There is SO much information about health and fitness floating around these days, how do you know what’s good and what’s a load of garbage? And it’s especially confusing when two sources say two different things! Learn how to figure out for yourself who to believe and who to kick to the curb.
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If you haven’t already heard, Times magazine recently published a controversial cover story, Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin. The article touch a raw nerve amongst fitness and nutrition experts and enthusiasts. Responses to the article were swift and numerious.
I was intrigued by the Windsor Star’s response to the Times article on it’s Website (Experts weigh in after ‘Time’ questions value of exercise ) and felt the need to add a few comments for myself:
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Fat loss doesn’t have to be painful. Try these simple
tips and you’ll see just how easy it can be.
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Short on time but need to exercise? These ideas will help you fit a workout in no matter how much or how little time you have available.
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For beginners, getting into fitness can be intimidating and confusing. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, getting fit is one of the most straightforward tasks you’ll attempt. Fortunately, reaching your fitness goals requires only two things; discipline (that’s up to you) and a set of simple guidelines.
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Stopping by the grocery store to pick up some fruit and vegetables I came across an end-of-the-isle display for V8 V-FUSION juice. Campbell?s, makers of the V8 brand, say the juice is -100% Vegetable and Fruit Blend – right on the front of the colourful label. Curious, I picked up the Pomegranate Blueberry bottle. Wow I thought two great fruits, pomegranate and blueberry, in one drink.
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In these tough economic and budget tightening times people are asking themselves if hiring a personal trainer is a luxury they can afford.
Yet people gladly spend countless dollars on diet pills, diet programs, DVDs, and info commercial products that produce little if any results. And if some results do occur, they are often short lived.
Promising yourself to get healthier in 2009 but do not have the budget for a gym membership? Take heart. There are plenty of budget-friendly ways to get fit without breaking the bank.
1) Make Your Own Weights
Turn every day items into free weights:
- Soup cans or smaller water bottles can weigh up to a pound and make great beginner weights.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers nationwide not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers? health at risk.
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Catherine Pruissen is a certified Personal Trainer Specialist, Nutrition & Wellness Specialist, and a Youth Fitness Specialist 1. She is the owner of A New You Personal Fitness Training, anewyoufitness.com.