We all know about counting the calories when it comes to losing weight but it is a common misconception that just avoiding foods with a high calorie count and cutting back on quantity is the answer to losing weight.
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Weight Issues
Research has shown possible links between quality sleep and keeping slim and fit.
Lack of sufficient and regular sleep can affect the balance between the two hormones leading to a desire to eat. Levels of ‘leptin’ fall while ‘ghrelin’ levels rise so that the less you sleep the more likely you are to overeat and gain unnecessary weight.
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Those wedges of fatty tissue that collect at the sides of the waist above the hips are popularly known as ‘love handles’ and with a little imagination it is easy to see the reason.
The problem is that love handles are not an attractive feature on either women or men and, of course, perform no useful [...]
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If you want to look good, a great six pack and pectorals will grab attention on the beach, or in the gym.
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Have you ever thought it would be nicer to go through your exercise regime in the ‘all together’ and be more liberated?
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How many times in your life have you put your hand up to the opposite shoulder and rubbed it in an effort to relieve the aching?
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There are three basic body types and most of us tend to fit one type or another – ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph
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Apparently when you eat carbohydrates they create insulin, which then produces, fat. So, a diet of both fatty foods and carbohydrates produces an extra lot of fat that the body has to burn away or the pounds pile on.
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How does drinking plenty of water every day help with weight loss and also help you to say leaner?
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Also known as ‘weight cycling’, yo yo dieting is a controversial subject with proponents in both “it does you harm” and the “causes no problems” camps
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