Playing soccer burns off more fat, builds more muscle, and “feels” less tiring than jogging… according to a new study from Denmark. Researchers found that, after 12 weeks, men who played soccer lost an average of 3.7% of body fat — compared to only 2% for joggers — while also increasing their muscle mass by […]
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Soccer burns more fat, builds more muscle than jogging
Published September 22nd, 2007 in Exercise, Weight Loss and Fitness. 0 CommentsBurn fat faster by breaking up your workouts
Published July 31st, 2007 in Exercise, Weight Loss and Health Studies. 0 CommentsBreaking up your workouts by adding one or more rest periods may help you burn more fat, according to a study from the University of Tokyo. Researchers found that when men exercised for 30 minutes, rested for 20 minutes, and then exercised for another 30 minutes they burned significantly more fat than men who exercised […]
Your friends can make you fat
Published July 28th, 2007 in Weight Loss and Health Studies. 0 CommentsIf someone you consider a friend becomes obese, your chances of becoming obese yourself increase by 57 percent, according to new research from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego. “Mutual friends” more than triple each other’s obesity risk: if one of the two become obese the risk to the other increases by 171 […]
Dieting, exercise equally effective for weight loss
Published March 23rd, 2007 in Exercise, Weight Loss and Health Studies. 0 CommentsEating fewer calories and exercising in order to burn more calories are equally effective methods of losing weight, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Results from the study also showed that there is no way to selectively remove fat (AKA “spot reduce”) from any specific area of […]
Study: Atkins Diet best among 4 popular diets… sort of
Published March 12th, 2007 in Weight Loss and Health Studies. 0 CommentsPeople who follow the Atkins Diet lose significantly more weight than people on the Zone, LEARN, and Ornish diets, according to a new study from the Stanford Prevention Research Center in California. Researchers also found that people on the Atkins eating plan experienced more improvements in their cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
However, some experts point […]