Fitness Tips For Life

B Complex Vitamins

billyboy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:16:24 +0000

The vitamin B-complex refers to all of the known essential water-soluble vitamins except for vitamin C. These include thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin (vitamin B3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pyridoxine (vitamin B6), biotin, folic acid and the cobalamins (vitamin B12). Where do B Vitamins Come from? “Vitamin B” was once thought to be a single [...]

Five Step Plan to Perfect Health

billyboy — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:27:23 +0000

Almost everybody in the world wishes for greater health, vitality, and stamina. The problem is that very few people are willing to take the simple steps necessary to make this goal a reality. I want to let you know about five powerful methods for achieving the ultimate in health and vitality some of which are [...]

What Are Fat Burning Foods

Bill Nad — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:40:41 +0000

There are several types of diets and supplements available which promise you the moon. If you have used any of these products, I am sure you have experienced their true nature. Fad diets restrict your calorie intake to such an awfully low level that eating is not much different than staying hungry. There are some other [...]

10 Thanksgiving Eating Tips

billyboy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:50:11 +0000

Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite eating days of the year. Thanksgiving dinner is now only a couple of days away in the US and the Turkeys and Hams have already been bought and are waiting to be eaten. This thanksgiving maybe you can be more careful about your eating and well being and I [...]

How to increase your metabolic rate

Bill Nad — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:45:53 +0000

It is well known that in order to lose fat, you must make every effort to enhance your metabolic rate. However, if you follow wrong diets and workout routines in order to lose weight, you will lose more lean muscles than fat. With the three easy weight loss tips that I will tell you about in [...]

Facts on Fiber

billyboy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:42:36 +0000

Fiber is one of those things that we are told to eat mroe of yet there should be some confusion. Not all fiber is alike. Most Americans know that foods high in fiber are full of nutrients because they are less processed. There are two kinds of dietary fiber and you need both. Insoluble fiber (the type [...]

Most Cancers are Preventable

Bill Nad — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:33:04 +0000

A new study seems to give us one of those “I knew that” kind of feelings. As bad as cancer is to those affected, often they are preventable. A new study out today shows that things like smoking, bad diet, lack of exercise, dangerous environment can all lead to cancers that are preventable About 80 percent [...]

How to succeed in your fitness goals

Bill Nad — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:54:49 +0000

This subject is something that I have thought about writing about for a while now as it gets to our core beliefs of whether we can really do it, with it being our goals or not. I always wonder how I can stop people from failing, heck even stop myself from failing. What do we need [...]

Kids need more Vitamin D

Bill Nad — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:53:55 +0000

Children from newborns to teens need double the previously recommended amount of vitamin D, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). New research points to growing evidence that the nutrient once called “sunshine vitamin” is needed in increased amounts to prevent serious diseases, in addition to strengthening bones. The new recommendation of 400 units daily [...]

Sleep is critical for exercise benefits

Bill Nad — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:49:59 +0000

Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman’s overall risk of cancer – but only if she gets a good night’s sleep. Otherwise, lack [...]

Rapid Increase in Diabetes Rates

Bill Nad — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:11:52 +0000

The diabetes rates in the US seem to have doubled in just the last 10 years with almost 1 in 10 people nationwide having diabetes. The incidence of newly diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. nearly doubled in the last 10 years, with the south especially hard hit, according to the CDC. The age-adjusted annual incidence of diabetes [...]

How to choose trainers and gyms

Bill Nad — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:36:14 +0000

A while back I wrote some articles about how to decide on a fitness club. The articles were about joining a gym, gym staff, how far to the gym and how to tour a gym. I have to think that it would have been a good idea to decide what is important in picking a [...]

How dangerous is The Biggest Loser?

Bill Nad — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:06:09 +0000

I just caught an article in a Hartford newspaper that talks about how dangerous the Biggest Loser TV show is for people that are morbidly obese or at lease sedentary with no fitness level because it would encourage them to exercise hard. The article made me mad because discouraging exercise is in itself irresponsible.. Who’s The [...]

Periodic Mono Diet

Bill Nad — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:52:47 +0000

JoLynn at the Fit Shack pointed me to an article that she wrote just over a year ago about a Periodic Mono Diet. The idea of the diet is different than you might think of as a diet. This diet is not designed to help you lose weight, although you might, the idea is that you [...]

Google Flu Trends

Bill Nad — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:32:12 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I got my annual Flu Shot. I know that some people do not bother with a flu shot because let’s face it no one wants to get a shot and every year people still get the flu even when they get a shot. Well let me tell you, the flu shot [...]

Flu shots reduce blood clot risk

Bill Nad — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:45:30 +0000

I got my flu shot last week and I know that many people are nervous about getting a flu shot, let’s face it no one wants to get a shot just because it “might” help them stay healthy, but it really is important. Studies show that even though a lot of press is made about the [...]

Barack Obama Fitness

Bill Nad — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:10 +0000

I was at the supermarket yesterday and while looking at the magazines I saw that Barack Obama was on the cover of one of the fitness magazines, I almost bought it to see why he would be on the cover but didn’t. I am still thinking about it today so I guess maybe I should [...]

Foods to Gain Muscle

Bill Nad — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:55:50 +0000

What are the foods to gain muscle? I wrote a few posts last week that were about how to gain muacle and how to do weight workouts to gain muscle. One of the things that I kind of glossed over were the foods that you need to eat to gain muscle. Lots of this may [...]

Great Fitness Post November 10

Bill Nad — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:42:13 +0000

I have a new batch of posts that I have run across that I wanted to let you know about. These are about all sorts of things but are all a really great read if you want to do more to keep yourself healthy. 12 Winter Depression Busters We are entering Winter. If winter is not ourside [...]

Gaining Muscle part three

billyboy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:20:58 +0000

In the first two parts of this gaining muscle series I talked about the things that you can do in the gym to jump start muscle growth, everything from types of sets and reps to the amount of time per workout. Now it is time to look at the factors outside the gym that can [...]