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- 5 healthy foods that make you fat - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Ben WIlsonFive Healthy Foods that Make You Fat. When almost 70% of the population are overweight you really must ask some questions about the foundations of our modern day lifestyles. If 70% of a school year failed their exams the finger of blame would be quickly pointed at the teacher. The children ...
Views: 988 - 6 Types of Hunger - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Ben WIlsonMost people just think hunger is just hunger but sadly this a gross oversimplification. There are in fact six types of hunger. It is vital you understand what these all are otherwise you will find yourself addressing the wrong causes of your eating and be left wondering why you cannot control ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - The Six Types of Hunger - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Ben WIlsonThe six types of hunger. Most people just think hunger is just hunger but sadly this a gross oversimplification. There are in fact six types of hunger. It is vital you understand what these all are otherwise you will find yourself addressing the wrong causes of your eating and be left ...
Views: 2382(5 votes) - Flatten Your Stomach And End Back Pain - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Ben WIlsonThe Core - how to flatten your stomach and end back pain. A key theme to my clients while personal training in London (Clapham) and anyone I meet who mentions they have back pain is the core. This is a term for the sets of muscles that surround the spine and hold it in place. An efficient core ...
Views: 927 - Periodization - The Key To Long Term Exercise Success - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Ben WIlsonPeriodization Periodization is the key to exercise and used by every professional athlete the world over. Yet almost no one outside of this circle has heard of it. The science of periodization was developed in the USSR and former eastern block countries as a system to design exercise and ...
Views: 962 - Do You Breathe Correctly? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2007 from Ben WIlsonBreathing technique overview and breathing exercises When we breathe naturally and efficiently we use only the diaphragm to draw air into the lungs (belly breathing). Inefficient breathing is characterised by expanding the ribs to draw the air in and therefore leaving the lower third of the ...
Views: 783 - Metabolic Typing and Evolution - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2007 from Ben WIlsonMetabolic typing history and evolution. The theory took its first steps in the 1920's when a dentist, Dr Weston a Price travelled the world chart the nutrition, health and lifestyle of the different ethnic tribes around the world. He compared the effect of western food compared to their ...
Views: 1607 - Static Stretching - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2007 from Ben WIlsonStatic stretching Static stretching refers to how far a muscle can be passively stretched around a joint, e.g. furthest distance you can move when trying to touch your toes. This type of stretching routine serves to lengthen the resting muscle lengths and so restore ideal posture to the body. ...
Views: 2426 - How Do You Determine Your Unique Nutritional Needs? - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2007 from Ben WIlsonMetabolic typing analysis The way to determine what your nutritional needs are is to discover your metabolic type. A Metabolic Type is the inherited pattern of genetically-based strengths and weaknesses in the body's fundamental control systems. Although tens of thousands of chemical reactions ...
Views: 3841 - How to Develop Muscle and Muscle Tone - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Ben WIlsonHow to develop muscle and muscle tone Increasing muscle is a wise goal for both men and women alike. Increased muscle will give you a more toned look (in women) or a more muscular look for men. Beyond the cosmetic benefits the increase in muscle will also accelerate your metabolic rate while ...
Views: 1358 - Sleep Yourself Thin and Healthy - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2007 from Ben WIlsonSleep yourself thin and healthy When it comes to losing body fat most people are obsessed with calories they consume versus calories they have burnt. Sadly it is not that easy, if it were the obesity rate would be significantly lower. As I have said numerous times throughout this site the way ...
Views: 733 - Food intolerances - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2007 from Ben WIlsonFood intolerances. Many foods are touted as healthy with a new 'super food' coming along almost every week. The reality of the situation is that there is no such thing as a healthy food in absolute terms, but more that certain foods are healthy for your body and these may vary from you to the ...
Views: 1024 - Your body shape and what it means for weight loss - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2007 from Ben WIlsonYour body shape and what it means for weight loss The areas where you store your body fat show the influence of athe subtle hormonal balance within the body. This fact can be used to predict which foods will more likely cause weight gain and diminish your health. Fat storage ...
Views: 887 - Preventing falls - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2007 from Ben WIlsonPreventing falls in five steps I decided to write this article after seeing a man, roughly 40 years old jogging to jog to catch a bus. The man tripped, fell and lay injured on the floor. He soon got up with a look of pain stricken all over his face. The occasional fall is bound to happen. ...
Views: 868 - Rugby fitness training - a scientific apprach - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Ben WIlsonA periodized approach to rugby fitness training. Rugby union traditionally was a sport that was played by amateurs who trained like amateurs. Since the advent of professionalism which has trickled down throughout the league structures it is now common place to see the majority of rugby players ...
Views: 1913 - Your Body Shape and What it Means for Weight Loss - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Ben WIlsonYour body shape and what it means for weight loss The areas where you store your body fat show the influence of athe subtle hormonal balance within the body. This fact can be used to predict which foods will more likely cause weight gain and diminish your health. Fat storage ...
Views: 699 - Learning to Run - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Ben WIlsonLearning to run The ability to jog is a great asset and allows you to effectively exercise any place you may be. When done correctly it increases the density of your bones and significantly improves your health and fitness. It is a popular comment that running is bad for the joints. This is ...
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