A fashion model’s body has been coveted by countless women since the dawn of the runway. A model’s slim silhouette has dictated the standard fashion industry dress size and, unfortunately, the unrealistic standards many women all too often hold themselves to. Every category of fashion calls for a variant shape, as each shape calls for a different fitness and nutritional approach for the best results.

A healthy lifestyle and body takes planning and some practice, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes effortless. First, decide how much weight you want to lose. Next, give yourself a time frame to reach your goal. A healthy amount of weight loss to expect weekly is between 1-3 pounds (2 pounds being the most common).

Have you ever wondered why so many health gurus tell you to not eat sugar or to eliminate it all together when dieting? When sugar is running through your blood stream your body releases insulin, which prepares your body for digesting a full meal. The problem is when your insulin levels are up, your body will not burn stored body fat as a source of energy since the insulin is telling your body there is more than enough food coming in. Sugar is everywhere in […]

Cardio can come in any shape or form ranging from dancing, roller-bladeing, a fitness DVD, hiking, or even great sex if you do it enough. Even organized sports, swimming, and so much more, provide endless opportunities as long as you get your heart rate up (check our heart rate fitness tip).

White refined sugar is the devil, well maybe not in the literal sense but it is pretty bad. Sugar has been frowned upon in the world of health for years now because of its destructive qualities in the body.

The human body is about 60% water with every single cell and process being dependent on water. I’m sure all too often you would rather reach for that juice drink, soda, or even cocktail to quench your thirst but you could be sabotaging your productivity.

How fast a car goes is dependent on its part and how well the car uses its fuel. How well it uses its fuel would be its metabolism so to speak. So to increase the cars performance there are countless things that can be modified, upgraded, switched out or cleaned to make it run better or faster.

10% of Aspartame is made up of methanol/wood alcohol, which is a deadly poison.

Weight loss will also range for countless reason such as a male having more testosterone and muscle to burn more fat or a woman who just has a higher metabolism than an older woman but calories will remain the same. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories.

Focus on gaining muscle to lose the most weight and keep it off. Imagine gaining 10 pounds of muscles, that would mean you burn an extra pound of fat a week doing nothing differently . . . now that’s nice.