What Does Protein Do in Your Body?
The University of Illinois McKinley Health Centre recommends that between 10 to 35 percent of your daily calories should be from proteins, which are considered …
Unique Bicep Workouts and Exercises
Biceps are probably the most popularly targeted muscles when it comes to workouts and exercise. However, most people are stuck with the generic routines and …
Losing Weight and Burning Calories by Hiking
An ideal way to lose weight and burn calories, hiking is an activity which combines both fun and exercise. Whether you are trekking up a …
10 Reasons You are Not Losing Weight
You want to lose weight, you have the motivation, you have been monitoring your diet and you have been sweating it out at the gym …
Losing 10 Pounds in 2 Weeks
When faced with the need to lose weight fast, owing to an impending special occasion or after a particularly indulgent holiday season, many people turn …
5 Ways to Work Your Core
When looking to slim down, focusing on diet and cutting back on sugars and fats is never enough – any diet needs to be accompanied …
Why is Water so Important to the Human Body?
Around 2/3 of your weight, 90% of your lungs, 83% of your blood, 75% of your brain, 75% of your muscles and 22% of your …
What are the Health Benefits of Ginger?
Ginger has been consumed since centuries for its taste and medicinal properties. Turmeric, cardamom and galangal also belong to same plant family as ginger. Often …
Rowing Machine Workout Benefits
A rowing machine allows you to exercise like you would if you were rowing a boat. The same motions are involved, and rowing is an …
Is Butter Better than Margarine?
Butter is considered by many to be responsible for heart disease, clogged arteries and weight issues. Made from milk, butter is loaded with saturated fats …
Four Properties of Cardiac Cells
The body of a vertebrate consists of three distinct types of muscle, smooth muscles, skeletal muscles and cardiac muscles. Smooth muscles are involuntary non-striated muscles …
8 Tips for Effective Weight Training
Weight lifting is a great way to stay trim, toned, and in shape. However, since it requires you to put your body through a lot …
7 Little Known Body Weight Facts
Body weight is a determinant of health – if kept in check, it can keep a person healthy, and if it spirals out of control, …
7 Healthy Snacks for Weight Gain
While most people obsess over losing weight, there are some who look to gain weight and add some much needed pounds to their meager frames. …
How to Stretch Properly for Increasing over all Flexibility
People with flexible bodies are less prone to stress injuries. It is a common misconception that only athletes suffer from muscular injuries; anyone can be …
Training for your Body Type
There are three basic body types, namely The Ectomorph, The Mesomorph and The Endomorph. All these three body types differ widely from each other in …