Does drinking cold water make you fat?
It baffles us why anyone would ever think that drinking cold water makes you fat! But since there are some people who do, we are here to tell you if drinking cold water will really make you fat.
First of all, its a known fact, that water is good for you. And most people don’t get enough of it. You should drink 9-12 glasses a day.
Photo: Hot and Cold Water
Now, water is an essential component of most bodily functions. Drinking 2 glasses of water Read more
Do artificial sweeteners help you lose weight?
We told you how soft drinks can make you gain weight. So, if you’re trying to lose weight, it seems to only make sense to swap your sugar loaded soft drinks with the sugar free diet versions. Similarly, it probably makes sense to swap your sugar in food with diet sugar substitutes. Its true that it does reduce your calorie intake, but does it really help weight loss? Read on to find out..
Photo- Artificial sweeterns better than Sugar?
Research at the University of Liverpool suggests that your body process artificial sweeteners (diet sugar) the same way that it process Read more
Why New Year resolutions of weight loss, fail?
Believe it or not, the year is almost over. Think back to the beginning of the year, when you made your resolutions. Was one of your resolutions around your fitness? Lose weight, add muscle, reduce the belly, get toned, the list goes on… Have you reached your goal?
Most of you will respond no. Wonder why? No, its not because you were too busy to do it, or stuff happened.
Photo- Woman with Tape Measure (hyg27@flickr)
Most of us decide on losing weight, so we’ll discuss that here. At the year end, we promise ourselves, that we will lose 10 kg this year, or Read more
Can you Vibrate your Weight away?
Vibrating machines have long claimed to help people lose weight. Even today, in some old gyms in India, you will find those machines with the belt that you tie around your waist, and it vibrates the daylights out of you.
Believers claim that its supposed to help fat loss. In fact some people say ludicrious things like ‘this machine shakes the fat, so it loosens the fat, to help weight loss‘. Yes, even if this machine helps weight loss, its not because it ‘loosens the fat’. That is not possible?
So, do these vibrating machines help you lose weight? Let’s find out.
Vibration Weight Loss Machine (tony_lee@flickr)
Vibrating Machines claim to burn calories. Is that true?
One of the basic things you should know is that Read more
Does eating meat make you gain weight & fat?
Its a common notion that eating meat- chicken, fish, etc.. can make you gain weight. But is it really true. We’ll tell you whether its really true or not.
Does eating meat make you fat? (shidrokh@flickr)
Meat is primarily composed of two basic nutrients- protein and Read more
Running Myths and Mistakes
We’ve told you that running is the best way to lose weight. Many of you have started running. Some are even training for the Delhi Marathon 2009. Sometimes even with all the information, we make some running mistakes, or believe in myths about running. So, we’re going to tell you how to avoid them:
Avoid Running Mistakes and Myths (mingfong@flickr)
Running on an empty stomach: This can never be good Read more
Useless Exercise and Gym Machines
There are many exercises and gym machines that are completely useless. When we say useless, we mean with no real benefit to build muscle, lose fat or burn calories. So, here is our list:
Photo- Vibrating Belt Machine- Useless for Weight Loss (felixtcat@flickr)
Vibrating Belt Machine: Have you seen those archaic gym machines with a belt that people wear around their waist… and then the belt shakes and vibrates. People think it helps them lose weight, but really .. it does nothing. How can a vibrating belt help you lose weight. If it did, wouldn’t we all hot bodies with just a little shaking and vibrating.
Waist Twisting Stand: Unlike the previous machine, this one still exists in gyms. You stand on this, hold on to the bar in front of you and twist your lower body, while keeping your upper body straight. People think all the twisting on this contraption will help stretch the fat away, but all that twisting and stretching could actually harm you- you might pull a muscle in your back or your side.
Barbell Stretch: This one is not a contraption, but its an incredibly popular exercise in Indian gyms. Basically holding a wooden bar over your shoulders and your arms over it, forming a T shape. Then, your bend from side to side. The common belief again is that it helps to ’stretch and loosen the fat so it helps to lose weight’. We’d like to laugh at that thought, but we’ll restrain, and tell you that- physical stretching cannot help increase the ability to lose fat.
So, stop wasting your time with these exercises. Try these exercise tips to lose weight and get on the right diet plan.
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What, when to eat after exercise workout?
You know if you should exercise on an empty stomach, and you know what to eat before your workout, and the timing your preworkout snack. Now, find out what to eat after exercise.
What to eat after exercise: Post Workout Snacks(captmouffette@flickr)
Eating the right snack after your workout session is extremely important to your fitness level. It helps your body build muscle, improves calorie burn, and prevents muscle catabolism (body using muscle for energy).
Post workout nutrition is key since after your workout, your muscles are sore and all the glycogen from your muscles in completely depleted. Your muscles are in a repair mode, and what you need to do is supply them with the right nutrition to help repair damaged muscle and build further on the existing muscle.
What should you eat after exercise? Your post workout snack should be low fat and have a carbohydrate to protein ratio of 2:1. This snack needs a higher carbohydrate content because your muscles’ glycogen stores are depleted and to repair them, you supply them with nutrients your body needs fast dissolving carbohydrates. So, this is the time you want to eat simple carbohydrates (carbs with high Glycemic Index). Yes, this is the one time that we really sugar is actually good for your body. The protein should be preferably whey protein since it is absorbed faster by your body.
When should you eat a snack after exercise? Your post workout snack should be eaten within 30 minutes of completing your workout. This time window represents the time frame during which your muscles are primed to absorb nutrition.
Why should your post workout meal be low fat? Being low fat will help your body absorb the nutrition faster. If your post workout snack is high in fat, it slows down digestion and thus absorption in your body. Besides that, studies have shown that post workout snacks high in fat blunt the production of growth hormone in the body.
What’s important in a post workout snack? For this snack, high nutrient absorption rate is key. If your snack is liquid, all the better. An ideal post workout shake is low fat chocolate milk. Or a whey protein shake with honey, or other simple carbohydrates. Another simple snack is low fat yoghurt with granola- yoghurt has a combination of whey protein (fast absorbing protein) and casein (slow absorbing protein), and the granola will give you fast absorbing carbohydrates. At this time, you can also pop in a multivitamin with your snack. The vitamins and minerals are micronutrients that help perform body functions and help with building muscle.
If you need high quality whey protein powder in India, just call us 98108-20937 and we’ll deliver it to you. See our complete list of fitness supplements India.
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- See Fitho’s weight loss success stories- lose weight, look younger & healthier
- For quality whey protein powder, weight gain supplements, email order@fitho.in
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