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7 Ways to Curb a Food Addiction

Are you tired of overeating but not sure how to kick the unhealthy habit? Do you find yourself unable to shed pounds, or are gaining weight despite your best weight  loss efforts? Fortunately, if you suffer from a food addiction, several strategies can help you fight it. 1.  Track What You Eat If you suffer from a food addiction you probably don’t know how many  calories you’re consuming in a day, but recording what you eat helps cut calories. Set a goal based on your body’s needs, which is often 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day for healthy weight management, and 1,200 to 1,600 calories daily to shed pounds. A  2012 study  published in the  Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics  found that using food journals is associated with increased weight loss. Try writing down what you eat, with corresponding calories, in a journal — or use the USDA’s free online  food tracker . 2.  Don’t Eat Alone or While Watching TV Have you noticed that you end up eating more when

Why You Should Take up Road Running

Road running is a great way to get in shape quickly and have fun while you’r at it. Find out why you should get involved here. About to head out for another run on your home treadmill? Or perhaps you are fighting for a spot at the gym. Whatever the case, have you ever considered taking those runs outside? The fact is, road running offers a number of great benefits that should never be overlooked. While there’s nothing wrong per say with doing your runs on the treadmill, you just won’t reap the same degree of benefits that you would from road running. Let’s look at three great benefits you can’t afford to miss out that road running has to offer. Lower Risk Of Plateau One thing almost ever treadmill runner has experienced before is the dreaded progress plateau. You aren’t getting that much faster and you find that you’ve already taken your endurance as far as you want to go. The number one reason you are hitting the progress plateau is because your runs rarely change. Yo

The 7 Best Workouts to Start Your Day

There's nothing quite as wonderful as starting your day with a workout! It's marvelous to roll out of bed and hit the gym or the jogging trail while the world is just waking up around you. You'll find yourself far more energized all day long, not to mention in a great mood. If you're thinking about starting the day with a workout, here are the exercises you should consider: Yoga –  Yoga is relaxing yet pushes your body to its limits. It's a unique combination, one that works wonders for your muscular endurance, cardiovascular health, and flexibility. You can enjoy a morning oga workout to get your mind and body in harmony for the day ahead, but it will be a great way to work your muscles. You'll feel much more limber and flexible all day long. Tai Chi –  If you roll out of bed feeling stiff and achy, Tai Chi is a wonderful workout to start off your day. The slow, flowing movements will get the blood flowing and your muscles warm, but it won't push

3 Benefits of Jump Rope Fitness

While more and more people are starting to join gyms in an effort to lose weight and  get in shape,  this isn't always necessary--you can get a great workout just using your jump rope! This article discusses three ways that you jump rope can be used to improve both your health and the quality of your life. You'll be so happy with the results, you won't want to put the jump rope down! Weight Loss One of the most important ways that jumping rope can be used is as a means to achieve weight loss. Before we begin to discover how jumping rope can help you lose weight, it is important to learn how weight loss works. There are 3500  calories  in one pound--and therefore, in order to lose one pound of weight per week, you must eliminate 700 calories each day. This can be done in a variety of ways. A person can either try to cut all of these calories out from their diet, they can try to burn off all of the calories through exercise, or they can use some  combination  

How to drink more water

We often struggle to drink enough water. Although we know we should do it we often forget, or don’t feel like it or drink anything else but that. We get dehydrated which then leads to dizziness, headaches, sluggishness and confusion rendering us less than productive and unable to concentrate and get on with our day. All that could be avoided with something as trivial as a glass of H20 – if we don’t forget to drink it, that is. Here are few tips on how to make it easier to remember and make it less of a chore: Make it accessible. The first rule of turning something into a habit – make it easy to do. In order to drink more water have some – in a bottle or a glass on your desk always at hand and you’ll drink more naturally.  Add flavor. The easiest way to get yourself to drink more water is to make it taste good. It especially helps if you are trying to transition from sweet soft drinks into drinking something that has no taste whatsoever making it all that harder to get used