Health and Fitness Tips

Most work related health and safety incidents are related to stress and fatigue. And since being efficient at work requires an alert mind and body, these health issues can really be a pain in the neck. Most people who work round the clock to finish work, meet deadlines, and yearn for more dollars on their pay check can end up feeling tired and drowsy at work. But because of all problems related to the credit crunch, a little extra money is what many are after even if it means health is sometimes jeopardized.

If you are one of the many who are working on a hectic schedule, there are some things you can do to help yourself. You can avoid fatigue by just following these simple steps:

1. Avoid too much intake of caffeine. Caffeine in coffee is a stimulant but when it wears off, you would feel more fatigued and tired than before.

2. Stop smoking. Some turn to cigarettes for help when they feel stressed. They say it makes them relax and think clearly. Nicotine, like caffeine, is also a stimulant but the effects on the body are not good. [Read more →]

The numbers on your scale do not indicate whether you are fit or fat. Far more significant than your total body weight is the composition of your body tissue. If a man’s fatty tissue is bigger than 14% up to 15% of his body mass, or if a woman’s is more than 20% to 22%, he or she is overweight, or more precisely, overfat.

A small amount of fat is needed for padding the internal organs and as insulation under the skin. Excess fat leads to such diseases as diabetes, gout, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and gallbladder problems. There are very few, very fat persons. The reason is that the fittest, not the fattest survive.

The problem now is focused on how to resolve the problem. The problem with most people who want to lose weight is that they have the propensity to concentrate more on getting those numbers lower than what they are seeing now. What happens next is that they strive harder to achieve a lower weight, according to the “ever reliable” result of the weighing scale.

It would be more important to think of the human body as a heat-exchange engine that works on the basic principles of energy physics. The caloric balance equals the total calorie intake minus the total calorie expenditure. [Read more →]

With the many cases of obese people having cellulites in their body, most of them believed that their cellulites are caused by being too fat.

Even though not all those who are obese develop cellulites, being overweight can really trigger the development of cellulites. This is because too much fat under the skin tend to push the connective tissue creating a strain on the skin. Thus, cellulites form.

However, this is still dependent on the structure of the cells. If an individual’s cell structure does not inhibit the tendency to bulge or expand even if fat deposits accumulate, then there will be no cellulites.

So, the most important thing to remember here is to keep those connective tissues firm and strong and avoid accumulating excess fats so as to avoid the development of cellulite. [Read more →]