| The Ultimate Jeans Workout (Part 2) |
| Warm up on a Spin or road bike for 10 minutes. Stand and pedal all-out for 30 seconds, then sit and cruise at a moderate pace for 30 seconds. Go easy for three minutes. Repeat five more times. |
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| The Ultimate Jeans Workout (Part 1) |
| Do the following strength workouts three times a week on non-consecutive days. Add one or two weekly HIIT (high-intensity interval training) workouts from the cardio box to blast even more calories and you’ll be slipping into those skinny jeans in less than a month! |
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| Supercharge Your Run |
| Knowledge is power when it comes to running. You can put it the miles on the road, but the more you focus on stretching, warming up and cross-training, the faster you’ll be. |
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| Maximise Your Afterburn |
| It sounds too good to be true, but training in the right way sends your metabolism soaring for hours, even days afterwards. This is thanks to excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), or “exercise afterburn”. |
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| How To Spice Up Your Training |
| All of these methods will rejuvenate your training. Or try combining them all with this workout. Warm up with a good 20-minute stretch of your calves, hamstrings and quads |
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| Welcome to your Third Trimester (part 44) - Health professionals and you |
| When you get closer to the birth, and especially during labor, you will find that there is inevitably more contact with health professionals. These individuals are a source of reassurance and a font of knowledge, but as a male you may sometimes feel that you’re being sidelined or that your opinion doesn’t count. |
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| Enlightened Diet : Microgreen power |
| When it comes to plant-based nutrition, most people envision long rows of organic farmland with luxurious stretches of leafy lettuces, kale, and other greens. But there’s another type of crop that offers nutritional density and a surprisingly zesty taste. |
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| Welcome to your Third Trimester (part 42) - Desperate for a toilet |
| In the third trimester you’ll be frequenting the bathroom regularly, as you did in the first trimester. At this stage it’s due to the increasingly heavy baby pushing down on your bladder from above. If you find that it hurts when you expel urine, you may have a urinary infection and should contact your doctor for a test. |
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| Welcome to your Third Trimester (part 41) |
| During pregnancy, it’s common to eat more often than previously but to eat less at each meal. This is because your uterus has grown so much that all your other organs have moved around and are squashed into much less space. Your stomach simply has less room in it to fit the food so you can’t eat as much before feeling full. |
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| The Return Of Age-Old Remedies |
| Scientists from London’s Kingston University, in collaboration with Neal’s Yard Remedies, a brand of beauty products in Britain, recently have “rediscovered” some of the benefits of rose, white tea, and witch hazel. |
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| The Gift Of Breath |
| Breathing is a curious, seemingly miraculous phenomenon. It is the most basic of our voluntary behaviors and yet, as long as we are healthy, it doesn’t require any volition at all. |
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| Welcome to your Third Trimester (part 40) - Baby showers |
| Throwing a baby shower to celebrate the imminent arrival is a great opportunity to get together with the girls. Arrange it yourself, or ask your best friend to do the honors. Note to best friend: surprise parties are great, but consider whether the mom-to-be will want to be the center of attention. |
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| Healthy Eating Strategy: Nibble Nation (Part 2) |
| The secret is simple: you have to rethink what a snack is – or isn’t, says dietician Keri Glassman, author of The Snack Factor Diet. It isn’t dessert, for example. A snack doesn’t have to be sweet, chocolate-dipped or contain more than 630kJ. |
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| Healthy Eating Strategy: Nibble Nation (Part 1) |
| There was a point in the not-so-distant past when petrol stations sold petrol, not chips and chocolates. Gyms had water fountains, not vending machines, and food trucks were parked at carnivals, not around every corner. |
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| Welcome to your Third Trimester (part 37) - A soothing swim |
| Although you may feel too big to be exercising, swimming is a great activity for late pregnancy. The water supports the weight of your belly, so you may feel much lighter than you do normally. Try to do some gentle swimming as well as just relaxing in the water. |
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| My Poor Diet Saps My Energy |
| Our new fitness challenge diarist, Vina Silvis, stumbles when it comes to eating healthily and keeping up her energy levels |
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| It's Time To Come Clean (Part 3) |
| Though most detoxication methods do not force you to cook, but having knowledge of some main methods also help you much. If cereal or fabaceae are included in your favorite menu, do not hesitate to cook them into delicious disks and enjoy them in your meal. |
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| It's Time To Come Clean (Part 2) |
| Changing habits is a very difficult thing to do, but with the following advice, you will find an easy way to support strongly for the quick detoxication process of your body. |
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| It's Time To Come Clean (Part 1) |
| Diet tendency can rise and then cool down, such as the need of detoxication (also called cleansing) which is always maintained as a necessary need. |
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| Are We Carb Addicts? (Part 2) - Not all carbs are equal |
| The biggest culprits are flour and refined sugar, says Prager. And it’s no coincidence that, just like cocaine, these begin as plants and, after brutal processing (often including bleaching), end up as powdery white stuff. |
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| Green Tea Lifts Athletic Performance (Part 1) |
| Tea, the most widely consumed hot and cold beverage in the world, is second only to water. Every minute people drink about a million cups of tea, with black tea making up 80 per cent. |
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| Get Supplement Savvy |
| If you took them all you’d not only be broke, you’d rattle! So which to choose and how to take them for maximum benefit? We put your questions to nutrition experts to find out the best way to use supplements. |
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| Get Perfect Health Naturally (Part 1) : Get fit & Eat well |
| It looks like kid’s game but hoop shaking can bring physical and mental benefits for adults. ‘Rhythmic movements can bring considerable effect to help the mentality be relaxed and release stress,’ shares Cheyenne Wyo, hoop shaking trainer. |
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| Get More Energy In 24 Hours (Part 1) |
| Now’s the perfect time to spring clean your body, so you look and feel your best in time for summer. If you haven’t the time or money for a spa escape, this 24-hour energy booster is a perfect alternative. |
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| Welcome to your Third Trimester (part 28) |
| Yoga is excellent exercise for the mind and body while you’re pregnant, and may be a cornerstone of your birth preparations if you choose to take active birth classes . An instructor will tailor a routine for your body and the stage of your pregnancy. |
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| Get Halle Berry’s Beautiful Body (Part 1) |
| We can’t help put salute Halle Berry. She’s played every type from a dowdy young woman in Monster’s Ball to a sexy feline in Catwoman. Yet, whatever her role, her gorgeous figure, glowing skin and sparkling eyes still shine through. |
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| Fitness Expert Advice – June 2012 (Part 1) |
| The best way to do this is with interval training, which burns more calories and fat than conventional workouts. Plus, by ditching single-muscle moves for ones that are multi-tasking, you hit your muscles in a shorter amount of time. |
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| Burn More Outdoors (Part 1) |
| “To use” chutes effectively you need to activate your core muscles, keep a strong posture and make efficient use of your arms when running,” says Ingleby. “A base level of fitness is advisable if you’re going to enjoy this piece of kit. |
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| A Brighter Life For Less (Part 3) |
| As long as both products contain exactly the same active ingredients at the same strength (always check the packaging), the generic or own-brand medicine will ultimately have exactly the same effect as the branded one and so could save you money. |
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| A Brighter Life For Less (Part 2) |
| The front of the face is what people notice first. So when it comes to colouring, ask your stylist to do only the hair that frames your face or through your parting – you’ll pay half the price. It revives your look without denting your wallet. |
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