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- 5.5 Ways to Change the Shape of Your Body - Fast!
- Expert Answers: Spin Classes and RPM Classes. How Many Calories Will I Burn? And Other Questions.
- How to Improve Core Stability Part 2 - The Spinal Neutral Test
- How to Improve Core Stability Part 4: Functional Exercises - The Plank and Its Wacky Variations
- Last Minute Preparation for a Marathon, Half Marathon or Fun Run
- Over 50s Exercise - Seniors Training With Logan Franklin
- Take the Body Type Test- What Body Type are You?
- Workout Music: Music for Your Ipod to Listen to While Exercising
- Crazy Fitness Crazes, Fads, and Gadgets
- Running: Working Out Your Race Pace With McMillan's Calculator
- Workout Music: Amelia’s Workout Playlist for Your Ipod
- When is the Best Time of Day to Eat?
- Why Aren’t I Losing Weight? Reasons Why You Are Exercising But Not Losing Weight
- The Fat Tax. Is it the Answer to Our Obesity Epidemic?
- Do You Have Adrenal Fatigue?
- Celebrity Diet Fads
- 7 ways to lose weight subliminally in the kitchen
- Can You Be Fit at Any Size?
- Tips to get motivated and stay motivated
- Body fat and Composition Scales: Tanita BC1000 Product Review
- Phaedra: Dear Amelia You should think twice before recommending kangaroo to eat. Do some
- John Hellen: My wife and I are both 76 years-of-age, we are both disabled by arthritis and ar
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- Byron Bay Beach Weddings: Are you planning a wedding soon? Have you booked a beach venue for your big day?
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Body fat and Composition Scales: Tanita BC1000 Product Review
20 July 2011 12:00 pm
If you’re in the market for a new set of bathroom scales and you’ve got between $60-$300 to spend, read on.
For the past six months I’ve been testing the new Tanita BC100 Body Composition Scales. Now on the surface they appear to be your normal digital bathroom scale, and that is precisely what I used them for during the first two months. Well, that was until I RTFM’d them (Read The F-ing Manual!) and set them up for what they are designed to do – to be a complete body composition analyser.
How a Body Composition Analyser works
You stand on the scales and a low electrical signal is sent through the body (called a Bio Impedance Analysis or BIA). Your different tissues create a resistance based on the water levels, e.g. muscle carries a lot of fluid in it whereas fat does not. This nifty machine is able to differentiate your tissues based on this, namely, bone, muscle, fat, and water, and thus determining your body composition.
It all takes less than one minute, doesn’t hurt and is surprisingly accurate (+/- 1% accuracy if measuring conditions remain constant).
What the scales will tell you:
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Tagged As: BIA, body composition, Tanita BC1000, Weight loss
Oblique Exercises to Help Get Rid of the Muffin Top
17 July 2011 12:00 pm
We all know you can’t spot reduce body fat, so if a spare tyre is your issue, hit the cardio machines and get your diet sorted. Once you’re ready to shape, watch this clip for my five favourite oblique exercises. Do each exercise 12 times each side, and complete the circuit for 3 sets.
What is the Best Milk to Buy? Differences Between Milk Products.
2:25 am
Once upon a time the dairy aisle was simple, but stand in front of the shelves at the supermarket now and you’ll find an abundance of options. With so many varieties on the market, choosing the product that’s right for you can be confusing and not to mention time consuming. Here’s what you should know before your next venture to the dairy section.
What’s in your milk?
Before you reach for a carton of milk it’s important to know if you’re allergic or intolerant to lactose. Most of us don’t have an intolerance, but if you’re worried, you can check by having a simple hydrogen breath test or blood test by your doctor.
When buying milk, the main thing to look at is the difference in fat content between full cream, low fat and skim. All the other labels usually have more of an effect on your wallet than your health.
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Food to Help Boost Your mood
6 July 2011 8:17 pm
Here Kerri-Anne and I discuss some amazing research coming out linking the foods we eat with depression. What moods affect your cravings? What are the best foods to help combat depression.
Tagged As: depression, eating, folate, nutrition, omega 3, Weight loss