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Tips for Exercising When on a Ketogenic Diet

A lot of things happen when you are exercising. Some of these are good for your health and others are not so good - like when you exercise excessively. Exercise is a stressor. While it can be a good stressor, it can however cause your adrenals to go into overdrive. This situation increases your insulin levels and therefore reduces your ability to lose weight. When exercising, your insulin levels goes up while your hunger reduces. However, this often results in a significant reduction in blood sugar levels which results to you becoming hungrier. It is important to note that even a moderate increase in insulin levels causes a significant lowering of fat loss or lipolysis. One problem we have when we want to lose weight is that we focus so much on the numbers showing on the scale. We almost unconsciously forget about the most important thing which is losing body fat. We have more than 80 percent of our body fat stored in fat cells. To be able to get rid of these stored fat, one

Healthy Living - Four Great Ways To Kick-Start Your Transformation

Are you getting geared up to begin your very own transformation? If so, it is time to seriously consider what you should be doing to help promote progress. The truth is, there are certain ways you can catapult your transformation and see the best results. Miss these and you may pay the price. Let us look at the four top ways to help put you on the path to success... 1. Get A Partner. One of the easiest ways to boost your transformational journey is to get a partner. Having someone go through the changes with you, preferably someone who is going to do the transformation as well, will help you see the progress you are hoping for. Make sure if you do find a transformational partner, however, they are as committed to reaching their goals as you are yours. Otherwise, they could end up bringing you down instead of building you up. 2. Set Defined Goals. Next, have a look at your goals. Are they as clearly defined as possible? If not, that is something you must change. If there could

How To Eat For Your Body Type

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Determining which body type you belong to can be liberating. It can help you better understand your body composition, the efforts you need to put in to gain muscles, the sports that will suit you, the foods that will help you stay fit and achieve weight loss, and so on. No matter how hard some people try, genetics will always be a step ahead of them. You can't beat your body type when it comes to fitness or weight loss. Clean eating is an essential aspect of fitness, regardless of your build. You can boost your health and weight loss and get rid of any barriers you are facing by understanding your body type and knowing how to eat to help it become optimal. Our body type does not only define how we look but also provides information relating to how our body responds to food intake. It also determines the characteristics of your hormonal and sympathetic nervous system (SNS). It has also been identified that a person's body type can also define their metabolic capabilities

What Is the Noom Diet?

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Designed by behavioural psychologists, Noom diet plan targets your brain and works at psychological level to help you think in line with what is good for your weight loss and overall fitness. In fact, it will not be an exaggeration to say that it tricks your mind into making behavioural changes in your eating habits and patterns. As you start believing that healthy eating habits are good for you, chances of relapsing into your unhealthy habits is highly unlikely. Another good thing about Noom Diet is that this change doesn't happen overnight. It takes its own time, and make you develop those habits that keep you healthy, slim and fit in the long run. Why Noom Diet Works Unlike many other one-size-fits-all types of plans, Noom diet plan takes you as a unique person with unique eating habits and lifestyle, which is true. You need to answer a few questions based on your eating habits, current health conditions and medication, if any. The app checks your current caloric and other