by Club Zest | Nov 28, 2012 | Fitness Facts
How to curb your “after work-out” cravings After a workout, it’s quite easy to consume twice the amount of calories as you’ve just burned. Ever heard yourself saying “I deserve it – I’ve just done a great workout”? The reality is that you’ve just used valuable time...
by Club Zest | Nov 28, 2012 | Fitness Facts
Exercise and depression Want to learn more about exercise and depression? Many studies indicate that people who exercise regularly benefit with a positive boost in mood and lower rates of depression. What are the psychological benefits of exercise with depression?...
by Club Zest | Nov 28, 2012 | Fitness Facts
Getting active: How can you get more active if you hate exercise? Well, you’ve got to start by trying to find out exactly what it is you hate about “it”. Exercise is just being active, just sometimes in a way that will challenge you a little more than say, walking the...
by Club Zest | Nov 28, 2012 | Fitness Facts
Exercise a ‘wonder drug’ for cancer survival New evidence shows how important physical activity is for the recovery and long-term health of cancer survivors. According to a new report from Macmillan Cancer Support, 1.6 million cancer survivors in the UK...
by Club Zest | Nov 28, 2012 | Fitness Facts
Did You Know? Ten minutes of ironing burns 15 calories High Intensity workouts are more effective at shifting stomach flab than those at a lower intensity, even when the total number of calories burned is the same Running is the number one calorie burner. A person...
by Club Zest | Nov 28, 2012 | Fitness Facts
Another new year is upon us and many of us are wondering how we managed to put on all those extra pounds and what are we going to do to get rid of them. Many of us will have made New Year’s resolutions which involve getting to the gym more, losing weight,...