Wednesday, June 25, 2008

What's the fastest way to lose weight (safely)?

Looking for the fastest and easiest way to lose weight? For the most part fad/crash diets, diet pills, "fat burning" pills, and strange exercise/fitness gadgets don't work. Neither does starving yourself and trying to do hours of daily cardio at the same time.

Not only don't the above methods work, they're actually pretty dangerous. Crash dieting for example can slow down your metabolism permanently and even damage your overall health. One thing that does work, and that may actually be the fastest safe weight loss method, is calorie cycling. Here's a great article describing this intense and effective quick fat loss technique...

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Fastest Way To Lose Weight Is Also The Easiest

If you are looking for the fastest way to lose weight and you have over 10 pounds to lose, you're in luck. A breakthrough weight loss system, originally highly guarded by bodybuilders and people in the anorexic community, is finally being exposed to everybody. This is not unhealthy or faddish, and is actually clinically proven to be very beneficial, both physically and psychologically on dieters.

This weight loss system, called "calorie cycling", enables people to shock the metabolism into burning fat more efficiently, thus resulting in more rapid weight loss.

Dieters are never hungry and never in a "famine" mindset. There is also never any unrealistic starvation or removal of any one food group, such as low carbohydrate. People get to choose what they want to eat, so there are no pre-packaged foods, pills, potions, liquids, bars, or anything to buy. In tests, people lost much more weight with this versus starvation, low calories, and 99.1% of the other "fad" diets.

This weight loss method is so powerful that it allows people to lose up to 11 pounds every 13 days. In very rare cases, some people (those with a lot of weight to lose) have reported losses of up to 35 pounds in a month. This is absolutely the fastest way to lose weight.

Other benefits of this diet are that dieters can avoid the "plateau" effect by switching their calories, and they can eat whatever they want (in moderation - but reasonable moderation, not tiny servings).

In research, dieters were happier and more willing to stay on this diet versus traditional diets such as low calorie and low carbohydrate. Energy levels stayed the same or higher as compared to other diets as well. If you have 10 pounds or more to lose, calorie cycling is absolutely the fastest way to lose weight.

Rachel has lost 100 pounds herself, and is passionate about helping other people do it too. She has been featured in Woman's World, among others.

You can check out more about calorie cycling on her website at http://www.yayFOOD.com.


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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Trampoline Exercises - A Great Way To Get In Shape

Trampolines are usually considered a toy for kids, but more and more adults have been finding out that they are not only fun, but they are healthy as well. Using a trampoline for trampoline exercises is a great way to stay in shape, especially if you are bored by your current exercise program. Trying out exercises on a trampoline can be fun, can help you lose weight, and can tone many of the muscle groups without needing to use any additional equipment.

Like any other cardiovascular exercises, working out on a trampoline will help to increase your heart rate and strengthen many of your organs. It can also help to increase your metabolism, which can make weight loss much easier to achieve. By staying in constant motion while jumping on a trampoline, you can increase endurance, improve blood circulation, and get rid of toxins that can lead to poor health and weight gain.

The constant jumping motion is great for toning the muscles in the legs, and can also target the back muscles when the legs are kept in a straight position. Arms motions can be added to tone them as well, such as swinging them each time the feet touch the trampoline. Ankle weights or small hand weights can also be used to add more resistance to the exercises, but should only be used after you've gotten used to exercising on a trampoline.

Jumping on a trampoline can be very beneficial to those who have back problems, since the jumping motion will release any tension or strain that may be occurring. Unlike running or using an exercise machine, no additional weight is put on the muscles or any other part of the body. Instead, your own body weight is used to tone and strengthen muscles, and the jumping motion actually allows the body to feel weightless and unstrained for a few seconds at a time. It can also be great for those who are trying to return to exercising after an injury, as long as jumping on the trampoline doesn't put too much weight if the injury involved any part of the legs.

Exercise is important for health no matter what your age, and exercising on a trampoline is great for even those who are no longer able to jog or perform fast paced exercises. It only takes about twenty minutes on a trampoline to get a good workout, and the muscles and bones will not feel strained after each session. You can even exercise on a trampoline while watching television or listening to music, since you only need a small trampoline and a small amount of time out of each day. It can burn a significant amount of calories, provide a great workout to many major muscle groups, and help to strengthen the cardiovascular muscles as well as the lungs.

If you are looking for something new to add to your workout routine, trampoline exercises really is a great option. You can add your own moves into the routine, or even just try jumping up and down for a consistent twenty minutes. It can add something fun to your workout, and can help you lose weight and tone muscles in no time.

To learn more about trampoline exercises visit http://www.discounttrampoline.net, a popular website devoted to helping you get the most out of your trampoline. You'll also be sure to find a great deal on a mini trampoline for exercise once you realize just how many different ways a trampoline is good for your health.



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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Infomercial Products: An overview

Infomercial (aka "As Seen On TV") products are big business. People spend billions of dollars per year on these "wonder" gadgets even though the majority of them are complete junk. Some, however, actually do work. I personally love my "Magic Bullet" blender and use it regularly! Here's a great overview article about some of the most popular infomercial products you've probably spent countless hours "learning about" from their celebrity endorsers...
Infomercials - As Seen On TV Products

Infomercials have been around for a long time. Have you ever caught yourself glued to the television watching an infomercial on a new TV Product that intrigued you? Wow, will that really clean my floors and make them look new again? Will just steam kill all those germs? Only five minutes a day to lose weight! Many celebrities stand behind and endorse these products. Infomercials advertise many types of products such as exercise equipment, fitness, diet, weight loss, health, beauty, kitchen items, toys, gadgets and more. We've all seen these ads and most of us have some of these products in our homes. How can you not want to give these items a try?

A number of celebrities endorse these products. One product that has been around for a while is The Thighmaster, endorsed by Suzanne Somers. She also endorses other exercise machines, beauty products, and even appliances. Suzanne has made a real impression in the infomercial world. Celebrities definitely help these As Seen On TV products to sell. These are people we can relate to and if they're endorsing a product and putting their name to the infomercial product it must be worth buying, right?

Some infomercial products have turned the spokesperson into a celebrity, like Ron Popeil. Most people know who he is. When you hear his name, "Set It and Forget It" comes to mind. His rotisseries focus on getting rid of the unhealthy fats from your foods and being able to walk away while your food cooks. Ron has come out with a whole line of helpful kitchen products.

George Foreman also got into "Get Rid Of The Fat" products. The George Forman grill is useful for making sandwiches, hamburgers, cooking bacon and is easy to clean. Every year it seems he adds new products and upgraded features to his line of convenient cooking appliances.

Infomercials can easily draw you in. Sure, some are just ridiculous gadgets that we really don't need and just end up in the back of the closet after a few uses. But what about the products that you see advertised all the time and have been around for awhile? They must be living up to their claims?

Here is just a sample of some of the products that have been advertised on TV:

1001 Pest Free Property, 3D Abs, 6 Day Express Diet Plan, 6 Week Body Makeover, 8 Minute Abs, 20001 Kitchen Secrets, Ab Chair, Ab Swing, Aolette Skin Care, Alpha Calm, Bandflex, Banjo Minnow, Beach Body Products, Bun and Thigh Roller, Cardio Cruiser, Carleton Sheets, Core Secrets, Core Sculptor, DiGi Draw, Doggy Steps, Dual Action Cleanse, Flat Hose, Flavorwave Oven, Floam, GeMagic, Grip Wrench, GT Xpress 101, Hair Plus, Inside Approach, Jack Lalanne's Power Juicer, Kim Vo Hair Products, Lateral Thigh Trainer, MaxiGlide, Miracle Blade, Nutrisystem, Orbitrek, Ove Glove, P90X, Q Ray Bracelet, Ronco Showtime BBQ Grill, Ruthless Entrepreneur, Scunci Hand Held Steamer, Slim in 6, Smartware, Total Body Makeover - Bob Greene, Total Trolley, Urban Rebounder, VCR Co-Pilot, Walkaway Abs, WalkFit, Winsor Pilates Circle, Zantrex 3, Zip Lure.....and many, many, more.................

Television partnered with celebrities is a very powerful way to advertise and can help a product become an instant success. The internet has become another great tool for advertising these products.

What will be the hot As Seen On TV Product this year?

TK Healey chief editor for SurfTilYouDrop® a consumer based website focusing on As Seen On TV Products. Seen on TV exercise, fitness, weight loss, cooking ,beauty, health products, reviews, video clips and more! Visit http://www.surftilyoudrop.com today!

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

79 Exercise Ideas for Kids

Most children need more exercise than what they're getting. In fact, a lack of regular exercise is a major reason for the growing obesity problem in the US and other countries. Here's a very useful article with a long list of exercise ideas for your kids. You might want to print it out and post it on the fridge!

79 Ways for Kids To Exercise – Indoors or Out

Do you spend all your free time watching TV or playing video games? Two hours of TV or video games a day should be your limit, if you want to be healthy and strong and develop your creativity. Here are some exercise ideas!

1. Walk your dog

2. Walk your neighbor’s dog (with permission from your parents and your neighbor, of course)

3. Fly a kite

4. Toss a Frisbee

5. Ask your parents or grandparents to take you to a state park or other area where you can take a nature hike. Look for unusual plants, insects or wildlife and take samples or pictures for your science class or show and tell

6. Ride your bike

7. Skate

8. If you have a yard, pick up sticks or trash

9. Pull weeds

10.Rake the yard or garden

11.Play tag 12.Play hopscotch

13.Have a hula hoop contest, and see who can keep the hoop up the longest

14.Learn to juggle

15.Jump rope (boxers do it, and look how strong & healthy they are!)

16.Visit the zoo, amusement park or museum (lots of walking)

17.Wash the car

18.Have every family member wear a pedometer, and have a daily challenge to see who can take the most steps. Losers do winner’s chores the next day!

19.Shoot hoops

20.Play soccer

21.Play softball

22.Play badminton

23.Have a water balloon fight

24.Put on your bathing suit and run through the sprinkler

25.Go swimming (never without an adult to supervise!)

26.Give the dog a bath. The bigger the dog, the more exercise you'll get!

27.Sign up for a charity walk-a-thon with your parent, grandparent, or other relative. You’ll help raise money for a good cause and get in shape at the same time. If your town doesn’t have a walk-a-thon, start one for your favorite charity

28.Do jumping jacks

29.Do push-ups

30.Put on an exercise video and get a good workout

31.Do sit-ups

32.Learn to play golf, or caddy for someone else

33.Play tennis

34.Play miniature golf

35.Go bowling

36.Learn to twirl a baton

37.Take a class in martial arts and learn to defend yourself

38.Build a fort and play cowboys and Indians

39.If you have a two-story home or a home with a basement, carry out-of-place items up or down stairs, one item at a time

40.Run the vacuum

41.Wash windows

42.Clean your room

43.Ride your skateboard

44.Learn yoga, either at a class or from a video

45.Race-walk

46.Have relay races with your friends or family

47.Play touch football

48.Learn ballroom dancing

49.Learn hip-hop dancing

50.Take classes in ballet, jazz or tap dancing

51.Join a clogging or Irish step-dancing club

52.Learn to play an instrument and join the marching band

53.Join a gym or work with a private fitness trainer

54.Practice turning cartwheels in the yard

55.Walk on the beach and collect shells

56.Set up an obstacle course in your back yard, and practice going faster and faster through it

57.Have a tug of war

58.Get several parents & kids together and have one-legged sack races

59.Learn to water ski (again, make sure you have adult supervision at all times!)

60.Learn to surf (same as number 59)

61.Play hockey

62.Climb the monkey bars or a climbing wall

63.Go horseback riding

64.Learn gymnastics

65.Play volleyball

66.Play table tennis

67.Use normal household items and form a rhythm band. March around the house or neighborhood playing your instruments

68.Pull your little brother or sister around the yard in a wagon

69.Play croquet

70.Have a long-jumping contest with your friends, and see who can jump the farthest

71.In the winter, you can ice skate;

72.Ski- - either downhill or cross-country

73.Build a snowman

74.Build a snow fort and have a snowball fight

75.Go sledding

76.Shovel snow off your sidewalk or driveway

77.Take your dog outside and play fetch in the snow. Most dogs love snow!

78.Take a walk in the snow, then try to step in your own tracks all the way back

79.Shovel snow off someone else’s walk, either as a favor or to earn money

What are you waiting for, kids? Start moving!!

Bev Grey is founder and president of Grandma's Healthy Kids Club, Inc., an in-home program to help children lose weight safely or just improve their eating and exercise habits. See our website at http://www.grandmashealthykidsclub.com


Wednesday, September 27, 2006

10 Writing Tips for Creating Great Blogs

Got a blog (aka 'weblog')? Want to make it a good one, create great content, and attract thousands of visitors per week? Then follow these 10 useful tips for publishing a good blog on your own...

Top 10 Blog Writing Tips

Most of the "rules" about writing for ezines and newsletters apply to writing posts for your blog, but there are some important differences. Keep these 10 tips in mind and you'll be publishing great blog content that attracts prospects and clients in your niche market.

1. Write with the reader in mind. Remember WIIFM? It’s marketing jargon for What’s In It For Me? That’s what you should be keeping in mind. Your reader will read your post looking for what’s in it for them.

2. Make it valuable and worthwhile. Don’t waste people’s time. If you don’t have anything to say, no problem, plenty other people do. So share their articles, do an interview, review a book.

3. Proof-read for typos and glaring grammatical errors. You wouldn’t go out of the house with dirty hair or missing a sock, so why would you publish spelling mistakes? Respect your readers by polishing up your stuff.

4. Keep it short and simple, sweetie. (KISS). Most people are scanners. You may have a lot to say and think it interesting, and it may be. But people are reading online and out of time. Get to the point quickly. Publishing short posts more frequently is a better format than publishing lengthy articles every few weeks.

5. Keep it lively, make it snappy and snazzy. Even if you aren’t a natural born writer, you can write for your blog. Just write like you’re speaking to your friend…or to yourself! Remember though, get to the point quickly. Keep in mind the journalist’s rule of 5 W’s in the first paragraph: who, what, why, when and where.

6. Link often. This builds credibility and positions you as an expert in your field. People don’t have time to know what others are doing, you should tell them. Linking to other blogs and websites also helps you build a network of associates who will in turn link to your blog.

7. Use keywords often. This will help you stay on purpose, and the search engines will love your blog. Your rankings will go up. This is one of the reasons we have you write out your purpose statements before beginning your blog. The clearer you are about your purpose, the more consistently you will deliver messages that are on target. And the more often your keywords show up, the better your search engine results.

8. Write clearly (short sentences, only one concept per sentence). No double speak or jargon; no more than one idea in one sentence- don’t make your readers have to think about your meaning. Spoon feed them. Use commas and dashes liberally.

9. Write like you talk. It’s okay to use common expressions from speech.

Examples:

Go figure.

Don’t even go there…

Now, I ask you…

Gotta love it…

(And, remember the age group of your readers…)

10. Use a clear headline, and don’t be afraid to make bold statements (but don’t mislead people either). Make it snazzy and use key words. Example: Ex-Techno-Weenie Masters HTML Code

BONUS: After you write a post and BEFORE you hit the save button

Use this checklist to ask yourself a few questions as you are reading through for typos and grammar:

__ Is the topic clear to someone who only reads the headline?

__Does the lead paragraph tell who and what the story is about and why the reader should care about it?

__ Is the angle you've used likely to seem newsworthy?

__Would someone who knows absolutely nothing about this topic understand this post?

__ Is the post free of jargon?

__ Is it written in journalistic style and does it make an effort to be objective?

__ Have you peppered the headline and the post with keywords and phrases that will be attractive to search engines?

__ Did you remember to ask your readers a question at the end, or something to stimulate readers to comment?

__ Did you remember to write with the reader in mind, always keeping in mind WIIFT? (What’s in It for Them?)

Patsi Krakoff of Customized Newsletter Services, and Denise Wakeman of Next Level Partnership, have teamed up to create blogging classes and marketing services for independent professionals. You can read and subscribe to their blogs at http://www.coachezines.com, http://www.bizbooknuggets.com and http://www.biztipsblog.com