I've been doing a LOT of research on the subject of weight loss and fitness and in my travels I have come across so many people (usually women and young girls) who are literally starving themselves in the hope that they will lose weight. Unfortunately there is one important thing they don't realise. That is, the higher your metabolism, the better your chances of … [Read more...] about If You Want to Lose Weight, STOP Starving Yourself!
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I have made progress!
I must be getting fitter because I was doing intervals as follows: 30 seconds high intensity/2 minutes low intensity Now I'm doing: 30 seconds high intensity/1.5 minutes low intensity Soon I will start doing 30 seconds high intensity/1 minute low intensity, then will work up to 1 minute of each. I am feeling so energetic these days. I can't believe … [Read more...] about I have made progress!
Protein Pancakes
Here's another take on a healthy pancake. … [Read more...] about Protein Pancakes
How to Calculate Your Basal Metabolic Rate
To determine how many calories you need to consume each day, you need to work out your Basal Metabolic Rate (or BMR). This is the number of calories you'd burn if you stayed in bed all day, which is something you hopefully don't do! You can either do a search in Google and find a site that will calculate it for you, or you can follow the formulas below to work it out … [Read more...] about How to Calculate Your Basal Metabolic Rate
Intervals
I was supposed to do intervals yesterday (because I didn't get to do them the other night while I did Workout B), but I've got this terrible head cold. Funny thing is, I am absolutely itching to do them, even though I feel like cr*p! This is soooo unlike me because while I like to stay active, I'm never "itching" to exercise like this! I suppose it's because I'm … [Read more...] about Intervals