Make a New Year Resolution today to get fit and lose weight! Make this year the year that you turn your life around and get that beach body back that you used to have! How do you do it though? Simple, follow this basic level fitness and weight loss plan step by step to get...
Did you know that many working women actually eat reasonably healthy during the week, but then blow it all over the weekend? Many people convince themselves that they can let themselves relax the diet a little at the weekend. However, the reality of the situation is that if during 2, or 3 if you...
Many women accumulate fat on their thighs more than other areas and so today we are going to look at some ways to help trim down the fat on thighs. As the thighs are one of the largest muscles of the body they do respond well to focused training, mostly because to work your...
Research carried out by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has concluded that moderate exercise can help reduce the risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer. In a study of 95,396 women there were 4782 cases of invasive breast cancer during 20 years from...
You may have heard about green tea / oolong tea and their amazing weight loss abilities. When I first heard that people were using green tea to lose weight I was very very sceptical (as I am always). Then I got talking to a Chinese friend and she was adamant that oolong tea aids weight loss....
Weight loss does not need to take up all your time. As time is an issue for busy women, we shall keep this article brief. In fact, in true business style, all we need are some bullet points. Read them and momorise them, then put them into action immediately. Weight loss requires a change...
This workout video from Femme Fatale Fitness is perfect for toning bums, tums and thighs. These workouts will target those stubborn areas to reduce fat and tone muscles. Warning: The sound is not good on this video, the trainer speaks quietly and the music is very loud! Nevertheless, it is worth watching to learn...
Got arm flab? Know someone who does? Some women I know with a healthy sense of humor refer to it as “their wings” because their arm flab flaps when they walk or jog. It’s time to get rid of your wings ladies – and guys, listen up: You are not immune to arm flab....
Kirstie Alley has finally started losing weight again. She has so far lost 50 pounds (over 22kg) by following her own new diet plan. She says on her Twitter page that she wants to lose an additional 30 pounds before she is at a happy weight. So what does her diet involve? Her product,...
Today Loose Women featured a fitness expert Ross Edgley who demonstrated some towel workouts earlier in the day. There are many ways to use a towel as part of a workout. From using it to help perform jumps, stretches and stability exercises to using 2 towels to slide across wooden floors using mountain climbers,...
Petra Kolbar’s Step by Step Strength Training DVD is a great way for you to learn how to perform strength training workouts as part of your exercise regime. This DVD also highlights that strength training is for women too. The instructions are clear and Petra reminds you that you should focus on quality of...
The quickest and most effective way to lose weight and tone up is with intensive interval training, and quick intensive circuit training is an excellent way to perform this style of exercise. Circuit training has three major advantages over every other type of exercise: It works the whole body, upper and lower body, it...