http://flattenyourabs.net/blog Exercise Tips from a Professional personal Trainer Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:05:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Accelerate Fat Burning Increase metabolism with super-sets for extra fat burning and blasting. Doing super-sets will increase the rate at which you can burn calories by as much as 13 %. Super-sets are a series of exercises done back to back, or one after the other with no rest period in ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/270/accelerate-fat-burning/ By Dan Hegerich The cookbooks of life have been created to entertain you, not necessarily nourish you.  Because we have drifted so far away from nature’s laws we have no reference point for what foods support or detract from our health.  30-minute meals replace sound human nutrition for quick fixes, but they create a deficit ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/267/fundamental-concepts-of-raw-food-nutrition-part-1/ Brief Exercise Reduces Impact of Stress on Cell Aging, Telomere Study Shows ScienceDaily (May 26, 2010) — Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging, according to new research from UCSF that revealed actual benefits of physical activity at the cellular level. The scientists learned that vigorous physical ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/263/brief-exercise-reduces-impact-of-stress-on-cell-aging-telomere-study-shows/ "How can I gain muscle and lose fat at the same time?" That’s right up there with "How do I get six pack abs" as one of the most frequently asked fitness questions of all time. The problem is, when you ask it, you get all kinds of conflicting answers - even from ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/259/how-to-gain-muscle-and-lose-fat-at-the-same-time/ The first question to ask before being aware of the correlation between inflammation and the a larger waistline is: What is inflammation? Definition: Inflammation is the result of natural defense activities undertaken by the white blood cells and cellular secretions called cytokines in order to fight disease, injury, infection and irritation. Symptoms:The most common symptoms ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/258/inflammation-and-your-waistline/ EVERYONE walking the face of this earth has an abundance of fat cells throughout their bodies. In fact, if you’re a healthy adult with normal body composition, you have approximately 30 billion fat cells. This is an astronomical number when you think about it. Did you ever wonder why you have so many? Have you ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/256/stubborn-fat-the-facts/ Women who eat a high-carbohydrate diet -- especially if they eat a lot of bread, pizza, jam, and similar products -- are at an increased risk of coronary heart disease, researchers said.The same effect, however, wasn't seen in men, according to Vittorio ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/253/for-women-only-high-carb-diet-raises-heart-risk/ By David Grisaffi http://www.flattenyourabs.net A new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience says that you may be addicted to food! They claim that junk food can be every bit as addictive as hard drugs. Here is the skinny - The study showed when rats were permitted unrestricted access to unlimited amounts of junk foods such as sausage, ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/250/are-you-a-food-addict/ In a world first study of its kind, 161 postnatal women with no previous depressive symptoms were divided in two separate groups to test the effect of a physiotherapist-led exercise and education program on wellbeing. The experimental group received an eight-week "Mother and Baby" program, including specialized ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/248/postnatal-women-benefit-from-exercise-new-study/ A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same. In ... http://flattenyourabs.net/blog/245/high-fructose-corn-syrup-prompts-considerably-more-weight-gain-princeton-study/