Expert advice and in-depth features for a healthy life
Avoid Painkillers for Exercise Soreness
Research shows that common painkillers taken to reduce post-exercise pain or soreness has more of a placebo effect and can in effect suppress muscle growth. So plan your [...]
Watch Your Stats For Motivation
Choose a variable that's a part of your target and measure it at 4-week intervals. It could be your weight, your waist size, the number of reps in [...]
Exercise the Calves
And how can we forget about the Legs- Well toned calves can turn heads. So when you do calf raises, be sure to do the standing and seated [...]
Exercise Both Arms
Fitness Tips- Exercise Both Arms FITNESS TIPS- - Exercise Both Arms - Muscles fibers are an intricate network and behave in interesting ways. Research has [...]
Train To Failure
FITNESS TIPS- - Drink A Pint, Get Ripped- Studies show that beginners can gain by training to failure which is the point at which you can't do even [...]
Build a Strong Back
FITNESS TIPS- - The more said about back muscles, the lesser it is. A very critical part of the body- for support, stability, balance etc. Pull-ups and pulldowns [...]
Build Strong Forearms
Fitness Tips for strong forearms Help Your Forehand- Forearm strength is critical for those involved in sports such as tennis, badminton, etc. A simple exercise to [...]
Improve Your Golfing Skills at Home
The judgment of line and speed is key in golf. And you can improve this skill at home.All you need is a gold ball and a carpet. Hold [...]
New Year Resolutions
OK now. Resolution time. We have 3 resolutions for you to make. 1. FOOD- Make the right choices. 2. HEALTH- It's only up to YOU to take care [...]
Happy New Year
A very Happy, Healthy and Fit New Year to all our readers. Hope you all had a great holiday season.
The Holiday Season is here and here are some tips to see you through
1. Shop for some healthy food and keep it handy. Since most of the partying takes place in the evening, eat healthy during the day. 2. Don't entirely [...]
Dark Chocolate is Good For Your Heart. Really it is.
This holiday season, as you think about how you will put on weight and end up becoming unhealthy as a result of eating sweets, worry no more. Get [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- GREEN TEA
Green Tea is widely believed to lower cholesterol & blood pressure and ward off tooth decay. Its been used in Asian cultures for over 5000 years. Its benefits [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- QUINOA
QUINOA makes a great substitute when used in place of pasta or white rice. It adds a lot more fiber and nutrients to your diet and is easy [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- BROCCOLI
Broccoli is rich in vitamins A and C, and folic acid and is among the healthiest amongst the leafy green vegetables. Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable and is [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- BEANS
Low in fat and high in protein is perhaps the shortest benefit-description. Peas, lentils, and beans are good sources of potassium, iron, and phosphorus. They’re also rich in [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- SALMON
Now if there ever was a superfood, it's this. Salmon is the king (or queen if you will ! ) of omega-3 fatty acids, is low in calories, [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 6 – Not Enough Sleep
When you sleep you less, your muscles feel rested. And your cardiovascular system also gets rest. Sleep deprivation does not give enough time for your body to rest [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 5 -Overdose of Salt
All you need is 1500mg a day. So stick to it. Packed foods have an alarmingly high level of salt and increase the daily intake - so be [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 4 – Not Flossing
Now that may sound like an offbeat idea and really simple. But yes-floss. Because research has shown that people who had coronary heart disease and flossed regularly experienced [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 3 – Stressing
Modern day life is stressful. Work, relationships, traffic, unhealthy eating, long hours, not enough sleep - all these don't do your heart any good. Stress releases adrenaline into [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart-Habit 2-Too Much Alcohol
Now those who like their alcohol will probably not like me for this piece of advice. But it is what it is. And the truth is that more [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health-BERRIES
This is a superfood for all seasons because you can find one or the other kind of berry (Strawberry, blueberry, and cranberry ) all year around. Not only [...]
Swim Faster- Increase Your Flipper Flex
If you want to become a faster swimmer you need to build higher flipper flex- i.e. higher ankle flexibility which leads to more flexible feet that can give [...]
Avoid Weight Training Injury and Test The Bench- Avoid the T4 Syndrome
Chiropractors warn those into weight training to make sure that the bench is not hard. Typically when you press your thumb to the bench, you should not be [...]