As people become more health conscious, Body Mass Index (BMI) has become a buzzword that is thrown around more often than it used to. The BMI is nothing but the proportion between your height and weight. It is, however, an important indicator of your health. Since obesity is becoming rampant, and health practitioners have linked it to a lot of lifestyle diseases, it has become all the more important to ensure that you have your weight in check. Health practitioners have together come up with the BMI numbers which indicate whether your weight i... Read More...

Vitamin C is one of the most important vitamins and has great beneficial effects. From providing relief in common cold to preventing cancer, Vitamin C has innumerable benefits. Vitamin C can be obtained by having fruits rich in Vitamin C or through Vitamin C capsules which are readily available in the market. Here are some of the lesser known beneficial effects of Vitamin C: 1.Effective in Common Colds Vitamin C has anti-histamine properties which can reduce sneezing, stuffy nose and body aches experienced during common cold. Due to its an... Read More...

Running on a treadmill is not like running outdoors. The experience, the setting and the benefits are all different. When you are running on a treadmill, the belt of the treadmill assists in leg turnover, which makes you go faster and longer. On the other hand, the same does not happen when you are running outdoors. This leaves you with a road running pace which does not match your pace on the treadmill at all. In addition, you may feel tired faster when you are running outdoors as compared to when you are running on the treadmill.   Read More...

Tired of work outs and diets? If you are looking for weight loss tips that can help you lose weight quickly, you can follow a few simple steps that can help you lose weight quickly without having to go through the tiring exercises that your gym instructor suggests or without cutting down on your favourite foods. The trick is to switch to healthy foods and adding a few exercises in your daily routine which not seem like a work out at the gym. Here are a few suggestions:   Read More...

Best way to lose weight is what you are searching for? Cardio is one of the best ways of losing weight and along with that it also helps to tone up your body muscles. The main objective of cardio exercises is to increase your heart rate to the target heart rate zone so that you could burn those extra calories. Now there are several exercises that fall under the cardio category but you should choose one that suites your fitness status, current health scenario, confidence, and most importantly your comfort zone. You should select an exercise that... Read More...

The number of gymnasium centres found in any locality has increased manifold overtime. Even the big real estate developers have taken this point in view, and are coming up with plans that provide for gyms in residential societies. The metro cities are experiencing massive population inflation. Huge numbers migrate to the metro cities; in the running life what they become over conscious about is their increasing weight. The hectic life and MNC work culture besieges them day and dark. They are hardly left with any time to engage in physical ex... Read More...

Motivation and inspiration is among the key-variables for equations, which yields enduring weight-loss success. The query is how do people maintain the inspiration to attain ultimate goal? Despite the consequences, if your goal is to lose 20 pounds to 100 pounds of weight you should alter your thinking and also your behavior. Weight-loss actually does start in the brain. Every successful and thriving sportsperson understands that all of their thinking procedure is either support him/her or adjacent to him/her. Same holds factual with weight-... Read More...

Stretching is a key to lengthening and loosening one’s body muscles. One should warm up for 5-10 minutes by doing some light workout and then start with stretching. The reason for this is that stretching cold muscles can directly lead to pulls or tears in muscles. Regular stretching helps one stay healthy and fit. Stretches for the neck One has to stand with arms at sides. Then, one has to turn their head to either side. The position needs to be held for a few seconds on each side. Next, head has to be tilted to one side and then the... Read More...

Is thin fit or does being fit mean one has to be thin?? Are all who are of their ideal body weight fit?? Not really? So what is the difference between thin and fit? Being of ideal body weight makes you look ‘not fat’ and gives and impression that you are fit. But it’s when you run or do a slight strenuous activity that it shows how fit you really are. If you panting in a few minutes then you aren’t fit! Whereas a person could be overweight but still run a marathon and is therefore fitter than a normal weight person w... Read More...

In present times, the schedule remains pretty packed – mornings are spent running around the house, getting yourself and your kids ready, days go by in the office, evenings are all about wrapping up the day and staying with the family and nights are of course, lazed away. All this leaves a little time to take care of yourself and that's spent applying face masks and hair oils. Time constraints make you opt out of heading to the gym and exercising. The major concern is obesity and to overcome that, most women take the easy road of... Read More...

Contrary to popular belief, losing weight is one of the easiest things to do, given that you have the right approach. Setting realistic goals and having a positive attitude is crucial. Here are some simple tips that help losing weight without much fuss. Don't exercise. This advice is only for those who keep looking for innovative excuses to escape their daily workout regime. Instead of scheduling workouts and then taking sidesteps for the sake of 'some extremely important work', you can simply choose to do something else de... Read More...

Jogging is proven to be a very good exercise regime. But there are many people who jog during summers but avoid the same during winters. Exercise is a regular regime that needs to be followed all through the year irrespective of the season or climate. To keep yourself fit, do not change your regular physical activities. Our body gets toned to the routine and thereby can fight back other external factors. It’s a myth that one might catch flu just by walking outdoors during winter. Our body generates natural heat during winter to keep wa... Read More...