Author: Deborah F. Stokes

Posted on: October 20, 2020 Posted by: Deborah F. Stokes Comments: 0

Make fitness fun

Losing excess weight, toning muscles, reducing stress levels, and improving mood are just some of the benefits of exercising regularly over a long period of time. But is this enough motivation to make exercise a healthy habit, an integral part of our lives? Regular physical activity makes your life better! Often the potential health or appearance benefits are not a long-term motivating factor. It takes two key elements to incorporate…

Posted on: September 15, 2020 Posted by: Deborah F. Stokes Comments: 0

What is body mass index?

While reading materials about fitness, health and healthy eating, you may have come across concepts such as BMI, muscle mass, fat tissue or basal metabolism more than once, and no definition of these terms was given in the article itself. BMI stands for Body Mass Index. This parameter is very important when assessing the physical condition of a person, especially when determining the amount of overweight in adult men and…