How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way Part 13 By Ryan Bushfield

Quick Weight Loss Tips By Ryan Bushfield CPT

A simple foundation that can be relied upon is to ingest fewer foods that have a high calorie count such as foods that contain processed flour and sugar. You then replace the high calorie foods with foods that have fewer calories. This can be accomplished by eating healthy sources of protein, whole grains and of course fresh vegetables and fruits.

There are many tips that are available to those looking for some quick weight loss tricks. Fad diets are out there and can be used as can diet pills. But they each have their potential dangers. Diet pills are highly addictive and not the healthiest thing to put into your body. Fad diets are all too often the medical miracle of the moment. These moments can turn out to be things that cause poor health.

1. Eat four to five times a day. You accomplish two things by eating this often. As you digest your food your metabolism rate will be increased by the activity, thus burning more calories. In addition to that you will find that you won’t be as hungry each time that you eat.

2. Reduce the size of the portions. By measuring your healthy portions of proteins, vegetables and fruits you will reduce the carbohydrates and maintain the proper level of calories needed daily.

3. Prepare the menu for the week ahead. This enables you to do your shopping for the healthiest foods without being rushed.

4. Broil and grill your meats when possible. Prior to broiling or grilling the meat, make certain to trim off excess fat and remove the skin where possible. Enhance the flavor of meats using your favorite natural spices.

5. Enhance your diet plan by eating organic foods when possible. Foods such as raw honey, wild smoked salmon, tomatoes, rye bread and there are even organic red meats, pork and chicken.

6. Drink bottled water or filtered water. This will keep your body hydrated and cleansed. For the best effect with the diet it is suggested drinking 64 oz. per day.

7. The Dreaded Tip: Exercise. A mild exercise such as walking at least 30 minutes a day will increase the metabolic rate of your body.

8. Avoid eating after six o’clock p.m. If you must eat or snack after 6 p.m. do so with low-carb foods, such as yogurt, organic fruits and veggies.

9. Eat foods with high unsaturated fats, such as olive oil, nuts and fish. These foods are a natural barrier to diseases that can attack your body.

10. Positive attitude. This tip perhaps may be the most important tip of all. Believe in your ability to follow a plan and to lose weight.

By implementing these tips you will have more success with your long term weight loss when using your low-carb diet plan. There are no magic answers to slimming down. Common sense, eating carefully and getting regular exercise are the real keys to keeping fit. But if you want to develop your own quick weight loss program the above tips will be a good start.

To your health,

Ryan Bushfield CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com

How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way Part 12 By Ryan Bushfield

Cross-training for optimum weight loss by Ryan Bushfield

Numerous numbers of weight loss programs and diets are out to speed up weight loss. But nothing could be perfect with out the thorough help of exercise. And exercising is not only limited to one exercise which could plainly be stretching, running or walking. Cross training is a fitness routine that can effectively reduce weight. This kind of training is not only limited to athletes and anyone can definitely benefit from this.

Cross training pertains to the different ways of training method in which it carries the advantages of the particular training, combining all training activities into one steady workout routine and brings diversity to it. It controls the shortcomings of a specific training, thus attaining its benefits and diminishes the probability of burnout.

Mixing training provides an additional means of burning fat. Weight loss is best paired with cross training. It can preclude injuries by varying different range of activities and giving your body a distributed exercise that would not cause harm to a particular area, plus yielding the body enough time to recover from a certain exercise. Like in running, the lower body of the runner is exhausted. In cross training, it allows the runner to swim in between his run, giving his legs proper rest while exercising his shoulders through swimming. They may also try varying running and swimming with weight lifting to focus on the other muscles that are not activated by the former two actions.

Total body fitness is addressed by cross training, not only limiting your exercise into just one workout, making your weight loss faster. A good workout routine must include a cardiovascular exercise, malleability and muscles strength. Cross training prompts the exercising person to continue exercising and not bore with a single form of workout. This motivates the person to enjoy exercising and continue his weight loss. There are a wide variety of sports and workouts, which you can choose as an assortment for your workout routine, granting the person the option to choose the exercise that fits the season, the weather and even your mood. From running yesterday, you may opt to swim today and yoga tomorrow. Cross training will improve skill, legerity and balance. Causing your whole body to coordinate and function well. Plus making you socialize with others and acquire more motivational experiences from them.

As much as weight loss is concerned, we still need to give our body a time-out from our workout routine. We ought to give our body a time to recover and rest. It is not bad to relax your body and prepare it for the following workout days. This will also give you sometime to relax, enjoy and spare sometime with everyday dwellings.

To your health,

Ryan Bushfield CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com

How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way Part 11 By Ryan Bushfield

Strength Training for a Healthy Body by Ryan Bushfield CPT

Given the stressful lifestyles most people lead, nowadays, it is no wonder that many individuals want to have a healthy body that can withstand all the pressures and tensions that come their way. This is the reason why memberships in gyms or fitness centers remain on the rise and the demand for exercise videos continue to grow. Although following a healthy diet is commendable, this is not enough. Your diet must be combined with the appropriate exercise routines in order to have your desired optimum body.

Strength training is very important in order to achieve a healthy body. In addition, this type of training can also boost your self-confidence. Knowing that you have a strong body is bound to make you feel good about yourself. This feeling is likely to be reflected in the aura you exude, which will be noticed by the people around you. Aside from developing stronger bones and enhancing your stamina, proper strength training will also ensure that you will get a good night’s sleep every night. It likewise minimizes the possibility of you getting injured or hurt since your body becomes flexible.

Most people follow aerobic together with flexibility exercises. Combine this with strength training and you have a balanced exercise program. In observing strength training for a healthy body, this necessarily means that you need to lift weights and develop some muscles in certain parts of your body. Before going through with certain strength training program, seek a clearance from your doctor or a health professional. This is to make sure that your body can handle it. If you are ready to proceed with it, you have a choice between enrolling in a gym or fitness centers where they have various machines and weights for strength training or by making your own homemade weights and exercising within the comforts of your home.

There are various resistance methods like weight machines, free weights and resistance bands, which you can perform so that you can enhance your strength and form muscles. On one hand, if you want to concentrate to develop a specific muscle, then you should go with the weight machines. On the other hand, if you prefer to use a method that works on your muscles that are grouped together, then do the free weights. Free weights include the use of hand weights, dumb bells and barbells. Resistance bands refer to those elastic bands or cords that offer some resistance whenever pulled by your hands.

Aside from the mentioned resistance methods, you can also rely on your body’s weight for strength training. Push-ups, leg squats, abdominal crunches and pull-ups are just some of the exercises you can do to develop muscles in your body.

To your health,

Ryan Bushfield CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com

 

How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way Part 10 By Ryan Bushfield

The Dangers of Fast Food By Ryan Bushfield

Health experts are continuously exposing the dangers of fast food. These are not just merely statements made presumptuously rather it’s the product of various studies made on the subject matter.
Studies have shown that meals being served in the fast food industry contain additives that make people develop obesity which in turns leads to a case of diabetes.Other factors are involved as well. Health wise, a person is risking his own when he/she eats in a fast food establishment like Burger King, McDonald’s, Carls Jr and many others.
Food meals such as McDonald’s Big Mac contains high amount of fats and calories that is almost equivalent to the recommended daily allowance.
More often the fast food industry has also diminished people’s patience when it comes to preparing foods. Slowly people are getting used to the idea of fast paced food preparations. We tend to expect to get our food in 3 to 5 minutes. Therefore a lot of times the various sets of meals that these fast food outlets produced gets too hasty and therefore violates some safety and health provisions.
Kitchen workers in fast food stores are often hurrying with their jobs as they have a time table to follow, in return the nature and actions they perform around their working environment gets sloppy. Cooking oils used in cooking fried chicken gets used too long when in fact it should be changed regularly.
Most of the time fast food outlets give you the impression of a clean place to eat but walk into their kitchen and you’ll see otherwise. Boxes stacked here and there, burger patties displayed freely in room temperature rather than in a refrigerated container. Although fast food outlets have safety guidelines there are times that this can be violated and overlooked by the fast food crews.
And all nutritionists agree that searching for a healthy meal at fast food outlets is much harder than one might initially think.
Even salads being served aren’t healthy too. Vegetables and un-fried chicken, even though these are healthy foods but what happens when salad dressings comes into the picture.It is proven that salad dressings produces large amount of fat, mixed with a healthy looking vegetable salad the whole thing eventually becomes unhealthy.

Eating in fast food establishments has become a part of life not only of Americans but almost everybody in the world where McDonald’s and KFC outlets exists. It is only now that the eating public, doctors and other health experts are closely studying its probable ill effects on the health of the fast food eating public.
The information drive about the real state of fast food consumption are even made more popular by the commercial success of “Super Size Me”, a film documentary by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock that deals with American obsession with fast foods.

With all the bad news about the health risk of what fast food may bring to us, good news is; people are starting to talk and discuss it freely with more information available than ever before.

 

 

To your health,

Ryan Bushfield CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com

 

How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way Part 9

Why Herbal Teas are good for you By Ryan Bushfield

If you don’t want water, then herbal tea is for you. Herbal Teas has been here for so many years. With its popularity, Herbal Teas are now known to be the 2nd most favorite drink. Herbal Tea is known to be part of China and India’s food culture and now pass on to different culture and nations.  Herbal Teas are known for many health benefits such as stress buster; prevents cancer and stomach disorders, cure heart ailments and stroke.

With the different variety of herbal teas nowadays there had been numerous scientific studies regarding herbal teas. Herbal teas are less in caffeine; with this benefit lots of herbal tea drinkers prefer drinking teas than sodas and coffee. Considering taking a cup of tea in your daily diet can contribute a lot of difference with your health.

With the use of herbs for conventional component to treat diseases is now widely known. One of it is by drinking herbal teas. Although it did take a while before many of us accepted that by drinking tea can actually help prevent and cure numerous diseases.

Smokers are prone to lung cancer. Japanese who often drink teas are less prone to lung cancer by half the rate with those people who are less tea drinkers.

Teas somehow prevent tooth decays and loss of teeth. Teas contain certain amount of fluoride and some certain antibiotic that prevent gum diseases and formation of plaque.

Herbal teas help relieve pressures from our body. Taking herbal teas at least 30 minutes before you sleep would help relax your mind and internal organs and gives you a good night sleep. Probably it’s because teas are rich in antioxidant.

Teas somehow help to lose weight and improve cardiovascular system, blood circulation and lower the cholesterol level by increasing body metabolism. Studies show that after eating, drink a cup of tea and it can help digest food easily and reduce acids that cause stomach disorder.

Immune system should be strong and healthy in order to regenerate cell that helps repair damage cells. Herbal teas help to strengthen body cells that somehow can prevent you from flu or any lung illnesses.

Although most people generally choose to drink green tea since that it has more medicinal benefits than other teas. Herbal Teas are now widely available to consumers in different flavor that suits their tastes. With its availability, more people are now into healthy living.

Drink at least five cups of green tea daily. In green tea there is something called antioxidant catechins and studies have shown that they help to burn fat. This simple step will burn off an extra eight calories daily. If you skip one soda pop at one meal each day you will save yourself just over eight calories daily. This may not seem like much but over a period of a year its three thousand calories you will into consume. If you really need to snack then eat a pickle, these have only one calorie each and so are a great low cal snack. Although this will sound awful you should not eat with fat friends. Yes, it’s difficult to refuse to go out for a meal with someone you like to hang around with simply because they are a heavy person. But the truth is they eat a lot and you know you will eat more than you should every time you have a meal with them.

Herbal Tea is a great gift to us. With its numerous healing wonders we should take advantage of this. In this time of life, most people are trying to find ways to look for something that can help people heal from diseases in natural ways without hurting financial budget. In fact teas can prolong life with its wondrous power. Herbal teas can have different effects to people but with this discovery we have nothing to lose and it’s worth a try.

To your health,

Ryan Bushfield CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com

How to Lose Weight the Healthy Way Part VIII By Ryan Bushfield

The Importance of Water By Ryan Bushfield

Water is one of the single easiest and fastest diet tricks. If you drink at least two glasses of water before a meal your appetite will be much less. Water is filler. Do this before each meal and you will see the weight drop. If you feel like snacking have a glass of water instead. Water is also good because it helps to flush the kidneys. This can help because it also makes the body’s ability to metabolize the fat greatly diminished. It is even better if you can drink the water very cold. It burns off more calories that way. You can look at burning around sixty calories a day extra if you follow this diet tip.

Next to oxygen, water is by far the next most important necessity for the continuous life of mankind. It’s the best thing Mother Nature can offer to us. Without it our body will start to bog down like a beaten engine of a car. It fuels our body by interacting with other body parts like the kidneys in cleansing our body system. Water also plays a large role in our digestive system by helping us absorb food better and faster. Water nourishes our entire body by replacing excess water with fresh ones that provides new life and help our blood flow smoothly along our veins. Suffice to say Water injects life to everybody.

On average the adult human body is composed of about 50% – more than 70% of H2O, the molecular formula name for water. Two thirds of our body weight is water. Studies have shown that a baby who just gotten out of a mother’s womb is about 75% water. Each day our body needs to replenish at least 2.3 liters of water.

If a person consumes less than the ideal amount of water each day, chances are that person will become prone to illnesses and will start feeling weak. As water provides the body with energy, therefore our body should be looked upon closely in order to avoid dehydration.

Dehydration is a medical term that describes a serious condition wherein a body is lacking the necessary amount of water needed for proper functioning.

Human beings loses an amount of water for every activity and actions that it performs, for our body to regain strength and to run properly like a well oiled machine, we need to replace the water that our body loses by absorbing a new set of fluids. That may come in the form or water, beverages or soups. But among the sources of fluids, water is the healthiest and filled with nutrients therefore it is the most important kind of fluid that we should take.

Water serves as the number one factor that quenches thirst. Lacking water consumption daily by just about 7% will generate a decrease of about 35% in our energy. Drinking the right or ideal amount of water daily is very important to our body. And according to nutrients experts, a human being needs to consume at least 8 to 12 cups of water each day.

Water also plays a major role in trying to lose excess weight. Because water doesn’t have any traces of calories, it is considered as the best source of nutrients for our body. It doesn’t store fats and cholesterol to our body therefore it is the most important aspect in reducing weight.

Water is universally important, both to human beings and the environment as well. For our body to remain strong and performs its daily routines with precision and strength it’s a must to bear in our mind the importance of water to our body.

To your health,

Ryan Bushfield CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com

Lose Weight The Healthy Way Part VII By Ryan Bushfield

The Benefits of Eating Raw Food (not meat) By Ryan Bushfield

With the discovery of fire, men have learned that cooking meat, chicken, fish, fruits and vegetables tastes so much better than to eating these raw. As years pass by, though, people have become more health-conscious and they have come to realize that eating cooked food is not healthy at all.

When one speaks of raw food, this refers to food that is uncooked or untouched by flame or fire. Raw food refers to food in its organic state, straight from nature and not combined or mixed with any additives or preservatives. The big difference in eating cooked food versus raw food lies in its overall health benefits to the body. When fire or flame is applied to food, the enzymes as well as the nutrients present in it are destroyed especially when the temperature reaches above 108 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooking likewise destroys essential vitamins and minerals originally present in the food, which the body needs for it to function properly. Given this low quality of food intake, some people develop the tendency to overeat in order to compensate for the lack of proper nutrients. Keeping a diet consisting of cooked food and more adversely processed food, gives rise to a number of diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heartburn, migraines, arthritis, joint pains and serious allergies, among others.

There are a number of benefits of eating raw food especially fresh fruits and vegetables that are ripened by nature and organic in its source. By sticking to a diet that consists mainly of vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds will be enough to keep the different systems present in our body working smoothly. Compare an individual that observes a raw food diet than one who is not, and it is more likely than the former is healthier than the latter. This is due to the fact that eating raw food provides you with more energy and vitality than what cooked or processed foods can offer. Furthermore, the body takes much more time to digesting non-raw food given the lower enzyme-content hence, people on a raw food diet is certainly more active and spirited than those who are not.

Whatever the season may be, there are bound to be present certain fruits or vegetables in the market that will meet your body’s nutritional requirements. During the summer season, you can indulge to eating watermelons, pomelos, cucumber, mint, grapes and soursops, to name a few, that will give your body a refreshing and cooling feeling. During the rainy or winter season, dates, bananas, apples, and other dry fruits should provide your body with the warmth required by it. Keep your body fit by drinking pure fruit juices and snacking on carrots.

To your health,Ryan Bushfield CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com

Lose Weight The Healthy Way Part VI

The Benefits of Eating Organic Foods By Ryan Bushfield

Life is short; we need to make a move to further prolong our lives. Eating the right food will surely enhance our health and extend our existence. Humans must discover the great benefits of being organic by eating and drinking properly produced foods according to the standards of organic food harvesting and making, once a product is labelled organic, it is certainly a genuine food. Organic foods wouldn’t instantly make you healthier, hence it will greatly help attain a more salubrious you.

Organic foods are not treated with any chemicals like pesticides, which are widely used to other foods to defeat weeds and pests. Those that are not marked organic roughly bears 25% of chemical residue. Without all those, it makes the food more flavorful and richer in taste. When buying organic foods choose those that are organically labelled, pick only the freshest. These types of good foods are often in season. Well organic vegetables and fruits are rightly picked often veggie-crisps and juicy. Cheese and milk seems to be fuller in taste and savory. There is no trouble in eating non-organic, but would you like eating those that are treated and not well dealt?

Genetically Modified foods are not accepted in organic foods. There is still known effect in the long run. Better yet avoid them. Organic foods are rich in vitamins and minerals, which makes it more nutrition. The purest food are labeled organic, it is good for your babies and for the sick. For these types of persons, they need the most virgin type of foods for proper growth and fast development. No worries when it comes to artificial flavorings, artificial colorings, preservatives, sweeteners and hydrogenated fats. The safest and most natural foods are those organic.

Feel better, feel light, feel guiltless and feel environmental friendly. Yes, besides the fact of giving your self and your loved ones a good splurge in eating, you are also giving the earth the best turn in choosing them. Organic farming promotes hedgerow planting, prevents soil erosion and preserves wildlife.

Ditch those processed foods and say hello with organic foods. After learning all the benefits of good and pure foods, we must start buying organic products. It doesn’t necessarily mean you should buy all organic food at once, try exchanging few of those foods in your kitchen one by one. Slowly it will show its difference. Start by those foods regularly taken like milk, veggies and fruits. Every food that you can think always has its organic counter part, like pizza, pasta and chicken. Just don’t for get to look for the “Organic” label. Your super market will surely have lots of stocks. These healthy foods may cost a little bit pricier than your usual brand. Hence, the benefit is well worth its price. With its many benefits, organic foods definitely prolongs life. Vegetables are foods that not everyone enjoys eating. Many people do not know the benefits of these greens or tend to neglect the healthful gains vegetables can give them. This is especially true with children. Since, they are still not conscious of their healths, their parents or guardians should be able to take the move and introduce veggie diet in to their meals at a very early age. Why vegetables? Basically, vegetables contain the vitamins and minerals our body needs to help prevent and combat sickness and also, to help lose excess weight. They are low in calories, fat and sodium but are rich in fiber, which is known to help control weight, prevent diseases and relieve constipation. They also contain phytochemicals, which are said to provide protection against chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and they are believed to deter premature aging. Most antioxidants are found in vegetables. Broccoli, celery, cucumber, peas, beans, cabbage, cauliflower and asparagus are just a few vegetables that provide antioxidants. Researches show that a diet rich in antioxidants reduce the risk of developing cataracts, bronchitis and diabetes among many other chronic diseases. Increasing vegetable consumption gives the body more than enough antioxidant to make our body strong and builds our resistance against common illnesses. The risk for heart attack is reduced by 30 percent with an increased vegetable intake. Vegetables which are high in fiber help manage weight. These vegetables keep the stomach feel full, thus, limiting our food consumption. This is a very good way to avoid eating more than we need in a day. Some of the greens that are high in fiber include lettuce, spinach, kale leaves, Broccoli and zucchini. In stead of junk foods, it is best recommended to take a bite of fresh Broccoli and other greens to keep you full for longer periods. Vitamins and minerals in certain vegetables also supply our body with the necessary nutrients that help boost the production of energy in our muscle cells, which also helps us to burn energy on a daily basis. Because vegetables have low sodium content, they aid in reducing water gain, as well. Not many are aware that sodium causes water to be stored in the body’s intestinal parts. An average person is believed to be holding about 5 pounds of water due to a lavish intake of sodium. People get excessive sodium intake by eating fast food products. On the other hand, if one reduce sodium consumption per day, there will be a significant reduction in water within the abdominal area, which will then result to weight loss. Consuming large amount of vegetables will provide the body just enough amount of sodium it requires.

One should not worry no matter how much vegetables he or she eats. Vegetables are low in both calories and fats. So, there is no limit as to how many of these foods you consume in a day. These are the kind of food that you need not restrict in your diet.

To your health,

Coach Ryan CPT

www.CoachRyanFitness.com