Friday, 31 August 2012

How to put on weight for skinny people?

How to put on weight?

We often meet people who are always trying to reduce their weight, but there are some individuals who are actually working hard to put on weight. 
There are many ways this can be achieved but foremost get to a doctor or nutritionist to assess that your appetite is healthy and that you are not suffering from some disease condition. 

Some useful tips that can help to put on weight

Let’s start with an age old recipe used frequently by our grandmothers
2 Bananas + 1 glass of milk early in the morning on an empty stomach (make sure you are not allergic to bananas or lactose intolerant, in such an event, you can try other foods listed below)


Gaining weight is important but main thing to remember is while eating have high and rich calorie food that do not shoot up unhealthy cholesterol levels.

You can include in your diet avocado, coconut milk, full fat yoghurt, cheese, organic butter, dried fruits and nuts, strawberries, and olive oil.


Besides this exercising regularly also helps try yoga or gym at least 4 days a week. But do make sure your trained or exercise under a knowledgeable trainer, who can monitor your weight gain. 

Monday, 27 August 2012

Calculating the Calories


Calculating Calories Burned From Exercise

To lose weight you need to know how much calories you want to lose per day. If you are a person who likes food and can’t have any control on it, you can do exercise and burn calories. By doing this you can still keep your weight in control. There are many exercises which can help you to maintain your weight, by burning specific amount of fat.

Here are some of exercises which you can try

Aerobics

In 15 minutes you can burn 300 calories

Bicycling
In 30 minutes you can burn 500 calories

Gardening

In 30 minutes you can burn 130 calories

Housecleaning

In 30 minutes you can burn 100 calories

Push-ups
In 15 minutes you can burn 200 calories

Running
In 30 minutes you can burn 600 calories

Stair climbing
In 15 minutes you can burn 400 calories

Swimming
In 30 minutes you can burn 200 calories

Walking
In 15 minutes you can burn 105 calories

Weight Lifting
In 30 minutes you can burn 200 calories

Yoga
In 30 minutes you can burn 120 calories

Generally, the amount of calories burned depends on exercise routine, the duration and intensity of the exercise. By increasing the intensity of exercises, you can manage to burn calories faster.
Each and every one of these activities will help you burn calories at a certain rate.

Monday, 20 August 2012

by Amarjeet Kaur
Try some of the Healthy Meals

Healthy Salad
Salad
 
1cup of spinach
2 cups of mixed veggies (half cup sprouts [Moong])
For non-veg people you can add little amount of boiled or grilled chicken
Add hand full of grated cheese [fat free]
Put a hand full Walnut add 2 tablespoon fat free dressing
And it’s ready to enjoy.


Healthy Lunch
 
Do not want to eat typical lunch everyday……Try this

Sandwich
Wholegrain bread
1 cup grilled chicken
Mashed avocado or mint sauce [Pudina chatni] to spread on the bread
put some veggie and a side of baby carrots
And it’s ready to enjoy. 

Healthy Dinner  
Are you sick and tired having same kind of meal regularly……… Try this, tonight for your dinner

Pasta
1cup whole grain pasta ,or  [rice noodles]
1 cup tomato  sauce
Olive oil
Chopped Garlic
1 cup or  100 grams of chicken  pieces
1cup of steamed veggie on the side
And it’s ready to enjoy.





The right combination of food will complement our digestion system and makes you healthier!