Weight Loss & Exercise

Bodyweight Exercises for Weight Loss
How Bodyweight Exercises Work Basically bodyweight exercises are exercises which are done using your own bodyweight as muscle resistance.  No equipment is used as one’s own weight takes the place of traditional gym weights.  A commonly known bodyweight exercise is the pushup.  You place your body in a position where it has to fight against the [...]

Interval Training for Weight Loss
What is Interval Training? Interval training is an exercise process which focuses upon alternating high and low intensity periods of exercise.  Training alternates between high and low intensity training.   High intensity training inhibits your body’s ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.  Your body begins to eliminate lactic acid and your muscles lose their capability to [...]

Yoga for Weight Loss & Detoxification
What is Yoga? Yoga is an ancient Indian spiritual practice used to keep the mind and body clear and healthy.  In India, the practice is primarily to achieve mental and spiritual well-being.  In other countries, the practice of yoga is spreading as a great form of exercise.  This kind of yoga uses a combination of stretches, [...]

Yoga Weight Loss: Fact vs. Fiction
Common Myths Many fans of high impact exercise would tell you that yoga is useless for weight loss.  They would say that yoga is good for staying mentally fit but ultimately ineffective for serious weight loss and muscle toning.  Although yoga is not as powerful for immediate, drastic results, to say that it is powerless for [...]

Hot Yoga for Weight Loss & Detoxification
The Difference How is hot yoga any different than regular yoga?  The difference lies in sweat.  Hot yoga is performed in a room at a temperature of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit.  The body function of sweating provides another element to the yoga process.  The internal heat produced by the body’s performing of the yoga positions combines [...]