Archive for the ‘Exercise’ Category
Jennifer Ellison loses 3st after pregnancy
Jennifer Ellison has revealed how she managed to lose weight after pregnancy. The former Brookside actress has managed to lose 3st of the weight that she put on while she was pregnant with her son Bobby, Closer magazine reports. Jennifer went from a size eight to a size 18 when she was expecting but, five….
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Ilminster man achieves 6st weight loss
A man from Ilminster has achieved a massive weight loss of 6st. At his heaviest, 45-year-old Paul Palmer weighed more than 20st but he managed to shed a great amount of this through regular exercise and sticking to a healthy diet, thisisthewestcountry.co.uk reports. Paul, a counsellor at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, regularly attends….
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Vibration plates ‘tone muscle much faster than traditional workouts’
One way of looking slimmer without losing a lot of weight is to tone muscle, which can be achieved quickly using a particular piece of fitness equipment – the vibration plate. This is according to Morgan Pierce, managing director of Irish fitness chains Curves and BodySmart. She explained to the Sunday Business Post that vibration….
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Kate Hudson: Pole dancing really changed my body
Kate Hudson has revealed her favourite form of exercise – pole dancing. Speaking to the Daily Star, the actress hailed the raunchy workouts for her curvy-yet-toned figure. Kate said that she was unsure about the idea at first, but that her dancer friend persuaded her to give it a go. "So we went to this….
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Rufus Wainwright: I’m allergic to the gym
Rufus Wainwright has admitted that, while he knows he needs to exercise, he has a strong dislike of it and his personal trainer has to force him to go to the gym. The Canadian-American singer said that he makes a fool of himself when he does exercise, doing lots of lunges and slow-motion 80s dancing,….
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Aerobic exercise ‘helps arthritis sufferers control weight’
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers who want to lose weight can take part in aerobic exercise, as it has been proven to be safe for this group of patients. Researchers from the University of Grenoble Medical School in France studied 1,040 RA patients and found that those who exercised regularly experienced improved function, less joint pain….
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Bike riding and brisk walking ‘reduces weight gain’
Women who are trying their best to lose weight or avoid putting more on should get on their bikes or go for regular brisk walks, a recent study has suggested. These forms of exercise are particularly useful in preventing weight gain in pre-menopausal women who are overweight and obese, the research, published in the June….
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Making exercise a habit, not a chore, ‘keeps weight off’
People seeking to not only lose weight but to keep it off need to build exercise into their daily routines, an expert has suggested. A spokesperson for Slimming World said that sticking to exercise and making it a "lifetime habit" rather than a chore will enable people to stay slim. Last week, a study by….
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Communal exercise ‘might help with weight loss’
Communal exercise might offer a solution to people who are looking to lower their weight, according to one firm. Women who follow exercise regimes with friends could lose as much as ten pounds on average, according to survey results published by Diamond. However, no pounds are lost by 20 per cent of those who exercise….
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Diabetes risk ‘may highlight need for weight loss’
Type 2 diabetes might be avoided if people focus more on weight loss, one expert has suggested. As many as 500,000 people may currently be unaware that they have the condition, Dr Dawn Harper has highlighted. However, if people opt to lose weight, they could get their health back on the right road, she stated…..
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