Mar
03

Diet Tactics

It is very common to decide to lose weight. Perhaps some people have unattainable goals are very ambitious and want to reach too much. For those who want to lose weight here are some tips to avoid turning losing weight into a torturous marathon. Choose achievable targets according to age, height, weight, body mass index according to each person’s individual body. We can not expect to lose too many kilos in a short time. It is not healthy to subject the body to a strict diet and routine strenuous exercise. Even if it works and you lose a few kilos, one is likely to regain it quickly. Therefore, it is best to start loosing 2 kilos goal initially.

Diets should never be restrictive and should not reduce the food intake drastically. For example, if at the lunch one is eating too much rice, gradually decrease the rates at each meal. As you decrease the proportion of food it is very normal to have a little anxiety and to want to eat before the main meals. That’s usually when we eat potato chips, soda, candy, etc. A good way to remove the anxiety and avoid this kind of food is replacing it with a serving of fruit such as pineapple, mandarin, grapes, papaya, apples, strawberries, graham crackers, hopefully any low-sugar juice or just to drink lots of water.

Start an exercise routine that is based on your body type. For those who are starting is not recommended to start with very strenuous routines that require much physical demand. To begin, the ideal time is 30 to 45 minutes per day alternating with aerobics, cycling, jogging, walking, and include a bit of weights in the routine.

Mar
03

Change Your Gym Routine To Lose Weight

work-out-woman.jpgWhen training, there are several issues that concern us. these depend on what we want to accomplish with our training. This time we’ll talk a little about the people who try to lose weight and follow a routine to do so. I often hear people say that when they managed to get off 4 kilos at the gym two months but afterwords they stop losing weight. Instead, they start to regain weight. All this has the same explanation which is that people do not change their exercise routine. This is a practice that affects most people who train with the fitness routine. This is a very normal and occurs because people simply believe it is necessary to change the training drastically.

So what can we do? There are several things to do. The key is to vary the routine. And for a change I understand that with small changes much can be accomplished. For example you can vary your exercise routine. Lets say that your usual routine is 10 Bench Presses × 4, 10 Incline Press × 4, and 10 Chest Hammer × 4. By changing the order and start with the Tilt Press you will make a change and your body will think you’re doing a new routine. This will cause your body to that react differently to follow a new routine.

In the case of people trying to lose weight doing aerobic sport the same principle applies. If you always go for a walk or jog and give a set amount of laps on a circuit or always jog the same amount of time. Well, dear readers, by changing the circuit we get new results. Change the park where you jog or put a in a change between laps will help. For example, do 5 squats between laps and that will indicate to your body that there is a change. Then the body will respond by shedding weight.

Mar
03

Calcualting Maximum Desired Exercise Heart Rate

heart-rate.jpgHeart rate is defined as number of times the heart contracts in a minute. Heart rate and contraction may vary depending on a person’s physical condition, age, sex, ambient temperature, genetics and even mood.

One’s pulse can be measured in various parts of the body such as neck, chest. However, the most recommended method is to measure your pulse through the wrist, taking into account that the measurement should be done for one minute to have more accuracy. Measuring on the wrist also makes it easy to use a wristwatch.

The normal range for healthy adults’ ranges from 60-100 lxm (beats per minute). When exercising, the pulse can rise from 150 to 200. In contrast, when resting or sleeping, HR (heart rate) can lower up to 40 lxm. If you are over age 40 and have not exercised for a long time, you should have a doctor check your health and especially your heart with an ekg. Age 40 is also be an appropriate time to consider health insurance such as Cinergy Health.

The best way to calculate a maximum heart rate that takes into account a person’s age and sex when they are physically active. Currently, the formula used is:
Men = FC Max = ((210 – (0.5x age in years) – (0.01x weight in kilos)) + 4
Women = FC Max = ((210 – (0.5x age in years) – (0.01x weight in kilos))
Here is an example of measuring the heart rate of a women whose weight 66 kilos and is 23 years old. One can easily replace the data and make calculations for other people. The FC Max calculation is:                

=((210 – (0.5x age in years) – (0.01x weight in kilos))
= ((210 – (0.5x 23) – (0.01x 66))
= (210 – 11.5) – 0.66
= 198.5 – 0.66
FC Max = 197.84

The result means that this person should get 197 heart LXM when performing a physical effort that requires the heart to work to its peak. At peak activity, the body uses “fatty acids” as fuel. In colloquial language,  burning the fat. As I said before the results vary.