In recent years, I've armed myself with the relevant knowledge and information on health and fitness. While there are many such articles online, I deliberately targeted the ones on AsiaOne because I can be sure that they have been selected for their relevance to the Asian community. Even though I possessed the knowledge, my inaction meant that I never put them into practice. My first challenge was to shake off my apathy and inertia and start taking concrete steps to achieving my fitness goals. For me, this meant mapping out a weight loss programme.
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Why the majority of fitness plans fail
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Never Take Fitness Advice From the New York Times
The lead story in the New York Times Magazine's wellness issue this past weekend: "Does working out really help you lose weight?" A better question: Why doesn't the New York Times want to tell you the fitness truth?. This is hardly the first time the NYT has asked some slight variation of this maddening question. But this latest story clearly distilled these fundamental premises from which the journalism proceeds: 1. Weight loss is the goal towards which you should strive. 2. Exercise therefore has value to the extent it helps you lose weight. 3. Your goal is to become thin.
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Quick'n'Dirty Podcast: Health, Fitness and iPads
Running! Walking! Cycling! Sleeping! iPads! All of these things were discussed on last week’s Quick’n'Dirty Podcast, which focused on a central theme: fitness. How does the iPad fit in? Well, it doesn’t, but we did talk about it. And when I say “we”, I mean me and guest co-host Kyle Flaherty, as regular co-host Aaron Strout was off doing his globetrotting thing for work. The show started with a look at ChallengeApp, a pretty cool site that helps create and track challenges among friends.
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Smart Phone Applications Help Dieters Lose Weight
Lose It! allows users to set goals and establish a daily caloric budget. It also includes a food journal to help users stay on track through diet and exercise programs. It also provides them with a food and exercise database for planning. Lose It! will be available for free during the first six months of its release this month, according to the Web site. It has received positive reviews from users.
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