Exercise balls are one of the most innovative ways to exercise. These little balls will catch every one’s fancy due to their shape and very attractive colors. The real benefit of these balls, which were introduced by a group of Swiss medical therapists, is a substitute of support during exercise. Working out with the exercise balls will strengthen and tone ...

A high level of cholesterol has been linked with a variety of diseases. A high level of cholesterol in the body can be brought about by a number of things. On of them is by following a diet that is high in saturated fat and LDL or “bad” cholesterol which is the type of diet that most people seem to ...

James just had a blood test as part of the annual physical examination. This person exercised moderately and loved to eat but this was all about to change when the results came in. The results showed that the LDL commonly known as bad cholesterol was much higher than the good cholesterol. The doctor said if some changes are not done, ...

Would you like to be a fitness woman? Or are you a fitness woman but would like to be effective? Here are 7 great tips on how to become an effective fitness woman: 1. Get a program that will best suit you. Every fitness woman is different. You may have surgical history where a program may not be suited for ...

These days, it seems that you can’t open a newspaper without seeing an article about one medical study or other that warns about all of the potentially harmful consequences associated with being overweight. For example, overweight people have higher risks of heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and diabetes. If you ask me, those are some pretty compelling reasons to make a ...

Because of the countless diet products lining store shelves and being advertised on television, people forget that the most effective way to lose weight is simply to exercise and eat healthy. Natural diet products, however, can help a person get to their ideal weight and they include green tea and whey. Whey is a complex milk-based ingredient made up of ...

Nothing beats waking up in the morning with the thought of going to the gym to lift weights or jog on the treadmill. After a hard days work, the gym is one place you don’t even want to think about. Sometimes, even the thought of exercising at home with your own equipment can be less than desirable. Sometimes, just trying ...

Burning calories does not always have to include a trip to the gym to run on a treadmill for hours. There are many things you can do in your normal daily routine that can help you get into shape. Many people do not realize that they can burn a lot of calories throughout the day. To get an idea about ...

You do not need to have a gym membership to get into shape. So many people think that you are only going to get into shape if you get a gym membership and attend the gym every day. This may be true but you do not have to spend a lot of money in order to get into shape. There ...

Getting into your best physical shape is easy when you are young, but it becomes increasingly harder with age. This is due to hormonal changes, work and family obligations, overloaded schedules, poor diets and a general lack of physical activity. If you have decided that you need to make exercise a part of your life so that you can stay ...