Sunday, November 25, 2007

What is the best time to exercise?

Many people aware that exercise is important for general health and weight control. They would like to schedule sometime for exercise but it is hard time sticking to it. For most people, they know exercise will give them a boost of energy but they do not have discipline and motivation to do that.
When thinking about the best time to exercise, there are really three choices: morning or evening.

Research shows that 6pm seems to be optimal time for exercise because of human physiology. At that time, lung function, body rhythms, body temperature and hormone levels are at optimum levels for exercise. However, research also shows that's for habits exercise, namely the ability to stick with exercise routine, the answer will be different because there will be a lot of distraction to arrange time for exercise. Hence, some people may consider exercising first thing is the morning in order to maintain exercise routine.

Here are some of the advantage and disadvantage when we consider exercising early in the morning.

Advantages: -
1. Consistently exercise because it is easier to form a habit.
2. Easier to arrange time for exercise by getting up a bit earlier.
3. Less distractions and schedule interruptions.
4. Better air quality because less polluted in the morning
5. Raises heart rate and metabolism to burn more calories earlier in the day.
6. Gives better feeling for physical energy for hours.
7. Improves your mental acuity for hours.
8. The body adjusts to your exercise time, so if you are training for a morning sports event, train in the morning

Disadvantages: -
1. Body temperature is lowest 1-3 hours before awakening, making morning a time of naturally lower energy and blood flow.
2. Enjoyment of morning exercise will affect habit of exercise.
3. Cold, stiff muscles may be more prone to injury.
Body temperature and hormones are higher in late afternoon, better result can be obtain later in the day.
How do decide the best time for exercising? You may begin with decide whether you are morning person or night person. Are you ready to wake up early or you needing longer time to wake up and get going? Do you feel energetic and find yourself more productive in the morning or prefer to spend time for other project and activities in the morning?
You probably already know if you are a morning person or a night person. If you don’t know whether you are a morning or a night person, try exercising for a week in the morning and then for a week in the evening. Write down your feeling before and during these exercise sessions. You will quickly see when the best time to fit your exercise schedule.
Once you have decided whether morning or evening is best for you, set up a specific time. Treat it like any other appointment and you will be on your way to achieving all the benefits of regular exercise.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

How self hypnosis can lose weight?

What is hypnosis? Why hypnosis can help to lose weight?

Hypnosis is a scientifically verified and effective technique that can promote accelerated human change. With Hypnosis, we can create desired changes in behavior and encourage mental and physical well-being. Learn how to guide yourself and others to lose weight, quit smoking and be free of physical pain. These programs are especially suited for health care professionals, practicing therapists, and all individuals seeking to make a positive change in their lives.

The law of attraction says that you can attract anything that you desire such as wealth, love, success, wealth, happiness, ideal weight, and so on. That is only if you have positive thought and do not think negatively. One of the easiest ways is to re-program your mind to think positively. However, that takes time for you to learn.
Hypnotism is a way to help you to get past your conscious mind and to reach your sub-conscious so that you can erase all your negative and self limiting habits in order to achieve the ideal you. When you are in a state of hypnosis, you are still awake and in control of what you are doing. Under hypnosis, it helps to re-program your mind to achieve what you desired to achieved. This is called Self Hypnotism.

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Friday, November 16, 2007

How To Burn More Calories To Lose Weight

We all know that to lose weight, we need to burn more calories than we consume. But how can we burn more calories? What are calories?
Calories is a unit of measurement for the amount of energy that is released from food upon oxidation by the body. Also the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1°C at 1 atmosphere pressure.

There are 3 ways to burn calories.

1. Increase your metabolic rate
Metabolic Rate is the rate which the body burns up calories. A body that consumes 3,000 calories a day and burn 3,000 calories a day will stay at the same weight. However, a body consumes 2,500 calories a day but burn 2,000 will gain weight and vice versa.

The secret of burning calories knows your metabolic rate and what you can do to influence it.

2. Burn calories to provide energy
a. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) - These calories you burn just by being alive even when you are doing nothing.

b. Burning Calories for Activity - These calories you burn from energy used during movement such as walking.

c. Dietary Thermo Genesis – These calories you burn in the process of eating, digesting and absorbing.

3. Speed up your rate burning calories
a. Build Muscle
Try just 3 times a week for 20 minutes training with weight is enough to build muscle. It’s helps to burn more calories and looks better.

b. Move More
Remember and being aware to move more can make a dramatic difference to the amount of calories you burn. Movement such as stand up and stretch, pace up and down, swing legs, etc are good and easy way to burn more calories.

c. Aerobic Exercise
Try just 3 times a week for 30 minutes of aerobic can helps raising heart rate which is good way to burn calories. Studies shown that high-intensity exercise can burn more calories for several hours after works.

d. Eat Spicy Food
Spicy food especially chili can increase metabolic rate up to 50%.

e. Eat Little and Often
Metabolic rate can raise by eating several small meals a day instead of usual three big meals. By eating more frequently, your insulin level is also regulated and less insulin will then be converted to body fat
To burn more calories and lose weight, you have to increase your metabolic rate, burn calories to provide energy, and speed up your rate burning calories. By doing so, you will be losing weight naturally in a healthy way.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

An Apple Before Meal Helps to Reduce the Calories?


A new research shows that eating one apple before meal can help to reduce intake of calories. This research was conducted and tested by researches from Pennsylvania State University on how the consumption of apples can affect calorie intake. It found that an apple about 15 minutes before meal is consumed 190 lesser calories compare to didn’t have apple.

This research is conducted by 59 normal weight men and women for approximately 5 weeks. Before meal, the participants were given peeled cut-up apple (125 calories), similar caloric amount of apple sauce, apple juice or nothing. After 15 minutes, they were given cheese tortellini and tomato sauce. Result shows that those who ate raw apple have 187 lesser calories compare to those who ate apple sauce, juice or nothing.

Julie Flood, a researcher from Penn State says, “This suggests that eating something like a piece of fruit that’s low in calories before meal might be a great strategy for reducing calorie intake. It looks like solid fruit is more filling than fruit juice, and people perceive them differently. They look at an apple and think it's going to fill them up."

By cutting down the intake of calories, it helps to reduce weight. Perfect Body Shape start from here.