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Vitamin Supplements : Tips, Myths, Facts, and Online Store!

by E-NewsCast Team
September 2nd, 2010

With dietary supplements making their way in our daily life, wefind it difficult to survive without them. We have very smartlyand effectively heralded these supplements as panacea for allills. But as the saying goes, too much of even good things canbe bad! So, we should be cautious enough not to make supplementsour oxygen. To know your thresholds of the supplements, read on.Myth: When it comes to vitamins and minerals, more is better!Fact: A person might become hypervitaminosis if he eats too muchof vitamins. Water-soluble vitamins like vitamin B and C don’taffect the body much if taken in high quantity as they can beflushed out of the body but fat soluble vitamins like vitaminA,D,E and K gets stored in the liver and might become toxiceventually if taken in large amounts. We get most of therequirements from our daily food (provided it is a balanceddiet) but incase of malnutrition and sickness, you …

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Mission Critical: Triathlon Training For Beginner Athletes

by E-NewsCast Team
September 1st, 2010

If you are new to the wonderful sport and are a triathlontraining beginner, welcome to a new and exciting chapter in yourlife! This competitive sport is a thrilling road race, bicycle tour,and swim meet all in one. Whatever your reasons for beginning the sport, you will soonfind there are a few critical steps when starting your triathlontraining for beginner athletes. Steps for the Triathlon Training Beginner to Work On The first key step is to develop a realistic training plan. Know your strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis on realistic should be noticed, as many individualspush themselves too quickly and end up injured. The second key step is to ensure you are healthy and in shapebefore tackling your first triathlon.If you are interested in triathlon training and are a beginner ,look into options available in the community. Plan a trip to your local gym and check out if they have anytriathlon …

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Low Carb Diet – Is It A Good Way To Lose Weight?

by E-NewsCast Team
August 31st, 2010

It is a true fact that the people following a low fat diet looseweight drastically. But the recent clinical studies prove thatpeople reducing carbs steadily, loose weight still rapidly. Lookat the negative and positive aspects of the diet beforecommitting to it.There are different kinds of diet introduced by the medicalexperts such as Atkins diet, South Beach Diet, the Zone Diet,Sugar Busters, and Protein Power diet etc which aim at reducingthe consumption of fatty foods. The two main ingredients thatincrease your weight rapidly are the refined flour and sugar.They increase the glucose levels in the blood, and helpspancreas to produce more excessive insulin. Due to the excessiveamount of insulin the carbs are easily converted into fats. Whenyour food comprises of low carbs, the pancreas produces less ofinsulin. The unnecessary storages of fats are burnt and youswiftly start loosing weight. When you stick to the low carbdiet the level of glucose in …

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Beauty, Is It Really Only Skin Deep?

by E-NewsCast Team
August 30th, 2010

We are in the age of cosmetology, plastic surgery, implants anda constant barrage from TV and magazines that want to sell usbeauty and weight loss products. It is an enormously profitableindustry that keeps us spellbound for the next new thing thatwill take away our wrinkles or firm our skin or help us loseweight.Unfortunately society all over the world from the deepest, mostremote areas of the planet to modern society will judge you byhow you look. It is true! We all do it, some more than others.When you are walking through a mall or standing in linesomewhere you are assessing people around you. When we arelooking for a job we dress to impress. When we go out for anevening we dress to impress. Women usually pay more attention todetail then men.But there is more to beauty then cosmetics and clothes. If youare very healthy looking then you are more likely to …

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Guide to Sensible Strength Training for Young Adults

by E-NewsCast Team
August 29th, 2010

Guide to Sensible Strength Training for Young Adults* Young athletes strive to achieve their personal best. Ascoaches, parents and physicians, we need to be able to guidethem so they can reach their goals without injuring themselves.One way to prevent injuries is by having young athletes increasemuscle strength, flexibility and bone density through propernutrition and a supervised strength training program. With every child, the question eventually arises: What is theappropriate age to start strength training? Before answering this question, let’s define strength training:It’s a method of conditioning designed to increase anindividual’s ability to exert or resist force. The goal is notto see who is the strongest, but to improve muscular-skeletalstrength, speed, agility and endurance. Strength training caninvolve the use of weights, physio-balls, resistance bands,rubber tubing and plyometrics, or it can mean doing body weightexercises like sit ups, push ups, dips, squats and lunges.Despite previously held beliefs that strength training is unsafeand …

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Ironman Treadmills

by E-NewsCast Team
August 28th, 2010

Ironman Treadmills – For The Guy Who Does The Ironing

Ironman Treadmills are produced by Keys Fitness Products, which also produces Keys, Alliance, Discovery, Healthtrainer, and Encore treadmills. Ironman treadmill models are in two series, the newer Ironman T Series and the substantial Ironman M Series.

The Ironman Triad, a very recent model made exclusively for Costco, the discount retailer, combines features of both machines.

The two Ironman Series include models more suited for general fitness and health conditioning, like the t150, t220, t320 and the m2, m3, and m4, but they also include heavy weight machines like the m5, which, like the other models listed, folds away, and the m6, which has a conventional frame for greater stability in training.

Ironman prices its treadmills from under $1000 to around $2000.

A Full Range Of Choices

The Ironman Triad treadmill has the modern design of the T Series but shares features with the M5, judged a

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