Posts Tagged ‘Weight’
How to Really Lose Weight
Everybody is concerned about weight loss, and emerging from amidst the popular garbage, is a guide that will really tell you how.
Losing weight is not easy. But putting it on can be (apart from those of us with mega metabolisms). There are many factors that contribute to the gaining of weight. Two are beyond our control; our genetic predisposition to retaining or burning fat; and our age – as we grow older our metabolism slows, particularly past 30. However, the rest are well within our ability to manage; and if theyre managed well, their effect will outweigh that of the previous two factors.
The majority of the other factors can be summarized and examined in two broad names.
Cardio Exercise VS Strength Training for Weight Loss
Which type of exercise is more effective: cardio or strength training? Let’s do the math.
You want to lose weight and you know you need to exercise. The question is which exercise is better: cardio or strength training? Now let’s do the math.
To illustrate the point, let me create a hypothetical person, I’ll call him John. He is thirty five years old, 510″ and weighs 185 pounds. His basal metabolic rate (BMR) is 1,866.6 calories per day. By basal metabolic rate, I mean the number of calories that he will burn in a resting state. (To
The Gorilla Diet: What Primates Can Teach us About Weight Loss
Usually, we study gorillas to learn about the past, but they can teach us something now; how to eat right to loose weight and lower cholesterol.
The link between primates and humans is well known. We know that the two of us are distant cousins, and shared a common ancestor. Genetically, we differ only about 3 percent from the great apes, yet, we exhibit very different behaviors. People dont forage through the jungle for dinner, and gorillas dont pull up to the McDonalds drive-through for lunch.
Yet when a gorilla is a resident in a zoo, they start to lead a more human lifestyle.
Lose Weight and Be Happy: Go Low-Fat vs. Low-Carb
A new study that compared the long-term effects of diets specifically a weight loss program focused on low-carbs and high-fats versus a low-fat and high-carb diet found that both programs will help you lose weightbut one will also help you feel happier too.
Both a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet such as the popular Atkins program and a low-fat, high-carb diet help people lose pounds over the course of a year. But as for mood? Only the low-fat diets will result in long-term improvement in mood, according to a recent study.
Both an energy-reduced, very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet and a conventional high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet are equally effective for achieving weight loss in overweight and obese individuals, explained study author Grant D.