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Drinking Beetroot Juice May Improve Stamina
A very small study in the UK suggests that drinking beetroot juice before exercising could improve your stamina.
The research was led by the University of Exeter, and involved eight men, aged 19 – 38.
The men performed a series of cycling tests on exercise bikes, after six consecutive days of drinking:
- 500mls a day of organic beetroot juice
- 500mls a day of a placebo, blackcurrant cordial
After drinking beetroot juice, the group were able to cycle for an average of 11 minutes, 25 seconds — 92 seconds longer than when using the placebo.
Exercise To Lose Weight – No Gym Membership Required!
When people think of how to exercise to lose weight, they often assume that they will have to buy a gym membership and workout for hours every day. Not true! Not only is it not essential, the image of pumping iron in the gym for hour after hour is a complete red herring, and here’s why…
The basic facts of losing weight are that if you consume less calories, and/or burn more calories, you will lose weight. It really is that simple. So you have a choice. You can either focus on your diet and keep your exercise levels exactly what they are, or exercise a lot more but eat the same (be sure not to eat more!), or try to combine both in some way.
The best type of exercise for weight loss is aerobic exercise. Thi
Debunking Time Magazine’s “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin”
TIME Magazine dropped a bomb shell article last week called, “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin”. This piece has ignited discussions and debates in blogospheres, talk shows and water coolers alike. I’m hoping to accomplish 2 goals with this entry:
- Briefly explain why this fluff piece belongs in a magazine that features Jon and Kate (whoever they are), Octomom, and the stars from that literary-turned-box-office disaster, “Twilight.”
- Set the record straight about exercise and fat loss once and for all (for now, anyway).
In my mind there are a handful of crucial pitfalls the media tend to fall victim to when reporting on matters of health/fitness/nutrition:
- The use of anecdotal evidence to support claims.
- The haphazard use of blanket statements and universal qualifiers.
3 Ways To Sort The Best Diets From The Worst
It seems there are an endless number of weight loss programs to choose from and it can be hard to pick out the best diets. You do not want to waste time and perhaps money on something that will not work for you. Here are 3 pointers you can use to make sure you are choosing from the best diets when you set out to lose weight.
1. Is It Sustainable?
The first way to know if a diet is any good is to see if allows all types of food groups. Remember the saying ‘everything in moderation’, because a good diet will allow you to eat anything. Yes, that includes burgers and chocolate, it just has to be in moderation with the content evaluated as part of the total plan. Any