The strong muscles of your legs help you walk, run, jump, skip, dance and hop your way through life every day. Finding the best leg exercises to shape and tone the legs can be a challenge. Maintaining your leg shape can be just as difficult. Variety is the key to…
By the time you get home from a hard day of work, the last thing you want to do is exercise. So why not start your day off with an energy-boosting workout? For some people, waking up and working out does not a good match make. But experts say that…
So you’re ready to embark on a weight-loss journey. You want something fairly easy and painless – who doesn’t? But when you decide to lose weight, it’s important to examine diet plans to see if they fall into the “fad diet” category. The bottom line is if a diet isn’t…
Potassium is an important mineral whose importance is often overlooked. However, it plays a huge role in optimal functioning of the heart, metabolism, muscles and the nervous system. Potassium also plays a role in maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in body cells. Getting too little potassium is rare when one…
It’s common knowledge that high cholesterol is a major health hazard. But how many people take into consideration good cholesterol? Good cholesterol, known as HDL, helps fight against heart disease. According to research, HDL cholesterol is made up of protein, lipids and cholesterol. The HDL drives out the LDL, also…
Although Omega-3 fatty acids are the more healthy of the two, the average person’s diet holds more Omega-6 acids. It’s important that there is a balance of both EFA’s to achieve optimum health. When an equal ratio of the Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids is not present in the body,…
A lot of people actually pay a good deal of money just to make themselves look more attractive and feel better about themselves, but what they don’t know is that they can actually achieve this easily by keeping fit and staying healthy. Having lustrous and shiny, full hair is not…
Even if an individual is not a diabetic, blood sugar imbalances can cause havoc on a life. The 30-Day Solution provides a well-rounded approach to eating in a healthy manner, stress reduction and fitness. The meal plan calls for whole grains and five to nine servings of fruit and vegetables…
There’s no denying the benefits of oranges. They have been touted as a superfood and with good reason. Oranges are loaded with herperidin, which has been shown to lower blood pressure as well as cholesterol. Oranges also have strong anti-inflammatory properties proven to ward off disease and fat. Oranges have…
To drop more than 200 pounds, Fogle ate the same thing every day: no breakfast, 6″ turkey sub and a bag of baked chips for lunch and a 12″ veggie sub for dinner, topped with nothing but extra vegetables. Plus unlimited diet soda throughout the day. Jared’s calorie intake was…