Fitness

How to Find Your Target Heart Rate

Knowing your target heart rate is important if you want to maximize benefits from your exercise and fitness program. Maximum benefit comes from exercising at 60–80 percent of your maximum heart rate. That is considered your target heart rate, and staying in that range reduces risk while conveying the benefits of exercise.

When you first begin an exercise program, it’s best to remain in the 50 percent of maximum range. Check with your healthcare provider to be sure.

So, just how do you calculate your target heart rate? Follow along, and in the next few minutes, you’ll know exactly what your target heart rate is.

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April 10th 2013

The Dangers of Trans Fats

Trans fats, also known as hydrogenated fats or trans fatty acids, are artificial fats. They are manufactured–except for the small amounts found naturally in beef and dairy products.

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February 5th 2013

5 Tips for Exercising with Kids Around

It’s really difficult to find time and space to exercise when you have kids around. That’s the bad news. The good news is that if you have kids, you probably already get more exercise than most, so a missed day of exercise here or there isn’t going to do you any harm.

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June 5th 2012

10 Healthy Herbs and Spices

The buzzword today is “superfoods,” and our 10 healthy herbs and spices are definitely superfoods. Using these herbs and spices does more than add a kick in flavor; using them kicks up nutrition and helps to guard your overall health. This list is not exhaustive, but you can’t go wrong adding this selection of herbs and spices to your repertoire.

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April 26th 2012

5 Ways to Add Flavor Without Adding Calories

Thankfully, adding calories is not the only way to add flavor to food. Nature has given us a variety of ingredients that can turn a blah dish into a gustatory delight without abandoning your diet. In fact, these little jewels add pack a punch of healthy benefits as well as flavor, so use them often and in whatever quantity you like.

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April 13th 2012

7 Great Foods to Fight Fat

Not all foods are created equally—some tend to add fat while others fight fat. By swatting fat-building foods for fat-fighting foods, you won’t have to watch your portions quite as closely as you would otherwise. Everyone “knows” that grapefruit and rabbit food (lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, etc.) are diet foods, but we’re going to look at some foods that may surprise you and that can add variety to your diet.

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March 26th 2012

10 Common Things You Should Remove from Your Fridge to Lose Weight Fast

The best way to stop temptation is to nip it before it even starts—by removing tempting foods from your refrigerator and relegating them to the garbage. You don’t need a constant temptation every time you open the refrigerator door.

Let the purge begin!

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March 13th 2012

5 Ways to Enhance Your Cardio Workout

Recent research suggests that “chronic cardio exercisers” may not see the same results as those who exercise mostly moderately and in short bursts. Former triathlon competitor Mark Sisson and author of the Primal series, has ruthlessly modified his workout routine, shortening and moderating it, yet he’s never felt better than he does at 59. He also claims that he’s leaner and stronger than ever. Let’s take a look at several ways to rev up the results of your exercise program without lengthening it.

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March 3rd 2012

5 Good Reasons to Go Gluten Free

Giving up gluten takes a real commitment, because you’ll find gluten in most packaged and processed foods. Going gluten free means that you’ll either make most of your food from scratch at home, become intimately familiar with the gluten-free sections of the major health food chain, or you’ll quickly memorize a list of gluten-free restaurants in your locale. Most likely, you’ll roll all three into your daily life.

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February 20th 2012

5 Tips for Eating Right at Restaurants

Eating out at restaurants can pose challenges for the diet-minded individual, but it’s not impossible, and it should be a pleasant experience—even on a diet. Follow the five tips below to make eating out the pleasure it’s meant to be. Look on the bright side: When you’re finished eating, you won’t have to clean up after yourself.

Obviously, you’ll want to stick to ordering healthy foods, but there are several other strategies that help with self-control when eating out at a restaurant.