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10 Reasons Japanese Women Stay Slim and Youthful

Weight Loss, Wellness & BeautyJune 10, 2019 Alexander Hansen

Without doubt, Japan is a beautiful country with beautiful women that are young-looking and slim. What’s more, Japanese have the longest life expectancy. Some believe that this is because of their lifestyles and cuisine. Japanese people do not just look for tasty food; they make sure their meals are comprised of healthy ingredients. Below, you can check out the 10 reasons why women in Japanese are so slim and youthful.

The 10 Secrets of Japanese Women

Green tea is a must

Green tea is abundant in antioxidants that avert damage caused by free radicals, which in turn slows down the aging process. Moreover, this beverage also encourages weight loss and minimizes the chance of cancer and heart problems. A study from 2006 showed that Japanese adults who consumed more green tea, that is, 5 cups per day, experienced a reduction in their risk of death due to a cardiovascular illness.

Fermented foods are pivotal

People in Japan frequently eat fermented foods like kombucha, kefir, sauerkraut, etc. The lacto fermentation that these foods go through is believed to preserve t…

3 Minutes Before Sleep: Simple Exercises To Slim Down Your Legs

Weight LossJune 10, 2019 Alexander Hansen

Exercises can get boring and can also feel pointless at times. There are people who are addicted to working out who have to do it regularly but then there are the rest of us who prefer lazing around on the couch binge watching our favorite shows. But we want the rewards of working out too so here’s a solution. You can always do at home work outs that focus on the areas you want to tone.

The legs are an area that really need the work but are often ignored. The legs need to be strong enough to support the body through all the walking and running we do and slim legs look amazing. Exercising the legs will also help shed weight overall. Check out these simple exercises that you can do at home:

1. High-Knee

This exercises focuses on everything between and including your core muscles to your calf muscles. It helps you stay more balanced and speeds up your metabolic activity. To do a fairly basic high knee exercise, raise a leg, pull your knee into your chest and hold it there a few moments before bringing it down. Do this with your other leg and keep repeating the movement. Keep your back straig…

Here Are 12 Minute Workout to Tone Thighs & Burn Fat at Home

Weight Loss, Wellness & BeautyJune 6, 2019 Alexander Hansen

The hardest area to target when you’re a woman trying to lose weight and get in shape are the hips and thighs. It seems like no matter what you do, those areas are the last to budge. If you’re willing to incorporate small additions to your daily exercise routine at home, you can push the process along just a bit faster.

TRY THIS 12-MINUTE SEQUENCE FOR AT-HOME RESULTS:

1. Pile Squats: go into a squat with your legs a bit wider than usual. Lift on your toes, moving your hips up and down.

2. Side Lunges: choose one leg at a time to put straight out to the side while bending the other knee as if in a squat. Hold 30 seconds on each side.

3. Squat and Kick: do a wide leg squat and switching legs, kick your leg out to the side, reaching waist level. Hold each leg for 30 seconds.

4. Skater Hops: pretend you’re an ice skater and jump from side to side putting the opposite foot behind your other leg as you jump (jump right, put a left foot behind right leg).

5. Leg Circles: lie in a comfortable and supported position on your side and slightly lift your leg making small circles in the air. Complete circles …

This Is How Much You Should Weigh According to Your Age, Body Shape and Height

Health Care, Weight LossJune 6, 2019 Alexander Hansen

Do you know what your ideal body weight is? You probably have a number on your mind but that doesn’t necessarily mean that this number is right. If you want to stay healthy you need to maintain a healthy weight, nothing more or nothing less. And the best way to determine this ideal healthy weight is to calculate your body mass index using a BMI calculator or just look at the chart below.

However, we need to point out that the height/weight chart is created for adult men and women only, it’s not suitable for persons under the age of 18.

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What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?

Determining how much you should weigh is not as simple as looking at a height-weight chart, but it includes considering the amount of bone, muscle, and fat in your body’s composition. The most important thing you need to consider is the amount of fat in your body and the BMI calculator is the perfect way to discover the percentage of fat your body is consisted of. It may not be the perfect measure but it gives a pretty good estimate. If your BMI is higher than 24.9 you may be overweight.…

10 Simple Tricks To Burn Fat Naturally (and Without Exercise)

Weight LossJune 6, 2019 Alexander Hansen

Most people who have excess body weight want to get rid of it. Nowadays, it is very hard to eat healthy and exercise regularly.

We are also exposed to stress which along with a sedentary lifestyle and other bad habits contributes to weight gain. Weight gain happens gradually so you may not realize before it is too late.

Majority of people are too busy to spend more time cooking homemade meals and exercise which is why we have prepared a list of a few tips that can speed up the weight loss process without requiring too much of your time.

REDUCE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

A lot of people love alcohol because it helps them to relax and forget about their problems. But do you know that alcoholic drinks are rich in calories?

That is why drinking alcohol too often will lead to huge weight gain especially because it is also combined with other soft drinks and unhealthy snacks. Try to avoid alcohol as much as you can and the results will be visible soon.

You will not only lose excessive weight but you will make body detox in this way. You don’t need to quit drinking for good but just to limit your al…

Take Baking Soda Like This and Remove The Fat From Your Thighs, Belly Arms and Back

Weight LossJune 4, 2019 Alexander Hansen

Providing various health benefits, and considered one of the most beneficial and healthiest ingredients ever, most of us use it every day, in the making of the bread, for the cakes, in the cosmetics, and mostly as a natural remedy – we’re talking about the Baking Soda.

Still, very few people know that this ingredient can be used to lose some extra pounds, if you have them of course.

The baking soda is very effective, and it also helps very much with the decreasing the excess of fat with no side-effects.

To have some great, and optimal results, you must be willing to make changes in your way of living.

In this article, we’re giving you an offer that will remove extra pounds, fats and will boost your overall health!

Due to its alkalizing properties, baking soda makes your organism more able of absorbing the healthy nutrients from everything you consume. Alkaline environment is a lot better than an acidic environment.

A lot of people use Baking soda for their gastrointestinal problems, and other conditions like:

To reduce inflammation
To balance the pH, and promote heali

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Boiled Egg Diet – You Can Lose 11 Kg In Just 14 Days

Food & Nutrition, Weight LossJune 4, 2019 Alexander Hansen

There is no person in the world that would say no to a fast-weight loss method, and this article will show you a way to do that. You can easily melt the unwanted fats with boiled egg diet. This diet is really effective because it will keep you full for a longer period of time and plus it will speed up the metabolism and that will result in faster process of fat burning.

You will need eggs, some vegetables and some citric fruits for this diet. One of the most important parts is to drink a lot of water, especially if you want better results since that will help more in the detoxification process. The recommended amount is 8 glasses.

Most of the cases where the person is all the time hungry are because that person lacks water. That is why you should drink enough water, plus you will boost your energy levels.

This diet is quite simple and everyone can try it. You will need to forget about junk foods when you are on this diet, and you will also need to limit the intake of sugar and salt as much as you can. That is the same for alcohol and soda. If you are doing everything correctly you can lose up to 1…

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