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,...
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...
These 10 simple rules can really help you to lose weight. Alcohol is allowed but not while you eat. When you drink while eating you stop thinking about your food and are more likely to eat too much. Grazing throughout the day is OK so long as you always follow the rules. Snacking is...
Weight management is more than weight watching and has little to do with fast weight loss.
There is no doubt that dancing is an excellent way to get fit, and one of the most energetic and fun forms of dancing is the Brazilian style. Brazil is home to the Samba, a fast and vigorous dance that requires speed and strength as well as good cardiovascular fitness. Dancing works the thighs,...
You only have to look at Madonna to know that Ashtanga yoga is a great way to get fit and lose weight. However, few people realise that the key element in any Ashtanga yoga session is the Sun Salutation sequence. Most Ashtanga yoga classes use the Sun Salutation as a warm up first, and...
This high impact workout provides an excellent quick exercise routine. Firstly, you need to do a gentle warm up for a few minutes before starting, as this is a high impact routine. It involves lots of jacks, cross country skis, double step touches, power low squats, and “scoop it forwards”, plus knee runs and...
Here we provide good general information and advice for people wishing to start taking exercise for the first time. Exercising for the first time, or returning to exercise after a long break, can be quite a daunting prospect for some people. We feel it is best to start simple, so suggest a regime that...