แสดงบทความที่มีป้ายกำกับ Program แสดงบทความทั้งหมด
แสดงบทความที่มีป้ายกำกับ Program แสดงบทความทั้งหมด

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 9 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2553

The Diet Solution Program Review - Can the Diet Solution Manual Really Help You Burn Fat?

The Diet Solution Program is a weight loss program that can help you lose body fat and increase your energy and vitality. It contains 6 ebooks and was created by Isabel De Los Rios, a certified nutritionist and certified exercise specialist.

But, what makes this program so special?

It doesn't focus on calories, but on insulin:
Eating fewer calories, won't do the trick. What you need to do is to keep the insulin in your body at normal levels. Insulin and weight gain often go hand in hand. Insulin is a hormone that regulates the absorption of sugar. The more insulin your body secretes, the more glucose gets into your cells and all the glucose that your cells don't use, accumulates as fat.
So, how to you regulate insulin and achieve weight loss? You need to avoid eating anything that is white. That means no white bread, pasta, crackers, flour based products, white potatoes and white rice. Of course, you can still eat chicken, turkey, fish, cauliflower and white pork. Also don't eat anything that contains wheat, even if it's whole wheat. Many packaged snack foods contain wheat so be sure to read the food labels.


It tells you to Eat To Lose Weight:
There is no need to starve yourself in order to lose weight. Eating fewer calories than your body needs will just reduce your metabolism and sabotage your weight loss efforts. You just need to eat the right foods, so that the excessive fat will simply melt away, without pushing your body to its limits.


It completely changes everything you knew about diets:
Are you one of those people who are doing everything they are "supposed" to be doing, but still can't lose weight? Then, according to the Diet Solution Program, you are doing something wrong. For example, you may be using artificial sweeteners in an effort to cut down on calories. But, did you know that artificial sweeteners may be keeping you fat?

They overwhelm your liver with toxins so that it can't process nutrients and fats effectively. Your liver is your largest internal organ, and it's responsible for breaking down everything that enters your body and for distinguishing between the nutrients you need to absorb and the substances that must be filtered out of your bloodstream. But when the liver gets filled with toxins, like artificial sweeteners, it becomes incapable of breaking down fat and you are likely to have a great difficulty losing weight.


วันอาทิตย์ที่ 2 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2553

Fitness Assessments - An Important Screening Tool Before Starting a Fitness Program

We've all heard the advice before starting an exercise program: "See your doctor before you begin." Often, many adults disregard this advice, presuming that it doesn't really apply to them. However, regardless of your age, your current fitness level, or your health history, it's always important to make sure that exercise is safe and appropriate for you before embarking on a new exercise program.

Fitness assessments -- also known as pre-participation health screenings, or fitness tests -- are important screening tools to determine the presence of risk factors and any symptoms of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic diseases, as well as other health conditions which may be adversely affected by exercise. The fitness assessment provides key information that can be used to develop a prescription of exercise that helps you achieve your health goals quickly, but safely.

These can range from simple self-administered questionnaires, to a physical examination and even complex diagnostic screening tests. Typically, the physician creating your exercise prescription will determine the screening procedures appropriate for his or her patient population.

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) suggests three levels of fitness testing prior to participation in an exercise or sports program. In a Level 1 Screening, only a self-administered questionnaire is completed. The Level 2 Screening is more detailed, and can involve a medical history, physical examination, and laboratory testing. Level 3 Screening involves an even more detailed physical examination and exercise stress testing.

Most often, only the first level screening is performed. However, according to the ACSM, it is not inappropriate to perform all three levels of fitness testing, since the information obtained from all three screening steps can actually enhance your exercise prescription's safety and effectiveness.

Fitness assessments typically focus on identifying the presence of major cardiovascular risk factors, looking for symptoms suggesting possible cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disorders. However, other important areas of consideration include your baseline joint range of motion and level of flexibility, since design of your exercise program should ideally take these into consideration in order to be completely safe. Your body composition and a test of your strength and endurance should also be performed, primarily to obtain a baseline so that you can see how much you've improved by the end of your exercise prescription.

Finally, perhaps the most important part of a fitness test is to make sure that those who have demonstrated some risks or health concerns are referred for additional evaluation. The presence of health risks doesn't necessarily preclude you from participating in a fitness program, but your exercise prescription may need to be altered to allow for safe participation and to maximize health benefits.

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วันพุธที่ 31 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2553

Fitness Program Must Include Posture

It is your third set, and you are fighting to complete your tenth repetition of bicep curls. You are doing whatever is necessary to complete that tenth rep even at the expense of proper exercise form and posture. Exercise posture probably has never entered your mind, nor has anyone said proper spinal alignment, and posture are crucial to your fitness program results.

The often overlooked, and rarely talked about, exercise posture
is extremely important in preventing exercise injuries, and
strengthening your overall skeletal muscle system. When
focusing on proper posture while performing an exercise, you will provide a more grounded, solid base; thus, improving focus on taxing the specific intended muscle group or movement without getting unwanted muscles involved.

It is also important to focus on everyday posture outside of your fitness program. Discomfort in the back and neck is the primary adverse consequence of poor posture. It can also strain your hips and knees.

The first thing you must know is what exactly is proper posture. Find a mirror, take a deep breathe, and exhale. Now observe your position. Your head should be centered on your neck (not pushed forward or tilted in any way.) Your shoulders should be level, and not sloped. Your chest should be up, and abdominals tucked in. You should also assume the same type of position when seated.

When conducting any type of exercise, strength training or cardio, please focus on the specific posture mentioned above. Concentrate on contracting your abdominals during the execution of all exercises. Chest will be up, and head straight forward. This little reminder will not only protect you from injury, but automatically strengthen your core muscles from the constant isometric contraction.

It is important to note that poor posture can be corrected by
combating the two major causes of misalignment: weak muscles,
and bad habit. Correction begins outside of the gym getting into the habit of proper posture each and every day as mentioned above.

Here are a few more exercise tips to help you strengthen the muscles that will affect your posture.

1. Do pelvic tilt exercises while lying on the ground

2. Abdominal crunches

3. Upper and lower back exercises. Rhomboid, and Erector Spinae

4. Strengthen your gluteal and leg muscles

In order to increase your exercise productivity, and decrease the chance of injury, pay close attention to your posture both during, and after participating in your specific exercise program. You will see a difference in results and fitness program injury prevention.

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วันศุกร์ที่ 5 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2553

Fitness For Golf - Senior Golfers Must Implement a Fitness For Golf Program

Senior golfers need fitness for golf. This golf demographic is declining in physical abilities and the end result is a lower performance and enjoyment of the game of golf. Fitness for golf can change all that. Slowing down, if not stopping the affects of aging including strength decline, flexibility reduction, and coordination issues.

If you are in the segment of golfers, have you experienced a rapid decrease in driving distance and consistency?

If so, it's time to realize the "root cause" of it. I can tell you 100% it's a "physical" issue. You do not need to hit more balls or take more lessons. All you need to do is simple golf exercises and golf stretches to stop this physical decline and improve your golf swing technique.

Let me give you an example to make you a believer.

Do you struggle to make a FULL backswing? Have you tried to get back there all the way but the harder you try the worse your golf swing gets? The reason why is your current level of flexibility will not let you get back there. Currently it is physically impossible for you to get there, so try as hard as you want, you will NOT get there.

Until you start stretching those muscles specific to your golf backswing, you will continue to struggle and make your golf swing worse. It will be more inconsistent and erratic causing more mishits, weak shots and ball flights like a slice and maybe even a hook.

For every swing fault, there is a physical limitation causing it. I've said this for years. If you hear it anywhere else, someone has stolen my concept and approach. I have come to the conclusion that all golf instruction is wrong if it does not address the "physical" issues with each and every golfer.

You can take a dozen golf lessons, spend several hundred dollars and STILL not improve. I've heard this story time and time again. Don't waste another dollar on golf lessons or gimmicky training aids until you work on the "root" cause of your swing faults. YOUR BODY!

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