Weight Loss Note

You probably heard many times about energy balance, energy intake, energy deficit, energy consumption and where not really sure about their exact significance, in terms of body weight control.

Here is a simple example about energy balance. Just compare your body with a car that’s running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A car needs fuel in order to be able to run from point A to point B. You need to constantly refuel, to keep it running, knowing that you can’t pour more fuel in, as the tank allows it.

Sadly, many of us don’t know that our body works in a similar way. We often try to push our body to work at its optimal parameters although we know that our “tank” is “empty”. This happens sometimes for hours. The second big mistake is that after such a stress we “refuel” with a huge amount of energy, which is equivalent to more than our “tank” can store. Read the rest of this entry »

Knowing your ideal body weight is the essential factor in determining if you are overweight or not. Comparing your actual body weight with the ideal body weight gives you a broad idea about how much weight you need to gain or lose to improve your silhouette and bring it closer to perfection.

The ideal body weight formula is used for obtaining the ideal body weigh using simple arithmetic. In fact, there are a series of formulas available, but most of them provide a similar result. They are obviously different for male and females. This arithmetic formulas take in consideration factors as height, age and gender.

You need to compare your actual weight with the ideal one before starting any weight loss diet. This way you will exactly know how much weight you need to lose to accomplish your target. Knowing how many pounds (kilograms) you need to lose will help you to carefully plan your weight loss venture.

One more very important overweight indicator is the body mass index (BMI), but I will handle this subject in one of my next articles. Further on I am presenting you some of the most popular formulas for calculating your ideal body weight. Read the rest of this entry »

The 45-degree extension bench is one of my favorite fitness devices. I can usually use it only when I visit the gym. It’s large and solid, so I did not afford to buy one and store it at home.

This extension bench is very good in training the lower back and the abs and especially the obliques. Using it gradually and constantly will help you to lose the unwanted belly fat. The results are great although some hard work is demanded.

I always plan the ab-workout towards the end of my training session. For me, it’s the part which drains most of my energy and demands the most effort to accomplish. But if you consider that it helps in toning the waist region and helps at losing belly fight, you might agree that it’s a fair price to pay.

What I want to underline is that training your abdominal muscles, the lower back and in general the muscles from your waist zone, will help you to maintain and improve your silhouette. We all agree that the waist area is very important, especially for women. Read the rest of this entry »

Swimming is one of the most complex fitness exercise available. In the same time it is very easy to perform, once you learn to swim. This article is intended for all those which want to complete their weight loss routine with another great workout option.

All those which don’t know to swim I recommend them to learn it first under the guidance of an experienced swimmer, or better a swimming teacher. Swimming is very easy once you learn how to go past your fears of water.

In this article I consider that you are already a basic swimmer and I will teach everyone how to use this sport for body strengthening and weight loss.

Swimming Weight Loss – Pros and Cons
First of all let me underline that there are a lot of opinions about swimming and weight loss.
Cons
Many consider that swimming isn’t actually really helping with losing weight. They claim that swimming burns fat, but in the same time,they consider it a great appetite enhancer. Resulting that one will eat back all the burned calories during the first meal after working out. Read the rest of this entry »