This is really embarrassing. But I’m sure I’m not alone. Somehow I had the guts to get on the scale last month and find out that I had gained 23 pounds during the pandemic. Is this what they mean by middle-aged spread? I felt like a slug. Deep sigh. It was like that humorous poem,…
Although you can’t ride a bike in Venice, the nearby Po Valley is good bike country. A tour of this area of Veneto and Emilia-Romagna could take in cities like Verona, Padua, Ferrara, Bologna, Modena, and Ravenna. Marco Polo Airport, just north of Venice, is a convenient starting point for such a tour, but it…
Exercise to reduce female abdominal fat at home: the Russian twist If the dog in your belly is the pain in your mirror, then it’s time to act once and for all. Exercise to reduce abdominal fat for a woman at home and a healthy diet is the key. However, knowledge about how her body…
Before I get hate mail or rants and compliments from people calling me an idiot, let me clarify. Cardio works to lose fat. That’s obvious. Cardio is great for general health, heart health, and just getting off your butt. However, when it comes to fast fat loss, especially for busy moms and dads, cardio is…
The zig-zag diet is a fascinating concept that has many followers, the idea being that by alternating your calorie intake, you can create a calorie deficit without suppressing your metabolism. This is not effective for a couple of reasons. The reduction in metabolic rate usually follows a decrease in weight or activity level, which makes…
1. Aerobic exercises lower blood pressure immediately. With regular exercise, people with high blood pressure can eventually reduce the amount of heart medication they need to take daily. People with high blood pressure and other heart conditions can also benefit from regular exercise. Reversing the progression of heart disease is conceivable if a person is…
When you want to know how to lose weight in a week, it helps to start by understanding how your body works on a diet. Some believe that starving yourself is a great way to lose weight. It helps, but it has limitations. Once your body is deprived of nutrients for some time, it reacts…
I had a 11.2 pound weight loss in 2 weeks following a smart but tough diet that focused on reducing fat and carb intake to zero. To compensate and minimize the loss of muscle mass, I drastically increased my protein intake. I was eating about 1 gram of protein per body weight. I started on…
Low-carb diets include removing carbohydrates from your diet, or at least limiting them, and adding more protein and fat. But even if you cut out grains, vegetables, and starchy fruits, will it help you lose weight and, more importantly, will you be healthy and the weight loss results will last? If you cut out all…
When you are diagnosed with diabetes, the first piece of advice you get from your doctor is: lose weight. The fact is… most diabetics have too much belly fat. You have two types of fat around your waist…subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. subcutaneous fat It is the fat that is under the skin. It is…
