Body Mass Index
One term you may hear often when talking about being fit and healthy is you body mass index, or BMI. But more than likely, you have no idea what body mass index is, why its important, or what it is a measure of.
Simply put, BMI is a comparison of your body fat to your height. By comparing your total body fat to your height you are able to get a better determinant of whether or not you are actually over weight. For example, you may be 6 foot 9 and weigh 240 pounds. By most standards you would be considered overweight, but when the element of your height is thrown into the calculation, a comparison of your height to weight may find that you are actually at a very healthy weight.Read more
Walking is enough
Less than 2 years ago, Phil Novak weighed 387 pounds. Today he maintains a healthy weight of 185 pounds. So how did he do it? It all started when Phil was at a baseball game. He and his friend had gone out to smoke a cigarette and on his way back to his seat he began to feel light headed and his heart was beating too fast. He thought for sure he was going to have a heart attack and feared that he was going die... Read more
Propper Eating Habbits
Losing weight and gaining muscle; everyone strives to accomplish this goal, whether it be through dieting or regular exercise. But what many people don’t realize that weight loss is a combination of eating healthy and appropriate training, and in order to succeed both of these factors must be considered... Read more
What is fat testing?
When on a diet or doing exercise to lose weight, many people only look at their weight on a scale, figuring that it will give them a good approximation of how healthy they are. However, one aspect that goes overlooked is body fat testing. Body fat testing will determine how much weight you have lost from burning fat.
Losses or gains in weight come from three main components: water, muscle, and fat. Body fast testing will be able to tell you which components have added or subtracted from your weight, and what you can do to optimize your weight loss program.
Obviously you don’t want your weight loss to be caused from a loss in muscles, as this would mean that your current program is failing to meet your needs, and instead of making you fit and healthy, it is actually harming your body.
Weight loss from water will not and should not make up the majority of your overall weight loss. Our bodies are 97% water, so large losses of weight due to water is unhealthy and can lead to some health conditions. For the most part, a loss of weight due to water is only temporary and will be regained after about a day or so. You may hear about boxers or wrestlers who need to make weight for a fight. What they usually do is sit in a sauna and sweat out water, which allows them to temporarily loss weight so they can participate in their fight.
The most component of any good weight loss program is the ability to lose weight in the form of fat. Although it is most important to lose fat, a proper combination of fat loss, water loss and muscle loss is critical when trying to lose weight. Losing weight will allow you to feel better, be fitter, and live healthier.