Fitness and Weight Management

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Body Mass Index (BMI) helps you to determine if your weight is in the normal range, or if you are underweight or overweight.

Read More
 

Why Women Need Exercise

Working women can hardly find the time or inclination to do what is necessary to stay fit. Weight issues are not uncommon with having to work at odd hours and nature of work being desk job these days. Not only does regular exercise aid in weight loss, it reduces your risk for several chronic diseases and conditions. Finding activities that you enjoy and which become part of your daily routine is the key to a long and healthy life. 

Read More
 

Walking : The Beginner's Schedule

Walking for 7 hours a week is associated with a decreased risk of type II diabetes and breast cancer. Walking for 30 minutes day or 3 hours per week is associated with a decreased risk of heart diseases. It is recommended that you walk an hour a day on most days of the week. 

 

Read More
 

Boost the benefits of your walk

Walking is the safest, easiest, cheapest form of an exercise. Walking provides many health benefits as it helps to prevent weight gain, reduces the risk of blood pressure, heart diseases, diabetes.

Read More
 

Walking : Stay Motivated

Walking is one of the easiest and convenient ways to be active, to get fit, to lose weight and to be healthier. Studies have shown that walking reduces the risk of heart diseases, diabetes and some cancers. 

Read More
 

Walk Your Way to Health

All of us are aware of the benefits of physical activity to remain fit. However the physical activity need not be anything strenuous or complicated, something as simple as a regular brisk walk has huge health benefits.

Read More
 

Emotional Eating: What makes you overeat?

Emotional eating is eating large quantities of food which are usually ‘comfort’ or ‘junk’ foods. Instead of responding to the appetites, people eat in response to their emotions.

Read More
 

Understanding Binge Eating

Binge eating is an eating disorder where a person overeats on a regular basis. It includes periods of excessive eating. 

Read More
 

Emotional Eating : The Culprit

Emotional eating is eating for reasons other than hunger.  Many studies suggest that 75% of overeating is the result of emotional eating.

Read More
 

Why do I go on Binge Eating Cycles ?.

Research has proven that certain foods produce "feel good" chemicals like serotonin and endorphins in our brains that can literally be addictive. After an episode of binge eating, often the binger feels a loss of control, shame, and guilt. The pressure from society, the media, or family members makes people want those perfect bodies . In their desperation to achieve an unattainable standard, they refrain from eating and deprive themselves of food.

Read More
 
Total 9 Pages, Total 82 records