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Pros and Cons of a Hiring a Personal Trainer

Posted by admin on March 16, 2012 in General Health, Natural Weight Loss with 1 Comment

If you’re struggling to lose weight, you’ve got plenty of company. Millions of men and women just like you are a several pounds or more over their ideal weight. When diets, shakes and traditional exercise just don’t work, you may think of turning to a personal trainer. This article explains the pros and cons of hiring a personal trainer.

Pros of Hiring a Personal Trainer

Motivation

If working out on your own isn’t doing the trick, it may because you lack motivation. You may be on the treadmill or pumping the weights, but your heart just isn’t in it. Boredom is a common factor in quitting exercise programs. A great pro of hiring a personal trainer is motivation. He or she will offer encouragement and a work-out plan designed just for your health and fitness goals.

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Top 5 Mistakes That Sabotage Your Fat Loss Goals

Posted by admin on December 2, 2011 in Guest Posts, Natural Weight Loss with 3 Comments

At a fundamental level, the concept of weight loss is not a mystery. You simply need to consume fewer calories than you burn and find an easy way to do that for an extended period of time. But a few fallacies exist which can make your weight loss journey more complicated. Below are the top 5 mistakes people make which sabotage their weight loss goals:

1. Trying to eat an exact amount of calories.
Let’s say you want to lose weight, and you’ve read that you can do that by eating 500 fewer calories than you burn per day to lose one pound of fat.

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10 Common Myths about Dieting

Posted by admin on October 30, 2011 in Guest Posts, Natural Weight Loss with 2 Comments

Do you know the truth about dieting or are you still falling victim to the many myths that are circulating around about the topic? Chance are, you have fallen into one (if not more) dieting tips or tricks that have turned out to be totally false. The following are a few common myths about dieting that you need to know so that you don’t fall victim to the many scams that await you.

Myth – You should eat less than 1000 calories a day.

Limiting your daily intake of calories will help you lose weight. However, sending your body into starvation mode will not. Your body needs fuel to survive and this fuel comes through calories. If you are not eating enough calories to sustain your body it will go into starvation mode and you will struggle to lose weight.

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What Causes a Mysterious Inability to Lose Weight?

Posted by admin on June 5, 2011 in Natural Weight Loss with 1 Comment

There’s nothing more frustrating than trying everything to lose weight and still not being able to. It’s not that you’re lazy. You’ve tried all the meal plans, the shakes, the pills, the exercise programs and for what? You still don’t like the way you look and feel and you’re wasting time and money. Let’s look at some of the causes of a mysterious inability to lose weight.

Hormonal Imbalance

If you’re still struggling to lose weight despite diet, exercise and even drastic measures, you might have a hormonal imbalance. The most common hormonal imbalances that might keep you from losing weight are:

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