The Health & Fitness Show #056 - Losing Weight (MP3 16.3MB time 35.24)

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This Podcast is about losing weight.
To lose weight ultimately two things need to be done:
1. Increase daily activity
2. Eat low fat foods/eat less
But you must eat - or else body functions will stop!
Two general methods of losing weight in the media:
1. Fad [...]

“Q: Is it true that it’s bad to eat carbs at night?”
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hmmm not sure about the answer given here.  Yes, most of what said is true, but I feel as though it is a little misleading.  Maybe I have just misinterpreted the answer.  Therefore, let me submit this to you with some hypothetical figures:
Day [...]

http://markstrainingblog.blogspot.com/
A brilliant blog by Mark showing how you can motivate yourself to keep fit and healthy by keeping a blog.

Mark on the run in to the finish with less than 100m left to go. Photo taken by another Pirate supporter.

http://body.aol.com/tools/weight-and-health-risks

“Jetlag is actually caused by disruption of your ‘body clock’, a small cluster of brain cells that controls the timing of biological functions (circadian rhythms), including when you eat [...]

“Most people have issues with their jelly belly. No matter how hard they try to get rid of it, that fat pouch around their lower stomach stubbornly stays put. So how can you get it to budge, minus the grueling, celebrity-worthy, work-out regime? With a little bit of exercise, a simple food plan and lots [...]

The Health & Fitness Show #055 - My Health and Fitness Blog (MP3 16.3MB time 35.24)

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This Podcast is about setting up and maintaining a health and fitness blog.
What is a health and fitness blog?
Why would you want to have one?
Who is it beneficial for?
How do you set up a Health an Fitness Blog?
Variations on [...]

BMI, Waist to Hip Ratio and more:
http://healthfitness.com.au/calculators/ 

“Serving size: Serves 6
Cooking time: Less than 15 minutes
A perfect family recipe that tastes great, is easy to make and is packed with nutritional goodness.”

125g dry rice vermicelli noodles
4 Tbsp red curry paste
300g firm tofu, sliced
2½ cups sliced mushrooms
3 cups boiling water
1 cup light coconut milk
2 x 10g vegetable stock cubes, crumbled
3 baby bok choy, [...]

“A 2004 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed a close relationship between ozone levels in American cities and episodes of care for asthma, including hospital, clinical or doctor’s office visits.Does this mean that rising air pollution is a likely cause of the asthma epidemic we are seeing worldwide? No. Here’s [...]

The Health & Fitness Show #054 - Weights vs Cardio (MP3 22.5MB time 49:03)

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During this Podcast beti discusses the superfight between Weights vs Cardio.
Please vote on show intro style
What is “Weight Training”?
Benefits and Disadvantages
What is “Cardio”?
Benefits and Disadvantages
What is missing?
Goodbye and remember
Be fit and stay healthy
beti

Well, I have decided to go with a new intro to this show for two reasons:
1. I have had this tune for a little while now, and
2. baghdadbaby doesn’t like the current one :)
So I will leave it up to you to choose a style for the new intro.
Here are the options:
1. Jazz
2. [...]

“When I first came across a ”tanning” shop, a dozen years ago on a British high street, I assumed it dealt with leather and old skins. Now it seems I was right. Only sun parloured skins may not only be leathery but potentially cancerous.”
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