Does Cardiovascular exercise make you smarter
There’s plenty of research to suggest the cardiovascular exercise, like running, or any other cardio activity, improves your heart health, help you manage your blood pressure and lots of other health benefits. But in the past few years, research has taken benefits of cardio exercise to the next level. It suggests that performing cardiovascular exercise might actually make you smarter.
Photo: Men Running in Speedos (bostonrunner@flickr)
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Why lose weight- 5 reasons
Most people start a weight loss plan for aesthetic reasons to look good. But beyond that, excess weight is literally a menace to your health. Besides making you fat, large amounts of fatty deposits can cause havoc on your body’s internal systems.
By Indian government obesity guidelines, People who are Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or greater are clinically termed obese & have a much higher risk for many major illnesses. This is due to a genetic Indian risk of diabetes & heart disease. For most of us, obesity sounds like something foreign, but to be over a BMI of 25, is for example, anyone with a height of 5 feet and weighing over 58.2 kg, 5 feet 6 inches & weighing over 70.5 kg, or 6 feet tall and weighing over 83.6 kg.
Check the table below to see if you fall into the obese category. The height is in inches, the weight is in lbs.
Photo: Check Obesity: Body Mass Index Table
Surprisingly, many people fall into the high risk category. Here are few reasons why you definitely have to lose weight: Read more
Fat burning foods for 6 pack abs
To build a well muscled, low fat body with a nice six pack, besides the exercise, you need to eat right- meaning, eat the right fat burning foods. And there are some basic foods that can help you get there, by providing you with the right nutrition and help you gain muscle & reduce fat.
Photo- Whey Protein Shake (captmouffette@flickr)
Note that the list is mostly vegetarian foods. Its important to know that you can even grow muscle with vegetarian foods. Here’s our list of the top 5 fat burning foods: Read more
Is Chaat healthy? How many calories?
Catching up friends over some chaat, and trying to watch your diet? Not sure about which chat is the best for you to indulge in. Well, At Fitho, we’ve done the research for you, to know which chat is healthy, which chat is unhealthy, and suggestions on how to make your chats healthier!
Photo: Bhel Puri Chat (mbasu1@flickr)
Below is a list of some popular North Indian chats: Read more
Tips to beat Monday morning blues
Every Monday, you can’t bear the thought of getting out of bed as you push the snooze button yet again as you cover yourself with your blanket. You wish you had more time to sleep. Does the above experience sound familiar? If it does, you probably suffer from Monday morning blues.
Not a big deal, but read on how to beat the Monday morning depression…
Photo: Marmalade Toast Breakfast (binnur@flickr)
Scientifically, our internal clocks naturally operate on a day that is longer than 24 hours. By the time Monday rolls around each week, a sleep deficit of at least an hour has been built up. This deficit makes it tougher to wake up, but here are some tips to make Monday mornings easier: Read more
Tips- Manage Food Cravings to Lose Weight
When we hear of eating disorders, we mostly think of those related with eating less, like bulimia and anorexia. But on the other end, there is an eating disorder where people tend to eat too much- its called binge eating disorder.
Photo: Food Temptations- Krispy Kreme Donuts (mmmfruit@flickr)
Many over weight people suffer from this binge eating disorder - varying from eating too much and/or eating too often. Even if you don’t have an eating disorder, but snack often and would like to reduce your snacking habit, we have tips for you. Here are tips that can help manage snacking and Read more
Airtel Kolkata Marathon 2010
In 2009, 20,000 people took part in 2009 Kolkata Marathon. The 2010 Kolkata Marathon is here!
Kolkata Marathon Women's Run
This is the 6th year of the Kolkata Marathon, starting in 2005. Need tips to start running? Need tips to prepare for a marathon and nutrition tips during and after a marathon here. Here is a list of running tracks in Kolkata.
In 2010, the Kolkata Marathon is on Sunday, Read more
Hot dog- Fatty, Unhealthy, Cancerous & more?
Do you like hot dogs? Well, we have bad news for you. Not one, but two pieces of bad news for hot dog eaters, who care about either their health or fitness.
Hot Dog bun with mustard (busybrain@flickr)
Let’s first talk about how hot dogs are bad for your fitness. Hot dogs are basically processed meat, that is loaded with saturated fat. A regular hot dog has about Read more
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