Question:
I want 6 pack abs. What do I need to do to get them?
Answer:
Imagine having on a pretty red dress, but no one can see it because you have a long fur coat on that is all buttoned up. That red dress represents your abdominal muscles. That fur coat represents layers of fat on your body. You can do of thousands of sit-ups and crunches every single day, and you will not see 6 pack abs if they are covered by layers of fat. The best way to reveal the nice abdominal muscle is to reduce your body fat percentage. This is best achieved through aerobic activity 45-60 minutes 5 days a week. (Take the fur coat off to see the red dress!) I also recommend Pilates for abdominal sculpting and core strengthening exercises.
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Question:
Why is there so much controversy about low-carb diets?
Answer:
Low-Carbohydrate dieting has fast initial weight loss results that people are really impressed with. However low-carb dieting can be detrimental to your health. So I’ll be glad when this fad diet is over and done with. Here are just a few reasons why you should not try a “low-carb diet:”
• Low-Carbohydrate diets makes the body not have enough glucose for energy so it uses protein instead. This makes the protein in your body unavailable for more important functions like making enzymes, tissues, hormones, antibodies, fluid balance regulation and new cell production
• Usually fat fragments and carbs are used as energy, but with no carbs, the body can not burn fat correctly. The incomplete breakdown of fat produces a by-product called ketones. The body goes into an abnormal state called ketosis where ketones gather in the urine and blood. This causes extreme fatigue, nausea, headaches, dizziness, dehydration and bad breath.
• Ketosis producing diets may also lead to kidney stones
• Constipation results from the lack of fiber and dehydration
• Cancer may results from a long term deficiency of complex carbohydrates
• The fatigue from low-carb diets makes it difficult to exercise
• Diets high in protein elevate the levels of uric acid in the blood. They may cause gout when needle like uric acid crystallizes in the joints.
• Low-carb diets can also lead to osteoporosis from the lack of calcium in the diet
• Low-carb diets are unusually high in protein, saturated fat and cholesterol which increases the risk of heart disease
Question:
Is it possible to lose weight without exercise the way some of these diet pills, supplements and weight loss programs promise?
Answer:
Yes. You can lose weight without exercise. But this type of dieting can leave you weak, tired and sick. The primary weight loss from this type of dieting is water weight, and you also lose lean muscle mass (which lowers your metabolism – making you bigger than you were before you started the diet). The truth is: to lose weight healthfully, you must exercise p
retty often or live a physically active lifestyle...
