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5 Women's Fitness Myths Busted

Myth 1: Walking for 30 minutes will make me lose weight. Fact 1: It's true that walking for 30 minutes every day will have a positive effect on your overall health but, it will not necessarily make you lose weight. Many recent studies have established, beyond doubt, that steady state exercise will not stimulate the metabolism sufficiently enough to have a marked effect on body fat reduction without introducing major dietary changes at the same time. Sprinting and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) are proven to have significant advantages over walking if weight loss is the goal. Regardless of the type and duration of exercise you do, if you do not control your calorie intake, reduce your consumption of processed foods, fizzy drinks and alcohol, you will NOT shed body fat. Myth 2: When you are pregnant, you have to eat for two. Fact 2: No, being pregnant does NOT require you to eat enough food for two people. Pregnancy and breastfeeding are both nutritionally very taxing and...

Achieve Your Wellness Goals With Help From a Health

You may be feeling that your career is not shaping according to your expectations, or perhaps you are thinking that you need to add to your educational qualifications. If you are in business, you may be thinking on the lines of seeking advice from a professional business coach. Or, you think that your relationship is not really fulfilling. Under all such circumstances, people are prompted to seek the help of life coaches. Now, assume that all your attempts to lose weight through various diet programs have failed to bring in positive results, and you are at wits ends to know how to proceed for achieving your targeted goals. Here, you'll find a health coach helpful in making the necessary changes to your diet and lifestyle. What are they? Health coaches are professionals who coach people motivated to follow healthier lifestyles. Generally, they are freelancers who may be associated with other practitioners, like massage therapists, chiropractors or a wellness/fitness center. Well,...