Posts Tagged ‘Weight Loss’

4 Safe Ways to Lose Unwanted Body Fat Fast

Posted on: February 29th, 2012 by Ste Bacon No Comments

There’s no doubt everyone would like to lose unwanted body fat as quickly as it can be acquired.  Unfortunately, nature did not make it that simple for us.  The weight loss industry is huge and there are thousands of new dieting methods being created and implemented each month that offer rapid weight loss.  Most of them are dangerous, unrealistic and detrimental to our health, but for most it can be very tempting to take up the latest fad diet in search of fast or rapid weight loss.  It is never a good idea to crash diet.  It does not solve the long term problem of the lifestyle issues causing weight gain or the difficulty losing weight.

So forget the fads, forget the dangerous dieting methods and follow these simple common sense methods you can permanently implement into your lifestyle, helping you to drop the unwanted body fat and keep it off for good:

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Flaxseeds Health, Fitness and Fat Loss Benefits

Posted on: February 15th, 2012 by Ste Bacon No Comments

Flaxseed, also known as linseed, is considered to be one of the most powerful plant foods on the planet.  It has been around for thousands of years to add fibre, fats and protein to diets when these nutrients were unavailable or sparse.  Despite flaxseed possessing a rare blend of nutrients found in few other foods, it is rarely a staple part of the modern diet.  Let’s explore some of the benefits that flaxseed can offer and you can decide for yourself if it is worthy of a place in your nutritional inventory:

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Should I Hire a Personal Trainer?

Posted on: January 17th, 2012 by Ste Bacon No Comments

Investing in the services of a personal trainer may have crossed your mind if you are committed or seriously considering making a commitment towards improving your health and fitness.  Many questions are likely to come to mind, mainly whether it will be worth the prices involved per session or if they can offer something you cannot achieve alone or alongside an equally enthusiastic friend.  These kind of questions depend on the quality of trainer you decide to hire, this is not a decision to made quickly and a bit of research is often required.

Personal training certainly isn’t for everyone, but it can provide several life changing benefits to many people.  Most professional personal trainers offer an initial taster session free of charge to enable the opportunity to see if we favour the experience.  Let’s take a look at some reasons for hiring a personal trainer:

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Fat Loss Breakfast Ideas

Posted on: December 15th, 2011 by Ste Bacon No Comments

Eating strategies applied at breakfast time can have a big impact when it comes to achieving long term fat loss.  For many people, starting with a poor or unhealthy breakfast can ripple across the rest of the day, leading every food choice to be a poor or unhealthy one.  Conversely, if we start off positive we will be more inclined to continue in this fashion and choose nutritious and healthy foods at every meal.

When fat loss is the goal we want to be including lean protein at breakfast – cereal just does not cut it.  Protein for breakfast has been found to increase satiety and reduce hunger throughout the day.  It has a high thermogenic effect, which means it takes more energy to break it down in the body when compared to carbohydrate.  This can leave us feeling fuller and satisfied for longer, it provides steady blood sugar levels, and can help to boost fat loss.

Here are some fat loss breakfast ideas for you to try and enjoy each day:

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Boost Your Metabolism to Achieve Fat Loss

Posted on: November 21st, 2011 by Ste Bacon No Comments

Your metabolism represents the physical and chemical processes in the body that maintain life.  These processes involve creating and consuming energy, breaking down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats to provide the energy needed by your body for maintenance and repair.  Metabolic rates are determined by how fast energy can be produced and used and the number of calories you consume and burn.  These rates are influenced by a variety of factors, such as age, sex, and proportion of lean body mass, which is the muscle to fat ratio.  A fast acting metabolism is crucial for optimal fat loss.  There are several things you can do to try and increase yours, lets take a look at some of them:

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