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Exercise for Fitness and Health, NOT Just Weight Loss

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Too many people either don’t exercise enough, or are simply exercising for the wrong reasons. The benefits of a healthy lifestyle are so wide ranging, and yet people still seem to focus on how they look. By thinking about fitness and health, as opposed to just weight loss and appearance, you can make marked improvements to your lifestyle and happiness. In this article we’ll look at: Tracking things other than your weight The key benefits of exercise Tips to get started Thankfully people are starting to focus on fitness more, and are choosing to pursue sports that have really great… Continue reading

Why Can’t I Lose Weight? Top Six Reasons Revealed

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The road to successfully losing weight can be long and challenging, and if you don’t start your journey with the right tools and mind-set, it can be very difficult to lose the weight, and more importantly, keep it off. You’ve probably found this article because you’ve been asking yourself, “why do I always fail?” and need some clear, to the point answers. Fear not, this article will tell you everything you need to know about why diets fail, some of which may surprise you. It’ll also give you some invaluable advice on how to overcome these obstacles and maintain the… Continue reading

Surviving 500 Calorie Days: Removing Temptation

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If you’ve experimented with intermittent fasting as a weight loss or maintenance technique, perhaps something like the 5 2 diet, you’ll be well aware of how difficult it can be getting through the “fast” days. Limiting your calorie intake to 500 calories a day is certainly not easy. You’ll be forgiven if you found this page while frantically searching for hints and tips for the 5 2 diet, and hopefully you’ll leave feeling a little bit better! We’ve spoken previously about things you can do to help get through those difficult days, but in this post we’ll focus specifically on… Continue reading

Is Climbing Stairs Good For You?

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You may be wondering about the health benefits of climbing the stairs instead of taking the elevator, or perhaps you’ve heard that taking the stairs can be bad for you because of the extra strain it puts on your joints? This article will cover both sides of the argument, looking at the benefits and the drawbacks of using stairs for exercise. Specifically we’ll cover: The benefits of stair climbing Options for taking the stairs Tracking your progress Things to be wary of Read on for the details… Simply walking more can have a massive positive impact on your health, but… Continue reading

Doing More With Less Time to Exercise

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This is a guest post from Josh Anderson, founder and Editor of DIY Active. In this article Josh talks about the disastrous impact a lack of exercise can have on your health, and encourages readers to make the most of even small blocks of time to get some exercise in. We’ve spoken about the importance of finding and creating time for exercise before, and here Josh calls out a specific exercise routine that you can do in just 20 minutes…. If you are like many of us, you have less and less free time… From work obligations to barely having… Continue reading

Walking to lose weight – A Journey of a Thousand miles

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You might have lost weight in the past using different diets, but you weren’t able to sustain it over the long term? Or perhaps you’re looking for a healthy way to lose weight naturally and you’re asking yourself “will walking really help me to lose weight?” In this article i’ll cover some of the many reasons that simply walking more is a great way to lose weight, and will hopefully inspire you to think about how you can incorporate walking into your everyday life. In short, while the calories you burn on any individual short walk may be relatively low,… Continue reading

Finding the Time for Exercise

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People say that they don’t have time to exercise, but actually this as a really poor excuse. If you dig a little deeper, you’ll usually find that they don’t want to find the time. Making time is all about prioritizing the various things that are going on in your life, and recognizing which things are really important. Without question, your health and well being is one of the most important things. And the great thing about exercise is that is it has so many knock on effects that you’ll notice in your personal live that actually CREATE time. If you… Continue reading

Tracking Your Diet Progress

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As the old saying goes, what gets measured, gets managed. And tracking your progress against your fitness goals is the only way to ensure you’re moving in the right direction. If you’ve made the decision to try the 500 Calorie Diet, you want to know whether it’s working sooner rather than later. Advice varies on this, but in my experience, measuring and charting your progress is a great motivational booster and lets you know what is working and what isn’t. It tells you when you need to work harder and when you can take your foot off the gas. And… Continue reading

The Best Arm Workouts for Women

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At 500 Calorie Fitness we take a holistic view of diet and exercise, to create an all-round healthy lifestyle. Cardio is a really effective way of burning calories, but for a great physique you should also include resistance training as part of an all over body workout. In this article we’ll look at some of the best arm workouts for women, including: Body weight exercises Arm workouts with weights Gym arm workouts for women Continue reading through, or use the links below to jump to the relevant section: Arm workouts are more important than most women perceive them to be. … Continue reading

Using “Cheat Days” to Your Advantage

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It is worth talking specifically about “Cheat days”, because as counter-intuitive as it may sound, they are actually a really important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Most material relating to the 500 Calorie diet (such as 5.2 etc.) doesn’t spend too much time discussing cheat days, as the idea is that you can eat (within reason) whatever you like on the non-fast days. This is one of the key elements that have allowed so many people to successfully lose weight using intermittent fasting style diets. Remember, the key to achieving your weight loss and lifestyle goals is to find… Continue reading