Do You Need Both Diet and Exercise to Lose Weight?

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When you’re trying to lose weight, diet and exercise work together. Personally I would start with diet. You can do all the exercise you want but if you spend the whole day stuffing your face with cream cakes, ice cream, chocolates and soda, you may not get very far. I am a soda addict (Hi,… [Continue Reading]

Go With Low Impact Cardio for Menopause Weight Loss

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Your Joints will love you. You want to lose the menopause belly fat fast? Then you need to add some exercise to your sensible eating. If you work out at home then you may be using workout dvds and there are tons of them. While you may have your preferences in terms of instructors and… [Continue Reading]

Cardio doesn’t have to kill your knees

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It’s good to know yourself, and I know myself very well. I have a slightly compulsive nature. Once I put my mind to doing something, I attack it with gusto. I started another one of what I will call my fitness binges about 8 weeks ago just as the children were starting their Easter holidays…. [Continue Reading]

Tips for toning butt and thighs – Squats and Lunges

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Squats and lunges are amongst the best exercises for toning the lower body- thighs, hips and bottom. I started squatting and lunging with EA Sports Active Personal Trainer for Wii exercise game which had me lunging in every possible direction- forwards, backwards and sideways and squatting. The only problem was that my knees would be… [Continue Reading]

Jillian Michaels’ Banish Fat Boost Metabolism – Review

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After working out with “My Fitness Coach” and “Active” for Nintendo Wii for about 3 months, I decided to ramp things up a bit. My endurance had improved, my thighs had thinned out some and my roll of belly fat didn’t hang down quite as low as it did when I started. I needed something… [Continue Reading]

Lifting weights can make you younger

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Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock? Well you can in one way at least. New research from the Physiology Society in London suggests that lifting weights may give you the muscles of someone in their twenties which will increase your metabolism and help you to burn fat. As you get older…. [Continue Reading]