Reports coming out of the country of Fit Australia show the latest so called weight loss machine, a vibrating platform that promotes weight loss by standing still, has been banned.
Research from the University od Fit Australia, UFA, shows that the only way to lose weight, tone up, feel fantastic and improve energy levels, is to get off your butt and get moving again.
By using special formulated pieces of equipment that guarantee 100% weight loss.These products will save you money and are being used by millions all over the world.
These pieces of equipment are called arms, legs and a heart.
Use them daily and you will get to your health and fitness goals.
Oh yes, they are free,
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Yoga alone not enough to be fit
Fitness & Sport
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Yoga alone not enough to be fit
Last updated: Friday, December 14, 2007
Yoga has a multitude of proven health benefits, but it probably won't give you the workout you need to keep your cardiovascular system in shape, a new study shows.
"Yoga's definitely going to be an intervention in which we have to look at the whole package to see how it conveys its benefits," said Dr Marshall Hagins of Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, a researcher on the study.
Current physical activity guidelines recommend people get at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise at least five times a week, and state that these 30 minutes can be broken into 10-minute sessions, Hagins and colleagues note in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
They sought to determine whether a traditional Hatha yoga session might help people meet these requirements, which are considered the minimum for improving and maintaining health and cardiovascular fitness.
How the research was done
Hagins and colleagues had 20 intermediate to advanced yoga practitioners work out in a special chamber that measured the amount of oxygen they consumed, while wearing heart rate monitors.
During the 56-minute yoga session, study participants burned an average of 3.2 calories a minute - about the same as they would taking a leisurely walk.
But during the sun salutation portion of the session - a series of linked exercises performed at a faster tempo - their exertion did meet standard criteria for moderate exercise.
The findings show that if people can make sure their yoga sessions include at least 10 minutes of sun salutation practice, they may help them maintain their cardiovascular health and fitness, Hagins said.
But, he added, people shouldn't expect to meet full physical activity recommendations through yoga alone.
More research is needed to discover just how yoga does confer its health benefits, which include reducing cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis, without making people break a sweat, he said. Breathing exercises, which can help balance the nervous system, are likely a key element, according to Hagins. – (Reuters Health)
Ok Yogaheads, before you start sending me yogamats with nasty messages.I am all for yoga, as a part of your weekly exercise program.Yoga is a great flexibilty and mind meditating exercise.But to shed the kilos and improve your cardiovascular system, I'm afraid people, yes you have to get out of your comfort zone and get that butt moving.That means MOVING exercising at a level where the breathing increases along with body movement e.g walk,run,hop,skip,jump,bike,tennis,frisbbe ANYTHING similar that is fun and energetic.Stretching alone aint gonna do it.
Make it a part of your fitness and health week, but include more rigorous activities to improve your health.source Fit Australia
You are in: Health24 : News : Fitness & Sport
Yoga alone not enough to be fit
Last updated: Friday, December 14, 2007
Yoga has a multitude of proven health benefits, but it probably won't give you the workout you need to keep your cardiovascular system in shape, a new study shows.
"Yoga's definitely going to be an intervention in which we have to look at the whole package to see how it conveys its benefits," said Dr Marshall Hagins of Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, a researcher on the study.
Current physical activity guidelines recommend people get at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise at least five times a week, and state that these 30 minutes can be broken into 10-minute sessions, Hagins and colleagues note in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
They sought to determine whether a traditional Hatha yoga session might help people meet these requirements, which are considered the minimum for improving and maintaining health and cardiovascular fitness.
How the research was done
Hagins and colleagues had 20 intermediate to advanced yoga practitioners work out in a special chamber that measured the amount of oxygen they consumed, while wearing heart rate monitors.
During the 56-minute yoga session, study participants burned an average of 3.2 calories a minute - about the same as they would taking a leisurely walk.
But during the sun salutation portion of the session - a series of linked exercises performed at a faster tempo - their exertion did meet standard criteria for moderate exercise.
The findings show that if people can make sure their yoga sessions include at least 10 minutes of sun salutation practice, they may help them maintain their cardiovascular health and fitness, Hagins said.
But, he added, people shouldn't expect to meet full physical activity recommendations through yoga alone.
More research is needed to discover just how yoga does confer its health benefits, which include reducing cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and osteoporosis, without making people break a sweat, he said. Breathing exercises, which can help balance the nervous system, are likely a key element, according to Hagins. – (Reuters Health)
Ok Yogaheads, before you start sending me yogamats with nasty messages.I am all for yoga, as a part of your weekly exercise program.Yoga is a great flexibilty and mind meditating exercise.But to shed the kilos and improve your cardiovascular system, I'm afraid people, yes you have to get out of your comfort zone and get that butt moving.That means MOVING exercising at a level where the breathing increases along with body movement e.g walk,run,hop,skip,jump,bike,tennis,frisbbe ANYTHING similar that is fun and energetic.Stretching alone aint gonna do it.
Make it a part of your fitness and health week, but include more rigorous activities to improve your health.source Fit Australia
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Pharmacies are changing in Fit Australia
Pharmacies in the country of Fit Australia are now changing. Gone are the days where you go to your local pharmacy to seek medication for just about anything to cure your problem.Quick fix weight loss pills,potions and other products that promise unrealistic results are in over supply.People are voting with their feet literally.Instead of listening to chemists that are mainly interested in selling you these products, people are now taking it upon themselves to EXERCISE and eat healthier, yes that is right, exercise and improving their diets.The results are amazing.Depression,headaches,joint aches,blood pressure,osteoporosis,flu's,colds and other illnesses caused by sedentary lifestyles are becoming less frequent.
A spokesman for the University of Fit Australia, Professor Tonednsexy, said it was a matter of time when people got fed up with pumping themselves with chemicals, and realised that regular exercise and healthy eating was the only answer to improving most illnesses and conditions.
Chemists are now promoting more books,cd's,dvd's,gym memberships and even exercise shoes and equipment.
Sadly people in neighboring Australia are continuing to ignore these results and remain sedentary choosing wealth before their health.
source www.fitaustralia.com
A spokesman for the University of Fit Australia, Professor Tonednsexy, said it was a matter of time when people got fed up with pumping themselves with chemicals, and realised that regular exercise and healthy eating was the only answer to improving most illnesses and conditions.
Chemists are now promoting more books,cd's,dvd's,gym memberships and even exercise shoes and equipment.
Sadly people in neighboring Australia are continuing to ignore these results and remain sedentary choosing wealth before their health.
source www.fitaustralia.com
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Fit Australia Election Time
**THE ELECTION ISSUES**
Citizens of Fit Australia go to the polls this month.One of the hottest topics that everyone seems to be talking about is, what the candidates will be spending out of the budget, to educate and provide the population on health and fitness programs.
Talk back radio is inundated with callers wanting to improve their health and fitness.It has taken priority over monetary issues.
The population of Fit Australia realise their health is more important than their wealth, and want to know what the leaders have planned.
The opposition leader faces a hard battle to beat the president of Fit Australia.
Already Fit Australia boasts reduced health costs providing the tax payer with cuts.
People are getting fitter and healthier everyday and are relying on the health system less and less.
Heart Attack,stroke,diabetes 1 and 2, osteoporosis and cancers are coming down in record levels. This is directly attributed to the governments all out approach to healthier lifestyles through regular exercise and healthier eating choices.
People are encouraged to exercise and are given tax rebates if they participate in some kind of regular exercise activity.
Citizens of Fit Australia go to the polls this month.One of the hottest topics that everyone seems to be talking about is, what the candidates will be spending out of the budget, to educate and provide the population on health and fitness programs.
Talk back radio is inundated with callers wanting to improve their health and fitness.It has taken priority over monetary issues.
The population of Fit Australia realise their health is more important than their wealth, and want to know what the leaders have planned.
The opposition leader faces a hard battle to beat the president of Fit Australia.
Already Fit Australia boasts reduced health costs providing the tax payer with cuts.
People are getting fitter and healthier everyday and are relying on the health system less and less.
Heart Attack,stroke,diabetes 1 and 2, osteoporosis and cancers are coming down in record levels. This is directly attributed to the governments all out approach to healthier lifestyles through regular exercise and healthier eating choices.
People are encouraged to exercise and are given tax rebates if they participate in some kind of regular exercise activity.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
U.S schools starting to improve fitness and nutrition
Schools found improving on nutrition and fitness
By KEVIN SACK
Published: October 20, 2007, New York Times
ATLANTA, Oct. 19 — Spurred by the growing crisis in child obesity, the nation’s schools have made “considerable improvements” in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey that found that more schools require physical education and fewer sell French fries.
The cafeteria offers salad, fruit and yogurt, and nearly an hour of physical education is required daily.
The survey, which is conducted every six years, shows that more schools than six years ago offer salads and vegetables and that fewer permit bake sales. More states and school districts insist that elementary schools schedule recess and that physical education teachers have at least undergraduate training. More states have enacted policies to prohibit smoking at school and to require courses on pregnancy prevention.
Perhaps most striking, 30 percent of school districts have banned junk food from school vending machines, up from 4 percent in 2000. Schools offering fried potatoes in their cafeterias declined, to 19 percent from 40 percent.
The results of the survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention elicited cheers on Friday from public health and education officials, as well as warnings against complacency.
In some instances, the officials pointed out, progress toward healthier living and learning was notable only because so many schools had started from such low points.
The percentage of districts that require elementary schools to teach physical education increased, to 93 percent last year from 83 percent in 2000.
But just 4 percent of elementary schools, 8 percent of middle schools and 2 percent of high schools provided physical education each school day, as is recommended by the disease control agency. One-fifth of schools did not require physical education at all.
Although the researchers found that the proportion of schools selling bottled water grew, to 46 percent from 30 percent, they also said three-fourths of high schools sold soft drinks and that 61 percent sold potato chips and other high-fat snacks.
“What we’re seeing is that the nation’s schools really are making progress in addressing the obesity crisis and teenage tobacco use,” said Howell Wechsler, the director of the division of adolescent and school health at the disease agency and an author of the study. “But large numbers of schools are still not implementing recommended policies. We need all the nation’s schools to have environments that make it easy for children to make healthy choices.”
In some instances, Mr. Wechsler said, states set policies that districts and schools do not immediately embrace, particularly when mandating physical activity.
“It takes a while for the policies to go down,” he said. “Local school districts just haven’t been able to figure out how to make time for physical education in the school day.”
The overall picture, however, suggests a nationwide response by school administrators and elected officials to concerns about children’s weight and inactivity.
A recent national survey determined that 17 percent of children from 2 to 19 could be classified as overweight. The prevalence of overweight children for all age groups is nearly double that of a decade ago.
In 2004, Congress passed a law requiring each school district to develop a “wellness policy” to promote the students’ health by setting goals for nutrition education and physical activity. Those policies are just now taking effect, and some school administrators predict that the next survey will show more marked improvements. Some schools have set out to place health education on a par with academics. In Los Angeles County, Sepulveda Middle School has banned soft drinks and eliminated unhealthy snacks from the school store. Salad, fruit and yogurt are always available in the cafeteria, said Patricia J. Pelletier, the principal.
Nearly an hour of physical education is required daily, the school offers after-hours training in distance running, and it has started a class on healthy cooking for parents.
“If kids are healthy and have healthy lifestyles, they’re going to be better students,” Ms. Pelletier said. “They’re going to be in school, and they’re going to be connected with the teachers in a better way.”
Dr. David K. Appel, director of the Montefiore School Health Program, which provides health services to 15 schools in the Bronx, said the improvements noted in the study “show that we are now in the early stages of a comprehensive societal response to what could be the greatest health challenge the U.S. has ever faced, which is pervasive childhood obesity.”
Dr. Appel said much more needed to be done, particularly in educating families and gaining the support of marketers of fast food and soft drinks.
The survey found that nearly two-thirds of schools prohibited tobacco use in all locations, including at off-campus functions, up from 46 percent in 2000. Another finding was that the proportion of states that require middle schools to teach human sexuality grew, to 59 percent from 46 percent.
The report found a variety of indications of healthier cooking in school cafeterias. Fifty-five percent reported that they had removed the skin from poultry before cooking, up from 40 percent, and 46 percent now use low-fat cheeses, up from 31 percent. But 12 percent of elementary schools, 19 percent of middle schools and 24 percent of high schools offer students brand-name fast food from businesses like Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
By KEVIN SACK
Published: October 20, 2007, New York Times
ATLANTA, Oct. 19 — Spurred by the growing crisis in child obesity, the nation’s schools have made “considerable improvements” in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey that found that more schools require physical education and fewer sell French fries.
The cafeteria offers salad, fruit and yogurt, and nearly an hour of physical education is required daily.
The survey, which is conducted every six years, shows that more schools than six years ago offer salads and vegetables and that fewer permit bake sales. More states and school districts insist that elementary schools schedule recess and that physical education teachers have at least undergraduate training. More states have enacted policies to prohibit smoking at school and to require courses on pregnancy prevention.
Perhaps most striking, 30 percent of school districts have banned junk food from school vending machines, up from 4 percent in 2000. Schools offering fried potatoes in their cafeterias declined, to 19 percent from 40 percent.
The results of the survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention elicited cheers on Friday from public health and education officials, as well as warnings against complacency.
In some instances, the officials pointed out, progress toward healthier living and learning was notable only because so many schools had started from such low points.
The percentage of districts that require elementary schools to teach physical education increased, to 93 percent last year from 83 percent in 2000.
But just 4 percent of elementary schools, 8 percent of middle schools and 2 percent of high schools provided physical education each school day, as is recommended by the disease control agency. One-fifth of schools did not require physical education at all.
Although the researchers found that the proportion of schools selling bottled water grew, to 46 percent from 30 percent, they also said three-fourths of high schools sold soft drinks and that 61 percent sold potato chips and other high-fat snacks.
“What we’re seeing is that the nation’s schools really are making progress in addressing the obesity crisis and teenage tobacco use,” said Howell Wechsler, the director of the division of adolescent and school health at the disease agency and an author of the study. “But large numbers of schools are still not implementing recommended policies. We need all the nation’s schools to have environments that make it easy for children to make healthy choices.”
In some instances, Mr. Wechsler said, states set policies that districts and schools do not immediately embrace, particularly when mandating physical activity.
“It takes a while for the policies to go down,” he said. “Local school districts just haven’t been able to figure out how to make time for physical education in the school day.”
The overall picture, however, suggests a nationwide response by school administrators and elected officials to concerns about children’s weight and inactivity.
A recent national survey determined that 17 percent of children from 2 to 19 could be classified as overweight. The prevalence of overweight children for all age groups is nearly double that of a decade ago.
In 2004, Congress passed a law requiring each school district to develop a “wellness policy” to promote the students’ health by setting goals for nutrition education and physical activity. Those policies are just now taking effect, and some school administrators predict that the next survey will show more marked improvements. Some schools have set out to place health education on a par with academics. In Los Angeles County, Sepulveda Middle School has banned soft drinks and eliminated unhealthy snacks from the school store. Salad, fruit and yogurt are always available in the cafeteria, said Patricia J. Pelletier, the principal.
Nearly an hour of physical education is required daily, the school offers after-hours training in distance running, and it has started a class on healthy cooking for parents.
“If kids are healthy and have healthy lifestyles, they’re going to be better students,” Ms. Pelletier said. “They’re going to be in school, and they’re going to be connected with the teachers in a better way.”
Dr. David K. Appel, director of the Montefiore School Health Program, which provides health services to 15 schools in the Bronx, said the improvements noted in the study “show that we are now in the early stages of a comprehensive societal response to what could be the greatest health challenge the U.S. has ever faced, which is pervasive childhood obesity.”
Dr. Appel said much more needed to be done, particularly in educating families and gaining the support of marketers of fast food and soft drinks.
The survey found that nearly two-thirds of schools prohibited tobacco use in all locations, including at off-campus functions, up from 46 percent in 2000. Another finding was that the proportion of states that require middle schools to teach human sexuality grew, to 59 percent from 46 percent.
The report found a variety of indications of healthier cooking in school cafeterias. Fifty-five percent reported that they had removed the skin from poultry before cooking, up from 40 percent, and 46 percent now use low-fat cheeses, up from 31 percent. But 12 percent of elementary schools, 19 percent of middle schools and 24 percent of high schools offer students brand-name fast food from businesses like Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Mens and women discard old clothes
Today in the state of Energised, in the country of Fit Australia, there was an extraordinary chain of events taking place.
Men and women of all ages were donating their old clothes to charity.
With the fit and healthy epidemic hitting Fit Australia, people are handing in clothes that do not fit them any more.
Some dresses are now being used for tents. Shirts as shade cloth and belts getting chopped up and made smaller.
This is due to the country's new trend towards regular exercise and healthy eating.
Charities are excepting the clothing but have no one to give it to.
A spokesman from one of the charities stated, that even low income earners are finding it costs nothing to get outside and get healthy again. Therefore do not need the large fitting clothes so kindly donated.
Men and women of all ages were donating their old clothes to charity.
With the fit and healthy epidemic hitting Fit Australia, people are handing in clothes that do not fit them any more.
Some dresses are now being used for tents. Shirts as shade cloth and belts getting chopped up and made smaller.
This is due to the country's new trend towards regular exercise and healthy eating.
Charities are excepting the clothing but have no one to give it to.
A spokesman from one of the charities stated, that even low income earners are finding it costs nothing to get outside and get healthy again. Therefore do not need the large fitting clothes so kindly donated.
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