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Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 04, 2011

Hyper Wear Inc. is excited to announce and display its new branding this week: SIMPLE. POWERFUL. GEAR. Hyperwear will be at two fitness industry events on both coasts. A result of the growth of its fitness equipment line from what Men?s Health Magazine called the best weighted vest, the Hyper Vest PRO, to a family of innovative free weights filled with sand, steel and water, the SandBell, SteelBell and WaterBell, Hyperwear?s re-branding captures the core of the company?s values, and speaks to the broad range of consumers who are using its gear. From elite professional and university sports strength and conditioning programs, to health club group fitness, personal trainers, school districts adding the SandBell to physical education fighting childhood obesity, and women with osteopenia or osteoporosis wearing the Hyper Vest weighted vest to build bone density while walking, Hyperwear’s fitness gear is helping people of all ages and abilities.

“Hyperwear has created simple products that are easy, natural, and safe to pick up, put on, grab, lift, toss, catch, or slam,” said CEO Denver Fredenburg. “They let you move the way your body was intended to. While simple in design they are also powerful. Our gear packs an extremely dynamic punch by using more muscles and burning more calories with every movement. Enabling an unprecedented approach for working out and cooling down, Hyperwear combines some of the earth?s most plentiful resources with a highly perfected set of rugged materials to create gear for all ages and all abilities.”

Hyper Wear?s products and fitness experts can be seen at both the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Symposium in San Diego November 3rd to 5th and Town Sports International?s (TSI) Summit and Trade Show in New York City November 5th.

About us: Hyper Wear was founded to bring innovative products to market in the areas of fitness, health and wellness. Its innovative products include the Hyper Vest? PRO weight vest, Hyper Vest COOL? ice vest for pre-cooling and recovery, SandBell? sandbag weights, SteelBell? steel shot filled weights, and WaterBell? water filled weights. Men?s Health Magazine http://www.menshealth.com described the Hyper Vest as ?the best? weight vest, and the non-profit American Council on Exercise (ACE) awarded the Hyper Vest weight vest its highest five-star rating in an independent review http://www.acefitness.org . Hyper Wear?s products have also been recommended by or featured in Real Simple Magazine http://www.realsimple.com, Life Time Fitness? Experience Life Magazine http://www.experiencelifemag.com , ESPN Rise, Muscle and Fitness, Men?s Fitness, Women?s Health, the Diet Detective, Dance You?re A** Off television show, the L.A. Times, and Chicago Tribune. For more information on Hyper Wear, http://www.hyperwear.com or call toll free 888-460-0628.

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Losing fat is a very difficult task for many peoples who do no want or dont have time for regular exercising. Of course there people who so scared of getting fat and so they go ahead and starve themselves just to keep in shape. There are various aspects that lead one’s body to accumulate fat. These aspects may incude:

Blood Sugar Levels

Low amounts of calories in the body trigger bloodsugar levels. This is often characterised by feeling tired, irritability, restlessness and anxiety. All these cause one to have a craving for something sweet and rich in carbohydrates. This is beccause the body needs glucose which is needed to provide energy for the bodily functions yet the supply is minimal. The brain and the central nervous system are the main beneficiaries of glucose. The brain is known to consume close to 2/3 of the glucose supply when one is active or one is asleep. This urge to eat sweet foods is the mechanism of the body to get one to eat in vast amounts. As one consumes more and more food, the blood sugar raises to very high levels triggering insulin to start deploying glucose to the muscles and liver areas. This is good for the proper functioning of the body. However, some people tend to overeat. Overeating leads to glucose being directed in the fat cells to be stored as a reserve. This reserve is hardly utilised and thus more accumulation will result in one getting fat.

The Serotonin Levels

Serotanin is obtained from tryptophan. It is used as a nuerotransmiter for the brain and the nervous system. A good level of serotanin in the blood ensures that one feels okay and the sleep pattern proceed in the required form. Everyone has in one time or the other been awoken from sleep by hunger pangs; this is a result of low serotanin levels disrupting the sleep to inform you that you need carbohydrates. One may argue that the carbohydrates will make them fatter but this situation indicates low calorie levels that require carbohydrate intervention.

It is therefore that bodybuilders need to take a light carbohydrate say a snack before sleep in order to ensure better sleep patterns through appropriate levels of serotanin.

The Muscle Protein and the Metabolism Issue

When the body is deprived of energy, the muscles are often broken down to create glucose for the body especially the brain. Some people have heard that ketone bodies are at times broken down to provide energy for the brain. This is not entirely true as the brain will continue to only utilise glucose and hence the muscles will still be used for that.

The body however does not advocate for muscle breadown and so it will tend to slow down the matebolic in order to reduce most energy requirements for as long as possible. As the muscles breakdown, the energy requirements are lowered, fewer calories are burnt and hence they are stored as fat.This explains why low calorie diets are discouraged while one is trying to cut excess weight.

The Lipoprotein Lipase Issue

The body has the system of recovery whereby it can gain back the weight it lost in months in just a few days. This is enble through an enzyme called lipoprotein lipase which is developed whenever one undereats for long periods of time.

After that period is over, they work by converting whatever meal you take to fat.

Malnutrition of the Borderline type

This type of malnutrition occurs in candidates who are overzelous to diet down their weight. It has several characteristics such:

Water retention which is dangerous since it may be interpreted as weight and thus further efffort will be put in order to fight weight gain.

Iron deficiency resulting to borderline anemia is also a common phenomenon. Lack of various nutrients causes the body to trigger hunger in an effort to suppplement these nutrients from food.

Poststarvation-Hyperphagia

Another factor is Poststarvation hyperphagia. This is a heightened hunger feeling that is particularly hard to ignore. This makes one eat alot leading to further fat deposition.

Dane Fletcher is the world’s most prolific bodybuilding and fitness expert and is currently the executive editor for BodybuildingToday.com. If you are looking for more bodybuilding tips or information on weight training, or supplementation, please visit www.BodybuildingToday.com, the bodybuilding and fitness authority site with hundreds of articles available FREE to help you meet your goals.

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My best friend grew a mustache when he was 13. And, as I remember, Debbie in middle school looked a lot older than her 12 years suggested. How did that happen? It’s all about puberty, of course.

As adults, we know puberty is part of growing up. Our children, however, still have to face the physical and emotional changes it brings. And whether they admit it or not, every child has questions about the process at some point. That’s where parents come in.

Puberty isn’t as tough if your kids understand a few basics. To kick things off, here is a short article for that young man or woman in your house. For more information, we recommend getting your child one of the many great specialty books about growing up that are available these days. Good luck!

“Puberty is the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change. Growing up to be an adult means that a lot of big changes are on the way. It also means taking responsibility for the care and health of your body.

The big changes will probably start when you’re 10 to 15 years old. But that’s not true for everyone. You could get started earlier or even a little later. Don’t worry if your best friend looks older and more grown-up. You’ll catch them. Puberty starts and finishes on its own schedule—not yours.

Once puberty does begin, your body will seem to have a mind of its own. Your body will change and at times you’ll grow so fast your shirtsleeves and pant legs will always be too short. Some young men and women can grow 4 or more inches in a year and suddenly stop. But, wait! Even after you think you’re done, you could still grow a little more.”
You probably wonder what you’ll look like after all the changes are over. Heredity is what determines the shape of your nose, how big your feet are, and how tall you’ll be. If your mom and dad are tall and thin, then you’ll probably be tall and thin, too. But, nothing is for certain. To know for sure, you just have to wait and see.

Author and publisher, Frank Hawkins, is passionate about helping young people grow up healthy and wise. It’s no surprise, then, that he co-founded Boy’s Guide Books in 2007 to do just that. What started out as a single book Frank wrote for his son has turned into a popular and respected series of “how-to” books trusted by young men and women everywhere.

Boy’s Guide Books publishes “how-to” books for children and teens. Through our books, blog, and social network, we offer practical, straightforward, no-nonsense information and advice about health, hygiene, fitness, nutrition, and everything in-between.

Give the gift of knowledge. http://boysguidebooks.com

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There are a few basic steps to building muscle that are often overlooked even by people who have been working out for years.  These are simple steps to building muscle fast that can be done without drugs, supplements, or putting anything unnatural into your body.  All you need to do is remember them and take them to heart – and continue them for as long as you’re trying to put on muscle.

The first step is to commit to weight lifting three to four times per week.  You want to stimulate your muscles for maximum growth.  Putting stress (resistance) on your muscles results in them growing so that every time you repeat that stress, it gets easier for your body.  When you go home, you need to let your muscles heal through nutrition and rest.  Repeat this process, and your muscles grow.

The second step is to focus on 5 to 7 meals a day of a balance of carbohydrates, protein, and fat.  Your carbohydrates should equal about 45% of your intake, protein 35%, and fat should be the remaining 20%.  Over half those meals should be solid, whole food, and the rest can be liquid meal replacements.

The third step is to stretch.  You should aim to stretch at least half the amount you lift weights.  Stretching is a process that helps your body restore normal length to the tissue.  If you’re consistently training, your muscle tissues will shorten, putting you at higher risk for injury.  If you lift weights 4 hours per week, an additional 2 hours should be dedicated to stretching.

The last of these simple steps to building muscle fast is to avoid supplements that are newer – as in, those that haven’t been around for longer than 3 years.  This way, you’ll avoid being a guinea pig who suffers from the result of marketing hype in the latest fitness and bodybuilding magazines.  You should aim to include a multi-vitamin, fish oil capsules, powdered creatine and protein powder.  These will cover your basic health, strength, and muscle needs.

Shane McGriever runs a fitness blog to help skinny guys build muscle and gain weight without getting fat. Want to learn how you can quickly build muscle without drugs or supplements and train even less than you were before? Visit http://buildmuscleroastfat.blogspot.com/2009/09/vince-del-monte-honest-review-of-no.html

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Anyone serious about fitness must dread traveling for business or pleasure.  While many hotels have gyms; you never know if their gym hours will match your availability or if the equipment is what you want.  While you always need to travel light, there are five tools that everyone can fit into their luggage that can help you get all the exercise needed to stay fit while on the go.  

Pack ankle and wrist weights.  These work for any exercise you normally use a free weight or dumbbell form, but have the added benefit of packing quickly and easily.  I recommend wearing your weights when running around airports to double up your travel time making connections or waiting for boarding.  Put them on when doing squats, sit-ups and push-ups for added weight and resistance.  They can also help turn a morning jog from a cardio calorie-burn into a lean muscle building activity.   

Speaking of morning jogs; the biggest mistake most people make when traveling is not bringing along athletic shoes or sneakers.  Even if you aren’t a runner, pack a pair of tennis shoes and spend some time wearing them.  Walk the hotel corridors or go up and down the stairs, enjoy a morning stroll along Main Street or in a nearby park.  Having good athletic shoes will allow you to take these walks with less chance of injury and stress on your feet, making the exercise more enjoyable and less painful.  

Another great tool to bring with you is a tennis ball or racquet ball.  No, the point isn’t to play tennis or racquetball: although, if the hotel has courts those CAN be great ways to get a workout in.  Instead, grip the ball in one hand and squeeze as hard as you can to provide your forearms and hands with a good strength building exercise.  A racquet ball packs light and takes up little space, making it an ideal choice for an exercise like this.

Resistance bands also pack light and are helpful when doing a variety of exercises.  A resistance band and related exercises provide basic arm and strength training.  There are many exercises available with resistance bands, but one great exercise is to use resistance bands while performing squats.  Squats alone are great lower body strength, but by stepping on the resistance band shoulder length apart and holding them at chest level, you will expand the benefits of the squat to your upper body as well.  Another great resistance band exercise is to ones are using resistance bands during squats and

Finally, one tool that almost everyone forgets is the proper nutrition your body needs to sustain exercise and strength training.  A lightweight choice is to bring whey protein supplements.  Most whey protein comes in a powdered form which you add to water to make a tasty and nutritious whey protein shake.  Since your hotel or motel will provide the water, all you are packing is the lightweight powder.  Whey protein provides your muscles with the right sort of building blocks to both develop and maintain lean muscle.

For more info on protein shakes, visit Top Form Supplements

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Palos Park, IL (PRWEB) May 1, 2007

Online women’s health community, www.Womens-Health.com, is joining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health in celebrating National Women’s Health Week. In addition to providing women’s health information and a supporting community to discuss women’s health issues, Womens-Health.com will be assembling a virtual team of women to participate in the WOMAN Challenge, an 8-week national physical activity challenge.

National Women’s Health Week is a nationwide initiative that calls attention to the importance of women’s health. During the week, families, health organizations, businesses, communities, the government and individuals come together to raise awareness about women’s health issues and educate women about simple steps they can take for a longer, healthier and happier life. The theme for National Women’s Health Week 2007 is “It’s Your Time: Pamper Your Mind, Body and Spirit.”

Womens-Health.com will actively participate in National Women’s Health Week by launching a virtual team to participate in the 8-week WOMAN fitness challenge, by recruiting active online community members from across the country. The site will also provide quality women’s health information, including a daily women’s health focus to encourage awareness in all community members and visitors.

“National Women’s Health Week is important because it is the one week we set aside to encourage women to take time for themselves,” says Anthos Chrysanthou, founder of www.Womens-Health.com. “Often times women are the caregivers for their families and forget to take care of themselves. With National Women’s Health Week we remind women that they too need to visit the doctor, make sure their screenings are up-to-date and just take a minute to think about their health.”

About National Women’s Health Week

National Women’s Health Week kicks off on Mother’s Day, May 13, and will be celebrated until May 19, 2007. National Women’s Check-up Day – a day where women across the country are urged to visit their doctor – will be held on May 14, 2007.

About Womens-Health.com

Womens-Health.com is a free online community dedicated to women’s health and wellness issues, from medical conditions to stress to pregnancy and home life. The women’s health community offers over 50 support boards, over 4,000 members, and access to a women’s health library featuring articles and streaming video provided by over 20,000 licensed and practicing physicians.

For more information about National Women’s Health Week, please visit www.womenshealth.gov/whw. To learn more about the Womens-Health.com community or team fitness challenge, please visit http://www.womens-health.com/boards/showthread.php?p=9539#post9539.

Contact:

Anthos Chrysanthou

Phone: 708-254-6429

Web: www.Womens-Health.com

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Women have very complex health issues right from their teens including menstrual periods, pregnancy, and menopause. All these stages are part of an average cycle in a woman’s life, but which can take a grave toll on her health at times. Let us diagnose together what are the main health hazards a woman faces and how to manage the same naturally

Everyday Health Issues

The main issue a woman will face all her life is the hormonal imbalances, which inevitably leads to a number of other health related issues and hazards, such as during monthly periods you will experience moods swings, from irritability to extreme sadness and sometimes depression. The same or worse hormonal imbalances happen during pregnancy and menopause as well

All these instances are perfectly normal in a woman life and you will simply not be able to put them away. Therefore, it is crucial you larn how to manage women’s health and fitness in order to deal with every single one of these instances

First things first, you need to educate yourself about your body and why some hormonal imbalances take place, as well as how it effects you and your body. Once you understand why you are having all the antic symptoms you will be competent to happen a cure or manage them differently

The right women’s health and fitness approach is to ensure regular doctor’s visits. Doctor’s visits render an inform on what your health state is, and also information on how to manage antithetic situations

Helpful Tips

Spend time educating yourself and handling normal situations such as monthly menstrual-related mood swings, which also occur when you will be pregnant or when you have menopause. Therefore, getting yourself into a habit of acknowledging this state of mind and happening solutions for it will better your health and life style greatly

There is specific women’s health and fitness centers, which can help you handle any given situations should you seek for help, which is indicated if you feel you need assistance. Women’s health and fitness programs will instruct you to loosen up and approach the issue through antithetic sources much as, meditation, exercise and even medication

Women’s health and fitness rely greatly on activities, eating habits and surroundings. A little help during those hard times in your life will only be a helping hand and a stepping stone to a happier, healthier life. Approach a women’s health and fitness center today, personally or via e-mail and happen our how you can make the best of your life every single day

Remember the old Food Pyramid that we were all taught in school? You know, the one that told us to eat more ‘grains and carbohydrates’ than anything else? Last January the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a new symbol and interactive food guidance system called “MyPyramid”. This picture, which replaces the Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1992, is part of an overall system that emphasizes the need for a more individualized approach to improving diet and lifestyle. The system embodies the recommendations of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which advise how proper dietary habits can promote health and reduce the risk of major chronic diseases for people two years of age and older.

True health and fitness professionals are not huge fans of ‘one size fits all’ nutritional programs. As a matter of fact, the reasons most diets fail is that they try to fit you (an individual) into a program designed for everyone. Honestly, did we ever believe that one dietary recommendation (the old Food Guide Pyramid) was valid for everyone in the USA?

This strong aversion to the ‘one size fits all’ dietary guideline is exactly why we like the new MyPyramid so much. Take for example this quote copied directly from the MyPyramid website: “One size doesn’t fit all. MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you. For a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, enter your age, sex, and activity level in the MyPyramid Plan box. For a detailed assessment of your food intake and physical activity level, click on MyPyramid Tracker.” (Source: mypyramid.gov)

What We Like About The New Guidelines:

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has done a fine job of updating the Food Guide Pyramid and adding specifics that we find helpful. For example:

1) MyPyramid make a distinction between ‘grains’ and ‘whole grains’, which is critical for life-long health and fitness.

2) Rather than just suggesting we ‘eat fruits and vegetables’ (which may prompt some to drink fruit juice and think they’re being healthy), MyPyramid encourages the consumption of a broad range of fresh fruits and vegetables while at the same time discouraging fruit juices (which are often lacking in nutrition and full of empty calories).

3) MyPyramid suggests that we consume low-fat dairy products, rather than just dairy products. Some milk, and most cheeses, are FULL of saturated fat and may be harmful. The new recommendations take this into account and prompt us to look for healthy dairy choices.

4) Just like it does with the dairy category, MyPyramid tells us to search out low-fat protein choices like fish and nuts. The new guidelines even teach us about healthy oils vs. harmful fats.

5) Finally, and most importantly, MyPyramid actually discusses exercise. Finally! The guidelines demonstrate the difference between moderate and vigorous activity, and provide broad recommendations targeted towards the average American.

What We Don’t Like About The New Guidelines:

1) The MyPyramid website (mypyramid.gov) has a section called ‘My Pyramid Plan’ that estimates BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate). In other words, this site estimates how many calories we should consume each day. The problem is that they (the USDA) use only our age, sex and physical activity level to determine our caloric goal. No mention is made of height differences or the amount of lean muscle mass we have on our frame. Lean muscle mass is a huge factor in determining caloric needs, so we were disappointed to see that it’s not included in these calculations. Broad generalizations like this fail to take into account individual differences, and thus are almost always sure to be inaccurate for many of us.

2) The ‘Physical Activity’ section of MyPyramid fails miserably in that it doesn’t provide the exercise education we need in order to be successful. No mention is made of the differences between aerobic and anaerobic exercise, or the role of resistance exercise in a healthy lifestyle.

While the new USDA guidelines are certainly much better than the old Food Guide Pyramid, we were still discouraged to see that MyPyramid does not fully address exercise. Until we as a nation understand the basic facts about exercise, we will continue to struggle with fat and weight issues.