Archive for April, 2006

Weight Loss – The Importance of Low Body Fat

Friday, April 28th, 2006

When you hear a doctor or a personal trainer say, “Your body fat
is too high, or you are borderline obese, what do you think?
Does it matter to you? Does it motivate you to lose weight? Or
are the numbers on the scale more important to you?

Most people will always have a love – hate relationship with the
scale in their bathroom. However, with the dramatic increase in
diabetes and obesity cases in America the importance of keeping
your overall body fat down becomes the most important issue to
ones health.

What does it mean to be obese? This means that thirty percent or
more of your overall body weight is fat. When this occurs, your
body has already begun to shut down in many areas. Things that
are affected by high levels of body fat are; blood pressure,
cholesterol, bone density, energy levels, immune systems and on
and on. This is the direct reason for the increase in heart
disease, diabetes, and strokes in America.

What is happening behind the scenes is this; muscle burns more
calories than fat. If you have less muscle then you are going to
burn less fat in day. In addition, aging promotes a decrease in
muscle mass naturally. The goal is to slow that natural process
down. How do you do that? I call this, “Having synergy in your
workout and eating plan.”

Having synergy in your workout plan is accomplished by
incorporating all areas of fitness into your weekly activities.
The four main areas are; good eating habits, heart exercising
(cardiovascular), strength training (weights) and flexibility
training (stretching). When all four areas are working well, you
can not help but lower your body fat.

When you lower your body fat levels your; blood pressure, stress
and cholesterol levels will lower and your strength confidence
and stamina will naturally increase.

Are the numbers on the scale important? To your brain and ego
maybe, but in the greater health of things, not as much as
lowering your body fat levels.

About the author:
Greg Ryan is a high profile fitness expert and former employee
of Kathy Smiths. Body building champion, public speaker and
personal trainer to the stars. He is a best selling author of
the Changing from the INSIDE OUT through real behavior change,
smart eating and effective exercising. Start getting in better
shape today! For FREE MINI COURES click here www.resolutions.bz

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Lose Weight and Exercise Now – Or face the Music Later!

Friday, April 28th, 2006

My responsibility as a high profile fitness expert lies not in
if you like me, or even if you buy my e books. My responsibility
lies in giving you straight talk with no sugar coating it. Some
of you will not like what I have to say, even though it is the
truth. And that may be where the problem of American’s health
problems lies. No one wants to give you the truth.

You want quick fixes to your health problem that has taken years
to develop. You get it by purchasing gimmicks that promise you
fast results. You fall for it, and at the end of the day you are
more frustrated than every. Why? Because you are denying the
root of your problems.

I have counseled thousands of people over my twenty year tender
as a personal trainer, health club consultant and best selling
author. And in all my travels, the answers to people’s problems
with weight come down to one thing: it’s a matter of choice!

My approach with people is, either you pay a price now or you
will face the music later on down the road. I am really tired of
dancing around and trying to delicately ask people to eat better
and get some form of exercise. When all the while, most I know
are in the least bit serious about their health, and have no
idea what they are in for down the road.

Don’t waste your money on products that are not long lasting and
do not teach you anything. I know you want fast results but you
will just waste your money. Let me remind you, until you deal
with your approach to weight loss the other is pie in the sky.

What if you knew that if you didn’t exercise, you would face the
CONSEQUENCES soon?

What if you knew that your kids would do exactly as you do? Most
people wait until something happens to them or to someone close
to them before they change their lifestyle habits.

Our country is just starting to face the music for our actions.
Look at what we’ve done to ourselves over the last thirty years.
It’s expected that millions will have weak bones, get diabetes,
become obese, and die of heart disease in the next five or ten
years. Will you be one of these people?

There are no guarantees that healthy living will add one more
day to your life, but what if it could? At the very least, what
if your day-to-day quality of life could be better? Or worse
yet, what if tomorrow a stroke, heart attack, or cancer struck
your life? What then? The first thing to do is for you to face
the music or embrace the reality of your health. Accepting your
circumstances does not mean you are admitting defeat. It means
you are starting to build a foundation in order to move forward.

If you need to go get a check up, do it. Not knowing about your
health is worse than getting the facts. If you need to ask for
help, then do it. Two good heads working together are better
than one bad heart.

In my father’s eyes

“If only I had known this was going to happen to me?” That’s
what my father said to me last year in the hospital room after
suffering a heart attack. The man who showed no fear, never
sweat under pressure or complained about anything, laid before
me scared as a little boy who just lost his mother in a grocery
store. “If only I had known, I would have taken my blood
pressure medicine. I would have eaten less fried stuff, and I
would have walked a little more,” he whispered.

Denial, Pride and Laziness almost got the best of my father that
day, yet he lived. He was lucky. The next time he may not be.
Next time YOU may not be!

In a Nut Shell:

Life sometimes has a way of giving us slight hints or sometimes
shocking wake-up calls. The question is, “Will you answer the
call?” Would your life be any different if you knew what the
future held? Most of us would say it would be. The truth is in
that old saying, “We really are not promised tomorrow.”

You may not be able to change when you will die, but you sure
can change how you feel each day through daily exercise and
eating the right foods. What would your life be like if you felt
better, had more energy and lowered your stress levels? Can you
imagine?

If you had to choose which one would motivate you more to
exercise–truth or the consequences–which one would you,
choose? Most would say it would have to be the consequences. No
one wants bad things to happen to their health. No one wants to
pay the price for his or her bad decision, right?

“Are you going to let Denial, Pride, and Laziness keep their
grip on you?” There are no guarantees that exercise and eating
will prolong death or ward off a disease. However, there is a
good chance they can give you a better quality of life? No doubt
our health as a whole will get worse before it gets better, but
it does not have to be that way for you.

The bottom line is: denying your health is a losing cause;
entertaining pride is a waste of energy; and being lazy is no
excuse for anything.

About the author:
Greg Ryan is a high profile fitness expert and former employee
of Kathy Smiths. Body building champion, public speaker and
personal trainer to the stars. He is a best selling author of
the Changing from the INSIDE OUT through real behavior change,
smart eating and effective exercising. Start getting in better
shape today! For FREE MINI COURES click here www.resolutions.bz

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Japanese weight loss secret.

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Recently, I read an article from Japanese magazine that by
consuming agar-agar (dried-kanten) with our favorite teas, we
can lose weight, and yet still maintain a feeling of fullness,
according to Professor Takako Yasuoka of Yokohama Soei Junior
College in Kanagawa. Because it was deemed safe, the Japanese
valued agar-agar as part of their diet from ancient times. In
its dehydrated state of weight, agar-agar supposedly contains
81% of dietary fiber, which makes it a highest content of fiber
among all foods! Due to its unique chemical property, when you
dissolve agar-agar in boiled water and refrigerate it, it sets.
So, when you consume agar-agar with your tea 10 minutes before
your meal, you can attain a felling of fullness without
overeating. Agar-agar is attained from various kinds of sea
weeds. Agar-agar dissolves in boiling water at 80C and gets set
below 40C. 1 tsp of agar-agar sufficiently sets itself in 500 cc
liquid. This is probably why one would feel fullness after
drinking it. Interesting to note that agar-agar contains almost
zero calories. Another merit of agar-agar is that its high
content of dietary fiber works to repress respiratory systems of
sugar and fat in our body system, which in turn prevents high
cholesterol and sugar level. This ob course prevents
constipation and diabetes. In addition, agar-agar contains
various minerals including calcium, magnesium, iron, and
potassium. Professor Yasuoka advices to dissolve agar-agar in
1/2 tsp amount to our favorite teas and try to drink it before
it sets. This way, we do not have to taste the powdery flavor of
agar-agar. You can also mix dissolved agar-agar to your juice or
chilled tea. If you like, you may also use agar-agar as a miso
soup ingredient.

About the author:
Mimi-chan is an author for Teanobi.com. All articles may be used
and reprinted as long as they have an active link at the bottom
pointing to http://www.teanobi.com with the anchored text: Teanobi – Green Tea

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