Are your genes making you fat?
Have you ever met someone who said they are fat because its genetic? You probably have. Do you think you can be fat because of your genes? At Fitho, we don’t think* that you should just blame your genetics for being fat, and let it be. We’ll tell you why. If you blame your genes for your weight gain, then you must read this.
Fat Family on the Beach (fabbianoaccorsi@flickr)
Its a common phenomenon that over weight parents have over weight kids. But equally often, you will see overweight parents with skinny children and vice versa. So, what is the deal? Do your genetics really play a role?
Genetics can increase your tendency to gain weight, but if you gain weight, in most cases its because Read more
Special K Diet Challenge: Does it work?
You’ve probably seen the Special K cereal advertisement for the Kellogg’s Special K Diet Challenge: 2 meals, 2 weeks, and lose upto 2.5 kg of weight!
What is the Special K diet challenge? Does the Special K diet really help you lose weight? If it does, is the Special K diet challenge really good for your health? And will the weight loss stay off?
Kelloggs Special K Cereal Diet (kelloggsuk@flickr)
We did the research, so read on.. Read more
Should you lose weight or lose fat?
Often, both fat loss and weight loss are mistaken to be the same, but its really not. Think about it- losing weight basically means that when you step on that weighing scale, you should weigh less. Now you’ve lost this weight since there is less of something in your body. The options are fat, muscle or water. Losing fat is ideal, but losing muscle is detrimental to your health. Muscles help burn calories even when you’re sleeping. Basically, your body takes energy to maintain itself. If you have more muscle in your body, then it takes more energy to maintain it. In fact, it takes about 10 times the energy to maintain the same amount of muscle as it takes to maintain fat.
Slim female waist (helgasms@flickr)
With incorrect weight loss strategies, like Read more
Is your ab workout hurting your back?
With most movie stars flaunting 6 pack abs, its all the rage in gyms across India. Many people have a general consensus that you get a 6 pack by doing lots of crunches!
Not true. We’ve told you the secret to 6 pack abs. And to get them, you don’t need to workout your abs extensively.
Defined Male Six Pack Abdominal Muscles
Besides being futile for most people to gain a defined mid section, working out your abs extensively can actually hurt your back. Read on to see how: Read more
Avoid extra weight gain during pregnancy
When you’re pregnant it is understood that you are eating for two but that does not really mean twice as much as you normally do. Its healthy to gain 10-15 kg during the course of pregnancy, but some people gain over 20-25 kgs. That’s not healthy. All these extra kilos will show the most after pregnancy and will be extremely difficult to get rid of. So, we’re here to tell you how you can avoid gaining extra weight during your pregnancy.
Big Pregnant Woman Belly (ivona&kris@flickr)
Important thing to keep in mind is that exercise during pregnancy is no to lose weight. It is so that you prepare your body for the physical stress of baby Read more
