Color Your Diet

The consumption of brightly colored fruits and veggies is a fundamental part of a healthy diet. It is recommended that we consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables everyday.This will help to promote the heath of certain parts of our bodies and the color of the fruit or vegetable indicates the kinds of Phytonutrients present in the food and its corresponding health benefit.

What's Your Exercise Program?

If you’ve never followed an exercise plan before, it's best to start slowly but surely. If you have any medical issues or physical disabilities, or if you are significantly overweight, you should talk to your doctor first. It's vital to figure out what type of program is best for you before you get started.

If you can manage to pay for a personal trainer, this expert can present many advantages, like helping you define your fitness goals, designing a tailored exercise program to facilitate you in achieving them, and keeping you motivated.

All Worked Up

If you can't make it to the nearest whutewater rapids on your lunch break, you can give yourself a shot of adrenaline at the local gym. Engaging in super-strenuous exercise the same type of stress.

DO IT. Complete the circuit training twice, progressing immediately from one move to the next. Rest 30 to 60 seconds between circuts.

Drink CLEAN Water

This summer, it is important to always stay hydrated by drinking down more water throughout the day. Water has zero calories, so it doesn't add to your waistline. Plus, do you know that iy aids in just about every bodily function, including fat burning and energy production.

Eating Apricots

Apricots are fruits which are sweet, delicious, rich in beta-carotene, potassium, and fiber. For your own convenience, there are also dried apricots which are readily available in the market. However, limit yourself to 7 halves because they are higher in concentrated sugar.

There are many interesting, healthy, and delicious ways to incorporate apricots in your meals.

1. Create a tasty marinade for lean meats, chicken, or fish. Puree apricots and blend with mustard and lime juice for a luscious dipping sauce or marinade.

2. Chop fresh apricots into a whole-wheat or whole-grain pasta dish, or add them to a brown rice or couscous side dish. You can add fresh vegetables such as zucchini, red bell peppers, and herbs like basil or thyme to any of these dishes as well.

3. Grill fresh apricots along with other fruits, such as nectarines or peaches. Top with nonfat Greek yogurt or part-skim ricotta, a little sugar substitute, and slivered almonds for a light and healthy dessert.

How to Review The Labels

1. CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT . Low in sugar for snacks and sweets; high in sugar for complex carbs such as pasta, breads, crackers.
TIP: Choose snacks with less than 10grams (g) of sugar per serving. Remember that you also get sugar content from your vital, daily intake of fruits (2-3 fruits/day).

2. PROTEIN CONTENT. The higher the protein content, the better the building or repair of muscle tissue.
TIP: Make sure to get at least 15g of protein (from fish, chicken, or meat) in each meal to meet your daily protein requirement. For carb products like bread or snacks like crackers and bars, look for at least 3g of protein per serving. For dairy items such as milk or choose, look for at least 6g of protein per serving.

3. FAT CONTENT. We chose products less in saturated fat, and as much as possible, less than 5g of fat per serving.
TIP: If a product contains more than 5g per serving, don’t eat too much of it. Rule of thumb is no more than 50g of fat per serving (a tablespoon of oil already contains 15g of fat).

4. SODIUM CONTENT. The lower, the better-less than 500mg per serving so as not to exceed more than the recommended 2,000 mg per day.
TIP: Stay away from foods high in sodium, especially if it’s also high in fat content.

5. FIBER CONTENT. The more grams of fiber per serving, the better.
TIP: Eat 25 to 35g of fiber per day. You can get significant amounts of these from vegetables and whole wheat grains.

Burn More Calories in Walking

Interval Walking is the type of exercise wherein you alternate bursts of fast, intense walking with periods of slower and less-intense walking, which allows your body to recover. If you are doing interval walking every other day in 20 minutes, you can shift your metabolism into high gear so that you burn more calories and fat in less time than if you were working out at a steady pace.

With interval walking, the higher the concentration of the exercise, the longer the afterburn; that is, you will continue to burn more fat and calories even after you stop exercising! Amazing, right.

All you need to do is wear your shoes that will give you proper support, such as walking shoes, cross-training shoes, or running shoes.