The saying “you are what you eat” is without doubt more right than you imagine. The foods we eat determines our body’s make up. We use it to develop our bodies and if we aren’t getting the right nutrition then it’s no surprise why we put on excess weight and do not feel our best. Below we will include a few powerful eating guidelines that you can use right this moment to ensure you are eating the proper foods as well as eating healthily.

Let’s face the facts; no one wants to be overweight. If we had one wish it would be to have a slender and healthy body right? Well not surprisingly there are not any magic wishes to be had, however there are numerous things you can do to lose weight. You don’t have to purchase high priced weight loss services or weight loss pills either when there are numerous ways to reduce weight naturally.

When I work with my clients, one of the key elements that I incorporate into all of our workouts is INTENSITY. In my view, intensity is the most critical aspect of any exercise regime and can mean the difference between someone who reaches their goals and someone who doesn’t. Increasing your workout’s intensity will stimulate your body to burn more calories and induce a greater cardiovascular response. It will also allow you to have a more time efficient workout.

If you are looking to burn fat and become more toned, then increasing your exercise intensity is critical. Many people have the … read more

Copyright 2006 Howard McGarity

“It’s a contest of purposeless suffering….to me of course, it’s all about living.” – Lance Armstrong comments on the grueling demands of competitive cycling, after his fourth Tour de France victory in 2002.

With the start of the Tour de Georgia last week and the approach of the Tour de France in July, I find myself checking in to see what Lance Armstrong is up to these days. I sometimes do this when I’m in need of a little motivation.

Of course, you remember that all of Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France wins followed a cancer diagnosis in … read more

The simple answer to this question is NO! However that is probably not going to leave many readers satisfied with this article that is supposed to be about weight loss plans. So in the next few paragraphs I want to tell you more specifically why it is a good idea to lose weight number one, and then why it is essential that you have a strategy number two.

So why do we lose weight? Well actually much of the time it is because we don’t like how we look. The problem with that is it is such a fickle feeling and … read more