Health aNd Fitness Guide

This is the couch potato’s dream machine. Yes, it helps lose weight while doing practically nothing! The ‘new kid’ on the fitness block is called the Power Plate. Listen to its manufacturers: If you stand on the machine’s vibrating plates for 10 minutes a day, three times a week, you will lose weight, increase bone → Continue reading »

A healthy heart is vital to a happy and productive life. Try these hearty exercises with US-based fitness consultant T. Rose. She is a corporate trainer with Counter Express. The world’s second largest fitness center for women, it has presence in 70 countries. → Continue reading »

Taking a cruise is a sure way to beat workaday malaise. If you can also turn over a new leaf, quit smoking or shed a few pounds at the same time, you are a triple winner. → Continue reading »

People who walk to keep fit benefit more from a pedometer, a device that counts steps. “People who use pedometers increase their physical activity by about 2000 steps a day, i.e. about a mile,” said Dr Dena M. Bravata, senior research scientist at Stanford University. “They also seem to lower their blood pressure and lose → Continue reading »

Before your workout, eat a light, carbohydrate-rich snack such as a banana or four ounces of yoghurt within 20-30 minutes of lacing up. A quick carb-fix prevents blood-sugar level from dipping while you exercise; the calories keep you from using metabolism-boosting muscle for fuel. Eat light, as exercising and digesting require blood flow; the competition → Continue reading »