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Burning Calories
http://health.yahoo.net/articles/fitness/photos/calorie-blasting-kettlebell-kickboxing-workout#0
To torch more calories than running a six-minute mile, you could cross-country ski uphill at a crazy-fast clip. Or you could swing a cast-iron kettlebell for 20 minutes to get the same sizzle, researchers from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse Exercise and Health Program conclude. To turn up the burn even more, we found a firm-up that melds the proven pound eraser with butt-kicking martial arts moves. Each energizing exercise in this mix sheds and sculpts, remaking your shape.
The trainer: Russian-born Dasha Libin (her grandfather taught kettlebells to the Soviet army!), co-owner of Anderson Martial Arts in New York City, created this clever Kettlebell Kickboxing combo.
You'll need: A 10- to 15-pound kettlebell ($30 and up; GoFit.net).
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To torch more calories than running a six-minute mile, you could cross-country ski uphill at a crazy-fast clip. Or you could swing a cast-iron kettlebell for 20 minutes to get the same sizzle, researchers from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse Exercise and Health Program conclude. To turn up the burn even more, we found a firm-up that melds the proven pound eraser with butt-kicking martial arts moves. Each energizing exercise in this mix sheds and sculpts, remaking your shape.
The trainer: Russian-born Dasha Libin (her grandfather taught kettlebells to the Soviet army!), co-owner of Anderson Martial Arts in New York City, created this clever Kettlebell Kickboxing combo.
You'll need: A 10- to 15-pound kettlebell ($30 and up; GoFit.net).
www.darenutrition.com
gethealthy@darenutrition.com
Monday, August 12, 2013
Nutrition Sponsor of the 2013 YMCA Stair Climb for Los Angeles
Herbalife is Official Nutrition Sponsor of the 2013 YMCA Stair Climb for Los Angeles
12:30 PM ET 8/6/13 | BusinessWire
Global nutrition company, Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), has announced that it will be the Official Nutrition Sponsor of the 2013 YMCA Stair Climb for Los Angeles. This is the 20th year of the event, which will see thousands of people climb the 1,679 stairs to the top of the US Bank Tower in Downtown Los Angeles - the tallest building west of the Mississippi - to raise vital funds in support of critical programs for children and families in the community. As Official Nutrition Sponsor, Herbalife will be entering a number of teams of employees and will have a range of nutrition products available for sampling during the block party that takes place throughout the day of the event.
The event takes place on Friday, September 27, 2013, and for additional information, please visit www.YMCAStairClimb.org.
This agreement is part of Herbalife's broader sponsorship program aimed at promoting good nutrition as part of a healthy, active life, and further highlights Herbalife's commitment to playing an active role in its local community. Herbalife is currently the main shirt sponsor of LA's MLS Cup champions, LA Galaxy and the presenting sponsor of the Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles. Herbalife also works with the Red Cross Los Angeles to provide disaster relief, and supports a number of local charities and organizations, such as 'A Place Called Home', the Children's Institute Inc., and the Union Rescue Mission to help provide nutrition support to vulnerable children and families in the L.A. area.
About Herbalife Ltd.
Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells weight-management, nutrition and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in more than 80 countries to and through a network of independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains information about Herbalife, including financial and other information at www.herbalife.com.
About YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles (LA Y) is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening communities by supporting youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Welcoming individuals of all ages, faiths and backgrounds, the Y is committed to nurturing everyone's potential in spirit, mind and body. No one is turned away due to the inability to pay. Serving Los Angeles since 1882, the LA Y is comprised of 26 branches and three resident camps that stretch across 100 miles of Los Angeles County. Through unique programs and services, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles provides more than a quarter million families each year with the tools and encouragement to learn, grow and thrive. For more information, visit www.ymcala.org.
About Stuart M. Ketchum Downtown YMCA
The Stuart M. Ketchum Downtown YMCA, named for the Los Angeles businessman whose dreams, efforts and philanthropy led to its opening in 1986, is the largest not-for-profit community service organization in downtown Los Angeles and an important part of community life in the many neighborhoods it serves. It is one of 26 branches that serves more than a quarter million families each year. Welcoming individuals of all ages, faiths and backgrounds, the Y is committed to nurturing everyone's potential in spirit, mind and body. No one is turned away due to the inability to pay. Through programs that promote youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, Ketchum-Downtown YMCA works to meet the health and social service needs of thousands of men, women and children, inspiring its community to learn, grow and thrive. For more information about Ketchum-Downtown YMCA, visit www.ymcala.org/kd.
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SOURCE: Herbalife Ltd.
Media Contact: Herbalife Julian Cacchioli 213-745-0519 or YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Brianne Sheldon 213-351-2224
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Easy Ways to Improve Your Eating Habits
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With the rise of eating-related issues like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, the need to improve the overall health of our country is becoming more urgent - it's time to make some changes in our daily habits and eating patterns.
With the rise of eating-related issues like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, the need to improve the overall health of our country is becoming more urgent - it's time to make some changes in our daily habits and eating patterns.
21 One-Minute Weight Loss Tricks
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/21-one-minute-weight-loss-tricks-155800878.html
All you need is a minute to start shedding pounds!With about 1,000 waking minutes in everyday, you'll find plenty of opportunities to slip these tips into your routine and watch the scale go down. If you've already begun your weight loss, these can maximize your efforts and speed results. Here are successful strategies to cut calories and burn fat that take 60 seconds or less.
Got more than one minute? Check out these 25 Best Weight-Loss Tips Of All Time for painless ideas that really work.
1. Mix a juice spritzer
Combine your favorite juice (half of your usual amount) with plain or sparkling water. You can cut up to 85 calories per glass-and lose 5 pounds or more a year.
2. Walk while you talk
Burn calories while you talk on the phone: Do the laundry (68 calories), set the table (85 calories), or water plants (102 calories).
Values based on a 150-pound person and 30 minutes of activity.
3. Study the wrapper
At a quick glance, that candy bar appears to contain 220 calories. But a closer look may reveal that it (or a bottle of juice, bag of crackers, or bag of nuts) provides two or more servings--which more than doubles those calories.
4. Sip green tea before a walk
The caffeine frees fatty acids so that you burn fat more easily. And the polyphenols (antioxidant compounds) in green tea appear to work with caffeine to increase calorie burn. (If you have high blood pressure, skip this tip.)
5. Pack a lunch
Dining out more than five times a week may make you eat more--nearly 300 calories a day--than if you dine out less frequently.
6. Dip your bread
Use olive oil in place of butter. It's healthier and may also help you eat less. In a recent study, dippers ate a total of 52 fewer calories on average than those who used butter.
7. Sprinkle flax on cereal
High-fiber, ground flaxseed can help curb your appetite and eliminate calories. Add it to yogurt or muffin and bread mixes. Available in health food stores.
8. Schedule a blood test
About 1 in every 12 women (most of whom don't know it) has an under active thyroid, which can slow down her metabolism.
9. Supersize your H2O
Buy the big bottle when it comes to good-for-you stuff such as water: You'll drink more.
10. Eat a chunky salad
Chop carrots, celery, sweet potatoes, zucchini, or other veggies instead of shredding or slicing. It takes more effort to munch bigger pieces; you'll do more chewing and eat less during the main course.
RELATED: These 5 South Beach Salads will fill you up without packing on pounds.
11. Call a friend
Fill loneliness with talk and companionship--not cookies.
12. Log your food
Writing down what you eat can help you cut calories and stay in control because you're more accountable. No need to record it perfectly or review what you wrote: The benefit is in the writing itself.
13. Buy small
The bigger the package, the more you're likely to eat--up to 44% more, according to one study.
14. Break into a jog
If you already jog, speed up to a sprint. These brief intervals allow you to cover more distance, burn fat and calories-without lengthening your workout. The increased impact will also help make your bones stronger.
15. Drop and do 10
Before you pry open that tub of ice cream, do 10 situps or pushups. Doing something physical can put you back in touch with your body--and your goals.
16. Slurp chunky soup
People who ate soup containing large vegetable pieces reported feeling fuller and ate 20% less during lunch than those who had a pureed soup made of the same ingredients.
17. Blot the fat
You can dab off about a teaspoon of oil-or 40 calories and 4.5 grams of fat-from two slices of pizza.
18. Skip "light" foods
The weight of food--not just the fat and calories--is what fills you up. Eat less and still feel satisfied with low-calorie heavyweights such as oranges, strawberries, grapefruit, cantaloupe, cooked spinach, collard greens, and broccoli.
PLUS: While dieting can definitely help you reach your ideal body weight, make sure not to ditch these 7 supposedly "forbidden" foods that actually help you lose weight.
19. Order fish
Varieties rich in omega-3 fatty acids--tuna, mackerel, cod, and salmon--may help you drop pounds by improving fat metabolism. Overweight people who ate a reduced-calorie diet that included fish every day lost about 20% more weight than those on a fish-free diet.
BEWARE: Not all fish are healthy. Here are 12 Fish You Should Never, Ever Eat.
20. Trick your taste buds
Sucking on a menthol/eucalyptus cough drop or hard mint can stop cravings instantly.
21. Post inspiration
To keep yourself on track, place quotes in strategic spots where you might need some motivation: on the fridge, TV, dashboard, or computer. Some suggestions: "I'll take this one day at a time."
Written by Sarah Robertson, Prevention
All you need is a minute to start shedding pounds!With about 1,000 waking minutes in everyday, you'll find plenty of opportunities to slip these tips into your routine and watch the scale go down. If you've already begun your weight loss, these can maximize your efforts and speed results. Here are successful strategies to cut calories and burn fat that take 60 seconds or less. Got more than one minute? Check out these 25 Best Weight-Loss Tips Of All Time for painless ideas that really work.
1. Mix a juice spritzer
Combine your favorite juice (half of your usual amount) with plain or sparkling water. You can cut up to 85 calories per glass-and lose 5 pounds or more a year.
2. Walk while you talk
Burn calories while you talk on the phone: Do the laundry (68 calories), set the table (85 calories), or water plants (102 calories).
Values based on a 150-pound person and 30 minutes of activity.
3. Study the wrapper
At a quick glance, that candy bar appears to contain 220 calories. But a closer look may reveal that it (or a bottle of juice, bag of crackers, or bag of nuts) provides two or more servings--which more than doubles those calories.
4. Sip green tea before a walk
The caffeine frees fatty acids so that you burn fat more easily. And the polyphenols (antioxidant compounds) in green tea appear to work with caffeine to increase calorie burn. (If you have high blood pressure, skip this tip.)
5. Pack a lunch
Dining out more than five times a week may make you eat more--nearly 300 calories a day--than if you dine out less frequently.
6. Dip your bread
Use olive oil in place of butter. It's healthier and may also help you eat less. In a recent study, dippers ate a total of 52 fewer calories on average than those who used butter.
7. Sprinkle flax on cereal
High-fiber, ground flaxseed can help curb your appetite and eliminate calories. Add it to yogurt or muffin and bread mixes. Available in health food stores.
8. Schedule a blood test
About 1 in every 12 women (most of whom don't know it) has an under active thyroid, which can slow down her metabolism.
9. Supersize your H2O
Buy the big bottle when it comes to good-for-you stuff such as water: You'll drink more.
10. Eat a chunky salad
Chop carrots, celery, sweet potatoes, zucchini, or other veggies instead of shredding or slicing. It takes more effort to munch bigger pieces; you'll do more chewing and eat less during the main course.
RELATED: These 5 South Beach Salads will fill you up without packing on pounds.
11. Call a friend
Fill loneliness with talk and companionship--not cookies.
12. Log your food
Writing down what you eat can help you cut calories and stay in control because you're more accountable. No need to record it perfectly or review what you wrote: The benefit is in the writing itself.
13. Buy small
The bigger the package, the more you're likely to eat--up to 44% more, according to one study.
14. Break into a jog
If you already jog, speed up to a sprint. These brief intervals allow you to cover more distance, burn fat and calories-without lengthening your workout. The increased impact will also help make your bones stronger.
15. Drop and do 10
Before you pry open that tub of ice cream, do 10 situps or pushups. Doing something physical can put you back in touch with your body--and your goals.
16. Slurp chunky soup
People who ate soup containing large vegetable pieces reported feeling fuller and ate 20% less during lunch than those who had a pureed soup made of the same ingredients.
17. Blot the fat
You can dab off about a teaspoon of oil-or 40 calories and 4.5 grams of fat-from two slices of pizza.
18. Skip "light" foods
The weight of food--not just the fat and calories--is what fills you up. Eat less and still feel satisfied with low-calorie heavyweights such as oranges, strawberries, grapefruit, cantaloupe, cooked spinach, collard greens, and broccoli.
PLUS: While dieting can definitely help you reach your ideal body weight, make sure not to ditch these 7 supposedly "forbidden" foods that actually help you lose weight.
19. Order fish
Varieties rich in omega-3 fatty acids--tuna, mackerel, cod, and salmon--may help you drop pounds by improving fat metabolism. Overweight people who ate a reduced-calorie diet that included fish every day lost about 20% more weight than those on a fish-free diet.
BEWARE: Not all fish are healthy. Here are 12 Fish You Should Never, Ever Eat.
20. Trick your taste buds
Sucking on a menthol/eucalyptus cough drop or hard mint can stop cravings instantly.
21. Post inspiration
To keep yourself on track, place quotes in strategic spots where you might need some motivation: on the fridge, TV, dashboard, or computer. Some suggestions: "I'll take this one day at a time."
Written by Sarah Robertson, Prevention
Diets Don't
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/diets-dont-205000297.html
Everyone is looking for the silver bullet [when it comes to dieting]," explains John Bock, nutritionist and dietitian at the Integrated Nutrition Therapy center in Southern New Jersey.
Related: How to Make Everyday Foods Healthier
And it's true - for the past few decades our culture has become obsessed with finding the secret to shedding the pounds. We've tried juice cleanses, eaten only grapefruit for every meal, and even purchased countless dehydrated meal plans from infomercials on TV. And most likely, we've even lost weight from them. The bad news?
Related: 20 Ways to Improve Your Eating Habits
"Thing is, there is no 'super food' that will save the day, ever," promises Bock. "None of these diets are conducive to a long-term lifestyle change - something that you can stick too."
The worse news: Many diets are detrimental to your health and mental stability. In our desperation to find said "silver bullet," we've put ourselves in harm's way, especially when it comes to fad dieting. Some have tried everything from drinking 64 fluid ounces of water daily to literally chewing food and spitting it out. By restricting ourselves, we mentally create a conflict for a successfully healthy lifestyle, Bock explains.
Related: 11 Healthy Snack Foods to Keep You Full
"A nutritionist is just as essential as a family doctor," he insists. "We can measure metabolic rates and design a plan that will work with your lifestyle to achieve long-lasting results."
While some of these diets may help you lose weight in the short term, their methods can be unhealthy, and the pounds you shed usually don't stay off for long.
17-Day Diet
The Basics: This diet is not just 17 days long, but rather three 17-day cycles of regulating your carbohydrate intake to keep your metabolism guessing. The idea is that shifting your meal plan every 17 days, before your body registers certain eating habits, you can keep your metabolism in high gear. You start out overly restrictive and under-caloric in the beginning, then move on to eating 1,500 calories a day, and then the third phase has you overindulging on the weekends.
Why It Won't Work: "First off, there is no proof that it speeds up your metabolism - and to fool your metabolism is impossible, as well," Bock states. The idea that you can trick your body and treat it on the weekends is silly, too. "Why not have a little bit of the food you like every day in moderate portions? Indulging on the weekends is pointless - your body doesn't know that it is Tuesday or Saturday night."
Related: 10 Diet Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Cabbage Soup Diet
The Basics: For a solid week, "indulge" in a bottomless bowl of cabbage soup and some select low-calorie food options. It promises to help you shed 10 pounds in that week, however there are no set guidelines to help you manage your weight loss.
Why It Won't Work: "People lose a lot of weight from this diet because of the diarrhea they get from it alone," says Bock. "You aren't getting any calories, [and] you're getting bloated and full from a very restrictive diet. From a gastrointestinal standpoint, it is catastrophic on the variability from day to day."
HCG Diet
The Basics: This diet is an intense, 40-day, 500-calorie diet consisting of vegetables, fruits, and two meals of 3.5 ounces of protein alongside injections of HCG, a hormone found in pregnant women. The theory is that it will create some symptoms of pregnancy, such as nausea from morning sickness, to help control your desire to eat. While injections aren't the only way HCG is distributed (there are tablets, etc.), it is believed that the injection method is the only one that is of any benefit.
Why It Won't Work: "This is a completely unsafe method of losing weight. A 500-calorie diet is considered unsafe because it is so hypo-caloric that it could never meet your needs," explains Bock. Plus, he goes on to say that there is no proof that the hormone itself will help you lose weight.
Related: 8 'Healthy Drinks' That Are Actually Terrible for You
The Hallelujah Diet
The Basics: An all-vegetable diet made of of 85 percent raw, uncooked foods and 15 percent cooked foods. Vegetables that are uncooked are in a more natural state, according to this diet, and cooked vegetables are tainted by whatever juices they may be cooked in.
Why It Won't Work: "I'm not a fan of vegan diets in general," Bock claims. "They aren't very safe. Most patients really need to be monitored very closely by health professionals because they often become anemic." Also, eating solely raw vegetables is not only hard on your digestive system, since cooked foods are absorbed more easily, but there is no proof that raw vegetables are more effective than cooked ones.
www.darenutrition.com
Everyone is looking for the silver bullet [when it comes to dieting]," explains John Bock, nutritionist and dietitian at the Integrated Nutrition Therapy center in Southern New Jersey.
Related: How to Make Everyday Foods Healthier
And it's true - for the past few decades our culture has become obsessed with finding the secret to shedding the pounds. We've tried juice cleanses, eaten only grapefruit for every meal, and even purchased countless dehydrated meal plans from infomercials on TV. And most likely, we've even lost weight from them. The bad news?
Related: 20 Ways to Improve Your Eating Habits
"Thing is, there is no 'super food' that will save the day, ever," promises Bock. "None of these diets are conducive to a long-term lifestyle change - something that you can stick too."
The worse news: Many diets are detrimental to your health and mental stability. In our desperation to find said "silver bullet," we've put ourselves in harm's way, especially when it comes to fad dieting. Some have tried everything from drinking 64 fluid ounces of water daily to literally chewing food and spitting it out. By restricting ourselves, we mentally create a conflict for a successfully healthy lifestyle, Bock explains.
Related: 11 Healthy Snack Foods to Keep You Full
"A nutritionist is just as essential as a family doctor," he insists. "We can measure metabolic rates and design a plan that will work with your lifestyle to achieve long-lasting results."
While some of these diets may help you lose weight in the short term, their methods can be unhealthy, and the pounds you shed usually don't stay off for long.
17-Day Diet
The Basics: This diet is not just 17 days long, but rather three 17-day cycles of regulating your carbohydrate intake to keep your metabolism guessing. The idea is that shifting your meal plan every 17 days, before your body registers certain eating habits, you can keep your metabolism in high gear. You start out overly restrictive and under-caloric in the beginning, then move on to eating 1,500 calories a day, and then the third phase has you overindulging on the weekends.
Why It Won't Work: "First off, there is no proof that it speeds up your metabolism - and to fool your metabolism is impossible, as well," Bock states. The idea that you can trick your body and treat it on the weekends is silly, too. "Why not have a little bit of the food you like every day in moderate portions? Indulging on the weekends is pointless - your body doesn't know that it is Tuesday or Saturday night."
Related: 10 Diet Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Cabbage Soup Diet
The Basics: For a solid week, "indulge" in a bottomless bowl of cabbage soup and some select low-calorie food options. It promises to help you shed 10 pounds in that week, however there are no set guidelines to help you manage your weight loss.
Why It Won't Work: "People lose a lot of weight from this diet because of the diarrhea they get from it alone," says Bock. "You aren't getting any calories, [and] you're getting bloated and full from a very restrictive diet. From a gastrointestinal standpoint, it is catastrophic on the variability from day to day."
HCG Diet
The Basics: This diet is an intense, 40-day, 500-calorie diet consisting of vegetables, fruits, and two meals of 3.5 ounces of protein alongside injections of HCG, a hormone found in pregnant women. The theory is that it will create some symptoms of pregnancy, such as nausea from morning sickness, to help control your desire to eat. While injections aren't the only way HCG is distributed (there are tablets, etc.), it is believed that the injection method is the only one that is of any benefit.
Why It Won't Work: "This is a completely unsafe method of losing weight. A 500-calorie diet is considered unsafe because it is so hypo-caloric that it could never meet your needs," explains Bock. Plus, he goes on to say that there is no proof that the hormone itself will help you lose weight.
Related: 8 'Healthy Drinks' That Are Actually Terrible for You
The Hallelujah Diet
The Basics: An all-vegetable diet made of of 85 percent raw, uncooked foods and 15 percent cooked foods. Vegetables that are uncooked are in a more natural state, according to this diet, and cooked vegetables are tainted by whatever juices they may be cooked in.
Why It Won't Work: "I'm not a fan of vegan diets in general," Bock claims. "They aren't very safe. Most patients really need to be monitored very closely by health professionals because they often become anemic." Also, eating solely raw vegetables is not only hard on your digestive system, since cooked foods are absorbed more easily, but there is no proof that raw vegetables are more effective than cooked ones.
www.darenutrition.com
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