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  • Alcohol and weight loss
    March 10th, 2009By Tipness
    Many alcoholic drinks contain lots of energy. Calories from alcohol are also added to energy from the food eaten during the day. An interesting point to note is alcohol cannot be stored so its energy is metabolized until all alcohol is cleared from the body. It also means the body is limited to burning stored » Continue Reading
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  • Exercise nutrition: What to eat before, during and after exercise
    February 19th, 2009By Tipness
    Whether it’s playing tennis, rugby, swimming or jogging, exercising people need to eat as nutritious and as balanced a diet as they can, to fuel their body correctly and efficiently. Good nutrition, like any competent structure, has basic ground rules. Following these rules and getting plenty of practice implementing them, will help exercisers in whatever » Continue Reading
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  • Diet and Exercise
    February 3rd, 2009By Tipness
    Everybody should have a healthy diet whether or not they are exercising. We all need to eat more fruits and vegetables and less animal fat, and limit our total fat intake to 30% of total calories. There is nothing different about the ideal diet for a person in an exercise program. » Continue Reading
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  • Health Benefits of Exercise
    January 21st, 2009By Tipness
    Early studies on this subject focused on how exercise helped people with heart disease. Soon, we realized that exercise could also reduce the risk of diabetes. Since then, the list has grown considerably. People who exercise regularly lower their risk of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, depression, anxiety, sleep problems and frailty. Frailty is a » Continue Reading
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