| Below are our top 10 health and fitness tips, in no | | | | 6. At a minimum, add a quality multivitamin to your |
| particular order. From healthy eating habits to | | | | diet and fish oil softgels (omega-3 fatty acids). Most |
| exercise programs, these health and fitness tips will | | | | people don't get a sufficient amount of vitamins and |
| help you get smarter about weight loss, wellness and | | | | minerals from foods alone so it's important you |
| healthy living overall. | | | | compliment your healthy eating habits with a strong |
| 1. Drink more water. You hear this all the time and | | | | multi. The fish oil softgels are important because |
| there's a reason for that - because it's important! | | | | most people's diets are severely lacking in omega-3 |
| Drinking water curbs your hunger, hydrates your | | | | fatty acids and this is suspected to be a contributing |
| body and nourishes you from the inside out, including | | | | factor to many health diseases, including obesity. Fish |
| your skin. Aim for half your body weight in ounces | | | | oil softgels are the easiest way to add omega-3's to |
| per day. i.e. if you weigh 150 lbs, you would aim to | | | | your diet - consume 2,000 to 3,000 mg of omega-3's |
| drink 75 ounces of water per day. | | | | per day. |
| 2. For faster fat loss and a stronger heart, try sprint | | | | 7. Add more Wild Alaskan salmon to your diet. It's |
| interval training. The basic format of sprint interval | | | | extremely high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids, |
| training is sprint/walk/sprint/walk, etc. Pick a stretch | | | | and low in fat - an incredibly healthy combination. And |
| of road that is flat for 50 yards - sprint the 50 yards, | | | | Wild Alaskan salmon is very low in mercury, the one |
| walk back slowly, repeat - do this 10 times. Make | | | | problem with regular salmon. |
| sure you're warmed up before you start sprinting and | | | | 8. Stay away from foods that contain hydrogenated |
| that you warm down when you're done. Sprint | | | | oils and processed foods altogether. Hydrogenated |
| interval training boosts your metabolism, burns more | | | | oils, or trans fats, wreck havoc on your body and |
| fat, and takes less time to complete. | | | | some states are even banning them. Read the |
| 3. Stay away from sugar! When you consume sugar, | | | | ingredients of the food you are eating - it will indicate |
| it causes your body to release insulin - and insulin | | | | if it contains hydrogenated oils - and if it does, toss it! |
| causes your body to store fat. That's why those | | | | Processed foods are the chemically-altered, packaged |
| fat-free cookies with extra sugar are actually causing | | | | foods like many of the foods targeted towards kids |
| you to gain weight. Read the ingredients label and | | | | nowadays. Usually you can tell a food is processed if |
| stay away from products heavy in sugar and high | | | | the ingredients show a list of chemicals a mile long. |
| fructose corn syrup. "Healthy" breakfast cereals and | | | | 9. A simple way to keep your weight under control is |
| bars are notorious for being high in these two | | | | stop eating before you're full. Portion control is an |
| ingredients. | | | | easy way to make sure you don't over eat and gain |
| 4. Add more of the following foods to your diet: | | | | weight. If you continuously eat until your |
| whole grains, olive oil, eggs, natural peanut butter, | | | | uncomfortably full, you'll consume too many calories |
| fish, poultry, berries, apples, almonds, protein powder | | | | and stretch your stomach out, causing you to eat |
| and water. These foods will help you burn more fat, | | | | more often. |
| stay in shape and better your health. | | | | 10. Give yoga a try because you'll be amazed at the |
| 5. Add weight training to your exercise routine. | | | | difference it makes when your body is limber and |
| Adding muscle to your body increases your life span, | | | | flexible, plus it will help reduce your chances of injury. |
| makes you stronger and burns fat. If you're looking | | | | Yoga consists of 15-20 minutes of deep stretching |
| to tone up, use a weight that you can lift 8-12 times; | | | | and usually meditation. Your body will feel younger |
| if you're looking to add bulk, use a weight you can lift | | | | and you'll have less stress - combine this with cardio, |
| 4-6 times. Weight train 2-3 times per week and keep | | | | weight training and a healthy diet, and in 12 weeks |
| your weight training sessions to 45 minutes max. | | | | you'll be in the best shape of your life. |