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Caroline Radway - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
I am a Personal Trainer based in the UK and I specialise in making fat loss fun! I train my clients outside with a blend of kettlebells and yoga to get them in shape. I also work carefully with my clients to ensure they make long-term and sustainable changes to their nutrition to ensure fat loss occurs swiftly and is maintained for life.
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- The Fat Burning Zone Myth Uncovered
[Health-and-Fitness:Aerobics-Cardio] The concept of a 'fat burning zone' (as you will see on a technical looking graph on the cardio equipment in the gym) implies that you should work out less hard to burn more fat. A tempting concept? Why work out hard if you're not actually burning fat? Might as well chill out and read a magazine while moving as little as possible?
- Is Your Perfect Diet Keeping You Fat and Miserable?
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Do you feel like you are constantly 'on' (of 'off') a diet? Do you feel like it is a never-ending struggle to eat perfectly in order to achieve or maintain your ideal weight? But does your ongoing dissatisfaction with your body linger on, despite all these efforts?
- Could This Ancient Training Tool Be the Best Way to Get Fit For Surfing?
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] As a surfer, and all round 'board sports' woman, I want my training to make my 'playtime' even more fun! I windsurf, surf, kitesurf, snowboard and have recently taken up stand up paddle surfing - my weekends are dedicated to whatever nature has in store, and if the forecast is for strong winds or massive swell, I need to be ready for it!
- What to Do When You Hit the Dreaded Plateau
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Have you hit a dreaded 'plateau'? You've lost weight consistently for a few months perhaps, and now, despite doing all the same things, your progress has just stalled? Well, rest assured, it happens to most people - but here's how you can combat it and start seeing results again.
- Fat Loss Success Secret - Don't Set Yourself Up to Fail Before You Even Start
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] If you are setting a New Year's resolution, chances are you are giving yourself a challenge to achieve something for the whole of next year. But a year is a long time! This can make achieving the goal seem so daunting and overwhelming that you don't even manage to stay on track for the whole of January. Find out a better goal setting method, using a proven goal achievement strategy.
- The Best Bodyweight Exercise For Banishing Those Batwings!
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] 'Batwings' (known affectionately as 'bingo wings' in the UK) are one of the biggest problem areas for women as we get older. This is one exercise you can do at home with no equipment whatsoever, to banish those batwings for good!
- Kettlebells For Fat Loss and More
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] Kettlebells are incredible when it comes to fat loss. You can ditch the long, slow, boring cardio and all those machines at the gym, and instead get a killer fat loss workout in the privacy of your own home, whenever you want. Find out why kettlebells are the answer to your fat loss frustrations.
- Too Busy to Workout? Not With a Kettlebell to Hand!
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] Fitting exercise into our increasingly busy lives is becoming more and more of a challenge. The typical model of getting to the gym 3 times a week is now outdated - in our fast-paced modern society we need a fast-paced workout we can grab on the run. Kettlebells provide the answer - here's how to fit fat burning exercise into your life, in only 10 minutes a day.
- Struggling With Motivation to Exercise? Try This Simple Technique
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] If you are struggling with motivation to exercise, then you haven't taken the most important first step in any fat loss program: you haven't asked yourself 'why'. Some simple goal setting activities, as well as carefully choosing the right type of exercise for you, can make all the difference between 'I can't be bothered today' and 'I can't wait for my workout'!
- Struggle to Find Time to Exercise? Try This 10 Minute Fat Blasting Workout Trick
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] If you struggle to find time in your busy schedule for exercise, you need to change your approach - find an exercise that gives you maximum results in the time that you do have! We can all make 10 minutes in our day to fit a workout in, it's just that most of us feel that 10 minutes isn't long enough to get results. Well, with this special trick, 10 minutes is all you need to be burning fat all day long!
- Is This Fishy Supplement Really Such a Big Deal?
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] We are constantly bombarded with information about various supplements and how we cannot possibly get by without them, but if we have a balanced and varied diet, and no medical conditions, often these supplements literally end up down the drain. There is one supplement that I would suggest most people include in their daily diet, however.
- What is the Best Exercise For Fat Loss?
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] I am often asked what the best exercise for fat loss is, and unfortunately it's not a question that has a simple answer! There are some simple concepts you really need to understand when it comes to fat loss, though, and I will explain them here, along with some of the best exercises you can do to burn that fat off for good!
- Lose Stubborn Belly Fat With Kettlebells
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Belly fat is not only unattractive, it is also potentially life-threatening. Fat around the mid-section puts us in a higher risk catergory for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, so it is imperative we take action now to reduce our waist size. Kettlebells give you a convenient and speedy way to achieve that, and finally shed that belly fat for good!
- 7 Reasons to Get a Kettlebell
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] Most of us have spent money on fitness equipment that ends up gathering dust in the spare room, or becoming a convenient place to throw unwanted clothing! So what makes a kettlebell so special? Won't it just join the ab roller and exercise bike, in oblivion? Well, of course my answer is 'no', and here's why.
- Why Should I Use a Kettlebell?
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] I'm sure you've heard of the mighty kettlebell, but are you wondering what all the fuss is about? I must say, at first I was skeptical about all the fuss - surely this was just another gimmick?
- Are You One of These People? If So, a Kettlebell Will Get You Results, Fast
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] I am often asked by people, should I work out with a kettlebell? And in most cases, the answer I give them is a decisive and definite YES! The kettlebell is so versatile and targets every component of fitness that it delivers results to all different types of people, with all different goals and dreams.
- My Favourite Kettlebell Exercise For Fab Abs and a Strong, Injury Free Back
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] One kettlebell exercise really stands out from the crowd when it comes to shaping your abs, while also building a strong and injury-free back. A few of these a day really will keep the chiropractor at bay - so long as you do them correctly and build it up gradually, starting without a kettlebell at all. Find out what exercise you really should be doing and how in this article.
- Lovely Legs Kettlebell Workout
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Are you ashamed to reveal your legs in a skimpy skirt or shorts? Do you reach for the sarong every summer? Well, those days are soon to be no more!
- Twist Those Love Handles Away With a Kettlebell
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] This classic kettlebell exercise targets the side of the abs, or obliques. The fat that builds up in that area is often referred to as the 'love handles' and while that may sound a term of affection, we rarely feel that way about them when they are draped around our waists!
- Are You Making This Big Mistake Before Exercising and Switching Your Muscles Off?
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] How many times have you been on a run, or to a workout class and stopped to have a quick stretch before starting? It used to be the thing to do, but recent research has shown that in fact, you may be doing more harm than good.
- How Can a Yoga Breathing Concept Help You Achieve Fat Loss Success?
[Health-and-Fitness:Yoga] I was in a yoga class a while ago, and the teacher instructed us to focus on the outbreath, or exhale, and to let the inhale come naturally. By chanelling our energy into the important part of the process, we can let nature deal with the rest - the inhale happens without us having to think about it. This got me thinking, as I realised that this concept is a useful one in the context of fat loss. I'm certainly not suggesting you will lose fat just by breathing (I'm sure someone somewhere has promised that it's possible, but in that case we'd all be slim), but the concept can certainly be applied for fat loss success. Intrigued?
- The Power of Visualisation For Fat Loss Success
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] The mind is your most powerful fat loss tool. If you use the power of the subconscious to its full potential you can achieve absolutely anything. Visualisation is such a powerful strategy when it comes to fat loss, as the behaviours we need to engage in have to be repeated consistently on an ongoing basis to achieve success. If the mind is working to help us on a subconscious level, we are setting ourselves up for fat loss success.
- Your New Year's Resolution is Bound to Fail Unless You Follow This Important Step - Do You Believe?
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] How many times have you set resolutions, only to find yourself stuck at the first hurdle, unable to overcome a seemingly simple obstacle in your way, that leads you to give up on it altogether? It's an all-too-common scenario unfortunately, and one that has made the whole New Year's Resolution process seem a bit of a joke. We all ask each other what our resolutions are this year, but underneath it all we don't think anyone is actually going to stick with them for the entire year.
- Don't Be Realistic When Setting Your Fat Loss Goals - And Finally Achieve Your True Potential!
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] The traditional SMART (Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic, Time Bound) method of goal setting has some benefits, as it helps you to focus on specific, rather than vague, goals and also gives you a framework around which to achieve them, by making you set time-frames and choose goals that you can accurately measure. However, there is one part that does more to hold people back from their true potential - and that is the 'R' for 'realistic'. I want to encourage you all to set goals that you currently are not going for because you don't feel they are realistic! Set lofty goals, uncover your dreams and finally achieve your true potential!
- Prior Planning and Preparation - Essential For Your Fat Loss Success
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] We don't set out on a road-trip with no idea where we are going, so it makes no sense to embark on a fat loss journey without a plan. A few simple planning strategies can make all the difference to your success, so it is a step you definitely do not want to miss out.
- Fat Loss - It's Simple But It's Not Easy
[Health-and-Fitness] Weight loss is simple - eat fewer calories than you burn off and the difference will come from your fat stores, and you will lose fat. But is is not easy! When you understand that it is pretty simple, and stop trying to over complicate things, while on the other hand understanding that you are going to have to work hard for it to work, success is within reach!
- The Best Exercise For Conditioning Your Entire Body
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Kettlebell exercises are reknowned for getting great results in minimum time, as they work your body in so many different ways and develop so many different components of fitness at one time. The Turkish Get-Up is arguably the best exercise you can do to condition your entire body in one go, while building strength, endurance and even challenging your cardiovascular system!
- Relying on Guesswork is the Key to Fat Loss Failure - So How Can You Ensure You Succeed?
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Are you relying on guesswork when it comes to calorie intake? If so, you may be missing the vital piece of the fat loss puzzle.
- The Most Important Fat Loss Tip You Hadn't Thought About
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] We are bombarded with advice about how to lose fat and get in shape, but this can lead to an inability to stick to any one plan or programme, as a few days or weeks into it, we are invariably informed about an even better plan or programme that will work even better, so we jump ship and start something new. However, more important than being on the 'best' programme is actually sticking to the one that you are on!
- 10 Essential Steps to Finally Achieving Fat Loss Success
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Are you not sure where to start on your fat loss mission? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the information out there? Well, read on to uncover 10 key steps that will have you burning fat in no time!
- Why Relying on Willpower Sets You Up For Failure in Your Fat Loss Mission and How to Finally Succeed
[Health-and-Fitness] Willpower is a strange concept - we all think we need iron willpower in order to lose fat, but in fact the successful among us manage to bypass willpower altogether. Willpower requires conscious effort and energy, and eating is something that we often do when we are not thinking about it, or when we are feeling low on energy, so if we rely on willpower, we set ourselves up to fail as soon as we lose focus and other things take over. If you bypass willpower, you can ensure that you make the right choices, even when you aren't really thinking about it.
- Overworked and Underexercised - The Fat Loss Catch 22
[Health-and-Fitness] Exercise is often the last thing we want to do after a busy day at the office, when we are feeling stressed and low on energy, but it is the best thing we can do to reduce stress levels and increase energy. So, how do you get out of this catch 22 situation? Read on to find out.
- The Best Leg and Butt Exercise Ever!
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] The one-legged squat, or 'pistol', is one of the very best exercises you can possibly to to condition your legs, butt and core all at the same time - with no equipment needed! The pistol develops every component of fitness: strength, balance, strength, flexibility, coordination and endurance.
- 7 New Year's Resolution Success Strategies - Finally Achieve Your Health and Fitness Goals
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] New Year's Resolutions are perhaps most notorious for consistently being broken! Most of us do make some form of resolution or other, usually with a health and fitness slant, yet most of us will find that by February all those good intentions have gone out of the window, and we are back to our old habits. Discover the 7 simple strategies you need to employ to make sure you acheive all you dream of achieving this coming year!
- Kettlebells For the Ultimate Home Gym
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] I am a Personal Trainer who has not been to the gym for a year! So how come I'm in the best shape of my life? Well, the secret's in a lump of cast iron with a handle...
- Exercise Doesn't Work For Fat Loss
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] A study by researchers at the University of Texas came up with this conclusion, after studying 100 previously sedentary participants - half of whom stayed sedentary and half began exercising. The exercisers followed a programme of 5.5 - 6 hours of activity per week, including weight training and interval training for a total of 12 weeks. The rest did nothing. The subjects were between 35% and 40% body fat to begin with. All the training was designed by Dr John Berardi, a highly respected trainer and nutritionist, although significantly there was no dietary intervention.
- Kettlebells For Women? But of Course!
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] The secret to female fat loss is to combine intense cardio bursts with resistance training. Kettlebells are the perfect solution as they can do all this (and more) from the comfort of your own home - no gym membership required!
- Kettlebell Or Treadmill?
[Health-and-Fitness:Aerobics-Cardio] So, steady cardio is the way to burn fat is it? Surely kettlebells are only for guys wanting to get big and muscly? The answers to these questions are not quite what you may think!
- What's So Good About Kettlebells Anyway?
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] Do you think kettlebell training is just another 'fad' or gimmicky celebrity training 'secret'? Well I must admit that I was a sceptic too, once.
- Breakfast Ideas and How to Painlessly Change Your Diet For Good
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] If you are struggling to lose weight then you need to be making changes to your diet as of course you know. But where to start? Try breakfast - the hardest meal of the day to get right, but once you do you are set up for the whole day and success is within your reach!
- Resistance is Futile?
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Resistance training is all too often overlooked by people trying to get fit or lose weight, in favour of long cardio sessions, but resistance really is the key to creating a fit and healthy body. 1lb of muscle burns 30-50 calories per day, while 1lb of fat only burns about 9 calories per day. The more muscle your body contains the more calories you burn each day.
- Activity V Exercise (And Are You Getting Enough?)
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Do you go to the gym 3 times a week but still struggle to get results? Perhaps you should instead be focusing on 'getting active' and enjoying the process instead.
- 8 Tips to Enjoy Your Holiday Without Messing Up Your Fat Loss
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Holidays (I'm English, so we call vacations holidays!) can cause serious weight gain, if we let them. I spent a recent camping trip being pretty healthy - sticking to my usual healthy eating with a few little extras sprinkled in here and there, along with plenty of activity windsurfing and surfing - but I still came back a couple of kilos heavier than when I left!
- And It's a Goal!
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] How can you achieve your goals if you don't set them in the first place? But once you've set them you also need to focus on 'goal-getting'!
- The Body Bank Account
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Every training session you do, every time you eat according to your healthy plan or prepare a healthy meal, every bit of general activity you do each day is putting money in your own personal 'body bank account'. Deposits are when you stick to your eating plan or exercise programme. When you eat something that isn't ideal or when you miss a training session, you are making a withdrawal.
- Did Your Weekend Derail Your Fat Loss Efforts?
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] If you spend your weekdays working out and eating well, then proceed to ruin it all at the weekend then you are not alone! It is a very common scenario and one of the main reasons most people fail to get the results they are after. Find out how to combat this without having to sacrifice enjoyment of the weekend!
- Muscle Doesn't Weigh More Than Fat
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Did you think that muscle weighs more than fat? Well, it actually doesn't! Muscle doesn't weigh any more than fat pound for pound, of course, but by volume it certainly does as it is about 17% DENSER - a kilo of fat is therefore much bigger than a kilo of muscle.
- Bust Your Excuses to Achieve Amazing Results!
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Before we can get stuck into achieving our health and fitness goals, we need to stop making excuses. We need to accept that we are in control of our actions: everything we do (or don't do) will either take us a step closer to our goals, or a step further away. We need to be realistic about where we are now, and why.
- Fat Loss For Life - 7 Success Strategies
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] If you are confused about fat loss and weight loss this article keeps it simple! 7 strategies for life long fat loss success - if you take on board these principles and build them into your lifestyle you will achieve the results you need!
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