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Gurkirat S

What kind of food, will help me keep my sugar at normal level - 0 views

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  • Whole Grains
  • Medical News Today recommends that you always choose whole-grain foods over white, refined foods in order to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Specifically, it suggests you eliminate white rice and white pasta from your diet, and replace them with brown rice and whole-grain pasta
  • Fresh And Raw Fruits And Vegetables
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  • fresh and raw foods, such as fruits and vegetables, may help keep your blood sugars at a stable and healthy level.
  • Lean Sources Of Protein
  • Choose lean sources of protein, including skinless chicken, wild salmon, tuna and wild game. Eating healthy proteins in meals with balanced carbohydrates and fats can help control your blood sugar levels.
    • Gurkirat S
      Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
       
      To maintain my blood sugar at level, I should be eating whole grains, fresh and raw fruits and vegetables, lean and sources of proteins.
  • Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
     
    What kind of food, will help me keep my sugar at normal level
Wasif H

How To Get Muscle Definition In The Abs | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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muscle definition abs training exercises healthy

shared by Wasif H on 05 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Muscle definition in the abs comes from a healthy diet and regular abdominal exercises. Your abdominal workouts should target each of the three abdominal muscles: the transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis and obliques. Eat a diet high in protein and low in fat to help build more defined abs.
  • Start with the upper abs and middle abs, which are considered part of the rectus abdominis, a lengthwise muscle that runs vertically from your sternum to pubic bone. For the lower abs, which tend to carry the most fat cells, perform stability ball knee tucks. The stability ball will strongly engage your lower abs, but also the rest of your core. Kneel with the ball in front of you. Lean over the ball and walk your hands out in front until your legs are straight with your feet on the ball. Engage your abs and pull the ball closer to your chest, lifting your hips and bending your knees. Roll the ball away until you are in a straight line again.
  • Work the middle abs and obliques. For these, do bicycle crunches. Begin on your back with your feet in the air, shins parallel to the ground and knees bent to 90 degrees. Interlock your hands behind your head, keeping your elbows out wide. Straighten your right leg, right foot in the air, and lift your chest and right shoulder to your left knee. Come back to the center and straighten the left leg, bringing your left shoulder toward your right knee. Keep going from side to side, keeping your chest lifted and elbows wide next to your ears.
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  • Perform double-leg toe reachers. These exercises are beneficial in toning and strengthening the upper rectus abdominis and the transverse abdominis, which is the muscle that runs around your waistline. Holding a medicine ball or kettlebell in front of your chest makes the exercise more challenging. Lie on your back and bring your legs straight into the air. Hold the medicine ball in front of your chest and straighten your arms so the ball is in the air. Engage your abs and lift your chest straight toward the sky. Keep looking straight up and lower your chest. Repeat the move, keeping your arms and legs engaged and as straight as possible.
  • Combining a healthy diet with exercises that work the three abdominal muscles will help you get muscle definition in the abs. As with any exercise program, consult your medical professional before beginning these workouts.
    • Wasif H
      Wasif H on 08 Jan 12
       
      I think these are good tips on how to get defintion. I would use other exercises as well. 
Gurkirat S

: How to Keep Your Blood Sugar Under Control - 0 views

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how to keep blood sugar control

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    • Gurkirat S
      Gurkirat S on 10 Jan 12
       
      To help you keep your blood sugar at normal level is to make sure you exercise each day, to clean out your cupboards by taking out foods that contain high sugar. One major drink that contains a lot sugar is coke.
Paul McCarlie

How To Lose Weight - Weight Loss Basics - 0 views

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exercise lose weight

shared by Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12 - Cached
  • The real secret to weight loss is to make small, lasting changes.
  • diets, pills or those weird fitness gadgets on infomercials that promise instant success. Maybe you lose weight but what happens when you go off that diet or stop that crazy workout program? You gain it all back and more.
  • To lose one pound of fat, you must burn approximately 3500 calories over and above what you already burn doing daily activities.
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    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
       
      Wow, that sounds like a lot
  • Calculate your BMR (basal metabolic rate).
  • alculate your activity level. For a week or so, keep an activity journal and use a calorie calculator to figure out how many calories you burn while sitting, standing, exercising, lifting weights, etc.
  • Keep track of how many calories you eat.
  • Add it up
  • Hitting the snooze button Get up 10 minutes early and go for a brisk walk (calories burned: 100)
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
       
      Oh, thats hard for me
  • Paul McCarlie on 06 Jan 12
     
    advocates the use of a written record to keep track of food intake
Aninder S

Happy 1st birthday: Mother keeps McDonald's Happy Meal for a whole year... and it still... - 0 views

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macdonalds fake food

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  • it contains so many preservatives that it is bad for the children it is aimed at.
  • Food is supposed to decompose, go bad and smell foul eventually. The fact that it has not decomposed shows you how unhealthy it is for children.' 
  • no flies or other insects were attracted to the food.
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  • Food is broken down into its essential nutrients in our bodies and turned into fuel. Our children grow strong bodies when they eat real food
  • Now you know why it's called junk food.'
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 03 Dec 11
       
      It is quite frightening to know that preservatives can keep food fresh for that long. In a modern world we do use a lot of preservatives in our foods, but that doesn't mean that it is our only option. Try your best whenever you can to stick to more organic or local choices that are far better for you. 
Ali C

Body Toning Exercises: Upper Body - 0 views

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toning body exercises upper chest arms weight

shared by Ali C on 04 Dec 11 - Cached
  • Exercise 1 - Chest and Shoulders Lie on your back and grasp your weights with the palms of your hands facing up, and your arms outstretched to the sides. With your elbows slightly bent, lift your arms above your chest until your hands are almost touching. Return to starting position and repeat.
  • Exercise 2 - Chest and Shoulders Lie on your back and grasp your weights with the palms of your hands facing up, and your arms outstretched above your head. Grip your weights and bring them over your head and down to your hips, by your sides - a semi-circular motion. Lift back to starting position and repeat.
  • Exercise 3 - Chest and Back Sitting with your back straight (preferably supported) and legs straight out in front of you, hold your weights in at your chest with your elbows out to the side (parallel to the floor). Push your arms out straight in front of you then pull them back in. Repeat.
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  • Exercise 6 - Upper Arms, Shoulders and Back Standing with feet slightly apart, grasp your weights and bend at the waist until your torso is parallel to the floor. Extend your arms towards the floor with palms facing outwards. Lift your arms out to the side, keeping them straight, until parallel to the floor. Return to the starting position and repeat.
  • Exercise 5 - Shoulders and Upper Arms Stand with feet shoulder width apart and arms raised straight up above your head, grip your weights with your palms facing behind you. Slowly bring your arms forward and down, without bending at the elbow, until level with your shoulders. Lift back to starting position and repeat.
  • Exercise 4 - Back and Shoulders Stand with feet shoulder width apart and arms by your sides, gripping the weights with palms facing outwards. Making sure your movements are slow and concentrated, tense your shoulder and upper back muscles, then slowly "shrug" them up and down.
  • Exercise 7 - Upper Arms, Shoulders and Back Standing with feet slightly apart, position your arms straight down in front of you almost against your body - with your weights almost touching. Bend your elbows and lift your weights towards your chin, bringing your elbows out to the side, in line with your shoulders. Return to the starting position and repeat.
  • Exercise 8 - Arms and Chest The classic push up. With your hands shoulder width apart place your palms on the floor. Stretch out your body with either your knees on the floor, or if you're feeling ambitious, your toes - so you are supporting your body weight. Keeping your back straight and using your arms lower yourself gently toward the floor until you are hovering just over it. Push yourself slowly back to your starting position and repeat. Remember - don't lower yourself to the point where you come into contact with the floor, it'll be much harder to push back up.
  • Exercise 9 - Arms In a sitting position with your back straight, relax your arms in line with your body. Grip your weights with your palms facing upwards and curl them up towards your shoulders, then back down again. Repeat. Keep your torso still and back straight, let your arms do the work.
  • Exercise 10 - Forearms Holding your weight with your arm outstretched in front of you, tilt your wrist up and down repeatedly. Try doing this with both an overhand and underhand grip on your weight. Do one arm at a time.
    • Ali C
      Ali C on 04 Dec 11
       
      really good site, it had everything I wanted. I wanted to learn about tone and how to tone parts of the body and it gave me every inch of detail from chest to arms to forearms.
Gurkirat S

How I can tell if I am working out hard enough or not? - 0 views

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working out hard

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      Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
       
      I can tell now, if I am working out hard or not.  I can distinguish if I am working out hard is by finding out my heart rate, which allow me to know if I am actually working out my body. And your to find your heart rate it's explained how to do it, which is perfect for me, to know of how really hard have I worked out.
  • Heart Rate Ideally, cardio exercise should keep your heart rate somewhere between 60% and 80% of max.   Anything less and you’re not really working out very hard.  Anything more and you’re placing too much strain on your body. What’s My Max Heart Rate? A rough estimate of your max heart rate is 220 minus your age.  So for me, being 34, my max heart rate is 186.  That means that if I want to keep my workout between 60 and 80%, I should keep it somewhere between 111 and 148.
  • Gurkirat S on 09 Jan 12
     
    How I can tell if I am working out hard enough or not?
Wasif H

Bodybuilding.com - 4 Easy Steps To Improve Your 10-yard Dash And 40-yard Dash. - 0 views

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bodybuilding steps dash explosive speed training accelaration stride fitness exercises

shared by Wasif H on 05 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • The starting stance and "set" position of the athlete is crucial. Improper form here will result in a super slow time. To begin, the athlete needs to decide which foot goes in front. A simple test is to have the athlete stand upright with both feet together. Moderately push the athlete in the back and watch which foot moves first. The foot that moves first should be their rear "quick" leg. The other leg will be called the "drive" leg or "power" leg.
  • Leg Positions.
  • For athletes shorter than 6-feet tall, place their "power" leg just millimeters from the start line. Athletes taller than 6-feet should play with their stance for the best time. Most athletes at this height place their "power" leg about 4-6 inches behind the starting line.
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  • Bend the opposite knee to the ground so the front of the knee almost touches the starting line. Take the hand that is to the "quick" leg side and place it on the ground (I have seen college athletes do this backward!). Place the opposite hand near the hip so it is "cocked" and ready to "fire!"
  • A poor first step is the result of a poor stance. Having your feet too far back will result in a step that may not pass the starting line which results in one extra step to run the sprint, which could add 0.1 seconds to your time! If flexibility (addressed above) is not an issue, practicing the start from the new stance is the next step.
  • Set a hoop or line of tape on the floor to help as an aiming point. How far should the athlete step? I was pretty flexible and was able to get a large first step without sacrificing body angle.
  • The 40-yard dash is a test of acceleration and top-end speed. Research suggests that top end speed can be maintained in elite sprinters for about 2 seconds and occurs around the 50-meter mark
  • Forward Body Lean The athlete needs to keep an exaggerated forward body lean for 30 yards. The forward lean keeps the athlete from reaching full speed too fast. During this acceleration phase, the athlete should focus on keeping arms bent at about 90 degrees and focus on "pulling" the elbows back and "pushing" with the feet. Trying to "pull" back may result in a hamstring pull and also a slower time.
  • The final common mistake is that players take way too many steps. The 40-yard dash should be over in about 18-20 steps for high school players and older (If you have seen programs to reduce 40-yard time by 0.2 seconds, they take 20 strides and try to reduce ground contact time but 0.01 seconds x 20 strides = 0.2 seconds). However, counting an athlete's strides is not an easy task.
Joti P

What Are The Benefits Of Healthy Foods For Teenagers? | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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benefits foods teenagers healthy

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  • Teens should eat a variety of foods from all the food groups, including whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meat and low-fat dairy.
  • Provides Energy
  • diet that contains a healthy mix of carbohydrates, protein and fat supports a teen's energy level and allows him to make it through each day's tasks.
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  • Carbohydrates are the body's main source of fuel, and a teen should get 45 to 65 percent of his daily calories from them.
  • Protects Overall Health
  • nutrient-dense diet offers the vitamins and minerals that a teen needs to say healthy
  • Anti-oxidants in nutritious foods fight cellular damage that could lead to cancer or heart disease down the road.
  • Controls Weight
  • emphasizes nutrient-dense foods that are also low in fat and calories
  • help a teen control his weight
  • Improves Concentration
  • teen who spends most her day at school will learn better if she keeps her body fueled with healthy foods.
  • Breakfast is especially important for a teen,
  • will keep her going through afternoon classes, and nutrient-dense snacks in between will keep hunger at bay, allowing to her to focus on her schoolwork.
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      livestrong also proved to be a very reliable website throughout this assignment
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Reliable website for insight on question 10 
Joti P

10 Tips for Staying Motivated - Fitness, Exercise - 0 views

www.rachelkeller.com/...staymotivated.htm

motivation

shared by Joti P on 06 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Change is never easy, yet, if you stay with a routine long enough, you'll enjoy the positive results and benefits
  • 1. Find something you enjoy and that will be easy for you to do.
  • If you hate running, than don't start a running program. Try brisk walking instead.
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  • Your best choice is something that you are able to do.
  • 2. Exercise at the the right time.
  • be aware that the longer you put off exercising, the harder it is to get motivated to exercise.
  • 3. Set specific, realistic, and attainable goals--both short-term and long-term.
  • weekly goal might be to work out four times,
  • long-term goal might be to finish a 5K race.
  • Keep your goals attainable
  • 4. Monitor your progress.
  • Keep a journal to see your improvement.
  • 5. Don't push yourself too hard or you'll want to quit.
  • progress takes work, allow yourself adequate time to each new level.
  • 6. Reward yourself for each new goal reached.
  • Buy yourself a new book, article of clothing, or something else that you enjoy
  • 7. Read about exercise and fitness
  • more you read, the more you will learn about exercise and avoid potential pitfalls
  • 8. Vary or change your routine.
  • When your workout routine starts to get stale, add variety
  • try adding another activity for change
  • helps prevent boredom.
  • 9. Get the support of others.
  • Exercise with your family, spouse, friend or neighbor
  • 10. Do not worry if you miss a session or two, but keep going
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Good for answering question 9 
Justin D

Too Much Exercise is Toxic To The Body | Fitness Contrarian - 0 views

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fitness exercises healthy body

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  • Justin D on 09 Jan 12
     
    The goal of any well thought-out fitness program should be to create the exercise response you want in the least amount of time, while keeping hard work to a minimum. The whole idea is to be very efficient in how you train. You can be just as fit and have as high of a Vo2max. (Vo2max is a great indicator of how aerobically fit you are) as genetically possible by just doing a few short hard sprints a few times per week. Same goes for putting on muscle. All you really need is one hard work set per exercise to put on all the muscle your genetics will allow. The whole idea of eating a bunch of empty calories every day and then having to workout long and hard to keep your weight under control is just not worth the risk to your body. It's much smarter to control your weight with a healthy all natural diet and keep the hard workouts short and to a minimum.
Ali C

Healthy Weight: Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight | DNPAO | CDC - 0 views

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weight cdc healthy lifestyle

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  • healthy lifestyle involves many choices.
  • Emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products
  • low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium), and added sugars
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  • Fresh fruits
  • Fresh vegetables
  • If "healthy eating" makes you think about the foods you can't have, try refocusing on all the new foods you can eat—
  • Calcium-rich foods
  • A new twist on an old favorite
  • Some general tips for comfort foods:
  • Consume them less often.
  • Eat smaller amounts.
  • a lower-calorie version.
  • Making the same healthy eating choices over time can lead to better eating habits.
  • thinking more positively
  • focusing on what you can have
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 02 Dec 11
       
      This website is great for the fact that it is a gov website and it really emphasises the main categories of healthy eating and also how to make it worth while.
    • Ali C
      Ali C on 04 Dec 11
       
      This website helped answer my first 2 questions about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and how to keep your diet healthy and how to keep your calories in check. The types of foods you should intake and how they affect our body.
  • Joti P on 02 Dec 11
     
    Provides a good description for my first question.
Joti P

Why Exercise Is Wise - 0 views

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Exercise Life

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  • Exerc
  • Highlight
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  • Exercise benefits every part of the body, including the mind.
  • help a person to feel more peaceful and happy
  • exercise is one of the most important parts of keeping your body at a healthy weight
  • Exercise helps people lose weight and lower the risk of some diseases.
  • These diseases, which used to be found mostly in adults, are becoming more common in teens.
  • Exercise can help a person age well.
  • Studies have found that weight-bearing exercise, like jumping, running or brisk walking, can help girls (and guys!) keep their bones strong.
  • three components to a well-balanced exercise routine are: aerobic exercise, strength training, and flexibility training.
  • Joti P on 03 Dec 11
     
    I really enjoy this site becuase i gives me information about my quesions and it really relates to people of my age.  This portion helped me answer question 10.
Wasif H

How To Build Lean Body Mass | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

www.livestrong.com/...57-how-to-build-lean-body-mass

body mass lean fitness weight healthy strong

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  • If you were to wrap your hand around your upper arm and squeeze, you would feel various types of tissue. The soft, spongy material is fat mass, and everything else is considered lean body mass. This includes skin, bone, muscle, fluids and connective tissue. Out of all these types of tissue, fat and muscle are the only ones you have control over.
  • Feed your body healthy foods. Avoid foods that are deep fried, cooked in butter, smothered with gravy, doused with creamy sauces and coated with sugar. They are empty-calorie foods that offer you no nutritional value. Eat foods instead that are beneficial to muscle building such as eggs, cottage cheese, lean beef, chicken breasts, fish, beans, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and oils.
  • Drink water to hydrate your muscles and keep your calories under control. Avoid beverages high in calories and caffeine, such as energy drinks, lattes, soda, sweet teas, slushies and alcohol. The Institute of Medicine recommends that women get approximately 2.7 liters of water a day and men get approximately 3.7 liters a day. This comes out to about 90 oz. and 120 oz., respectively.
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  • Eat more often to keep your metabolism elevated and to constantly supply your muscles with nutrients. Have a meal as soon as you get up and do not go more than three hours without eating for the rest of the day. Combine protein and complex carbs in every meal. Turkey tenderloins with a baked yam and steamed cauliflower is a meal example.
  • Perform cardiovascular exercise to lose weight. Do any type of cardio that you enjoy, such as jogging, brisk walking, cycling, swimming, elliptical training, rowing or stair climbing. The American College of sports Medicine recommends 60 to 90 minutes of cardio for weight loss.
  • Lift weights to build muscle mass. Spend most of your workout time doing compound exercises. These involve more than one muscle and joint working at once. The end result is faster gains in size and strength. Perform exercises such as bench presses, military presses, back rows, squats and dead lifts. Aim for 8 to 12 reps and three or four sets of your exercises and work out three days a week, alternating with cardio days.
  • Utilize a maximal amount of weight with your exercises. This will ensure that you fully tax your muscles and gain a maximum amount of size. Have a spotter on hand whenever possible to assist you.
Ali C

Healthy Diet To Tone & Strengthen Abs | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

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abs tone strong foods

shared by Ali C on 04 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Oatmeal can help you stave off your hunger and take inches off of your waist. Cravings are caused by a drop in blood sugar. Oatmeal is high in fiber, which will keep you fuller longer and stave off any snack attacks or sugar cravings. Fiber also allows you digestive system to work better, ridding you of any bloating or constipation and leaving you with a firmer midsection.
  • Eggs are full of vitamins and nutrients that burn fat and build muscle. Eggs contain vitamins A, D, E and B12, which the body uses to metabolize fat. They are also a great source of protein, which the body uses to build muscle. A study at Louisiana State University found that those who ate eggs for breakfast daily lost more weight than those who ate bagels, the Quick & Simple website notes.
  • You need fat to lose weight, believe it or not. Monounsaturated fats are a good thing, and you can find them in cooking oils such as olive oil and canola oil. Good fats also help lower your cholesterol and lessen food cravings. Olive oil has also been shown to help prevent Alzheimer's disease, and to help deliver nutrients to the brain. Other foods high in monounsaturated fats include olives, avocados and almonds.
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  • Nuts will help you get the abs you want by keeping you fuller longer. A study at Purdue University showed those who ate nuts felt fuller for longer periods than those who ate rice cakes, Quick & Simple reports. Don't overindulge with nuts, though, because they are high in calories and fat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also instructs you to avoid salted nuts, because they exceed the agency's recommendations for daily sodium intake.
    • Ali C
      Ali C on 04 Dec 11
       
      Good site, because I wanted to know what you should do to have healthy abs and toned abs. It gave me a list of things to eat and their effects.
Ali C

Cardio 101 - Duration - 0 views

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cardio duration workout personal

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  • Split your workouts into smaller workouts throughout the day.
  • Make the time. People who workout don't have more time than people who don't. They've just practiced making exercise a priority. Scheduling your workouts and treating them like any other appointment you wouldn't miss may help you stick to your program.
  • Do all those things you know you should be doing: take the stairs, walk more, stop driving around looking for that front row parking space, etc.
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  • Take a few minutes here and there for some stair-climbing or speed walking.
  • Pay someone to make you exercise. Finding a good personal trainer can make a difference when it comes to motivation and reaching your goals.
  • Do something...anything. If you think 5 minutes isn't enough time to workout, you couldn't be more wrong. Whether it's 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 60 minutes, every single minute counts.
  • Keep in mind that doing too much cardio is a no-no as well and can actually backfire. There is a point of diminishing returns, so keep it reasonable (3-6 days a week, depending on your fitness level), vary your intensityf and don't forget to take rest days when needed.
    • Ali C
      Ali C on 04 Dec 11
       
      A good site to learn about cardio, and actually taught me that too much cardio isnt good either.
Paul McCarlie

How to Exercise Early in the Morning | eHow.com - 0 views

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how to exercise morning ehow com

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  • Choose an alarm clock with a pleasant wake-up call.
  • Lay out your workout clothes,
  • before you go to bed each night.
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  • Wake up at the same time every day (and ban the snooze button)
  • Don't leave enough time to dilly-dally
  • Experiment with your pre-workout food. Figure out how little you can eat and still fit in a solid workout.
  • Find a friend or group to keep you accountable and motivated.
  • Explore different activities, then alternate your workouts to keep things fresh, but consistent.
  • Create an exercise plan or fitness goal so that you know what you're working toward.
Paul McCarlie

Exercise at Work - How to exercise and stay fit at work - 0 views

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exercise how to fit

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  • tricks
  • Taking the stairs when you can, parking further away from the door and walking around the office when you can are good places to start.
  • Sit on an exercise ball instead of a chair.
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  • Set an alarm to go off every hour to remind you to stand up and move around.
  • Use the restroom on another floor and take the stairs
  • Use a pedometer and keep track of how many steps you take. Aim for 6,000 to 10,000 steps a day.
  • Leave something important in your car (your lunch, your briefcase, etc.) so you have to run out to get it (and take the stairs)
  • Deliver documents or messages to co-workers in person rather than by email Go to the mall for lunch and park on the opposite end of the food court.
  • Get a headset for your phone so you can move around while you talk
  • If you have your own office, consider keeping a resistance band, ankle weights and even a couple of sets of dumbbells in your desk drawer. You can squeeze in some quick upper body exercises while you're on the phone.
  • Your boss may not have considered how much more productive his or her employees would be with a little exercise. If you can, encourage your boss to: Work with local gyms to provide membership discounts for employees Work with local personal trainers to provide monthly seminars or free body fat testing for employees. Some trainers will even do this for free Set up daily or weekly walks during lunch or after work Give you extra breaks during the day to take quick walks Be active. If the boss exercise, employees will take their own health more seriously
    • Paul McCarlie
      Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
       
      Hopefully I won't have a desk job
  • Paul McCarlie on 10 Jan 12
     
    how to exercise at work
Joti P

Teen Meal Plans | LIVESTRONG.COM - 0 views

www.livestrong.com/...286231-teen-meal-plans

teen meal plans healthy

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  • Keeping meal choices minimal of saturated fats, sugars and added salts are also healthy choices.
  • Finding balance in what you plan for your teen to eat is important, according to the Weight-Control Information Network.
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  • Breakfast is an important meal for everyone, especially teens.
  • keep their brain sharp and focused through lunch time.
  • scrambled egg on a whole wheat bagel for the next day.
  • items such as oatmeal, skim milk and fruit for one day
  • lunch option may be a lean ham and low-fat cheese Panini, half a cup of grapes and a yogurt.
  • Dinner could be a vegetarian lasagna, garlic bread and Italian salad
  • Consideration
  • Avoid having a lot of pre-made or processed snacks and foods in the cupboards.
  • make meals in advance such as casseroles, trail mix, granola and snacks that are free from preservatives and excess sugars and salt.
  • Benefits
  • Utilize leftovers whenever possible to turn into other meals.
  • Young Women's Health suggests that a teen should always have balance in her diet including eating nutrient rich food at regular times and staying away from high fat and fast food meals.
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      Going to try to make a goal of eating healthier snacks and not processed garbage. 
    • Joti P
      Joti P on 06 Jan 12
       
      Processed snacks and food contain a high amount of unhealthy substances that can decrease your level of overall health. 
  • Joti P on 06 Jan 12
     
    Good meal planing techniques for insight on my 3rd question. 
Aninder S

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Healthy Indian Food

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  • Masala is a blend of Indian spices that adds great flavor to a dish. It’s wonderful on its own but, do pay attention as some restaurants will a lot of oil to keep flavors intense OR add cream to their sauce.
  • Makhani is a traditional meat and/or vegetable dish cooked in a tomato sauce with ghee (clarified butter) or cream. Although rich in flavor, this may not be the most waist-friendly dish
  • -Malai is a cream that is used in many Indian dishes (often sweet dishes). So, yes, this also is most likely a heavier dish.
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  • Clay ovens are a large part of Indian cooking. Meat, fish, or chicken are usually marinated, spiced, and cooked to perfection. Usually, it is considered a full-flavored, lower-calorie dish
  • Naan, a favorite of many is offered in array of different flavors (even whole wheat!). One piece will make a small dent (average is around 200 calories)
  • If you have had curry sauce, you know that it is typically well-seasoned AND well-spiced. Additionally, it can also be flavored with ghee making it a heavy dish
  • Coconut milk can add a great deal of flavor and is certainly healthier than a heavy cream. However, its high fat content can make one meal the equivalent of two
  • BUT, like anything, too much of a good thing loses its value. A serving of rice is ½ cup (105 calories). The average served at a restaurant – 1 cup (210 calories)
  • Most Indian desserts are cream or milk-based. This keeps calories and fat high, unfortunately
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
       
      This article is a better version of the previous one, as it describes that alterations that can be made to indian food and how we can still eat the food we love, but just with fewer calories. This doesn't only apply to indian food, but to all food in general. Making the healthier choice will be better in the long run!
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