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It only takes a few key habits to raise your metabolism. There is no magic pill required. You don’t have to put heavy spices on all of your foods or run in circles all day long, either. This article shares ten strategies to keep that metabolism elevated.
The technical definition of metabolism is the sum of […]

Today’s society is about speed. We no longer have to wait for the oven to warm our food because we have microwaves ready to do the work in less time. Breaking news events don’t travel by telegraph across the great oceans; they are transmitted instantly with live video over the Internet or bounced from the […]

Do calories matter or do you simply need to eat certain foods and that will guarantee you’ll lose weight? Should you count calories or can you just count “portions?” Is it necessary to keep a food diary? Is it unrealistic to count calories for the rest of your life or is that just part of […]

With regard to aerobics, while 3 times per week is the minimum, it can be done every day. A short, intense 25-35 minutes will fill the bill. This is due to the recovery ability of the body, which is much greater from this kind of stress, compared to the stress of weight training. The reason […]

Years ago the idea of circuit training was the new fad at the local Bally’s and other fitness clubs. The idea behind circuit training was that the trainee would move from machine to machine and perform one set at each station.
This would result in doing exercises for every body part within the circuit. The circuit […]

1. Do some resistive weight training 3 to 4 times a week using short rest periods between sets of 30 to 60 seconds. Work out no longer than 1 hour to keep your anabolic (muscle-building) hormones high and catabolic (muscle-wasting) hormones low. Over-training is a quick way to lose muscle along with fat. Maintaining muscle […]

Straight Answers To The Top 20 Questions About Cortisol — The “Stress Hormone”
It seems that every time science uncovers some type of association between body fat and anything, opportunistic entrepreneurs are waiting in the shadows to create a product and a marketing campaign around it. They ride the wave into the multi millions, until the […]