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		<title>Burning Calories: By Spinning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to have great legs? And do you want to have fun while attaining these results? If your answer to the above questions is yes, then spinning is what you need. Many people after trying out, various cardio exercise and all types of exercises have unanimously come [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to have great legs? And do you want to have fun while attaining these results? If your answer to the above questions is yes, then spinning is what you need. Many people after trying out, various cardio exercise and all types of exercises have unanimously come to a conclusion that spinning is the best way to lose weight and gain a great figure. </p>
<p>Considering how well the classes are organized this shouldn’t come as a surprise. These classes are structured in such a way so as to push an individual to give his best in an encouraging and positive atmosphere. </p>
<p>If you want to lose weight, then there is no better option than spinning. An average of 30 minutes of spinning will help you to burn 50 calories. No other machine exercise can give you the same result. It is a challenge and a promise! Any other “low impact” machine will take at least double the time to burn 500 calories. You can also increase the amount of calories burnt depend on the intensity of your work outs. If you are really enthusiastic and want to lose weight quickly, then you can extend the time spent spinning. </p>
<p>There is yet another reason why spinning is the best cardio exercise. Unlike other exercises, you can stick with spinning through out the year, there is no stopping you be it rain or shine. Well, you can’t say this in case of outdoor exercises, can you? I am afraid not! </p>
<p>Spinning has lots of health and fitness benefits. It not only helps you lose weight, but it also helps you to build muscles. In fact, spinning is regarded as the most beneficial exercise by most of the fitness trainers. </p>
<p>Spinning pushes the body to the optimum level, on a personal note, after spinning I feel great! I feel as if my body has done something that I earlier thought was an impossible feat to accomplish. </p>
<p>Although spinning pushes he limits for the body, yet it is easy for beginners too. In fact as there is no impact of nature, so your knee and legs won’t hurt. Spinning is completely safe for people of all age groups. Even older people with joint problems can easily do spinning.  </p>
<p>Spinning increases your lung capacity and is great for the heart. When you are spinning, your heart is pumping at a higher rate, this is very beneficial not only to the heart, but to the entire body. This is not the end, spinning also helps to tone your thighs, hips, calves and buttocks. </p>
<p>You can get great legs if you are regularly spinning. Spinning also helps you to develop new muscles, these additional muscles increases the metabolism and will therefore help you to burn more calories. </p>
<p>So, if you want to shed those extra pounds and get those much envied legs, then spin your way to success!</p>
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		<title>Program your Weight Loss in as Easy as a Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of the program is to be able for you to develop a consistent approach to weight loss as well as a healthy endurance when exercising.  The programís objective is to get rid of the excesses in your body, the excess fat.  Not the healthy and lean muscle tissues and body fluids.  
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The idea of the program is to be able for you to develop a consistent approach to weight loss as well as a healthy endurance when exercising.  The programís objective is to get rid of the excesses in your body, the excess fat.  Not the healthy and lean muscle tissues and body fluids.  </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The program first requires your focus and dedication, so therefore you need to be prepared in both mind and, of course, body.  It is highly advised that you first visit your doctor for a check-up before embarking on any weight loss program.  </p>
<p> </p>
<p>It is important that when starting on any weight loss program, one should be positive enough to work for the results.  Some people get impatient easily but long term effects are assured as long as one sticks to the weight loss plan at hand.  </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Stretch, stretch and stretch some more.  Before actually doing those exercises and working out those muscles, a little stretching is needed in order to avoid any injury or soreness in your body.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It is also not advisable for anyone to try too hard.  Everything should be done in moderation.  Find the level of exercise and training that suits you.  It should be enough for you to be comfortable in but not too convenient that it will not be much of a challenge.  </p>
<p>The first week</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The first day of the program involves a long and steady walk in a little over twenty minutes.  After the walk, follow it up with a good stretch.  This takes so little of your time for the first day.  In less than an hour you have taken that first step to a weight loss program that could work to your advantage.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>By the second day, it is good to focus on an upper body workout.  This maintains your strength to be able to go through the whole program for the week.  On the third day, a brisk walk or jog for ten minutes is in order.  For beginners, a lower body workout should be done in the evening.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In the fourth day, a good rest is in order, as well as a good stretch.  This lag time should be used wisely though to sort out any negatives in your mindset.  The fifth day starts with a good ten minute walk.  Exercise the lower body in four sessions of workouts, follow this up with another ten minute walk, and another four sessions of lower body workout.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The sixth day should be spent on a low impact exercise such as swimming.  To avoid boredom, do not be afraid to try something new.  The last day of the week is a time to solicit the support of the people you care about.  Spend time with them or get them to be with you in your long walk.  Again, follow up your walk with a light upper body workout.  </p>
<p> </p>
<p>This is just the beginning though.  If by this first week you are able to stick to the program, you have a great chance to further boost your weight loss and stay with the plan until you achieve your desired result.  Try as much as possible to be unlike the people who give up easily just because they could not see the result they want at the time they want ñ like this moment, today, now!   Patience is a virtue.  The same way it took your body time to gain all that weight, think about it as the time your body will have to exert just to get rid of it.</p>
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		<title>Weight Loss Exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of us live our lives like penned animals. Built to move, too often we put ourselves in a cage. We have bodies designed for racing across the savannas, but we live a lifestyle designed for migrating from the bed to the breakfast table; to the car seat; to the office chair; to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of us live our lives like penned animals. Built to move, too often we put ourselves in a cage. We have bodies designed for racing across the savannas, but we live a lifestyle designed for migrating from the bed to the breakfast table; to the car seat; to the office chair; to the restaurant booth; to the living room couch and back to the bed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was not always this way. Not long ago in the United States, a man who worked on a farm did the equivalent of 15 miles of jogging every day; and his wife did the equivalent of 7 miles of jogging.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Today, our daily obligations of work and home keep us tied to our chairs, and if we want exercise, we have to seek it out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In fact, health experts insist that obesity problem is probably caused at least as much by lack of physical activity as by eating too much. Hence, it is important that people need to move around.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>However, that does not mean that a lap or two around the old high school track will offset a daily dose of donuts. Exercise alone is not very efficient, experts say. They contend that if you just exercise and do not change your diet, you may be able to prevent weight gain or even lose a few pounds for a while. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nevertheless, it is not something that you are likely to sustain unless exercise is part of an overall program. The more regularly you exercise, the easier it is to maintain your weight. Here is what to do every day to make sure that you get the exercise you need.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>1. Get quality Zzzs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Make sure that you get adequate sleep. Good sleep habits are conducive to exercise, experts point out. If you feel worn out during the day, you are less likely to get much physical activity during the day.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In addition, there is evidence that people who are tired tend to eat more, using food as a substance for the rest they need.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>2. Walk the walk.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It is probably the easiest exercise program of all. In fact, it may be all you ever have to do, according to some professional advices of some health experts.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gradually build up to at least 30 minutes of brisk walking five times a week. Brisk walks themselves have health and psychological benefits that are well worth the while.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>3. Walk the treadmill.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When the weather is bad, you might not feel like going outdoors. But if you have a treadmill in the television room, you can catch up on your favorite shows while you are doing your daily good turn for your weight-maintenance plan.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Most of us watch television anyway, and indoor exercise equipment enables anyone to turn a sedentary activity into a healthy walk.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>4. Seize the time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Excuses aside, lack of time is certainly a limiting factor in most lifestyles. That is why health experts suggest a basic guideline for incorporating exercise into your schedule.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Get as much exercise as you can that feels good without letting it interfere with your work or family life. If you need to, remind yourself that you are preventing many health problems when you prevent weight gain; and keeping your health is a gift to your family as well as yourself.</p>
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		<title>Burning Calories Through Multi-Muscle Activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us are aware of the fact that resistive training helps us in building lean muscle tissue. These lean muscles then help the body in burning many calories during the training period and even when it is in the state of rest. 
Hence, if you really want to burn your calories at the time of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of us are aware of the fact that resistive training helps us in building lean muscle tissue. These lean muscles then help the body in burning many calories during the training period and even when it is in the state of rest. </p>
<p>Hence, if you really want to burn your calories at the time of workout and even after that, you can just follow this easy guide:  </p>
<p>1. Focus on multiple body parts &#8211; The exercises that you should choose for your training should be such that they focus upon multiple parts of the body. You can select any small or huge muscle group for this. So, rather than splitting up your entire workout, you can simply combine them into a single exercise that is also very effective. </p>
<p>Doing exercises such as lunge helps a person to do this effective exercise which is a combination of all and burn many calories in lesser time. </p>
<p>When you will perform this lunge exercise regularly you will notice a curl added to your biceps during the downward motion in lunge to acquaint the biceps, gluteals and quadriceps simultaneously. This lunge exercise is quite a dynamic exercise. This will help you to concentrate on your coordination, balance and exposure.   </p>
<p>2. Use your fitness ball &#8211; You can also make use of a fitness ball for your dumbbell exercises. You may try to perform exercises such as shoulder and curls press and chest flies on the fitness ball, rather than merely lying and sitting on any bench. </p>
<p>This will definitely burn more of your calories as the unstable ball insists your body to stimulate more muscles to keep up the balance of the ball in your legs and core.  </p>
<p>3. High intensity interval training &#8211; You can also try &#8220;high intensity interval training&#8221;. This will increase your fat loss by burning more calories. Few studies done recently have proved that your metabolism can be stimulated after the workouts more than it does during the workouts by interval training than doing the training with lower intensity. </p>
<p>This means that even after you are over with your training still you are able to reap its benefits afterwards by burning more fats and calories for a long period of time. </p>
<p>However, this doesn’t stand true for training with lower intensity.  If you want to learn more about interval training, you can look out for Burn The Fat programs or Metabolic Surge. </p>
<p>So, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and make most of your time. Explore your imagination and be as creative as you can and think of all those exercises that you are presently doing and then try to change them into multi-muscle exercises. </p>
<p>Once you are over with this, you can gain more by your entirely new workout regime, but by giving the same amount of time.</p>
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		<title>Burning Calories: Treadmills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working on treadmills is one of the best ways of exercising on machines, both to burn calories and for the ease of exercising. It has been proven in a study conducted by the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin that calories that are burned on a treadmill are around 865-705 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Working on treadmills is one of the best ways of exercising on machines, both to burn calories and for the ease of exercising. It has been proven in a study conducted by the VA Medical Center in Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin that calories that are burned on a treadmill are around 865-705 on an average. </p>
<p>Therefore, it proved to be better than stationary cycle, stair machine, rowing machine and ski machines. But, how is it possible to burn more calories in less time if you cannot take out much time for your workout?  </p>
<p>Tips for better outcome on a treadmill  <br />
There are basically three tips given by our trainers who write for this website to super boost the calories burnt on the treadmill in lesser time:  </p>
<p>1.    Walk uphill – when you work on your treadmill incline, more of your muscles are made to work that burns more calories. This loss of calories can be doubled or even tripled depending upon your stamina. </p>
<p>But, if you cannot afford to take out 20 minutes for this workout on an incline at a stretch, you can try incline intervals. That is to say, work on a steep incline for around 1-2 minutes, and then switch for 5 minutes to the normal incline and so on.  </p>
<p>The crux is not to allow your body to get used to a particular workout routine, which increases the amount of calories burnt even when the workout is over. </p>
<p>2.    Do not hold onto handrails – Try to avoid to grip the handrails as this will reduce the efforts put on by your legs and reduce the calories burnt. As long as it is to maintain balance, it is fine. </p>
<p>It is better to restrict your intensity until you are not holding onto handrails for any support. It is advisable to swing your arms and carry some weight if possible, so that the whole body gets involved into it. </p>
<p>3.    Speed intervals – This is similar to incline interval and increase the calories but even after the workout is over. In this, you can walk at whatever you normal pace is for around 3 minutes followed by one minute of walk at a faster pace and repeating this. This way you will definitely feel a difference in yourself after the workout.  <br />
 <br />
Do not force yourself <br />
However, make sure that you do not push yourself for such hard exercises that you start feeling aches in your body. </p>
<p>If you do, immediately consult a physician and slow down your pace at which you used to workout earlier. </p>
<p>These are the three tips that can help you burn moiré calories by investing in les time on your treadmill. It is always better t consult a doctor before starting any exercise regime. </p>
<p>Always be guided by the requirements of your body than what is being advised by others as everyone’s body is different.</p>
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		<title>Burning Calories: Aerobics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you are getting tired easily these days, probably you need to concentrate on getting your body in shape, build some strength in your body and count the number of calories you are consuming. Increasing strength refers to increasing the capacity of your body so that you can stand and run for more than [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In case you are getting tired easily these days, probably you need to concentrate on getting your body in shape, build some strength in your body and count the number of calories you are consuming. Increasing strength refers to increasing the capacity of your body so that you can stand and run for more than your usual capacity, lift weights easily ad perform better in your everyday tasks. </p>
<p>In simple words, this will transform your body to a more enhanced version. You will not only look attractive physically like movie characters, but also able to complete your tasks without getting tired easily. All this can be achieved by aerobics exercises that need not necessarily be done at gym only. You can do them all at your home.  </p>
<p><strong>Aerobics exercises at home</strong>  <br />
Aerobics exercises are basically the exercises that provided the required oxygen to the body that burns calories and helps your muscles to operate in your body. Your everyday activities provided you with all the benefits of aerobic exercises, that too without wearing any of those annoying sticky Lycra uniforms.   </p>
<p><strong>Benefits of household aerobics exercises </strong> <br />
Gardening and walking are the cardiovascular activities that can provide you with needed level of regular exercises. At the same time you complete your household work all by yourself such as cutting your lawn, washing you dog, shopping and others. This is also an agreed fact by all Fitness experts that aerobics exercises can help you reduce your waistline as it focuses on abdominal area where all the belly fats accumulates normally. </p>
<p>Just imagine, around 15 minutes of walking twice everyday can do the trick for you, that too without any dieting. Apart from the fat stored around the waistline, it helps to reduce calories and overall health of an individual. </p>
<p>Furthermore, people who regularly perform these household aerobics exercises also have reduced risks of suffering from cardiovascular diseases, depression, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease diabetes and at times even cancer later in life.   </p>
<p><strong>Equation for healthy living  </strong><br />
Hence, it is advisable to select any physical activity that you can perform regularly with interest, then select another one and gradually proceed with the task for staying healthy. This way there are fewer chances that you will quit and you will also be satisfied that you have completed so many jobs of your house.  </p>
<p>Now if you are motivated enough to walk that extra mile for aerobics exercises, you can go for dancing, kickboxing, tai chi, swimming, gym or play tennis. The options available to you are just endless. The equation of healthy living can never be completed unless you indulge into it yourself. </p>
<p>Based on the above mentioned solutions, the equation can therefore be summed up as: <br />
Aerobics + You = More Calories Burn = Increased Level of Fitness</p>
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