Does overweight mean unhealthy? What your BMI isn’t telling you Overweight or skinny fat. Which would you rather be?I bit you didn’t choose overweight right? If you chose skinny fat, here are a few reasons why you may want to think again. The phrase “skinny fat” refers to a person who appears very slim but [...]
How do you start exercising when you’re not used to an active lifestyle? You may be eating a healthy diet with lots of fruit and vegetables and find that you’re still not losing weight or even worse, that you’re putting on more weight. You may want to start exercising but you don’t know where to [...]
It’s good to know yourself, and I know myself very well. I have a slightly compulsive nature. Once I put my mind to doing something, I attack it with gusto. I started another one of what I will call my fitness binges just as the children were starting their Easter holidays. Seeing as I would [...]
Don’t let weekend weight gain ruin all your hard work. You’re usually a bit stressed out during the week trying to juggle all your responsibilities. You do your strength training and cardio religiously. You pass on the creamy, rich desserts and you eat lots of fruit and vegetables. You control your portion sizes and make [...]
Women that are very obese are more likely to develop cancers of various types. Unfortunately, it has been found that this group of women are the ones most likely to skip scheduled cancer screenings including mammograms and pap smears. Analysis of the information gathered from the National Health Interview carried out in 2000 came to [...]
Obese women are less likely to have mammograms and pap smears (screening tests for breast cancer and cervical cancer) than women who are not. In view of the epidemic of obesity that is sweeping across the US, this is a problem. This problem was found more amongst white women than black women who were more [...]
Alli (pronounced Al-eye), the new diet pill from drug giant Glaxo Smith Kline, has been hyped as the solution to all your weight loss troubles, and best of all, it’s available over the counter, ie you can get it without a prescription at your local drugstore. Personally, I’m a bit skeptical and careful when it [...]
New research into relationships between obesity has yielded some very interesting results. One study showed that people who had treatment for unstable angina for example, in the form of heart surgery ( angioplasty and insertion of a stent) were less likely to die if they were obese or very obese. This went against all expected [...]
It’s truly amazing the funny little things that happen to change our little prejudices and misconceptions about other people and life in general. I visit the lingerie section of one of my favourite department stores quite regularly. They have a special bra section for the DD+ cup sizes. I remember breezing past smugly on many [...]
Strength training may reduce the amount of fat generally as well as inside the abdomen according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. This is particularly true for premenopausal women who are overweight or obese….Read more
