Showing posts with label Health n Fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health n Fitness. Show all posts

Monday, April 18, 2016

30 Days 30 Minutes - Roaring Monday


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Photo: thebeautyinsider
I started today with a roar. Spent 45 minutes making my body very uncomfortable and sweaty today (okay, I exercised first thing this morning). It is always nice to work out first thing in a day.  That way, the excuse machine in your brain does not have a chance to talk you down or make you postpone this very important activity.





Sunday, April 17, 2016

Friday, April 15, 2016

30 Days, 30 Minutes, Day 2 – Confession Friday: weighty things on my mind

...rocking the dumb bells
Assignment from Day 1, completed. I did some Pilates inspired exercises for 50 minutes. Let's know in the comments section how you fared

Mental focus and discipline is our goal. One day at a time.

"...focusing on the fact that there is no replacement for a broken body, so we will concentrate on fixing what is broken and preventing further deterioration, finding balance and joy in the simple things of life."






 

Thursday, March 31, 2016

No Gimmicks!!:140lbs Down the Old Fashion Way, Inspiring Carli Jay Went From 280lbs to 140lb, in 2 years

...well done girl
Tipping the scales: At a size 24-26 and 127 kilograms, Ms Carli Jay, originally from Sydney, knew something had to changeLovely life: Ms Jay now lives a super healthy life, working out regularly and eating nutritious foods - she currently weighs 63.5 kilograms
Carli Jay Before and After
'No gimmicks, fads or short-term dieting': Meet the inspiring woman who lost HALF her body weight - going from 127kg to 63kg - the 'old-fashioned way'



 

Burning off Your Food Intake? The Truth about How Much You Need to Work Out to Erase What You Eat

...gulp!! off to burn off my indulgences.
This fast food calculator can determine exactly how long you should workout after indulging in your favorite meal, such as a Big Mac and fries from McDonald's (pictured)
  ...calculations done mainly on fast food meals
 ...taking a second look at guilty pleasures



Wednesday, March 30, 2016

500lbs down!! Obese man and wife-turned-fitness fanatics lose a combined 500LBS

 
Willie and Angela Gillis in 2011         2016

The couple that exercises together...! Obese man and wife-turned-fitness fanatics lose a combined 500LBS and run more than SIXTY marathons in four years

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

11 year old Schoolboy, becomes one of Mensa's youngest ever members. Genius scored maximum IQ of 162 – higher than Einstein and Stephen Hawking

Kian Hamer, pictured, scored a maximum 162 on the Cattell III B IQ test, two points higher than Einstein 
Photo: Henry Nicholls/Newsteam
Kian Hamer, pictured, scored a maximum 162 on the Cattell III B IQ test, two points higher than Einstein 
  Kian Hamer, 11, completed an IQ test at Woodlands Academy in Coventry
  He was registered with a maximum score of 162 on the Cattell II B Paper
  Mensa said Kian's score puts him in the top one percent of intelligence
  Despite his IQ score Kian said he wanted to be a professional footballer when he grows up 

 
Story after cut ....


Thursday, March 10, 2016

Revolutionary- breast cancer treatment wipes out tumours in just 11 DAYS, 'staggering' trial reveals ... costs just under $2,200 (£1,500)

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Photo: Corbis
Doctors said the new two-pronged technique for breast cancer could spare thousands of women from grueling chemotherapy treatment
'game-changing' for aggressive breast cancer treatment 
Doctors combined two existing cancer drugs - Tyverb and Herceptin
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ancer cells stopped producing in 87 per cent of the women during trial
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umours were found to 'completely vanish' in 11 per cent of patients

'In combination, the drugs cost just under $2,200 (£1,500), for an 11-day course'

...lots of progress on the cancer treatment front, spread the news