How To Tone Your Inner Thighs?
From EverdayHealth.com:
Q: I really like how my quads and hams have started tightening up, but my inner thighs have a long way to go. Any suggestions for exercises that will help this area?
A: Sadly, this is where your body chooses to deposit its fat. Genetically speaking, your body is predisposed to carry weight there, so that will be the last place it’s going to come off. The best thing you can do is watch what you eat and keep training. This will help you lose weight in general — and eventually those problem areas are gonna have to give!
That said, if strengthening the muscles in this area is the goal, I prefer old-school Jane Fonda leg lifts. They target the muscle you want to hit without creating bulk. I know this isn’t exactly the answer you’re looking for, but it’s the truth, and if you stay the course, your inner thighs WILL tighten up. Just keep doing what you’re doing!
Jillian Michaels
How Tyra Lost the Weight
Tyra Banks has noticably lost a bunch of weight. She’s looking like her model days, which she retired from and famounsly gained weight, telling people to kiss her fat ass after a bad vacation pic popped up on the internet. People magazine did an article on Tyra and how she lost approx. 30lbs. Check it out here on CNN.com.
Me vs. Halloween Treats
It’s that time of year for lotsa small packaged halloween treats that forever flow into my mouth!
So what does 100 calories of Halloween treats look like? Take the Men’s Health quiz here!
Buff on a Budget
One of t
he reasons for weight gain is stress, and a major source of stress is money!
Get buff on a budget with these tips from Women’s Health!
Lotsa Questions!
Q: I’m trying to eat right, and I read labels when I shop, but I’m pretty confused about the difference between refined and unrefined carbohydrates and how they affect my health and weight. From what I can tell, bread, rice, and pasta are all bad. Is that true? If so, I’m in deep trouble.
A: Click here!
Q: I’ve heard that vitamin A acetate can deplete minerals in bones. I take a multivitamin that contains vitamin A acetate — am I at risk for osteoporosis?
A: Click here!
Q: How do I work around my injury?
A: Click here!
How Can I Keep On Track?
From EverydayHealth.com:
Q: Every time I’ve tried improving my diet, I’m good for a few weeks and then I falter. Do you have any advice on how to keep at it?
A: I think everyone can relate to this feeling — when starting a new project, there’s an excitement that not only fades with time but also weakens when confronted with the resistance we have to changing our habits. The new challenge is to stick to your new routine even after that initial motivation fades.Here are some ways to keep yourself on track:
- Why did I slip up today?
- Are there patterns in my setbacks?
- Do I tend to struggle with the same types of foods or a specific time of day?
- Is there something going on in my life that is stressing me out?
- Forgive your mistakes.
Read more here!
Calorie Burners – Women’s Health
Here are some fat burning tips from Women’s Health. Click on this link to see their reasoning and workout routines behind the tips listed.
- Shock your body
Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
Ingredients:
- 8 cup(s) lettuce, mixed greens, torn
- 2 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
- 1 avocado, pitted, peeled, and sliced
- 2 tablespoon vinegar, raspberry
- 2 tablespoon avocado oil, or olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Arrange the greens, grapefruit and avocado in a bowl. For dressing, in a small bowl whisk together raspberry vinegar, avocado or olive oil, the water, sugar, and salt. Drizzle over the salad mixture.
White White Is Bad For Your Teeth
This article from BBC News describes the negative affects of white wine on your teeth and how to minimize them. White wine affects your teeth more than red wine (even through red wine dyes your lips, tongue and teeth!). The origin, vintage or alcohol content is not what affects your teeth, but the pH and duration of contact with your chompers.
To minimize the pH affects, try eating cheese at the same time. Cheese is rich in calcium which is good for teeth and what the acid targets in the teeth.
“In the lab, adult teeth soaked in white wine for a day had a loss of both calcium and another mineral called phosphorus to depths of up to 60 micrometers in the enamel surface, which the researchers say is significant.”
What wines are the worst offenders? Riesling wines tended to have the greatest impact, having the lowest pH. What to choose? A rich red like a Rioja or a Pinot noir…Mmmm I love big reds!
But don’t think that brushing right away will save you white-wine-no-cheese people. Excessive brushing might make matters worse and lead to further loss of enamel. So maybe having a mini-wine and cheese tasting is the way to go. This combo helps neutralise the acid and boost the remineralising power of saliva to halt the acid attack.
Avoid eating strawberries or other fruit (and it’s juices) as this adds to the acid attack. So in conclusion: have red, or have white with cheese and wait 30min to brush!
20 Tips from Trainers – How To Stick To Your Workout
Here are 20 tips from the Men’s Health article “20 Ways to Stick to Your Workout” by Adam Campbell.
- Sign up for a distance race
- Make a bet
- Exercise to your health
- Switch your training partners
- Compete
- Think about fat
- Do a daily gut check (I did it, depressing, but will never miss a workout!)
- Join a fitness message board
- Strike an agreement with your family
- Listen to your favorites music
- Plan your workouts in advance
- Start with the exercise you dread
- Have a body composition test
- Don’t do what you hate
- Go through the motions even if you don’t feel like working out
- Start a streak
- Make your goals attractive
- See your body through her/his eyes
- Buy a year’s worth of protein
- Blackmail yourself
