It’s bound to happen. Some days just don’t get started on the right foot and seem to get worse by the minute. Next time you feel tension from a day that just isn’t going your way, try to calm yourself with the following tips:
1) Ask yourself whether what’s bothering you is really important? Will you care tomorrow? A month from now?
2) Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and imaging yourself somewhere you love–the beach, a hammock in your back yard, in bed.
The fat burning zone doesn’t exist. When you see “fat burning zone” listed on an elliptical or have a trainer tell you that you should be working in the “fat burning zone,” it’s not true. It is all about calories in, calories out. It really is that simple.
The so-called “fat burning zone” is usually a lower heart rate than the cardiovascular zone. Working at this zone actually does burn fat while working at a higher intensity burns carbs, but that is deceptive. More calories are usually burned by increasing the intensity level. And more calories burned, ultimately (if you don’t replenish them) means more fat loss.
And research has show that working out at a higher intensity maintains higher level of metabolic rate (fat burning) throughout the day than lower levels.
Working out in the fat burning zone is fine if that is where you feel challenged, but don’t hang out there simply because you think you’ll burn more fat there. You won’t. It’s a fallacy.
When I was a little girl my grandpa used to make me tea with honey, lemon juice, and a little whiskey whenever I was sick. He wouldn’t make me a whole cup, just about five sips worth. Now, it turns out tea and citrus is a good combo.
Apparently, drinking green tea with a little lemon helps your body get more of the antioxidants from the lemon. So next time you’re having tea, squeeze a little lemon in.
Most people diet in order to lose weight. We all want to be skinny. But there are better reasons to watch what we eat. Our health is more important than being skinny. And living longer is also a better option. Science keeps proving that calorie restriction (with adequate nutrition) increases lifespan.
A recent 20-year study of rhesus monkeys revealed that after 20 years of moderate calorie restriction 80% of the monkeys in the test group (restricted calories) were still alive while only 50% of the control group (no calorie restriction) were still alive. T
That doesn’t definitely mean the same is true for humans, but I’d like that extra 30% chance at life, myself.
It’s not Regis Philbin’s Millionaire. It’s real life. We are a society so caught up in email that we don’t always touch base with our friends via phone. This weekend pick a time to call an old friend and just enjoy having a leisurely conversation.