is needed to help promote muscle growth. Here are some…
Do you want a good vegetarian meal? Are you having trouble getting someone from your family or friends to join you for a meal? In Orange County, California, you can “have your cake and eat it too”! While I may not be a total vegan (a girl sometimes has to eat a good barbecue rib), I prefer to eat a…
Isometrics – A super fast way to increase muscle size and strength without using weights. Isometry is perhaps the least used and least valued exercise method. It is perhaps the best strength training method to be used in rehabilitation and can produce increases in strength and size where traditional weight-bearing exercise regimens have failed. The isometric contraction, usually called ISOMETRIC,…
In the traditional gym setting, the leg curl is often considered a staple of lower body strength training. It is an isolation exercise (a single-joint movement), knee flexion, used to strengthen the hamstrings. This exercise is useless because you never use this particular muscle action, isolated knee flexion, lying on your stomach, in everyday activities and in sports. So the…
StairMaster is a brand of quality exercise equipment for health clubs, best known for its world-renowned stair climbers and StepMills. The StairMaster stairlifts have two individual disconnected rungs, which act independently of each other, while the StairMaster StepMill has a rotating escalator. Almost thirty years ago, the first StairMaster exercise climber would enter the world of health and fitness equipment.…
With the turn of the year, many people are looking for a way to lose weight. This leads many to consider exercise equipment and the top of the line, or at least the most hyped is the BowFlex. Which BowFlex exercise is the best for burning fat is probably your next question. The answer is, it depends on your fitness…
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” … But did you know that apple can also help hair growth? Research shows that consuming apples appears to promote hair growth. According to Japanese researchers, apple polyphenols or procyanidin B-2; a substance found in apples is very effective in hair growth. Human tests, especially on male pattern baldness, have yielded positive…