Author Archives: Cara Tejada

After giving birth

After giving birth my problem was  my tummy. I didn’t have big thighs or arms. I just have a big belly, and it’s so hard to tone it down. No diet can make your big tummy go away without exercise. Since I’ve got to take care of my baby, there isn’t time left for me…

Tips

Here are some weight loss and diet tips: Exercise is not enough. You must also include healthy eating habits. Make a list of all the benefits regular exercise provides you. Everything from feeling healthier, sleeping better, preventing depression, feeling stronger, etc. Post this list somewhere that you will easily see it everyday so that it…

Healthy Recipe: Shredded Turkey & Pinto Bean Burritos

Prep Time: 20 minutes Ready in: 40 minutes Yield: 6 servings Ease of Prep: Easy Recipe Ingredients 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 medium onion , halved and sliced 2 cloves garlic , minced 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chile powder 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes with green chiles 2 tablespoons lime juice 4 cups…

Exercise for Pregnant Women

Flying arm exercise Raise your arms over your head. Keep your elbows straight and the palms of your hands facing one another. Hold for at least 20 seconds. Lower your arms out to your side. Keep your upper back straight. Bring the backs of your hands together as far as possible behind your back and…

5 Steps to prevent deaths

Daily aspirin therapy to prevent heart disease. Smoking cessation. An additional 42,000 lives would be saved each year by increasing to 90% the portion of smokers who are advised by a health care professional to quit and are offered assistance. Currently, only 28% of smokers receive such services. Colorectal cancer screening. Another 14,000 additional lives…

Prevent Skin Cancer

1. All doctors are not created equal: When researchers from Emory University School of Medicine looked at the records of more than 2,000 melanoma patients, they found that those whose growths had been diagnosed by a dermatologist were more likely to have early-stage cancer — and to survive their disease — than those who’d been…

Reduce Stress

One way to have a healthy lifestyle is reducing your stress levels. Here are ways to reduce it: Kiss. After a long day’s work, kiss your wife/husband when you get home and you’r stress level will drop Cuddle. same with kssing. Lash out less. Stay calm after an argument with your Hubby.  Staying calm also…

Basics of Excercise

The Basics First, you should understand the components of fitness before you get started. The following should be included in any fitness routine: 1. Cardio Endurance – How well your heart and lungs work to supply your body with oxygen during your workout. Example: How well you’re breathing after chasing your terrified dog around the…

Work out in the Office

Your time is tight that you cannot consider going to the gym, and when you get home from work you are busy with the kids. Here are some exercises that you can do at work: Standing Back Kicks Standing with legs together and holding to the back of a chair, slowly extend right leg behind…

Why People Can’t Exercise At Home

Gym’s are popular now, they have been for quite some time. People are becoming health conscious, but Gym Membership fees are increasing  by the minute, and still people still prefer their neighborhood gym to their own pads. Although fitness DVD’s have high sales, they are left in DVD racks at home gathering dust after a…