Getting In Shape For A Marathon Run

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Itchy

If there is one hobby that is increasingly becoming popular worldwide that is marathon run. Marathon is now very popular because of the great benefits that it gives to the people. The benefits can be individual and group. Marathon run is more popular with the name “fun run”. Their slogan say “run with purpose”, every individual that joins this event have their own personal purpose and reasons. One of the most common reason and purpose is to get in shape again. Running is a very effective way to burn fats fast. When you join marathon run, you will have options to choose from with regards to the distance that you want to finish. This is not just a simple running because you will get some freebees, prizes, and the money collected will be donated to people and foundations that need help. That’s why it’s really fun and enjoyable to join marathon run because you are not only helping yourself but others also.

But before you run in marathon, you also need to do some preparation. You need to be physically fit, you need to have running gears, and you need to be free on that day. If you are not use to running since you don’t run everyday unless you are a runner, your body maybe overwhelmed or exhausted and you may faint during the event which you don’t want to happen. So, you need to prepare yourself physically. You need to start training yourself at least two weeks before the event. Try to run as often as you can so that your body will adopt the system and you can endure the distance that you will be running on that marathon run event. Since you will be running, of course you also need to have running gears especially running shoes. Running shoes are specially designed for running. It provides comfort and protection to your feet and ankle. This can prevent you from getting serious injuries. And lastly, you need to set your schedule from your work to make sure that you can run on that day.

If you think that running in marathon is easy well I’m telling you it’s not because you have a lot of competitors. There might be hundreds and even thousands of people running on that same event. To make it more challenging whoever wins will get a prize. That’s why you need to exert lots of effort if you want to win the marathon run contest.

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Eating Well With The Best Diet Plan

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Itchy

Eating is one of the best things to do in the world. Sometimes we travel just to eat special food from other places. No matter how expensive we will pay as long as it satisfies us with the savor of the food. There are so many different types of healthy, delicious, and drooling foods around the world that you can buy and eat. But food is also the reason why there so many people who are now suffering from different types of sickness. Food should not be hated; it should be loved because who doesn’t want to eat? Everybody loves to eat especially their favorite food. You get and feel satisfaction with eating and you also get good feeling. If you are full you feel relax and lazy and just want to sleep. If you don’t eat, you will also get sick like malnutrition, ulcer, metal disability, and etc. if you eat too much you will also suffer from obesity, overweight, high blood pressure, heart disease, and etc. If you eat less it will cause health problems, if you eat too much it will also cause health problems, that’s why if you want to live a healthy life you need to eat right food and right amount of food that your only require.

You need to eat well if you want to be healthy and fit. When we say eat well, it means that you need to watch what you eat. You need to choose the type of food that you eat. You need to be extra cautious when you buy your food. If you want to maintain a healthy diet, you need to create your own diet plan that you can follow. When you plan your diet, you need to know what food you will include and exclude. You need to know what food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can have vegetable salad, fruits salad, and other healthy food that promotes and improve health and well-being. You can do research online or you can buy food guide books. These materials will give you more ideas about food. If you understand important things behind foods that we eat, you will appreciate more every meal that you will eat.

You should also include in your diet plan the principle of calculating calories. If you know how to calculate the calories in your food, you will be able to control it. Our body also needs calories but if you exceed then it will be stored and will turn into fats.

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How To Cook Healthy Food

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Itchy

Food is the number one cause of weight gain, overweight, and obesity if it’s not controlled. But we need food to survive and we need to choose the food that we eat, because not all food is healthy to our body. Other types of food could be harmful to our body. Aside from gaining weights, other food may also create complications to our body system like for example alcohol, most of us loves to drink alcohol and it affects our liver and kidney.  Start using healthy fruits and vegetables like garcinia cambogia talked about at weight loss punch.  Fatty foods can affect our bladder, heart, liver, and veins. Once fats have formed in these organs it creates obstruction which affects the circulation of blood to our body. That’s why we need to be careful with the food that we eat. To be sure, it is better that you prepare and cook your own food. It’s actually beneficial because you have the opportunity to choose the recipe and ingredients that you want. And also, you will surely enjoy every meal that you will have. Now, when you cook your food, here are some tips on how to cook healthy food.

Use Lean Meat

One of the hardest parts of having a diet plan or controlling your diet is to avoid or minimize meat. Meat could be a good source of protein but once you consume too much of it the body won’t be able to digest it all and it will be stored in the body and could result to weight gain. But we should eat meat because it’s delicious and we need it as source of protein. There are different types of meat and the safest is the lean meat or also known as the white meat like chicken breast, beef, turkey, and etc. If you want to prepare a delicious meat recipe make sure that you sue lean meat because it does not contain many fats, which is why it’s safe.

Use Spices

There is one episode in the “Biggest Loser” series, food experts said that spices can be good in losing weight. That’s why when you are cooking your food try to use different spices, it will not only enhance the taste of your food but it will also help in losing some pounds in your body.

Use Low Calories Ingredients

Of course, calories are always to blame when it comes to weight gain. So make sure that you know how to do the math in calculating the amount of calories in the food that you cook. If you have cut down the calories in the meal that you have prepared surely that you and your family will enjoy a delicious and healthy food.

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Shedding Pounds With Yoga: How To Do It

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Itchy

Have you ever thought of losing weight? Getting fit and in shape is not only for people who have problems with their weights but also for people who wants to maintain their shape and weight. If you are thinking of either losing weight or maintaining your shape and weight, yoga could be one of the best methods that you can do. Yoga exercise provides lots of benefits in physical, emotional, and mental aspect of your life. Remember the reasons why people are suffering from obesity, if you want to shed those fats out of your body, you need to find out what causes it, ones you figure out what causes it then you do something to change it. The most common reasons why people gain so much weight; one is lose control of their diet, two because of their stress and they use food as coping methods, medical condition, and lifestyle. Shedding pounds with yoga is really positive. Here is how yoga can help you shed those extra pounds.

Develop Self-Discipline

One of the best things about yoga is it helps learn how to develop self-discipline, which is one of the reasons why people gain extra weight because they don’t have any self-discipline with regards to their eating habit. So, if you learn how to discipline yourself with your eating habit, you will be able to control the amount of food that you eat every meal. Excess food that you eat that exceed to what your body requires is the cause of your weight gain. Our body only requires certain amount that is enough to keep our body system functioning. With the help of yoga, you will develop a great trait which self-discipline that can really help you in losing weight and your calorie intake.

Deal With Stress/Anxiety

Another thing that can cause weight gain is stress and anxiety. Most people deal with their stress with foods. They lose track of their weight and all they think about is for them to feel good and relax. It’s true that eating the food that you like especially chocolates and sweets can help relieve stress but if it’s not controlled then your weight will suffer. But yoga promotes relaxation and peace which means that you don’t need to deal your stress with food anymore.

Develop Positive Thoughts

Another benefit of yoga is it helps you focus more on positive things. If you think more of positive things, you will also do positive things, things that can be good to your health, and things that can help you shed those pounds.

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