The Health & Fitness Show #024 (MP3 – 12MB – 35min)
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beti talks about overtraining – pertaining to both athletes and amateur athletes. This is a good podcast to listen to if you want to get into body building and get good results.
00.21 Hello Moto
00.53 Overtraining
01.47 What is overtraining?
04.05 Signs and symptoms of overtraining
04.37 [...]

The Health & Fitness Show #023 (MP3 – 8.9MB – 25min 45 sec)
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Is canned food a healthy option?
beti talks about canned fruit and veg (and more) from a nutritional angle.
00.08 New Health & Fitness Intro YAY
00.42 Motorola Promo – Hello Moto
01.08 Canned Fruit vs Fresh Fruit
01.27 The Health & Fitness Show (slight name change)
02.02 [...]

“Depression can be one of the most debilitating experiences in life. It makes you tired, so tired you want to go to bed and never get up. It can be a challenge to pull yourself out of that dark hole. ” Paige Waehner
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“Continuing with my Holiday’s Theme, I want to share with you my Holiday Survival Tactics to Staying On Track With Your Bodybuilding and Fitness Program. In this article, I will disclose my top 10 personal strategies for surviving the Holiday’s with minimum fat gain, if any. ” Hugo Rivera
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beti says > I like [...]

Talk about a hardcore abdominal routine :)
“Weeks 1-3
Monday
Lying Leg Raises - 2 sets to failure
Swiss Ball Crunches - 2 sets to failure ” Hugo Rivera
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beti says > Don’t forget to activate at the core.

“Researchers have uncovered new evidence to explain the observation that diets rich in protein stunt the appetite” Heidi Hardman
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beti says > Interesting.

“So when the emergence of diet pills in popularity came, with promises like, “melt away pounds easily.” “Look better in not time at all.” Look and Feel great without exercising,” and lots more, many people were excited about that concept and jumped into the frenzy. So many questions have cropped up though, is it really [...]

Am I going to be controversial with this one?
“The Atkins weight loss diet is based on one simple principle: Your body burns both carbohydrates and fat for calories. If you reduce the amounts of carbohydrates available, it will burn more fat and you will lose weight. According to Atkins, calories are unimportant. The key to [...]

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Michaela has taken up the Diet & Activity Blog challenge. She is going to get healthy and fit and we all get to monitor what she does.
http://m1chaela.blogspot.com/
Let’s support Michaela!!!

The Health Show #022 (MP3 – 13MB – 37min 30 sec)
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What do all those numbers mean?
beti talks about how to read Nutrition Information (you know, that table of numbers on the side of all packaged foods that mean nothing to most of us). beti also rates some random items she raided from her [...]

“Take this seriously if you will, or just read on as a piece of fantasy. British American Tobacco (BAT) is to launch a controversial brand of “safe cigarette” that it claims will cut the risk of smoking-related diseases such as cancer and heart failure by up to 90 per cent.”
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beti says > OMG! I [...]

“Fad diets are well known for their promise of bringing some instant weight loss. However, while these diets may help you lose weight quick, they may also create health issues.” by Adam Waxler
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beti says > Nice one Adam!

“By the time you finish reading this article I’m sure you will find time to stretch every day. The lack of flexibility in people is now seen to be the major cause of general health problems and sports injury and is also being linked to everything from stress, back pain, and even osteoarthritis. ” by [...]

“In modern society it’s just too easy to be inactive. We drive everywhere, sit down all day, take lifts and, thanks to the Internet, we don’t even have to leave the house to shop. ” by Josh Salzmann
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I like this article, Josh talks about different ways to be active without paying gym [...]

“It’s important for back health that you keep the spine and surrounding muscles and tendons loose. Tightness in the spine can hinder normal movement and cause back pain, according to the Baystate Health System of New England.” HealthDay
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beti comments > I really like the fact that they mention, “stretches should be done until the [...]

“Physical fitness may be the ultimate investment opportunity. Think of it this way. If you are willing to make the commitment (investment), you will feel and look healthier, have an abundance of energy, be more self-confident, more productive and discover a more joyous and fulfilling life.” Dan Farrell
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beti comments > I couldn’t agree more [...]

I guess you hear me talk about health and fitness all the time, but you may ask, “beti, do you practice what you preach?” I will let you make that decision :)
I have created a ‘beti’s Activity and Nutrition blog’ and here it is beti-fitness.blogspot.com
So now my diet and activity is on show for [...]

The Health Show #021 (MP3 – 10.4MB – 29min 30 sec)
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
beti talks about breast cancer in this podcast. Men - please listen :) This is about awareness.
01.20 Pink Ribbon
01.30 What is breast cancer?
02.00 Early detection of breast cancer is best
02.20 Self exam
02.54 Breast cancer screening
03.20 What is a mammogram?
04.10 [...]

“For a flu pandemic to start, three conditions are needed. ” Christian Nordqvist
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beti comments > Scary…if it is true, of course.