Obesity in America Statistics (2010)

October 26, 2010 1:34 PM | Education | Comments (1)

The United States has a serious obesity problem.  Currently 1 in 4 Americans are obese. According to John Kenneth Galbraith, "More people die in the United States of too much food than of too little".  Check the interesting statistics regarding obesity in America below.

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The South Beach Diet Review

October 3, 2010 1:37 PM | Diet | Comments (1)

The South Beach Diet is a popular diet followed by famous celebrities around the world.  Cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston created the South Beach Diet along with Marie Almon, a dietician, for the main purpose of helping reduce the probability of heart disease among high-risk patients.  Dr. Agatston created the diet because he noticed that even though most of the patients are reducing the amount of fat they consume, they compensate by increasing their intake of carbohydrates.  This increased carb intake leads to the increase of blood sugar that results in the cells developing resistance to insulin.  His diet circulates in the principle of replacing “bad carbs” with “good carbs” and “bad fat” with “good fat” in order to prevent this occurrence.

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Exercises that Use Body Weight for Weightless Training

October 3, 2010 1:27 PM | Exercise | Comments (0)

You do not have to use the excuse of not having weights just to skip training.  There are ways for you to train your muscles without having to rely on weights.  You can get creative and use your own weight to have your own customized workout at home.  Here are some workouts that let you use your own body weight for muscle training. Pull-up exercises – these exercises help tone and train muscles in your upper body, specifically those located on your upper back.  You can do this by attaching a pull-up bar in an area where you can suspend freely without disturbing anything or anybody.

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