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New Study Finds 196 Million Reasons To Start Exercising
Anyone who partakes in modern society has heard ad nauseam about the lifestyle benefits of healthy living. You’ll lose weight. Have more energy. Sleep better. Maybe go on a few more dates. Yeah, yeah, yeah…….you get it.
On some level we understand, but these benefits, while pleasant abstractions, don’t convey a sense of urgency. The sense of urgency we often need to get off our butts and do something.However, in March 2011 researchers from the University of Melbourne in Australia estimated the benefits of a healthy lifestyle with a measurement that has a knack for spurring us to action: dollar figures. Surely, something we can all relate to.
Motivate yourself with competition?
If you struggle to find the drive and motivation to exercise to your full potential, you are not alone! Many of us find it very difficult to train at a high intensity on a regular basis. I am posting today about the importance of competitive sport to assist in motivating you to train at your maximum potential. Whether you are exercising with the goal of weight loss or lean muscle mass building, a lack of motivation will constantly haunt you. I am going to guide through the steps you need to build your motivation and increase your intensity. You are going to be working harder than ever and feeling better for it. For those of you who compete in a regular sporting group you will find this post emphasizes what you already know.
Does green tea help you lose weight?
Green tea has several purported health benefits some of which suggest possible ergogenic or performance-enhancing effects. As such, I thought that it would be useful to review some of these possible health or performance-enhancing benefits by highlighting some of the current research on green tea or green-tea extract (epigallocatechin-3-gallate; EGCG).
