Exercise

Exercise Without A Gym: 100 Different Ways

The X-Ray Vision-aries Blog describes itself as “a healthy and green living blog designed for non-health nuts” and their post featuring gym-alternatives certainly follows that philosophy. Don’t have a gym-membership? Have one but are not motivated enough to use it? Then “100 Fun and Free Exercise Alternatives to Your Gym Membership” is right up your [...]


Getting The Most Out Of A Lunchtime Workout

If you have ever been stressed for time and wondered how to get the most effective use workout from the few precious minutes you have during lunch, then the Smart Fitness Blog on MSNBC Health has a few quick tips for you. In answering a question posed by a mom of three kids about maximizing [...]


The Effect Of Weight-Loss Programs At Schools

We often hear of several attempts to curb the easy access to junk foods and sugary sodas by kids. There is talk of legislation to ban the advertising of unhealthy snacks during childrens’ programming on television and even the removal of snack- and soda-vending machines from schools. But how successful are these programs and should [...]


A Few Good Exercise Moves For The Summer

Summer’s round the corner and if ever there was a time you wanted to be slim, trim and ready for the beach then I am assuming this is it! If so, then ere is some more ammunition you can add to your list of great exercise moves to get your body in shape. MSNBC Health [...]


Even Teenagers Risk Heart Disease By Gaining Weight

While being overweight in adulthood and during middle-age is known to be a risk factor for heart-disease, a recent study highlights the danger of being overweight even as teenagers or adolescents leads to similar risk factors.
Abdominal fat can be either visceral (deep) or superficial (just under the skin). The former is much more deadly than [...]