Weight management often depends on calculating metabolic rates, understanding fat biochemistry, and tailoring exercise programming for either muscle acquisition or structured fat reduction.
After a tough week at the gym, you can feel confident when you step on the scale. You've been working out regularly -- running, biking, swimming and lifting weights. Your clothes are already fitting a bit more loosely and you look better in your jeans.
Read more →
Although itโs possible to lose 4 pounds per week by severely restricting your calorie intake, boosting exercise or combining these two methods for rapid weight loss, medical supervision is a must if you attempt to lose more than 2 pounds weekly.
Read more →
A raw food diet is based upon uncooked, unprocessed plant-derived foods. Staples of the diet include organic fruits and vegetables, sprouts, unprocessed grains, nuts, beans and seaweed. In some cases mildly heated foods, such as warm vegetable soup, are permitted.
Read more →
When you go for a checkup, your doctor may measure your height and weight to determine your BMI -- or body mass index. This gives him an idea of your body's level of fatness and whether you're at a healthy size.
Read more →
The Atkins Diet, or any other high-protein, low-carb diet, severely limits the amount of starchy foods you eat daily. Many foods contain carbohydrates, but you'll find high amounts of them in bread, pasta, sugar, many snacks, potatoes and fruits.
Read more →
Lounging in front of the TV while snacking on chips and soda isn't going to reduce your weight. Although working up a sweat and changing your eating habits might sound like torture to your predominantly sedentary self, they can help you lose weight.
Read more →
The more lean body mass you have, the higher your metabolism is likely to be. Having a healthy percentage of lean body mass may make you less likely to become sick or to develop health problems such as heart disease or diabetes.
Read more →
Medical professionals prescribe phentermine, an appetite-suppressant medication that’s chemically similar to amphetamine, for short-term weight-loss programs.
Read more →
Pulled pork differs in flavor depending on regional recipes, but the basic concept is universal โ seasoned, smoked or slow-cooked pork that is pulled from the bone or from a boneless roast and shredded. Cooking pulled pork involves enough work that making more than you need for one meal makes sense.
Read more →
Many people with gastric bypass surgery claim that the gas not only builds up, but that it slips out of the body without control. This type of reaction may be embarrassing but it is a lot better than pain that distention can cause from built up gas. Gastric bypass surgery does two things.
Read more →
Circuit training provides the benefits of cardiovascular training and strength training, burning more calories per hour than traditional weightlifting.
Read more →
Yes, your ribcage can become smaller when you lose weight. This occurs due to losing subcutaneous fat, the layer of fat directly below the skin. Weight gain results from consuming more calories than you use in activity. The body stores excess calories in fat deposits and this affects your circumference at the ribcage.
Read more →
Running counts as a vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise. This means it takes a smaller investment of time to improve your health and burn significantly more calories than low or moderate-intensity exercise. At a speed of 5 mph, you would need to run 48 minutes a week to cover four miles.
Read more →
Losing extra pounds is important to decreasing risk for disease, such as cancer, gallbladder disease and coronary heart disease, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If you need to lose weight quickly and canโt exercise, itโs possible with healthy lifestyle changes.
Read more →
Adolescent obesity poses a public health risk and, as of 2012, more than 20 percent of teenagers were obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, some teenage girls may suffer from body image problems and believe they are overweight, even if they're not.
Read more →
Approximately one-third of Americans are obese, according to the "Journal of the American Medical Association." Many variables likely have contributed to the rise of obesity in the United States, including the availability of fast foods, a lack of exercise and even food additives.
Read more →
When you are trying to reduce fat from the body, which foods to eat and which to avoid are a common concern. There are some foods that can be eaten which, when combined with regular exercise, will increase the rate at which fat is eliminated from the body.
Read more →
Your body naturally produces the hormone melatonin and uses it to regulate the sleep-wake cycle. Melatonin supplements are used for a wide range of problems including insomnia, migraine and fibromyalgia. With an estimated 35 percent of the U.S.
Read more →
When you gain weight, it usually creeps on slowly over several weeks or months -- not all at once in one day. Weight gain occurs when you consume more calories than you burn. A 3,500-calorie surplus -- 3,500 calories in addition to those you use every day -- will make you gain about 1 pound.
Read more →
A 1,000-calorie diet is a low-calorie diet typically used for women to promote weight loss. However, this diet falls below the minimum recommended calorie intake requirements for good health and may not be an adequate source of nutrients, which may lead to deficiencies.
Read more →