Weight Loss Ninja

How Much Exercise Do I Need To Lose Weight?

Andrew — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:17:51 +0000

When reading guidelines for how much exercise to lose weight it’s often given as so many minutes per day for say 5 days per week. But I suggest we need to do some exercise everyday.

If we are told to do say 30 minutes exercise a day, it gives the impression that we must for [...]

Hamstring Stretching

Andrew — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:19:48 +0000

I realized that my legs had become very inflexible, so decided to do regular hamstring stretching. For example, I couldn’t even touch my toes.

Years ago, I purchased the book Stretching Scientifically by Thomas Kurz which teaches some great techniques to gaining flexibility and a safe yet fast way.

My favorite method is the Isometric [...]

Becoming More Active To Lose Weight

Andrew — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 08:29:12 +0000

Over the winter season it can be a challenge to lose weight since bad weather outdoors can make it impractical to do say jogging, cycling, and walking. At least in a pleasant way.

But I found the winter chore of removing snow from my drive a good workout. But more fun was to go skiing [...]

Weight Loss Boot Camp

Andrew — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:19 +0000

Lately I have a few people downloading my e-book and subscribing, so I am thinking that it may be worth setting up an online Weight Loss Boot Camp.

The idea here is that members share their current situation and what they would like to achieve, and you are helped to achieve your goals by being [...]

TRX Suspension Training

Andrew — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:07:35 +0000

I was thinking about making something to use for lat pull-down exercises such as using elastics attached to an anchor point and a bar to pull on. So I had a search on YouTube to see if anyone had posted a tutorial on making such a device.

Well, I came across TRX Suspension Training which [...]

How to Flatten Your Belly

Andrew — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:09:06 +0000

There is a lot of misleading advice on how to flatten your belly that I come across, even from respected trainers. They talk about diet foods that directly target the Abs, but this isn’t possible.

You can directly target the Abs with exercise, this tightens up the muscles, and may even make your waist [...]

Progress Update

Andrew — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:23:40 +0000

This is my first progress update since starting my new phase of fat loss just over a week ago.

Here are the measurements:

Bicep: 31 cm Waist: 97 cm (38″) Hips: 100 cm Thigh: 60 cm Weight: 88.5 kgs (195 lbs)

I am listing the data from each update on the progress page.

My weight [...]

Fast Weight Loss Exercises

Andrew — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:28:49 +0000

Here are some examples of fast weight loss exercises that I am incorporating into my diet and exercise program.

The idea is to burn fat and boost metabolic rate. So the fat-burning continues after the exercise is over (the after burn effect). I’ve been reading up and watching videos on many websites, and I think [...]

Fat Loss Breakfast Recipe

Andrew — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:41:34 +0000

Here is a very simple fat loss breakfast recipe that anyone can prepare.

It follows on from my post about the best breakfast for weight loss where I decided that it should be scrambled eggs and a glass of cold water for the beverage.

The recipe consists of: 3 chicken eggs, a splash of olive [...]

Breakfast For Weight Loss

Andrew — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:57:48 +0000

Here are my thoughts on the best breakfast for weight loss based on everything that I have read so far.

First of all, here are some foods to avoid consuming for breakfast:

Milk Bread Packet cereal Fruit juice Jam / marmalade

Scarily, all of these items are very popular for breakfast, but they cause your [...]