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If you are dieting and exercising in order to create a calorie deficit but aren't seeing the weight loss result that you want. It’s estimated that 45 million Americans diet each year. Let’s take a look at these chronic dieters, they aren’t significantly changing their bodies. Always on a diet, but no sustained results. How defeating! Is this you? If so, take a look at this cumulative list of why you’re not losing weight and what to do, you may just find the answer you’re looking for. 1. YOU’RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP  Chronically getting less than 6.5 hours sleep a night is associated with weight gain and obesity in multiple ways.  I.     Hormones that regulate hunger are altered with inadequate sleep. Leptin levels are lowered and ghrelin levels are elevated resulting in increased appetite.  II.     The more waking hours you have, the more opportunity to eat, plain and simple. III.     You’re tired, therefore you move less to conserve energy. There’s no way you’re goi

We certainly know that a lack of sleep will actually prevent your brain form being able to initially make new memory so its almost as through without sleep memory inbox of the brain shuts down and you can't commit new experiences to memory. So those new incoming informational emails are just bounced, and you end up feeling as though you're amnesiac. You can't essentially make and create those memories. We also know that a lack of sleep will lead to an increased development of a toxic protein in the brain that is called beta amyloid and that is associated with   Alzheimer's diseases because it is during deep sleep at night when a sewage system within the brain which actually kicks in to high gear and it starts to wash away this toxic protein, beta amyloid. So if you are not getting enough sleep each and every night, more of the Alzheimer's related protein will build up. The more protein that builds up, the greater your risk on going to develop dementia in later life.

Exercising is very important part of life, but doing it wrongly can cause injuries, deteriorate the performance.  One needs to minimize the mistakes during workout to have better result. Here are some common mistake beginners make in workout. 1. Not taking pre workout meal Having a pre workout meal really helps, it boosts performance, increases your reps, and helps you give your 100%  Having a banana and a cup of black coffee will help greatly. 2. Not warming up Warm-up is very much essential before doing any workout. Without warm-up, it’s like you are asking your body to work out before the oxygen and the flow of blood reach your muscles. This increases the risk of injury, and when doing cardiovascular workouts, you increase your heart rate very fast. 3. Not resting enough Many of us are unaware about this, by exercise by itself will damage your body. While lifting weights, or running, or while interval training, you're actually break down your muscles bit by bit, so that new, str

A lot of people in this world want to build abs but aren't able to, because of their schedule, laziness or lack of time. Survey says, only only two percent population in the world claims to have abs. Strong Abs are an integral part of are muscle building system. It is the foundation on many other things, like it prevents back pain by giving a good structure, it provides mobility and strength to excel in sports and other activities.  Always remember that abs exercises do not help alone, proper nutrition is required like   Protein Rich Food   , also  Loosing Weight is necessary. Here are some exercise to build abs: 1. Heel Touches This exercise targets your oblique muscle, these are located in side and front part of the abdomen and helps strengthen and tighten side ab wall effectively. To perform this exercise one need to lie on their back fold the legs in upright position, then bend one side and touch the right heel with the right hand then left heel with left hand. Perform 20 to 2

  About 39% of all adults around the world are overweight. Worldwide obesity rate has been nearly tripled since 1975. There are more children dying each year due to overweight than underweight. People who are overweight are prone to many chronic health problems like stroke, heart attack, certain types of cancer and a lot more. WHO defines obesity and overweight on the basis of BMI(Body Mass Index) which can be calculated as BMI=MASS/HEIGHT*HEIGHT. A person whose BMI is greater than or equal to 25 is considered overweight, While an obese person has a BMI greater than or equal to 30. A Healthy BMI is between 18.5 to 24.9 The main cause of being overweight is increased consumption of added sugar in the diet and increased inactivity But the good thing is that it can be prevented and reversed. Here are some tips that can help you loose weight effectively. 1. Cut back your calorie  Controlling your diet is one of the main ways that helps in your weight loss. Diet plays 70% Role in weight los

Protein is a macro-nutrient that is essential for body building and is commonly found in animal product, legumes and nuts. Proteins are composed of amino acid, it is the basic component of living cell and is made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen. Muscle contains 30% protein. It is one of the three main class food.   When talking of protein people say its a body builders food but do you know an average adult should consume 1g of protein per kilo of body weight everyday. It also helps greatly in fat loss as protein increases metabolism. It helps in growth and maintenance of tissue. Proteins also acts as chemical messenger that helps in communication between cell, tissues and organs. Here are some high protein sources which anyone can add in their everyday diet. 1. Chicken Breast Chicken Breasts is one of the best high quality protein source. You can get 26g to 30g of protein and 3g of fat per 100g of chicken and around 170 calories. It could be one of the best source in order to ach