Posts by: Zero to Hero Fitness

This Simple 30 Minute Exercise Stops Heart Failure

We all know exercise is good for us--but statistics show most of us aren't making it a habit. According to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, less than 5 percent of adults get 30 minutes of physical activity each day, with many more who just don't exercise. Now research shows skimping on exercise could prove deadly, especially if you're an older woman. Reporting in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers say post-menopausal women who stayed the…
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The #1 Diet Women NEED To Avoid!

It's no secret that most of us want to lose weight--but how far is too far? A new diet trend among brides-to-be has health experts worried that women could be putting their lives in danger. Called the K-E diet, or the feeding tube diet, this diet supposedly helps brides lose weight by--you guessed it--hooking them up to feeding tubes to give them a low calorie solution of vitamins, minerals, and virtually no carbs. But believe it or not, it works,…
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Doing This 43 Minutes a Day Could KILL You!

Is there such a thing as too much exercise? According to a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, it's possible--if you're a heart attack survivor. Researchers from the Department of Cardiology at Hartford Hospital say that heart attack survivors who exercised vigorously more than 5 hours a week--that's around 43 minutes every day--actually increased their risk of dying from cardiovascular complications. However, exercising at a moderate pace while abstaining from working out one or two days a week led…
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Using This Makes You Lose 50% MORE Weight!

Having trouble losing weight? Using a fitness tracker could make it easier to shed those stubborn pounds, according to researchers from Wake Forest University. Reporting in the journal Obesity, researchers say that older obese adults who used a fitness tracker while on a diet lost 50 percent more weight than those who did not use it. As for the reasons why, researchers believe the additional attention they received helped them make serious changes that made it easier to lose weight.…
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This 1 Exercise Could Stop Breast Cancer

It's a fact: 1 in 8 American women will develop breast cancer, according to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Now researchers say there's a surprising new way to reduce your risk if you're African American--just go for a daily walk. The research, which was headed by the Boston University Medical Center, says that African American women who vigorously exercised for seven or more hours per week faced a 25 percent reduced risk of breast cancer. This included those who walked…
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This Watch Actually Makes You Lose Weight?

Having trouble losing weight? A new weight loss device could now make it easier to slim down--but this device is hardly ordinary, say experts. Researchers from South Carolina's Clemson University say they've invented a watch which times how many bites you eat everyday--and warns you when you've had too many. "It's a little bit like a pedometer for your mouth," says Eric Muth, a Clemson psychology professor who helped design the device earlier this year. "The research team is now…
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This Exercise Prevents Breast Cancer

If there weren't enough reasons to exercise, listen up: It could now reduce your risk of breast cancer. According to findings published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, women who did just 30 minutes of "gentle exercise" everyday were 10 percent less likely to develop breast cancer. However, those who stopped exercising increased their risk of the disease quickly, suggesting exercise may have an active role in the prevention of breast cancer. Now lead author Dr. Agnes Fournier…
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Eat This at Breakfast to Lose 15 Pounds!

Want to keep the weight off? Try this: Eat a dessert with breakfast. Research published in the journal Steroids says that eating a dessert with a protein-rich breakfast causes people to feel less hungry throughout the day--making it easier to ward off weight gain. The study was led by Daniela Jakubowicz, M.D., a senior physician at Tel Aviv University's Wolfson Medical Center in Holon, Israel. "Although dietary restriction often results in initial weight loss, the majority of obese dieters fail…
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Add This Food to Your Diet to Stop Dementia

It's a fact: By 2040, over 80 million people will have dementia. Researchers from the Pittsburgh School of Medicine say there's an easy way to reduce your risk, however, and it involves making a simple change to your diet. According to their findings, those who ate broiled or baked fish once a week had larger brain volumes in areas of the brain commonly associated with cognition and memory. So eat up: It could help your memory. "Scientists estimate that more…
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This Simple 5 Minute Exercise Helps You Live Longer

Think you don't enough time to work out? Think again. New research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says that running for just 5 minutes a day could reduce your risk of dying from heart disease by 45 percent. Researcher Duck-Chul Lee, an Iowa State University assistant professor of Kinesiology, now says this study may motivate more people to get off the coach--and stay active. "Because time is one of the strongest barriers to participate in…
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