Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Can You Walk for 3 Minutes?
Well, now researchers from the UK have found that shorter bouts of brisk walking reduce postprandial plasma triacylglycerol (the level of fat in your blood after you eat) and resting blood pressure in healthy young men. And this will probably work even better for out of shape folks who have a few extra years – and inches – under their belts.
Read MoreThe Surprising Truth About Those Late-Night Infomercial Gadgets
Ten young men and 12 young women did all the exercises. And the researchers found that the Ab-Slide worked the abs the hardest. On the other hand, the seated knee tuck-ins required a lot of hip flexion, and they believed it could cause problems in people prone to low-back injury.
Read More3 Reasons to Eat Breakfast
Some experts say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day because it “boosts your metabolism.” I’m not one of those people. But I do believe you should eat breakfast.
Read MoreHow to Maintain Your Weight
While losing weight is hard, not enough attention is given to the equally difficult process of maintaining weight loss. And what most people don’t realize is that the method you use to lose weight helps determine how difficult weight maintenance will be.
Read MoreFasting for Weight Loss
As hard as it may be to believe, more and more nutrition experts are incorporating fasting into their weight-loss programs. But when most people hear about this practice, they have a lot of questions. One of the biggest concerns is how it can be possible to make it through a day without food. But that’s not a problem, according to a study from the U.S. Army.
Read More5 Ways to Beat Binge Eating
It happens to almost everyone. You get home from work, tired, hungry, and stressed, and you eat a nice dinner. But even though you are full, you go back to the fridge at 8:00. Then at 8:30. And then again at 9:00. You might even hit the fridge – or, worse, the freezer for ice cream – at 10:30…
Read MoreSocial Support for Heart Health
For years, I’ve been preaching about the importance of having social support for weight loss. If you want to lose weight, you need to hang around – and stay in contact with – other folks who have the same goals as you.
Read MoreEvery Guy’s Diet Needs More…
The other day, one of my clients asked me why I eat so many fruits and vegetables, and why I tell him to do the same. After all, neither one of us is trying to lose fat.
Read MoreYour Metabolism Slows Down and Stays Down, Unless…
I have some bad news for you. According to scientists at New York’s Presbyterian Medical Center at Columbia University, folks who succeed in losing weight tend to wind up suffering from a lower than expected metabolic rate. This means that if you lose weight, you will burn fewer calories each day than someone of the same weight who was never overweight.
Read MoreThe Low-Intensity Cardio Lie
Once in a while, a study comes along that surprises me. For instance, I recently found one showing that cardio works for fat loss – as long as it is high-intensity cardio.
Read MoreChoosing the Right Weight
Going to the gym is intimidating enough. But not knowing how much weight to use for an exercise can make you feel even more uncomfortable. If you grab a weight that’s too light, you’ll waste your time. If you grab a weight that’s too heavy, you risk injury.
Read MoreBattle of the Ab Exercises
To get six-pack abs, most people think they’ll have to do hundreds of crunches. But crunches involve spinal flexion (rounding forward), and research shows that spinal flexion can lead to herniated discs. Knowing this has sent me on a long and exhaustive search for safe and effective ab training.
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