Penn's Health and Fitness Tips - Archive
Here's a list of tips previosly posted to blog:
Fitness myth: you can target your fat burning by exercising a specific part of your body.
Sadly, doing more crunches won't burn more fat that's hanging around your middle, doing more tricep dips won't burn off that flabby part under your arm, and doing more lunges won't burn off the extra junk in your trunk.
Where fat cells gather more and which fat cells are burned off more is governed by genetics. Exercising a specific area will only firm up those muscles.
Sadly, doing more crunches won't burn more fat that's hanging around your middle, doing more tricep dips won't burn off that flabby part under your arm, and doing more lunges won't burn off the extra junk in your trunk.
Where fat cells gather more and which fat cells are burned off more is governed by genetics. Exercising a specific area will only firm up those muscles.
To get more fiber in your diet without too many adjustments to your meals, try these suggestions:
Try switching from white rice to brown rice, or a combination of the two. Aromatic basmati rice is a great alternative to the more typical long grain rice, and it comes in brown rice varieties.
Switch from using white bread to whole wheat or multigrain bread. I personally recommend Pepperidge Farms's "Simply Natural" variety. It's soft, tasty, and there are no weird ingredients.
Try switching from white rice to brown rice, or a combination of the two. Aromatic basmati rice is a great alternative to the more typical long grain rice, and it comes in brown rice varieties.
Switch from using white bread to whole wheat or multigrain bread. I personally recommend Pepperidge Farms's "Simply Natural" variety. It's soft, tasty, and there are no weird ingredients.
Don't forget to change up your routine from time-to-time - length of time, intensity, sets, repetitions, etc.
I try to make a conscious effort to try exercises I've never done before to change my routine about every 6-8 weeks. Don't be afraid to mark it on your calendar if you need an extra reminder.
I try to make a conscious effort to try exercises I've never done before to change my routine about every 6-8 weeks. Don't be afraid to mark it on your calendar if you need an extra reminder.
