Have you ever wondered, “Why yogurt is good for you? or What’s the difference between Greek yogurt and regular yogurt? ” While all yogurt provides numerous health benefits (including probiotics), the nutritional values for Greek yogurt and regular yogurt do differ.
How to Choose the Right Yogurt ?
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Simple facts about Fats
There are 2 kinds of fats we should be aware of: “good” fats and “bad” fats.
The good fats are also known are as Monounsaturated fats and Polyunsaturated.
Monounsaturated fats can be found in almonds, avocados, walnuts, canola and olive oil. Monousaturaded fats can halp you lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol ) while increasing HDL (“good” cholesterol). They help lose weight and bodyfat.
Polyunsaturated fats also lower total cholesterol and LDL. You can find them in fish (ex. salmon, tuna) and seafood, soy, corn and sunflower oils.
Saturated fats (the bad fats) are mailny found in animal products: meat, dairy, eggs and seafood. Also, some plant foods are rich in saturated fats. Among them are cocunut oil and palm kenel oil. These fats rise total blood cholesterol and LDL.
Trans Fats originated in hydrogenated liquid oil so they could better withstand the food production process and give foods a longer shelf life. As a result of hydrogenation, trans fatty acids are formed. They are found in many commercially packaged foods, fried foods (ex. French fries) and many other packaged foods and snacks, vegetable shortening and some hard margarine.
Counting Calories? 1 gram of fat = 9 calories
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Dynamic Flexibility Training ★ Stretching + Warm up
Do it before your workout as a set of warm up exercises. It will improve you flexibility and increase joint mobility. Unlike static stretching, which involved holding a pose that elongates your muscles for an extended period of time, dynamic stretching is nearly constant motion; you will warm up the muscles with some “explosive” moves. It will help you preform better and prevent injury. Try this one before your lower body workout.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Here is a winning formula to prevent weight gain during the holidays: “Eat less and exercise more” 🙂
Split desert with your brother or sister and take a walk after dinner with your family.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
The Best Fat-Burning Foods
I found a good article, which lists the best fat burning foods. Hope you can find it useful 🙂
Almonds and nuts (with skins intact) build muscle, reduce cravings
Eggs build muscle, burn fat
Dairy products (fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese) build strong bones, fire up weight loss
Turkey & Chicken breast and other lean meats (steaks) – build muscle, strengthen immune system
Fish (ex. salmon, tuna) trigger fullness, fire up fat burning
Enova oil (soy and canola oil) promotes fullness, not easily stored as fat
Whey builds muscle, burns fat
Peanut butter boosts testosterone (a good thing even in women), builds muscle, burns fat
Grapefruit lowers insulin, regulates blood sugar and metabolism; be sure to eat the fleshy white membranes
Green tea fires up fat burning
Berries improve satiety, prevent cravings
Chili peppers spikes metabolism
Green vegetables (ex. Spinach) fight free radicals and improve recovery for better muscle building
Whole grains (quinoa, brown rice, whole grain cereal) small doses prevent body from storing fat
Beans and legumes build muscle, help burn fat, regulate digestion
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Pilates Workout ★ some of my favorite exercises
Many people asked me about Pilates. Although I prefer other, more dynamic forms of exercises, on occasion I do some Pilates 🙂 In this short video you’ll find some of my favorite exercises. Most of them shouldn’t be hard; however, if it gets difficult do as much as you can. The key to Pilates is to control all you movements, and breath.
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Healthy & Protein-Rich Omlet with Cottage Cheese & Strawberries
Here is a recipe for one of my favorite breakfasts: an Omlet with cottage cheese and strawberries. It’s really tasty protein rich, low in fat and sugar. It will keep you satisfy and you won’t feel hungry for hours! Got to Healthy Recipes page for a complete recipe. Enjoy 🙂
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Intense Training ★ Super Cardio Workout
This workout is intense. 20 seconds of intenseactivity followed by 10 sec. of rest. High intensity workout comprised of very intense work are great because with this type of training you can boost metabolism for 24 hours post-exercise. Why? Because of the higher demand on you body. In addition, you can burn more total calories because of an increase in resting metabolism. If you’ve never done this type of exercise before, start with a few rounds (2-5 min total) and build from there. Remember, always warm up and cool down to avoid injury. Have fun with it.
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Look HOT from behind – Sculpt your Legs & Glutes
Here is my latest workout. It will help you tone, tighten & firm your butt and legs 🙂 I hope you’ll enjoy it.
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How to do Squats the right way ♦ Tutorial
You have no idea how many times people ask me about the difference between a squat and deadlift. A LOT of individuals are familiar with squats and know how to do them, however when it comes to deadlifts…. different story. Many people don’t have the correct form! 😦 Here is a video that should explain the differences and demonstrate how to do both exercises correctly. Keep in mind when performing deadlifts: You should feel it in you glutes and hamstrings when you do it right 🙂 Learn the proper techniques to maximize the next workout! – I’m working on it 🙂
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FITAPPY - Lift and Jump 