Bucks County Experts on Lower Ab Exercises - Isolation Is Not The Answer

By Jose Loni

Is it possible to get six pack abs by doing lower ab exercises? The answer is no. Doing lower ab exercises will not get you six pack abs. To get well-defined abs, we need to focus on increasing our metabolism through our diet and increasing our exercise program.

Lower ab exercises will not give us defined abs. Exercises for the lower abs will get the area stronger and help stabilize and support the back and hip area, but it is not possible to spot reduce.

Training the problem area directly will not burn the fat found in that area either. What we need to do is train the whole body so that excess body fat, especially around the stomach area, can be burned as fuel and used as energy.

To get well-defined abs, we need to increase our metabolism. Through our diet, we need to make sure we eat quality foods that our body can easily burn. When our body is able to burn the food we eat, it will then burn the excess fat that we have for further energy production.

Lowering caloric intake by eating small meals 5-6 times throughout the day helps keep our energy up and our blood sugar stable. Energy is used to digest food so the frequent meals help burn even more calories.

Exercising is a great way to increase our metabolism. Resistance training has a way of making our muscles adapt to the increased demands, which results in greater metabolic activity. When the body has increased metabolism, it becomes more efficient at burning fat and utilizing the excess fat as fuel.

Our muscles can also be trained in an anaerobic way through interval training, resulting in highly reactive and explosive muscles. Muscles like these consume even more fuel because of their high metabolic rate with the very welcome ability of getting our body to keep burning excess fat hours after training.

It is not possible to get six pack abs by doing just lower ab exercises. Spot reducing does not work and in order to really have well-defined abs, we must understand and make changes in our diet and exercise program, so we are able to increase our metabolism. - 17269

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VaNu Seen In The News

By Rapid Recovery Collection Agency

Fountain of Life continues to gain momentum among sports pro's. The Fitness Section of the March 2009 Golf Digest suggests that VaNu can count some new fans among the golfing elite. From the article in Golf Digest:

Professional golfers Camilo Villegas and Mike Weir and instructor David Leadbetter are among the fans of a new health drink called VaNu. In fact, Leadbetter distributes the natural juice, which is made from 5 foods found in the Amazon Rain Forest, including the antioxidant-rich Acai Berry.

Mark MacCloskey, CEO of Fountain of Life, is not surprised, We have several top LPGA, PGA and Senior Tour players consuming VaNu, and they are reporting amazing results.

Golf Digest is a Conde Nast publication with a circulation base of 1,650,000, and is widely read among golfers throughout the United States. According to the company website, the magazine publishes the best and brightest of golfs greatest teachers, players and writers. David Leadbetter, regarded as the Worlds leading golf instructor, is owner and head instructor of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy. He appears frequently in Golf Digest.

ABOUT FOUNTAIN OF LIFE AND VANU(TM) Fountain of Life is a nutritional company based in Dallas, Texas. Through research and partnerships with scientists worldwide, Fountain of Life is aiding people to optimize their health through their flagship product, Vanu.

VaNu is an all-natural nutritional drink created and blended by Fountain of Life. VaNu is a Superblend of Superfoods featuring the Acai berry. This carefully blended formulation is loaded with powerful antioxidants and flavanoids from some of the most exotic fruits in the world. Packaged in a distinctive 750ml (25.3 ounce) purple glass bottle, VaNu nourishes the body with a 1-2 ounce serving, twice daily.

Product claims have not been reviewed by the FDA. Fountain of Life products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or class of diseases. - 17269

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Helping You Discover The Best Elliptical Machines

By John Andrews

Choosing the best elliptical machine for you can be a daunting task it seems as nearly all companies claim to have the best machine. However what's best for one person may not be what is best for another. Fitness today is essential to survival and whatever you can do to secure your survival is a good thing.

The best elliptical machines on the market today should have all the similar functions and schematics. All the machines should vary in prices depending on the brand, but the overall effect of the machines should be the same.

Some machines offer an exceptionally sturdy frame, meant for the larger individuals, while others offer more in line of programming and features. A truly great machine will be comprehensive in both areas and will not charge you an arm and a leg for it.

A truly great machine is the Precor EFX 5 17i. It has the patented Cross Ramp feature which gives you the ability to adjust the angle of the pedals. This enables you to have a complete work out, getting deep into the muscle tissue. Tracking and designing your own personal workout is simple with the state of the art LED display which has some truly amazing graphics.

The Smooth CE2 gives you ergonomic foot pedals which help to eliminate strain on your body. It comes with a wireless heart rate monitor and nine user profiles which are fully programmable. It is a very quiet machine and will cost you roughly 1700 dollars that is the best value you will find on a machine like this. You will experience many of the same benefits as some high end elliptical machines. Making this one of the best elliptical machines there are.

The Schwinn 418 elliptical trainer is less than the aforementioned machined with a price tag of 1.100 and eight levels of resistance for your work out. Many people feel this machine is just as wonderful as the Smooth CE2 as it offers many of the same great features. Schwinn Ellipticals have a strong reputation for being considerably well built. They can take a beating and keep on delivering the same great workout options.

Whatever you choose will make the best elliptical machines right for you. What ever you choose as the best elliptical machines might not be right for another. If it's something cheap but a high quality machine you're looking for then the Eclipse 1100HR/A is selling for under $500 bucks. The quality of this machine and price makes it one of the most inexpensive machines out today.

This machine is lighter in weight than other machines and is not recommended for anyone of considerable stature. It has a very smooth ride which is due to the Orbital Linkage System. This machine does not have a great deal of features. However, for the price this is one of the best elliptical machines on the market today. It is light weight, endurable and can easily be moved to any area of your home at will, making it great for people who have limited space. - 17269

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Resveratrol Supplements And Losing Weight

By John Steely

Perhaps you are interested in losing a few pounds or maybe you want to lose a lot of weight. Whatever your case may be, using a supplement in conjunction with your plans can be a great way to achieve your goals.

There are a variety of supplements out there but one supplement that has been getting a fair amount of attention is Resveratrol Select.

Skins of fruits like blueberries, cranberries and grapes as well as wine contain resveratrol, an antioxidant with many, many healthy benefits.

One serving of RezVMX contains the equivalent resveratrol content of 200 glasses of wine. Let's look at why this is significant.

There are a lot of other properites, however, that resveratrol performs besides its antioxidant properties. Resveratrol maintains normal-range cholesterol levels as well as optimizing metabolic and immune pathways. It also can help you maintain insulin health. Additionally, it protects cells and improves the function of mitochondria.

Among other ingredients, RezVMX also contains green tea leaf extract. Green tea has long been shown to provide a host of healthy benefits including increasing exercise endurance, burning fat, reducing carbohydrate utilization and increasing metabolism.

RezVMX can also help you support healthy glucose levels and burn fat as well as improve your cardiovascular function.

This great combination of ingredients in RezVMX can help you greatly in your weight loss goals. At this time, RezVMX is even offering free trials of its product so you can give it a go without even spending any money on it first. Try a trial out today. - 17269

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Beginner Weight Lifting Schedule

By Josh Owen

I'm going to show you the best weight lifting schedule for beginners. So many beginners get tricked into doing something different by many of the so called experts out there. Stick to the beginner schedule I'm about to give you, and you'll make the best possible progress.

Lifting weights 3 times per week is optimal for beginners. It's actually optimal for any experience level. The body needs about 48 hours to recover from a weight lifting workout. Use this weekly workout schedule:

Day 1: Weight Lifting

Day 2: Off Day

Day 3: Lift Weights

Day 4: Rest Day

Day 5: Lift Weights

Day 6: Off Day

Day 7: Rest

The key to the weight lifting schedule above is the actual exercises you choose for each workout. You must choose compound weightlifting exercises that work every major muscle group throughout your workout.

When you work your entire body each weight lifting workout, you give your body 3 muscle building opportunities each week. Compared to typical workout schedules, you have a chance to build 3 times the amount of muscle. And you will build more muscle and strength with this schedule. Guaranteed.

You should only be doing a few exercises each workout. But you need to be doing multiple sets of these exercises. This helps you learn how to do the exercises with proper form by giving you more practice. You must learn how to do the exercises properly in order to make the fastest progress possible.

The extra practice time that you'll get with the beginner workout schedule will allow you to spend that extra time learning proper form. Most beginners don't learn proper form and never get optimal results. You want optimal results, right? Let me show you how to get the best possible results. - 17269

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The Importance Of Supplementation

By James Nobbs

Many of us supplement, however why do we supplement? What benefits do we receive from supplementing? And I suppose most importantly why should we even consider supplementing. Well many of us take vitamins and minerals or other similar items to give our health and immune system a general boost, with a lot of us taking such supplements because we believe what we read regarding the health effects/benefits.

The truth of the matter is, that a lot of us supplement and take vitamins purely because we do not get enough of vitamin content from our diets. Unfortunately simple sugar foods and processed foods are not abundant with the essential nutrients etc we require.

Doctors and health professionals have for many years have been promoting the effects of consuming lots of fruits and vegetables, however it still seems that some people are reluctant to increase their natural fruit and vegetable intake.

The good news is, that the vast majority of us on the planet consume meat, and as we consume meat we do get some valuable content in the form of vitamins and in particular iron. Iron is essential for general well being, so if you eat a lot of meat, then chances are that you have more then enough iron circulating around your body to take care of you.

Unfortunately though this means bad news for vegetarians as they wont be getting nearly as much iron as meat eaters, therefore vegetarians are a class of people who may wish to consider iron supplementation.

It also seems that we are getting more and more lazy other time and this contributes to a poor diet. Have you ever seen truck drivers with huge stomachs and computer programmers that are also huge? The main reason we have this stereotype is purely because a lot of these people in these professions d do not get time to eat well and tend to turn towards fatty food or heavily processed food which in its nature tends to be a lot more convenient.

Reading this article, you may think there is nothing you can do, that is up to fate with regards to what happens next. Fortunately it is not. All you need to do is listen carefully to your body. All of us in our life have had cravings of some sort. These cravings are our bodies way of telling us what foods we want. Have you ever craved a chocolate bar before when you do not normally eat chocolate? This is your bodies way of telling you it needs some simple sugar. Be careful though as listening to your body is an art, do not get confused with listening to your body and 'thinking' you are listening to your body and eating for the sake of it.

So when should you start supplementing? The answer is you can start anytime. A lot of people tend to supplement in a reactive manner and start taking vitamins etc when they feel ill or lethargic, however you can also supplement in a proactive manner to prevent yourself catching colds etc. - 17269

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Wu Long Tea for Weight Loss and a Healthy Life

By Zak Hunter

Wu Long Tea is such an incredible product and well worthwhile implementing in your daily routine.This well known Chinese Tea made a famous appearance on Oprah with Dr Oz. Wu Long Tea (also called Oolong Tea) is partially oxidized; in taste it is more like green tea than black tea and is usually drunk on its own without milk.You will also find that the quality of Wu Long loose leaf tea is superior to tea bags.

In recent times there have been some incredible claims for the properties of Wu long tea and not just about weight loss. According to some it lessens signs of aging, increases energy levels, improves your teeth, even reduces hair loss, is beneficial to improves the immune system...the list continues.

This is a truly amazing product and well worth sourcing to bring into your life's every day routine. Find some on the net or simply go to your local Asian speciality store. Research so far has indicated that Oolong Tea boosts the metabolic rate and definitely assists with weight-loss.

A Japanese journal claims that this tea can increase the body's ability to burn fat. This declaration has increased the demand of Oolong Tea, and it is meant to be scarce in supply. Green tea and black tea come from the same plant, Camelia sinensis; the differences in taste and colour are due to the way the leaves from the plant are processed.

Wu Long Tea tends to be an in between colour...more brown with the higher quality teas showing tinges of green. Oolong Tea also has less caffine than green tea but both teas have similar, incredible properties.They are both full of anti-oxidants. This remarkable product can be easily found at most Asian supermarkets.

Despite the rumours, WuLong Tea is not overly expensive but it does vary in quality. Oolong Tea is more flavoursome and beneficial as a loose leaf tea as opposed to tea bags. To find out more please come and visit us at wulongteahouse.net

Despite the rumours, WuLong Tea is not overly expensive but it does vary in quality. Oolong Tea is more flavoursome and beneficial as a loose leaf tea as opposed to tea bags. To find out more please come and visit us at wulongteahouse.net

Wu Long Tea can very affordable or very expensive and well worth finding. Whether you buy from the internet, at a tea house or an Asian Speciality store you will not be disappointed. The price varies according to quality. I find you can purchase a weeks supply for around $5 Australan. - 17269

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Wu Long Tea is a truly amazing product and well worth sourcing to bring into your life's every day routine. Find some on the net or simply go to your local asian specility store. Recent research has indicated that oolong tea boosts the metabolic rate and definitely assists with weight-loss.

Getting to Know HCG

By Amelia Handley

Theoretically, losing weight is easy. You intake fewer calories and at the same time you use more than you normally would by adding activity or exercise to your routine. Seems pretty simple.

But then...why is it so hard for so many people to lose weight? The factor that defeats most people is time. Changing your routine to add exercise sounds easy, but it takes up your time. Eating healthy sounds simple, but it means going to the store far more often and spending a lot more time in your own kitchen instead of the nearest drive thru.

So what if you just don't have all that time to dedicate? If you don't have the time to dedicate...you don't end up losing any weight. When you don't lose any weight you're frustrated and unhappy. It becomes a very negative cycle.

But then...how do the celebrities manage to gain and lose weight so quickly? They have babies or gain a lot of weight for a role and then magically appear weeks later looking like a top model. It doesn't seem fair. What's the difference? The difference is HCG.

The HCG diet is based off the studies of Dr. Simeon and include HCG and B12 supplements along with a low calorie diet. There are no frozen meals to purchase. There are no adverse effects. The diet is all natural and based off the body's own chemistry and physiology. It is also very effective. People who follow the diet can lose a pound a day on average.

Now we're not saying that you don't have to put time and effort in to the HCG diet; you do. It's just that the results make the time and effort very, very worth it! Immediate results inspire you to embrace the low calorie diet and the continued results inspire you to keep it off. The length of the program can vary from 15 to 40 days so you have a short time period to focus on. Even the most frustrated dieters will see an immediate change that makes sticking to the program a sure thing. - 17269

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Amelia Handley majored in exercise science at university with a minor in Nutrition. Yet she still found herself veering from diet to diet trying to control her size. With HCG Diet Direct she's found a program that allows her to combine her desire to control her own body weight with her education and obtain balance.

Build Strength For Six Pack Abs - Bucks County Experts on Moderation Throughout

By Dan Solaris

They're a favorite subject of mass media- fashion spreads and fitness magazines, infomercials, billboard advertisements, action flicks, even soap operas. I'm talking about people with gorgeous six pack abs and they're the envy of millions everywhere.

Watching movies that star Brad Pitt, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Hugh Jackman, it's easy to get the impression that lean and muscular individuals are a dime a dozen in the U.S. Strolling on American beaches during summertime however, one realizes that it's quite the opposite.

Recent data gathered by Center for Disease Control and Prevention brings disturbing news. As much as sixty-six percent of American adults are overweight and almost half of that number already obese. The hectic schedules and unhealthy lifestyles most people have been forced to adopt are mostly to blame. Working overtime in these lean financial times leaves not much room for regular exercise and healthy, well-balanced meals.

The market is chock-full of seemingly innocent munchies packed with flavor and loaded with calories. Ours has turned into a culture of fast-food and the surplus calories are showing-up on potbellies and lovehandles across the Western world.

You know what? We aren't at all helpless. It may seem impossible but getting lean enough to get a well-defined six pack on our midsections is just a matter of finding the right workout that fits with a tight schedule.

Exercises that increase total body strength build muscle mass of course, but did you know that muscle-building exercises also lead to a higher Basal Metabolic Rate? Our BMR dictates how much calories our body uses up while maintaining basic body functions like breathing, heartbeat and other organ and muscle functions.

Our basal metabolic rate is our normal rate of metabolism- when we're at rest. The high percentage of calories it consumes means raising our BMR through regular exercise will result in more calories burned during and even after our workouts. The key to rapid fat-loss is using-up more calories than we get from the food we eat.

Another great thing about exercising to build strength is that if it's done intense enough, the daily calorie deficit produced by boosting our metabolism and during the actual workout will enable us to keep eating modestly. Since eating has become part of our emotional as well as our physical needs, it's ultimately easier (not to mention more enjoyable) to hit the gym and adopt a regular exercise regimen rather than restricting our diet. - 17269

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Bucks County Professionals on Lower Ab Workouts - Why This May Be Setting You Up For Failure

By Jose Loni

Are doing lower ab workouts the answer? Should we really be targeting something so specific when we train with the objective of getting ripped abs? The answer is, "no". Ripped abs are not brought about by isolation exercises as a lot of people wrongly believe. Ripped abs are revealed when the body becomes lean and loses its excess fat.

Ab machines and ab exercises promise you rock hard abs in 8-12 repetitions. Other variations of the same products claim to help you flatten your tummy in no time at all. But the fact is, they're all empty promises because spot reduction doesn't work.

Focusing your training just in the ab area will not sculpt and give you six packs. Sit-ups, crunches and lower ab exercises can strengthen and tone but they will not sculpt. The fact is, you likely won't see any visible changes.

If you really want to train your abs, work on your whole body. This can be done by doing multi joint exercise that help kick start your metabolism. By increasing your metabolism, you help your body use more calories and burn more fat.

The more large muscles you work out, the more energy is used up to fuel muscle activity. Activities like brisk walking (especially on an incline), cycling, running, lunges and squats work the large muscles so they will help you burn fat.

Interval and circuit program training also raises your metabolism by challenging and keeping your muscles in a constant state of readiness to perform at any time. These quick, intense bursts of exercises (for example, jumping jacks-brisk walking-sprinting-jogging) work muscles hard causing lactic acid and carbon dioxide buildup, which needs to be cleared. More oxygen needs to be supplied to the muscles to keep them going. This ongoing cycle enlarges the muscles causing them to use up more fat as fuel.

At the same time, the processes of clearing away lactic acid and carbon dioxide waste products and re-supplying of oxygen to nourish and replenish muscle stores require a lot of energy. These processes raise your metabolic rate, resulting in stored fat being mobilized for use.

Exercises that specifically train our abs will not work. Instead, focus on kick starting your metabolism through multi-joint exercises and interval training. By training your metabolism, you train your body to become a fat burning machine that will give your ripped hard abs. - 17269

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How To Use Grow Taller Exercises To Gain Height

By Shaun Davids

Are you interested in using grow taller exercises to gain an inch or two in height? You might as well need to get involved with these exercises to lengthen your spine to achieve your desired height.

In learning how to become taller in your spine, it is the cartilage in between your vertebrae that are responsible for any increase in length. These discs are very elastic and can be stretched to lengthen your spine.

If you want to grow taller as much as possible, you need to understand which parts of your body to exercise. One such part is your spine, where various movements will help stretch those cartilage discs in your spine, and help you gain height naturally.

There is a good chance you have tried grow taller exercises before, and know about using various stretches for growing taller. There are numerous stretches and exercises you can do in growing taller, such as the basic leg stretch, cat stretch, cobra stretch, the table, bow down, super stretch and bridge.

Hanging stretches are also beneficial, but it easier to do them at the gym. These stretches are simple but very effective. They generally involve you hanging from a pull-up bar, and extending your arms, spine, back and legs for about 10 seconds each time. For more of a challenge you could add a weight belt. If you keep asking "How can I grow taller" then stick to doing these stretches for at least 30 minutes per week, and you will see results.

The last grow taller exercise you should try out, is swimming - not only is it a fun sport, but it is also one of the best ways to lengthen your spine naturally. If you already know how to do the various swimming styles, then this exercise will be easy and enjoyable.

One swimming stroke you should master is the breast stroke. This is one of the best exercises to lengthen your spine and become taller. It is the stretching of your arms and legs in this stroke that is good for your back.

And being in the pool while doing this movement, makes it an ideal exercise for growing taller. This is because the water keeps you body a float, defying gravity and helping decompress your spine.

And those are a few grow taller exercises you can try right now in your quest to gain those few important inches in height. Just stick to the program and you will see results. - 17269

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Trends in Smart Lipo

By Art Gib

In today's world of modern medicine the procedure known as liposuction has become common place. But it hasn't always been that way. In fact the traditional methods of liposuction, or body contouring and the removal of excess body fat date back to as early as the 1920's.

As more people get liposuction, it is losing the stigma that was associated with it at one time. There was a time when people were embarrassed if they got the surgery. Now, friends talk about it over lunch.

Following the presentation and several medical journal articles the procedure found its way to the United States where several physicians experimented with the procedure. It was from these experiments that several variations emerged.

The wet technique was introduced and it made the surgery much safer. It cut down on the amount of bleeding, and also made the recovery time much shorter. Basically, the cannula no longer attacked dry areas of fat. Instead, a saline solution was applied to the fat in order to moisturize the fat and make it safer to remove. It allowed the process to go much smoother than it had in the past.

Also, anesthesia practices changed. At one time, people had to be put to sleep when having liposuction done. Now, they can receive local anesthesia, which is much safer. There are fewer complications due to anesthesia when local is used.

The result of 30 years of advancement in the field of liposuction has meant that more fatty material can now be removed while reducing blood loss, discomfort, and risk for the average patient. In fact, one of the more significant outcomes for this procedure is what has become known as autologous fat transfer, or the reintroduction of removed body fat into other areas of the body where body contouring is wanted.

Great strides have been made around this procedure. In fact, with the introduction of Smart Lipo what can be best described as a revolution in how traditional liposuction is done today. Smart Lipo shares some similarities with the more traditional liposuction procedures, but the cannula used is much narrower, allowing for smaller incisions and less scaring. This cannula contains laser inside it which emits energy into the targeted fat cells thus breaking them down. Without their cell walls to separate them, the fat takes on a liquid consistency, being easily suctioned from the body.

One more significant advantage to Smart Lipo over traditional liposuction is that the energy emitted from the laser also heats up the layers of surrounding skin, which then produces a firming and tightening of the area. - 17269

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Art Gib has dedicated a significant portion of his life to the Smart Lipo procedure. Click here for more information about California Smart Lipo Doctors. Art Gib is a freelance writer.