Why You Should Drink More Water
2. Proper Digestion You will be able to beat that tired feeling you sometimes get after eating a meal because your body will be able to digest the food properly.
3. Glowing Skin Looking for the fountain of youth? Well, it may actually come in the form of drinking water. Your skin will look radiant and youthful if you help yourself to more water each day.
4. Stay Energized You body is more likely to be fatigued because when you are dehydrated, your organs have to work harder to pump oxygenated blood. So skip the coffee and get some water instead!
5. Healthy Muscles By keeping the body properly hydrated, you will keep your joints and muscles lubricated. This will help prevent little injuries like sprains or common running injuries.
6. Fight Disease Water helps protect cells and enhancing overall health. Proper hydration has been linked to the prevention of everything from cancer to emotional disorders.
7. Reduce Blemishes In addition to glowing, smooth complexion, consuming more water can actually reduce acne because it stops the bacteria from forming internally.
8. Say Goodbye to Headaches If you find yourself getting a lot of headaches, dehydration may be to blame. People who don't consume enough water are more likely to suffer from cramps and other aches as well.
9. Ultimate Brain Power Having trouble planning or focusing on things? Dehydration could be the blame because long periods of dehydration could be linked to impaired brain functions.
10. Boosts Mood Did you know that mild dehydration is associated with feelings of anger and depression?
11. Get Things Running Smoothly In addition to all of the negative things that come with a lack of proper hydration, constipation may be another horrible side effect. Consume enough water to keep things flowing smoothly.
12. Faster Weight Loss A recent study done by the American Chemical Society showed hat adults who drank two 8- ounce glasses of water before breakfast, lunch, and dinner ended up eating 75 to 90 fewer calories during each meal.
13. Fight a Cold Next time you feel a cold coming on, hydrate as much as possible. It will help get your body on the mend faster and may even cause the symptoms to pass over you entirely. A good tip is to drink water until your urine is clear!
14. Blood Sugar Levels Your blood sugar levels play a huge role in your diet and overall health. Help get them under control by drinking more water and eating more hydrating foods like fresh fruits instead of sugar- filled carbs.
15. Detox Your Body There are plenty of toxins floating around your body. Help flush them out without the need of some fancy detox diet by simply drinking more water. You're in for added benefits when you mix in some lemon.
16. You're Made to Do It Nearly 70% of an adult's body is made up of water. It only makes sense that the more you fill your body with it, the better it will run.
17. Fill it Up A healthy person can drink about three gallons -- or 48 cups -- of water each day so clearly the 8- 12 cups you're told to drink a day are a drop in the bucket compared to what your body could hold.
18. You'll Breathe Better Water it keeps the tissues in your body moist. This protects you vital organs, most especially your lungs because they must maintain a healthy level of moisture. Some recent stories have even shown a connection between drinking more water and seeing relief from the affects of asthma.
19. Regulates Your Body Temperature Everyone knows that if you're overheated, it's important to drink water but did you know that it's even more important to drink it when your body is freezing? The risk of dehydration is actually higher in cold weather because your body is working harder to stay warm. Water regulates your body temperature while hydrating it.
20. Miracle Liquid Even though it is flavorless and colorless on its own, water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. It carries chemicals, minerals and nutrients with it everywhere it travels.
Burning Calories
1. Jumping Jacks Jumping jacks can burn about 100 calories in 10 minutes. They can be done just about anywhere and require no equipment. That should be enough to get you moving!
2. Weights Before Cardio If you're looking to boost your metabolism, doing some strength training (like lifting weights) about 20 minutes before cardio will result in some great results.
3. Eat Something Spicy Did you know that spicy mustard (the kind you get with Chinese food) can temporarily boost your metabolism by about 20%? Next time, don't pass on the hot sauce!
4. Water, Water, Water We cannot stress this enough, drink enough water every single day! It will help you blast calories because a hydrated body works harder, builds muscle easier and helps balance things like blood sugar.
5. Post- Workout Snacks Think skipping food after a workout will get you the best results? Think again! Eating a protein- carb snack (like a banana with peanut butter) within 30 minutes after your workout can result in losing more fat and creating more lean muscle than if you chose not to.
6. Jumping Rope Like jumping jacks, jumping rope is a great way to get the blood pumping and the body moving. It also brings the calorie burning benefits of between 100- 150 calories burned in just 10 minutes!
7. Move Some Furniture Moving furniture can burn about 200 calories every half hour. With that in mind, why not help someone move? You'll be set for the weekend!
8. Game of Darts Darts are a fun, competitive way to pass the time but did you know that a half hour game will blast away about 100 calories?
9. Paint the Rooms Painting a room is very time consuming. To get it right, it sometimes takes all day. Lucky for you that this chore burns over 200 calories every hour.
10. Grocery Shopping Did you know that the next time you hit up your local grocery store, you could be burning 117 calories in just 45 minutes of pushing your cart around? You'll burn an additional 40 carrying them into the house!
11. Laugh Out Loud Did you know that 20 minutes of giggling can burn about 70 calories? Time to set a lunch date with your funniest friends or settle in for a good comedy from the Redbox.
12. Word Play You wouldn't think that playing a board game would give you any fitness benefits whatsoever but playing a game like Scrabble with your buddies for an hour can burn about 100 calories.
13. Trying on Clothes Did you know that trying on an outfit burns about 10 calories? For an added calorie kicker, walk around your favorite stores with your friends for a few hours. You just might shop yourself into a smaller size!
14. Swim Some Laps There's a reason Olympic swimmer Micheal Phelps has such an incredible body! Just 8 minutes of swimming laps in the pool can burn 100 calories!
15. Take a Walk Walking uphill for about 13 minutes can burn about 100 calories! Skip another re- run of your favorite sitcom and go for 26 minutes next time for 200 calories off.
16. Play a Tune You wouldn't think that an activity that involves sitting in a chair would burn calories but it does! Every half hour you play the piano, you burn 100 calories!
17. Finish That Essay By typing for about 45 minutes, you burn just over 100 calories. That's some good motivation to buckle down and finish writing that report.
18. Bust a Move Did you know that about 35 minutes of dancing can burn 200 calories? You also may help speed up your metabolism because dancing can relieve stress and we all know that stress wreaks havoc on a body that's trying to slim down.
19. Take Baby for a Walk Pushing a child in a stroller burns about 50 calories every 15 minutes. Extra calories burned when you have to pick up the child to carry it.
20. Make Love, Not Fat Did you know that an hour of sex can burn anywhere between 100 and 300 calories? That sounds like our kind of workout!
How to Break a Weight Loss Plateau
Trick your body Mix up your routine so it's not a routine.
Join a sport An active sport is a great way to change up your routine. The key is to try something new to "trick" your body into losing weight.
Weight train The more muscle mass you have the more calories your body will need to maintain it. This is very important and very effective. You may feel more hungry after a heavy lifting session; this is your body trying to supply the needed calories to increase the muscle mass (tips on how to deal with this later). Ladies, don't be afraid to lift some heavy weight. There are plenty of girls at the gym who may look thin but are a bit soft in the flesh. This may make them want to do more cardio to burn the fat. this is a perfect reason to hit up some weights and tone up.
Increase your protein intake Protein is excellent. It promotes strong lean muscle tissue which is beneficial to fat burning. Protein fills you up better than a heavy carb meal.
Eat six small meals a day Eating small portions throughout the day will help keep your metabolism going. Eat something when you wake up in the morning, perhaps a small omelet or a high fiber breakfast cereal with low fat milk. And as you continue throughout the day, snack on some raisins or cheese or some other natural, unprocessed food.
Change your long cardio session to shorter more intense interval training Stale, long, boring, cardio is actually keeping people stuck in their plateaus. Instead, favor sprint interval training to set a new challenge to the body. Initiate the intervals by incorporating one- minute bursts of intense activity then return to a normal pace for one to two minutes.
After A Binge...
Drink lots of water Water flushes out toxins and will help eliminate water weight.
Eat fruits and vegetables Your body will be nutrient deprived. Plus fruits and veggies are calorie light!
Work out Your metabolism is proven to be boosted for several hours after you exercise.
but most importantly,
MOVE ON!
You can't change what happened yesterday, but you can decide what happens tomorrow!
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"Yoga may be relaxing but you can also get a good workout. An hour of yoga can burn up to 350 calories."
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