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IHRSA (International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association) held their annual conference this month – a monster of an affair which draws the who’s who of fitness equipment manufacturers, club owners and enthusiasts in general. Not surprisingly, computer-based fitness games and health data for the web stood out as big trends. One part irony, one part ingenuity, the health industry is using the very tools that are Read the rest of this entry »

Apologies for some recent outages. Unfortunately the software that Diet Blog runs on creates really big files for the user pictures (that appear next to comments). This rapidly chewed up my bandwidth allowance and the site went down. I’ve had to switch back to using Gravatar for commenter pictures (although your uploaded picture still displays on your profile page).

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Basically the GI diet is eating foods that have a low GI value, when you eat this particular way, it takes longer for the food to be broken down in your body than it would do eating high GI foods instead.

Scientists have recently been wondering why this happens and think Read the rest of this entry »

Professor James O. Hill popularized the 10,000 step phenomenon – an idea that became an initiative of sorts, encouraging people to get at least 10,000 steps each day. Pedometers became popular gadgets, flying off of store shelves and making their way into boxes of Frosted Flakes (I won’t go there).

So we know approximately how many steps we need, but how fast we should be taking those steps to keep fit?
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Finding myself on the wrong side of 30, it’s tough to keep up with the vernacular of today’s young health and fitness enthusiasts. From legitimate health or medical conditions to trendy lexicon and pejorative slang, here is a partial list of terms you may have read, overheard or use yourself. Dietary Philosophies

Retox: Popularized by celebrity’s biggest health nut, Madonna, this plan is a salmon-heavy Read the rest of this entry »

Almost fit has 44 Ways to Lose Weight without dieting, including eating real, high quality fats.

CNN Health lists the 10 best foods for your heart.

If you have diabetes or are at risk for it, Consumer Reports has 8 ways to live longer.

Body Love Wellness blog has tips on how to “thoughtfully indulge” at parties and special occasions.

FOX News asks: What's the Difference between Yoga and Pilates Read the rest of this entry »

Almost fit has 44 Ways to Lose Weight without dieting, including eating real, high quality fats.

CNN Health lists the 10 best foods for your heart.

If you have diabetes or are at risk for it, Consumer Reports has 8 ways to live longer.

Body Love Wellness blog has tips on how to “thoughtfully indulge” at parties and special occasions.

FOX News asks: What's the Difference between Yoga and Pilates Read the rest of this entry »

I've been eating healthy and being active for about a month and a half now and last week, when I stepped on the dreaded scale, I didn't get the results I'd been hoping for. It turns out that as I've gotten more fit, I need to bump my cardio up a notch in order to get the same results I had in the beginning of my training. Instead of focusing on the positive – my overall fitness level was increasing and I Read the rest of this entry »

You probably think of gardening as a gentle, leisurely activity safely enjoyed by the older generation. But new advice issued by the British College of Osteopathic Medicine warns gardeners to warm up, stretch regularly and take breaks to prevent the risk of injury.

After the winter, and with the UK currently going through a mild spell of weather, many people are getting back out into their gardens with what Dr Drysdale of Read the rest of this entry »

I've been eating healthy and being active for about a month and a half now and last week, when I stepped on the dreaded scale, I didn't get the results I'd been hoping for. It turns out that as I've gotten more fit, I need to bump my cardio up a notch in order to get the same results I had in the beginning of my training. Instead of focusing on the positive – my overall fitness level was increasing and I Read the rest of this entry »