Wednesday, 24 December 2008

A simple way to avoid holiday weight gain

Worried about gaining weight during the end-of-the-year holidays? Here's a short and simple guide to avoiding the dreaded "Christmas 10" that most people gain around this time...1. Choose a cheat day. Choose one day to eat and drink everything you want... but just one! The rest of the week stick to a strict diet. Cheat days are a good way to reward yourself, avoid feeling "left out" of the fun,

Tuesday, 23 December 2008

Home Chest Workout

You don't need heavy weights to build your chest/pectoral muscles. All you need is your bodyweight and maybe a pair of light dumbbells.Check this out...Tags: home workout, chest workout, chest exercise, pecs, pushups, bodyweight

Sunday, 21 December 2008

7 Simple Steps to Losing 20-30 Pounds Fast

Need to lose 20 to 30 pounds fast? As in, 6 weeks or less? Then follow these 7 simple and proven steps to fast, healthy fat loss success:1. Focus your mind and actions. Create a simple goal statement. Read it out loud at least twice a day. Focus your mind and your actions toward achieving that single goal as fast as possible. This step is vitally important... so don't skip it!2. Build momentum

Saturday, 20 December 2008

3 Fast Fat Loss Tips That Are Guaranteed to Work

Very few fat loss tips are 100% guaranteed to work. These ones are...1. Raise your resting metabolic rate. Your body is constantly burning calories for energy. There is one proven way to increase the rate at which it burns calories, even when it's at rest: increase your lean muscle tissue. Building and maintaing muscle is vitally important to losing body fat and keeping it off through a fast

Friday, 19 December 2008

Fast Full-Body Workout

Think you don't have enough time to workout? With just a light pair of dumbbells -- or even your own bodyweight -- and a very small amount of space you can get in a quick fat-burning, muscle-blasting workout just about anywhere.Don't believe me? Check this out:Do that circuit 3 times and you're good to do!Tags: fast workout, full body, fat burning, dumbbells

Thursday, 18 December 2008

The Best Way to Lose Belly Fat Fast

Looking for the best way to lose belly fat in a short amount of time? Here you go...Jumpstart Your MindCreate burning desire and powerful momentum by "jumpstarting your mind". The simplest way to do this is to create a powerful goal statement and read it out loud at least twice a day for the next month or so. This is a proven way to "program" your mind for success in just about any

Wednesday, 17 December 2008

How to Lose 30 Pounds Fast

Want to lose 30 lbs in a short amount of time? Maybe you have an important even coming up such as a wedding, reunion, party, or "beach" day. Maybe you just want to shed the extra fat and look and feel better. Whatever the case, when you find yourself wanting to lose 30 pounds but you don't have a lot of time to spare, use the tips below. They could easily help you lose 30 pounds within just a few

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

The 5 Simple Basics of Losing Fat and Getting Fit Fast

There is no great secret to losing weight and getting fit fast. Below you'll find the 5 simple and proven steps anyone can follow to create a fitter, healthier, sexier body in a relatively short amount of time...1. Eat a "paleo style" diet: meat, vegetables, raw fruits, nuts and seeds, beans and legumes, and a small amount of starches (e.g. grains, potatoes, rice, etc.).2. Avoid nearly all

Sunday, 14 December 2008

A 4 Minute Fat Loss Workout Using Tabata Training

Can you do a great fat-burning full-body workout in just 4 minutes? You can if you use Tabata training!Note: Although this may be the "world's fastest workout" it doesn't really include a warmup. To prevent injury I would add at least a 3-minute warmup session of jumping jacks, light jogging, or shadowboxing to get the blood flowing and raise core temperature.Tags: fastest workout, tabata, fat

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Clean and press your way to a fit, lean body

Few exercises do more for the entire body than the clean and press. This one exercise will dramatically increase your full-body strength and power, blowtorch the fat off of your body, strengthen and tone nearly every muscle in your body, burn tons of calories, and cause your body to produce those powerful steroid-like anabolic hormones that will boost your metabolism while building muscle at the

Tuesday, 9 December 2008

How to Lose 20 Pounds Very Fast

Want to lose 20 pounds very fast? Use the safe and healthy weight loss methods outlined below and you could easily lose 20-25 pounds within just a few weeks.1. Program your brain.Write out a goal statement and read it out loud at least twice a day. Spend at least 5-10 minutes a day visualizing yourself having lost 20 pounds. Feel the incredible sense of accomplishment and pleasure that comes from

Friday, 5 December 2008

Fitness Shortcut: Protein before bed

Want to build muscle quicker, lose weight faster, and sleep much better? Try drinking a protein shake before bed!Tags: protein shake, smoothie, whey, fast weight loss, protein, muscle, lose weight, fitness

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

A Quick and Easy 20-Minute Workout

Only have about 20 minutes to do a fat-burning workout? Give this one a try..5-Minute Warmup: Jumping jacks, light jogging, and/or light shadow boxing3-Minutes Jumping Rope2 Sets Hanging Leg Raises OR Crunches (10-15 reps per set, Approx. 1-2 minutes total)3-Minutes Jumping Rope3 Set of Burpees (5-7 reps per set, Approx. 2-4 minutes total)3-Minutes Jumping RopeThat's it! A fast, energizing, and

Burpees = Fast, Functional, and FREE Fitness

Want to lose tons of body fat, get super fit, develop lots of "functional strength"... really fast... and all for free? Then do burpees at least twice a week. Almost no exercise workouts the entire body as well or as quickly as the good old burpee... aka the "#1 prison workout" exercise.Here's how to do 'em:Tags: burpees, bodyweight, exercise, workouts, fast fitness, lose weight

Monday, 1 December 2008

How to eat healthy for less

Here's a great article with 16 tips for eating healthy without spending a lot of money. Believe it or not, it's very possible to make healthy foods the basis of your diet without spending hundreds of dollars a week on expensive foods/ingredients.Here's the best part of the article: a brief rundown of what healthy food is exactly... # Protein. The building blocks of muscles, needed for strength.