Showing posts with label well-being. Show all posts
Showing posts with label well-being. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Just For The Ladies

Do not worry guys, this post is not filled with male bashing. It is, however a post just for women. You can read it if you like though, no problems there.
In almost sixty years of living I can count on one hand all the women I have met that did not believe they were too fat. And I would have fingers left over. I once saw a young lady that was about as tall as I am and near as skinny and she was telling her friend that she needed to lose weight! I looked at her in disbelief, wondering just where she thought she was fat! This young lady was fooling herself, for certain, but many women believe they need to lose weight and are correct, they really do.
But, what products are available for these women? They go searching for the latest fad diet plans and books when they should be searching instead for diet pills for women. Yes, diet pills for women. Sorry, guys (if you are still reading) but these pills are not designed for you. Women only!
Now, ladies, you could spend hours, perhaps days, scouring the internet in search of these diet pills but which of you ladies has that sort of extra time? Not many women (or men for that matter) have that much time to spend on research.
Fortunately someone has already spent those precious hours looking and scouring the internet and stores and have found products that are just for women to help them lose some weight! Nice, huh? All you have to do is look at the various products and choose the one that you feel is correct for you.
As is always my advice in these matters, I urge you to visit your doctor and discuss the product with him or her. While there you can also talk about some sort of exercising program that fits your body. We all know that diet pills alone are not the entire answer to weight loss, you need to exercise as well.
Take of those unwanted pills and get ready for the new, healthier you!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

P90X

Perhaps it is because we, Americans at least, are a flabby bunch of folks that the diet and exercise industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. We eat way too much, eat the wrong things and are generally obese. We lack exercise, real exercise, not just walking from the television set to the kitchen for your latest snack, real, honest to goodness physical exercise!
I see many ads on television and the internet for exercising equipment. They all tell you that you can have the body you want with their product. Heck, some of them even want you to get your exercise while you are watching t.v. which seems silly to me because I know that most people will pay more attention to the t.v. than the exercise equipment they are on. But I guess it is the current "in" thing. My daughter goes to a gym and they have television sets everywhere.
Now there is a new system that seems to be gaining in popularity called the p90x or Power 90 Extreme. The P90X is a home exercise system developed by Tony Horton in conjunction with Beachbody and director Mason Bendewald. It claims to improve physical fitness in 90 days through a rigorous segmented training program combined with a nutrition and dietary supplement plan.
The idea is to not always do the same exercises in the same order. This, they say, prevents the body from getting used to the routine. While this may be true I would think it is more beneficial in that the body and mind do not get bored by the same daily routine. Face it, exercise can be dull and monotonous.
If you are one of those interested in this new exercise and weight loss plan I urge you to read the blog I linked to before. It is an honest review of the P90X and the plan as a whole. It lists problems associated with the P90X and how to deal with these problems by at least being aware that they exist.
Every exercise and/or diet plan will generate individual results. There is no magic cure-all. What you get out of these types of plans is what you put into them. If you work hard to succeed, you will get good results. If you put very little effort into it you probably won't see any results at all. It is all up to you.