An open air workout is better for you than the gym. It’s kind of obvious that exercising in fresh air would be more beneficial than being stuck indoors but did you know it’s also better for you mentally?
Doctors are now being urged to prescribe outdoors exercise for people with mental illnesses after a study showed people who workout in the open have better self esteem and better moods than those who do it in the gym.
Read more HERE
Gavin Jones and Corie Chung have already has success with Equmen underwear for men who spend all day at their desks, now they’re designing a range for women. Equfem will be the underwear that makes you healthier while you wear it!
It was originally designed to be tight and constricting like a girdle but they’ve found that the side effects of wearing this underwear is that it gives you better posture and increased blood circulation.
We’re not sure if it’s going to be suitable for wearing on a date but if it’s going to make you healthier just wearing it to work it’s got to be a good thing.
From mirror.co.uk here are the top reasons that a man will find it easier to lose weight than his partner
Men have the physiological advantage when it comes to ditching the pounds.
Men just get on with it.
Men pump iron.
Men don’t give up the food they like.
Men aren’t as bothered as you.
Men don’t use food as therapy.
Men crave steak instead of chocolate.
But while women might not have the edge on losing weight they can pick up some male habits to help their own diets – there’s more info on how to do that HERE
We reported HERE last week on the craze sweeping America for military style drill instructors. People were going to them to help motivation during work outs.
Well now the craze has hit the UK with British Military Fitness, it’s a group of ex army types running gym classes across the country.
More details are HERE
There’s so much confusion these days about what to eat and what not to eat and how much exercise is enough.
Some reports have said 20 minutes worth of work out is as good for you as an hour’s worth. But most respected thinking points at doing around two and a half hours worth of activity a day. Certainly if you’re looking to lose weight you’re not going to do it with just a few minutes of walking each day.
Still confused? CNN clear it up (a bit) HERE
In New York the latest craze is to have an army style drill instructor yell at your while you’re doing your workout.
It seems a bit harsh but 70 per cent of the clients are women and it does seem to get results. The yelling is said to be motivational rather than degrading with one woman saying it seemed to be talking to a deeper part of her.
See the full story HERE
