What’s holding back your fitness goals?

Many of us have fitness goals or have a body that we desire. We might plan to work towards it, or even start a diet or an exercise plan to reach it, but we rarely achieve it. Below is the list of top reasons that hold you back from achieving your fitness goals.

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Reduce Cholesterol – Tips to Lower Cholesterol

High cholesterol levels are a very common health problem in India. The good news is that you can reduce cholesterol easily through a few changes in your life. Once you understand how to manage your cholesterol, it’s much easier to lower your cholesterol levels without drugs – as in lower your LDL cholesterol and raise your HDL cholesterol levels.

Cholesterol is needed for cell membranes and the production of hormones. So, it is produced by your body. The body makes what cholesterol it needs; the more cholesterol that comes from food, the less the body makes. An unhealthy diet may overload the body beyond its ability to regulate its cholesterol levels. High-density lipoproteins (HDL or good cholesterol) sweep the blood of excess fat and cholesterol while low-density lipoproteins (LDL or bad cholesterol) are the bad guys, because they can contribute to the build-up of plaque in arteries, and in turn clog your arteries. Similar to our body,

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) recommends Read more

Milk in Tea- Reduces health benefits

We’ve told you how drinking green tea is good for weight loss and health benefits of milk. So, does it make sense to mix these two, and have milk in your tea, to get the benefits of both? New research shows that adding milk in your tea, negates the health benefits of tea! Read on to know more…

Tea is loaded with antioxidants called catechins, whether its black tea, green tea, etc. Previous research showed that drinking tea improves blood Read more

How to Gain Weight

How to gain weight or gain muscle? .. is a very common question. More specifically, men ask how to gain muscle & weight, and women ask just how to gain weight. To gain weight the healthy way, you need to get on a weight gain plan-  that helps you gain some muscle also- this applies for both men and women.

Honestly, gaining muscle or gaining weight is not magic. But gaining muscle a science, and you’ve got to know how to gain weight or how to gain muscle correctly. So, to make gaining muscle weight simple for you, we have our top tips to gain muscle weight. These are the main cornerstones to gaining muscle weight. So, pay attention and follow them for weight gain results: Read more

Juice Diet- detox & weight loss?

Juice diet is a popular diet that many people try to follow- most people use detox diet for weight loss. The juice diet has many forms: lemon juice diet, orange juice diet, carrot juice diet, vegetable juice diet, and other possibilities of juice diets. We told you about the lemon detox diet. Here, we talk about all juice diets

It is basically a fad diet or crash diet form, involves intake of raw vegetable and fruit juices, and water only. It is an extreme diet form, as no solid food is consumed during the length of the diet. So, is the juice diet good for weight loss? Is the juice diet healthy?

Does the juice diet detox your system? The juice diet is like a mine field. Read on to find out, if you’re going to lose weight, or lose something else…

So, does the juice diet help weight loss? Read more

Exercising- how to get started

We have heard all about the benefits of exercising, seen many people do it, but many of us haven’t started or keep putting it off, for a number of reasons- not sure how to start exercising, when to start, and many other questions. It almost becomes intimidating to think about exercise, and everything associated with it.

Or you may have tried exercising, bought some equipment, joint the gym, but never continued after the first few days. (FYI, we provide gym memberships along with our fitness plans- more details on Fitho gym memberships)

If you are one of those people who’ve been thinking about exercising, but not sure how to really start or continue, we have the answers. Below is a list of tips that make it easy for you to get started on exercising:

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