If you are looking for free healthy ways to lose weight, fast weight loss shouldnt be on your agenda. If you loose weight too quickly you are more likely to be depriving your body of various vitamins and minerals and more serious health problems. Fast weight loss should not be promoted, (more…)

It is not uncommon to see claims of losing 10 pounds a day or week, but there is a limit to how much you should be losing; so what is a healthy rate of weight loss? A healthy rate is around 1-2lbs per week. In order to do this you would need to offset about 3500-7000 [...] (more…)

A well planned schedule can go a long way to helping you lose weight, especially to anyone with a hectic lifestyle. If you think you are too busy for exercise then think again – there is always time, it just depends how you go about it. This is a common reason for people not getting any [...] (more…)

I’ve mentioned elsewhere that trying to lose too much weight too soon is bad for you, and more often than not you will also end up putting the weight back on but thought it was a good idea to have an article dedicated to it too. Losing weight quickly means that you are most likely not [...] (more…)

When it comes to measuring endurance your resting heart rate is a good indication. As with a lot of things, many of us actually think our endurance is higher than it actually is, such is our nature. There are a number of tests that will actually measure endurance fully, but most of us wont have access to the equipment needed. (more…)

Salt can be a problem for many people and most probably don’t know they are having too much or the health implications involved. The level of salt intake is proportional to number of cases of high blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of strokes and even death from (more…)

A lot of people consider a diet to mean that certain foods are a definate no-no. However, this needn’t be the case. If you restrict yourself completely from too many of your favourite foods then you will end up with withdrawals and cravings that will more likely than not mean (more…)

Mant people look to friends or family for encouragement and support when they decide its time to lose some weight, and it can help a lot when you are given support. Families especially can help you along the way but also get involved and its quite motivating when this happens. However, (more…)

Losing weight and maintaining your weight are both as important as each other and are vital to overall health. Keeping your weight so it is within the healthy boundaries will help you to feel better about yourself, feel better healthwise and lower the risk of being affected by heart (more…)

Vegetables are more than likely to be one of the main food groups you eat if you are trying to lose weight healthily. They are packed with fiber, vitamins, minerals and nutrients and are also low in calories. Portions of fresh, canned or frozen vegetables count towards your fice a (more…)