What is Your Target Heart Rate?
Your Pulse and Your Target Heart Rate – Knowing how to take your pulse can help you evaluate your exercise program. Your pulse is your heart rate, or the number of times your heart beats in one minute.
Author Archive for Tony H.
Apr 14, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Women Gain Weight After Marriage, Men After Divorce?
Apparently men gained so much weight after getting a divorce that it can cause health problems. Women on the other hand get fat after marriage. Personally I’ve never seen a man gain weight after divorce, I think both sexes get lazy and fat after the big day. But a new study at Ohio State University [...]
Oct 30, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Is the BMI (body mass index) Obsolete?
After 200 years… yes absolutely. This formula can be so inaccurate it can, classify a trained bodybuilder, with 6% body fat, as obese. The U.S. Army has used this type of standardized measurement for years and fit soldiers have actually been pushed out of the service for having too much muscle. Obesity-related diseases account for [...]
Oct 18, 2011 | 3 comments | View Post
Jerry Hill’s Dirty 30 Crossfit Workout
Jerry Hill puts together some extreme workouts, here is another. Remember! Jerry is part android, so try these workouts in small doses if you’re a beginner, and don’t forget the plastic trashcan.
Sep 29, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Using Brown Fat to Burn Fat
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is one of two types of fat or adipose tissue (the other being white adipose tissue) found in mammals. Its primary function is to generate body heat and it can convert food energy directly into heat, while white fat stores energy. Brown fat converts food energy directly into heat. It is [...]
Jul 14, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post
Resveratrol Supplements? Or Just Polish Off the Merlot?
The popularity of the Mediterranean Diet and it’s apparent impact on longevity has led to research into the substance resveratrol, an ingredient found in red wine and a diet staple in the Mediterranean culture.
Sep 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Benefits of Resveratrol in Fighting the Aging Process
Most resveratrol supplements are not worth the investment. While researchers have shown many resveratrol benefits in the laboratory, the nutrient must reach your bloodstream in order to perform its magic. The latest research indicates that it does not usually make it to the bloodstream. They have tested people’s blood after drinking wine on an empty [...]
Aug 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Does Resveratrol Extend Lifespan?
Resveratrol is a phytonutrient molecule whose time has come. It is a polyphenolic phytoalexin present in grape skins and red wine that has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Resveratrol has potent antioxidant and anti-tumorigenic activities as well as important protective effects on the nervous system and more. This component of red wine [...]
Aug 07, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Fish Oil Side Effects and Their Solutions
by John Robinson Of late, more and more people have come to know about the benefits of fish oil on their overall health. But, there are very few people who are curious to know about the side effects of fish oil. All the hype about the benefits of the fish oil and fish oil supplements [...]
May 17, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Benefit of Illustrated Stretching
It is never a good idea to begin stretching without having loosened up and done some activities that involve low intensity workouts such as doing some light aerobics, or even having walked about briskly. There no doubts that stretching is something that will help you from becoming injured and should be practiced prior to exercising [...]
May 17, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
A Health Club Should Help you Get Into Shape; the Right Way
A health club is the place that you want to be if you need to get into shape and you want to do it the right way. By joining a health club you will have access not only to their equipment, but also to the many things they might have like a swimming pool or [...]
May 17, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Does Resveratrol in Red Wine Solve the French Paradox?
Resveratrol is a polyphenol type flavonoid currently exciting great interest as a potential boon to health. Like other flavonoids and polyphenols, it is a very useful anti-oxidant in its own right, but resveratrol has attracted particular attention as a potential solution to the so-called “French Paradox”. This is the term used to describe the phenomenon, [...]
May 16, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
