losing weight
Lose Fat and Get in Shape Faster
4:13PM Adam Pash | Web site Health.com lists a series of great tips to “blast off fat faster.” While the title makes it sound like a dime-a-dozen lose-weight-fast article, the post actually is full of practical, realistic tips for ways you can improve your workouts by changing your exercise habits and keeping a closer eye on your body. For example: Know this: “The less time you rest between sets when strength training, the more calories you’re likely to burn,” Dillinger notes. “Keeping rest periods short keeps your heart rate at a higher rate, which naturally increases the number of calories you’re using.” More »
The Geek Diet by Mark Faithfull
10:50AM Sarah Stokely | There have been a few diet plans published for geeks over the years – we told you about a few of
them previously,
including the famous Hacker’s Diet. This latest one, The
Geek Diet, is a 51 page ebook by Mark Faithfull, who describes
himself as a typical geek who wanted to tackle his weight in a
sensible and easy to manage way.
He has clearly approached his
subject with the scientific curiousity of a geek – in fact he says
he got the idea for the Geek Diet from a Scientific American podcast.
He’s sprinkled the book with quotes from various studies on eating,
food and weight loss. I have to admire the honesty of a diet book
which begins by quoting a UCLA study which found that 83% of people
who go on diets end up weighing more than when they started. More » 
Make the Healthiest Choices with Your Unhealthy Fast Food
8:00AM Adam Pash | Sure you try to eat healthy, but hey, sometimes you want to drop a handful of fries and a burger into your gullet, and who are we to judge? But next time you get a hankering for some fast food, check out previously mentioned web site a Calorie Counter’s comprehensive comparison of fast food nutritional facts. Comparing everything from fries and burgers to breakfast sandwiches and bread sticks, this sortable guide can steer you toward the lesser of all evils. Alternatively, you could skip the fast food altogether and try out the comparatively healthier microwave diet. Fast Food Restaurants & Nutrition Facts Compared [a Calorie Counter] More »
