04th December 2009
A healthy heart is not too difficult to achieve You just need to exercise every day and improve your diet. The heart is a muscular organ and, like any muscle, without exercise it becomes less efficient. Gentle exercise will increase your heart rate and ma...
30th October 2009
You may have been eating a healthy diet and working at a walking for weight loss program, or some other kind of exercise. You have lost some weight and are feeling a lot fitter but still have fat around your middle. This is a common problem and is not alw...
02nd October 2009
Are you are over sixty and do you feel as fit as you did ten years ago? Maybe not, but assuming you have no health problems you could easily get back to your old fitness level. If you have stopped taking exercise and are eating high sugar, high calorie ...
22nd September 2009
As we get older we need to consider ways of decreasing disease brought about by lifestyle choices.
Breast cancer is a devastating illness for a woman and her family. Any possible way of avoiding it should be examined. The risk of breast cancer incr...
09th July 2009
The Mediterranean diet will always be one of the best ways to lose weight and to achieve lifetime fitness. Experts have now analysed the ingredients and found that drinking a glass of wine a day and large amounts of fruit and fresh vegetables, while ke...
17th June 2009
What do we need for an active old age? Luck to begin with, it helps to have had parents who were fit and lived long. But we must use our luck when we have it. There is a 100 year old who plays tennis for two hours, has a nap and then goes to the fitnes...
11th June 2009
There you are, having a nice long walk in the sun when you get a headache, feel dizzy, maybe have nausea and generally feel terrible. It’s time to stop, rest, drink water and wish you hadn’t gone for a walk in the first place. It is not impossible t...
05th June 2009
If you want an outdoor activity which combines the pleasures of walking for weight loss with easy full body exercise Nordic walking is the way to go.
Created in Finland as a way for cross country skiers to train in summer Nordic walking ,which can b...
11th May 2009
Can you lose weight as part of a fitness exercise program just by eating more fruit? Yes, you can. There are a number of remarkable fruits which can increase your vitamin C level and help you lose weight as well. Here are four of the best:
Grapefruit.
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05th May 2009
People who want successful weight loss often think about reducing the amount of food they eat. This may be good but is not necessarily the best thing to do for safe weight loss. In fact, depending on the amount you reduce your food intake, it may eve...
21st April 2009
As we get older we can feel isolated and alone. Everybody has the ‘blues’ sometimes, but depression is a different thing. You can find difficulty in sleeping, or doing your job, you can feel anxious or maybe can’t concentrate. Anyone with these sy...
16th April 2009
As we get older we can feel isolated and alone. Everybody has the ‘blues’ sometimes, but depression is a different thing. You can find difficulty in sleeping, or doing your job, you can feel anxious or maybe can’t concentrate. Anyone with these ...
11th March 2009
Walking is, by its nature, a safe activity. For most of us, the only dangers are motorists, big dogs and drunks on a Saturday night. But if you walk in the country you need to be aware that there are dangers out there. In this article I shall deal wi...
16th February 2009
Walking is the easiest and best way of keeping fit. Fitness enthusiasts will want more, and the gym is a great way to work out But for the rest of us walking can make a real difference to our fitness and way of life. Do it right and you can lose up to fi...
16th February 2009
Walking is the easiest and best way of keeping fit. Fitness enthusiasts will want more, and the gym is a great way to work out But for the rest of us walking can make a real difference to our fitness and way of life. Do it right and you can lose up to fi...
