Burn More Calories

When researchers at the University of Southern Maine used an advanced method to estimate energy expenditure during exercise, they found that weight training burns as many as 71 percent more calories than originally thought. In fact, the researchers calculated that performing just one circuit of eight exercises can expend up to 231 calories. The more [...]

The Facts Of Cravings

Once a week, you should indulge and cheat on your diet—   but how can you fight off the urge for sweets at other times? Go outside—taking a short stroll can weaken chocolate cravings, according to U.K. researchers. In the study, regular chocolate eaters didn’t eat the treat for 3 days, and then either took [...]

Healthy Chicken Dinner

Eating right is hard at the best of times, add to this the usual temptations of winter and becomes even more difficult! Here is an easy idea which will keep you on the right track diet wise and still taste like a naughty treat. Rotisserie chicken is an amazing thing. Not only does it look [...]

Boost your metabolism by 9 percent today!

What do hamburgers, pizza, and chocolate all have in common? If you think that they’re all junk foods that you shouldn’t eat, you’re wrong. Turns out, all of these “bad” foods can actually be part of a healthy diet that will rev up your metabolism and blast fat. Don’t believe us? Consider this: A study [...]

Food for Fitness

Don’t let your hard work in the gym go to waste. The food you eat doesn’t just give you energy – it fuels your muscles, helps you burn fat, and even boosts your cardiovascular health. Chow down on these 8 power foods before and after your workouts, and you’ll see results in no time. Pineapple [...]

Shed Stubborn Fat!

Think about the last time you were hungry. Really hungry. Chances are you didn’t calm your gurgling stomach with a leafy green salad. Next time, control hunger pangs and avoid gorging on all things greasy by eating more—and more often. Six times a day, to be specific. Just follow these fat-shaving tips: Eat fat: That’s [...]

Defusing The Fat Bomb

DEFUSING THE FAT BOMB – HELP FOR WEIGHT LOSS. Australia is now the fattest nation in the world, and it’s now time to focus on health and weight loss. A report by the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne entitled “Australia’s Future Fat Bomb” found that almost four million adult Australians are obese. [...]