Increase your Fitness Program Efficiency

FightStress With Healthy EatingWhenever we get too busy or stressed, we all tendto make poor food choices that will actuallyincrease stress and cause other problems. To getthe most of your healthy eating and avoid stress,follow these simple tips.Always eat breakfastEven though you may think you aren't hungry,you need to eat something. Skipping breakfastmakes it harder to maintain the proper blood andsugar levels during the day, so you should alwayseat something.Carry a snackKeeping some protein rich snacks in your car,office, or pocket book will help you avoid bloodsugar level dips, the accompanying mood swings, and

the fatigue. Trail mix, granola bars, and energybars all have the nutrients you need.Healthy munchiesIf you like to munch when you're stressed out,you can replace chips or other non healthy foodswith carrot sticks, celery sticks, or evensunflower seeds.Bring your lunchAlthough a lot of people prefer to eat fast foodfor lunch, you can save a lot of money and actuallyeat healthier if you take a few minutes and packa lunch at home. Even if you only do this a fewtimes a week, you'll see a much better improvementover eating out.Stock your homeAs important as it is to get the bad food out ofyour house, it's even more important to get the goodfood in! The best way to do this is to plan a menuof healthy meals at snacks at the beginning of theweek, list the ingedients you need, then go shopfor it. This way, you'll know what you want whenyou need it and you won't have to stress over whatto eat.(word count 287)PPPPPTitle:Increase your Fitness Program EfficiencyWord Count:463Summary:What's most necessary for making a fitness program more effective is establishing a certainnumber of trainings every week. It is considered that the minimum number of trainings is two(anaerobic) and three (aerobic) every week. If they are combined, their number can be reducedto three trainings a week (two combined and one aerobic).Keywords:fitness,training,program,body,fitness trainer,exerciseArticle Body:What's most necessary for making a fitness program more effective is establishing a certain

number of trainings every week. It is considered that the minimum number of trainings is two(anaerobic) and three (aerobic) every week. If they are combined, their number can be reducedto three trainings a week (two combined and one aerobic).Obviously, an increase in the number of weekly trainings brings better and more rapid results.Their maximum number would be four force trainings (anaerobic) and six resistance trainings(aerobic). Doing less than the minimum of training could lead to erasing of information andgetting out of shape. Training more than the maximum indicated could bring with it the risk ofover-training, of physical overwork.One of the roles of the fitness trainer is to individualize the frequency of the programs, in orderto find the best periodicity for every person involved in training.Another factor that can increase the effectiveness of a training program is performing theexercises correctly. Wrong technique will quickly determine worse results, even if the programwhich includes those exercises is well conceived, organized in time and personalized.Besides lack of good results, the person who didn't acquire good training technique exposeshimself to the risk of sometimes very bad accidents ( hernia, stroke, etc.).The movements a person learns must get to be mastered and performed automatically, the sameas the technique of breathing which accompany them. This way, the sportsman will save mentalenergy that he can use for getting the right intensity, focusing on the muscle towards which aparticular exercise is directed, forced repetitions of movements, etc.Any new exercise require patience and time in order to be correctly assimilated and introducedin the set of exercises mastered by any sportsman.Besides a well-balanced diet (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids ?4:1:1 ?the proportion in grams perkilogram of food principles), hydrating must be given special care. Good hydrating of the bodyhas as a result the increase of the efficiency of a fitness program. The body must be carefullyhydrated before, during and after training.The sensation of thirst must not be experienced ?this would only be a late signal of dehydration.The types of liquids that can be used can and should vary a lot: mineral water, plant teas, fruit,fresh juice, isotonic drinks, energizers, etc.Be also careful with the drinks that fasten dehydration. This category of liquids includes drinkswhich contain caffeine or alcohol. They forcedly increase dieresis, fastening dehydration, whichis also naturally determined by the training (especially by aerobic training).Another factor that must be considered is biorhythm, which is specific to each person. Thetraining must thus be placed at the time of maximum physical efficiency, time which is directlyrelated to the increase of the body temperature.Title:Understanding Health News

Word Count:399Summary:With so much news coming out about health these days, many people may feel a bitoverwhelmed. Fortunately, help may be at your fingertips.Keywords:Understanding Health NewsArticle Body:With so much news coming out about health these days, many people may feel a bitoverwhelmed.Fortunately, help may be at your fingertips. A new Web site, HealthNewsReview.org, isdesigned to support excellence in health and medical news reporting by grading stories onaccuracy, balance and completeness.\"Health care consumers who use HealthNewsReview.org will learn how to look for evidence inany claim made by any source, including news stories,\" said Professor Gary Schwitzer of theUniversity of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication and publisher of theWeb site. \"Readers will become not only smarter consumers of health care but smarterconsumers of news,\" he added.A team of impartial reviewers at the site assesses the quality of the health stories that run in thenation's top 50 newspapers, the evening network newscasts, Associated Press wire services andweekly news magazines using a standardized rating system. The team includes medical andpublic health professionals, journalists and researchers. Funded by the nonprofit Foundation forInformed Medical Decision Making, the site does not provide medical advice-instead it helpsreaders decipher the often conflicting news about health claims.\"The Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making believes that health care consumersshould have access to the most timely, accurate and unbiased information when making medicaldecisions,\" said Jack Fowler, president of the Foundation. \"Since the media play such asignificant role in how people obtain much of this information, HealthNewsReview.org is anatural extension of the Foundation's mission.\"HealthNewsReview.org uses a star system to rate the stories based on different criteria,including: the novelty and availability of the idea; the existence of alternative options; costs of atreatment or procedure; sources of information in developing the story; and quantification ofharms and benefits of a treatment or procedure.The Web site provides information on a variety of topics, including breast cancer research, thelatest on children's vaccines and the value of PSA tests. The site only reviews news stories thatmake a therapeutic claim about specific treatments, procedures, vitamins, nutritionalsupplements and diagnostic and screening tests. Does Prozac treat anorexia? Will acupuncturecure hot flashes? Every day, the site looks at news stories and helps readers make sense ofinformation that affects individuals and their friends and family.

You can get a healthy dose of useful information from a new Web site designed to assess healthreports.