Weight management often depends on calculating metabolic rates, understanding fat biochemistry, and tailoring exercise programming for either muscle acquisition or structured fat reduction.
To be in basketball shape, you must have excellent aerobic and anaerobic endurance. Aerobic endurance allows you to perform physical activity over a long period, while anaerobic endurance allows you to perform high-intensity activities over a short period, such as a sprint.
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Getting too much of certain vitamins can cause adverse and even dangerous side effects. Because of this, the Institute of Medicine establishes something known as a tolerable upper intake level for many vitamins. This is the highest amount you can take without risking side effects in most cases.
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The Mayo Clinic's R.M. Wilder, M.D., developed the ketogenic diet in the 1920s as a cure for epileptic seizures in children.
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Water fasting can help individuals burn fat. Fasting starts when carbohydrates stored in the body are utilized for energy. These carbohydrates are housed in the body’s fat stores. When glucose is lacking, the liver starts converting glycogen stores into glucose.
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No matter how committed you are to your weight loss plan, sometimes life just gets in the way and you are forced to skip a workout. It's easy to picture all of your hard work going down the drain while you're sick in bed or working late.
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Resorting to cheap dollar-menu fast food and large bags of sale-priced chips might be tempting when you're trying to gain weight on a budget. After all, these are a cheap source of calories -- and a surplus of calories leads to weight gain.
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The average weight for men of different heights varies by country, and the average isn't necessarily a healthy weight. Two men of the same weight and height may also look very different, depending on how much of their weight comes from muscle versus from fat.
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While no one single nutrient will completely make or break your weight-gain progress, getting enough protein in your diet is key for maximizing weight gain. On top of needing extra calories to add pounds, you'll also need more protein than the average sedentary person, especially if you're trying to gain muscle.
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When excess fat settles under your chin, it can affect your appearance. Maybe you've been inactive and eating unhealthy, causing you to gain weight. Unless cosmetic surgery is an option, spot reduction doesn't work. The only way to reduce that jiggle under your chin is by losing weight from your entire body.
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If you’re on a diet, you may be tempted to steer clear of almonds because they’re so high in calories.
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Spirulina is a single-cell, microscopic blue-green algae that is one of the earliest forms of life on the planet, according to the Spirulina World website. Spirulina is considered a "superfood" due to its vast array of nutrients, including protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins B, C, E and chlorophyll.
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The concept of three square meals a day is not always conducive to successful weight loss. Eating between six and eight smaller meals may actually help you lose weight and keep it off.
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Loss of appetite is when you do not feel like you are hungry or you do not want to eat. You may not be physically able to eat if your stomach is upset and won't allow you to eat. Disease and illnesses can cause loss of appetite as well as medications that you take.
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In his book "The Belly Fat Cure," author Jorge Cruise offers tips, advice and menu suggestions and has just one hard rule, referred to as "the one critical key." The book claims that by following Cruise's Carb Swap System, you can lose 4 to 9 pounds a week without diet or exercise.
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Oatmeal is a healthy addition to a nutritious, well-balanced diet plan that consists of complex carbs, lean proteins and healthy fats. As part of a low-calorie diet, oatmeal may assist in weight-loss efforts in addition to maintaining a healthy digestive system.
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When you can't determine the height of a patient, upper arm circumference can help calculate his body mass index. Body mass index, or BMI, gives a caregiver an estimation of a patient's body fat level.
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You've probably gulped down a meal or two when you've had more obligations than time. The occasional rushed meal won't cause many problems, aside from a stomachache now and then.
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Many medical providers use body mass index, or BMI, to assess your weight and health risk. BMI is a calculation of a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters. A BMI below 18.5 is considered underweight, 18.5 to 24.9 is normal, 25 to 29.9 is overweight and 30 or above is obese.
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Although weight loss is complex, its most basic tenet is that you’ll need to burn more calories than you consume in order to shed pounds. In addition to increasing your strength, flexibility and balance, yoga can help with weight loss because the physical activity involved burning calories.
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As a weight-loss snack, apples not only provide a low-calorie, low-fat addition to your diet, they are also a nutritious way to satisfy your sweet tooth. There are more than 2,000 varieties of apples grown in the U.S.
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