Archive for October, 2009

Six Pack Abs is not The Only Symbol of Good Health

Some people may think that a man with six packs in his abs is health. Are you still sure about that? Okay, maybe you can say that someone is health from his/her outside appearance. But there are so many method to measure how healthy you are. Weight is the common indicator of someone’s health. Actually, weight is not too reliable. You must compare your weight with your height. That’s called BMI (Body Mass Index). It’s calculated from weight/height. If the result is between 18-25, you...

Basic Exercise And Training Variables

Effective exercise and training programs follow certain principles that allow it to help people keep fit. It may be known in various terms and is achieved through different means, but the basic principles behind exercise and fitness is always there. Knowing them and applying them in your own fitness regimen can help make it more effective in showing you the results that you need. Exercise Variables How effective are the exercise routine that you follow would depend on certain factors. How...

Advantages of Home Fitness Equipment

Do you feel the need to trim up a bit because of the extra counts of calories accumulated from the food and drinks served up during the past holidays? But the problem is you’re too lazy to rise up early in the cold mornings to go outside and exercise? Are you not the kind that can go around the park for a brisk walk or 30-minute jog? Or is your daily schedule too tight up to even get a 1-hour work-out at the gym fitness center? If you answer yes to these questions, you might like the idea...

Achieving health and fitness through healthy diet

Because of so many illnesses and chronic diseases that occur among people through the years, more and more individuals are playing attention to their health and fitness because these would help them combat certain medical conditions. Today, one of the major reasons why people are overweight or suffer from minor and major health risks is that they don’t practice having a healthy diet. Effective formula for a healthy diet Healthy diet—which include eating balanced amount of food from...

Army Weight Control: Keeping Soldiers Always Physically Fit and Combat-Ready

Obesity has become an epidemic across the United States and other countries. To remedy this, there has been an influx of different weight loss programs in the industry aiming to help individuals suffering from obesity or being overweight. In the military service, being overweight is a big no-no! Even extra little fat is not tolerated, that is why soldiers have to be very careful with their physical care. As what they say, a fit army is a combat-ready army. So, for the reason of keeping every...