Many of us would love to lose a few quick pounds. But the problem with most crash diets is that you lose muscle along with the fat.
The problem is having muscle burns calories… So you don’t want less of it. And losing muscle also makes you feel weaker. This makes you less likely to exercise. All of this means your weight loss comes to a screeching halt.… Read More
Congratulations. You just finished your workout and have reached your calorie goal. Well, maybe not…
It turns out you can’t trust most exercise machines. They often grossly overestimate how many calories you’ve burned.
A study at the University of California, San Francisco evaluated the accuracy of calorie counters on various cardio machines. Researchers revealed your go-to cardio machine’s calorie counter can go over by almost 50%:1
… Read MoreAn exercise we were all taught to do since grade school causes more than half the workout injuries in the U.S. Army.1
What’s more, tests reveal it doesn’t provide the fitness benefits claimed for years by exercise gurus.2
As one group of researchers stated: This common exercise is best left in the dustbin of fitness history.
Of course, it’s important that we all stay fit.… Read More
Everybody knows exercise is important to good health. But researchers have found that keeping one particular body part strong is the key to preventing brain aging. And it’s one you’d never think was related.
British researchers spent 10 years studying 324 twin sisters. Why study twins? It’s because they share similar genes. If they are identical twins, they have the same genes.… Read More
A new study reveals what may be the most urgent reason to get moving: To save your brain.
Researchers from the Northern California Institute of Research and Education monitored about 3,200 Americans. These people were between 18 and 30 years old at the start of the study.
… Read MoreExercising and eating more fiber will help bring your metabolism up to speed. But these aren’t your only options. There are other small changes you can make to speed up the process… Ones you’d probably never expect.
Here are five surprising ways to boost your metabolism.
1. Keep it cool. Did you know you can enhance your metabolism just by lowering the temperature where you sleep?… Read More