Reduce Bloating & Water Retention

August 27, 2010  

Most people experience water retention or bloating at some point or another. Eating certain foods or health conditions can increase it. It leads to increase water storage in your body, leading to increased weight, bloated feeling and overall feeling heavy.
Wonder how you can avoid it or reduce it. We have tips for you, on how you can reduce your bloating belly.

Note, that these won’t reduce the fat! For that, you need to get on a proper weight loss plan. Read below for tips to reduce the bloating

Bloated belly

Bloated belly (Mamo@flickr)

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Fitness Equipment Buying Service

August 17, 2010  

Ever wanted to buy a treadmill, or a cycle, or even dumbbellls, but not sure how to decide, or what points to keep in mind, while buying any kind of fitness equipment.

We’ll tell you how you can get the best deals on fitness equipment, and also what really matters when buying, whether its a resistance bands, or a multigym. Read below for more..

metallic-dumb-bells

metallic-dumb-bells

We have introduced an equipment buying service, where you tell us what you’re requirements are. Our fitness experts, will advise you on what features you should really look out for, and what’s just a frill (and not required). For eg, when you buy a treadmill, along with the power of the motor, you need to make sure that the running area is structured to your requirements. Also, cushioning is important. Read more about buying treadmills.

Also, did you know that its not just the equipment brand that matters. It is also the country of manufacturing that can decide the quality of the product.

That way, you only buy equipments & features that will really be good for you.

Then, since we work in this space, we can get you discounts with the leaders retailers and brands on all kinds of fitness equipment in India. We are not associated with any brand or retailer, so we do not recommend specific products.

So, if you want to buy a little pair of dumbbells or a want to equip your home gym or office gym, all you need to do is call 011-2923-6553/54 or email fitness@fitho.in

Here is the list of fitness equipments that we cover: Treadmills, Cross Trainers, Exercises Cycles, Dumbbells, Resistance Bands, Total Gyms, Multi Gyms, Free Weight Stations, Swiss Balls & more. Read more

Calf Exercises- for Toned Calves

August 7, 2010  

Most people want to look fit and toned. If you pick those body parts that are expose your fitness and tone the most- calves are one of them! Toned calves help you look good in anything that’s higher than ankle length. Great calves give great legs.

The fortunate part of toning your calves is that they’re small muscles, so they only need a couple of exercises to focus on them. Compound exercises like squats and lunges will also tone them. Besides these, running, stair climbing, cycling are also great for toning calves.

calf-muscle-leg

calf-muscle-leg

Here are exercises that can help you carve those calves! Make sure you focus the weight on the calves, control the movement and go through the full range of motion at the ankle to maximize the benefits from the exercise:

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Fitho on NDTV

June 14, 2010  

At Fitho, we have developed a number of highly effective wellness & fitness programs, that help you achieve results. Due to the variety of programs ranging like wellness plans to help you manage diabetes successfully through diet & nutrition, to fitness programs for you get that six pack, we deal with a wide age group of people, ranging from 20 years to 80 years!

We work with people for their fitness over the world. Our programs are effective in person as well as virtually. Besides individuals, we also work with corporate to provide wellness benefits for their employees.

Due to the unique concept, and high success rate, NDTV recently featured us. Below is clip from their show- Fit Rahe India on NDTV India.

Note: We’re in the first 10 minutes of the show.
Unfortunately, they got our web address wrong (it is www.fitho.in), but that happens :)

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Free Shipping on Supplements in India

June 8, 2010  

You know we provide high quality supplements, at the best prices, supplied all over India. To make it better, we are now giving you free shipping on all supplements within India.

Ever wondered if you should try a certain supplement- perhaps a whey protein, or a weight gainer, muscle builders like creatine, or even a fat burner. Shipping costs varied from Rs 75 to Rs 300 (for the big supplements)

We’ve decided to not charge the extra shipping costs! So, this is your chance. We are currently providing free shipping on supplements all over India! Call now 011-2923-6553/53 or email order(at)fitho.in

Free Delivery (directgaragedoors.com)

Free Delivery (directgaragedoors.com)

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Reduce Cholesterol – Tips to Lower Cholesterol

May 24, 2010  

High cholesterol levels are a very common health problem in India. The good news is that you can reduce cholesterol easily through a few changes in your life. Once you understand how to manage your cholesterol, it’s much easier to lower your cholesterol levels without drugs – as in lower your LDL cholesterol and raise your HDL cholesterol levels.

Cholesterol is needed for cell membranes and the production of hormones. So, it is produced by your body. The body makes what cholesterol it needs; the more cholesterol that comes from food, the less the body makes. An unhealthy diet may overload the body beyond its ability to regulate its cholesterol levels. High-density lipoproteins (HDL or good cholesterol) sweep the blood of excess fat and cholesterol while low-density lipoproteins (LDL or bad cholesterol) are the bad guys, because they can contribute to the build-up of plaque in arteries, and in turn clog your arteries. Similar to our body,

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) recommends Read more

Milk in Tea- Reduces health benefits

May 17, 2010  

We’ve told you how drinking green tea is good for weight loss and health benefits of milk. So, does it make sense to mix these two, and have milk in your tea, to get the benefits of both? New research shows that adding milk in your tea, negates the health benefits of tea! Read on to know more…

Tea Cup Health Benefits

Tea Cup Health Benefits

Tea is loaded with antioxidants called catechins, whether its black tea, green tea, etc. Previous research showed that drinking tea improves blood Read more

Exercising- how to get started

May 3, 2010  

We have heard all about the benefits of exercising, seen many people do it, but many of us haven’t started or keep putting it off, for a number of reasons- not sure how to start exercising, when to start, and many other questions. It almost becomes intimidating to think about exercise, and everything associated with it.

Or you may have tried exercising, bought some equipment, joint the gym, but never continued after the first few days. (FYI, we provide gym memberships along with our fitness plans- more details on Fitho gym memberships)

Beer calories and pot bellies

Beer calories and pot bellies (Mamo@flickr)

If you are one of those people who’ve been thinking about exercising, but not sure how to really start or continue, we have the answers. Below is a list of tips that make it easy for you to get started on exercising:

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