Month: June 2015
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Interval Training workout plans
Have you found yourself pounding the treadmill for what seems like an hour, only to check your watch to find it’s only been 10 minutes? At HealthifyMe, it’s Interval Training Week where we hope to make your exercise regimen more interesting. By mixing up your workouts, and alternating high intensities with bouts of recovery, you’ll […]
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5 small steps to lose weight
Forget intense diets or long workouts – the best way to get results from your weight loss programme is by taking baby steps.Research shows that people who made one small, potentially permanent change in their choice of food or activity every week lost four times the weight compared to those that followed more traditional weight-loss […]
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Four ways to stay motivated to lose weight
Staying focused on a plan is always the hardest part about losing weight. While positive feedback does provide encouragement when you first start dropping sizes, it inevitably wanes. And with our tendency to use food as emotional support, slipping back into old eating patterns when we’re stressed, makes it doubly difficult to stay on course. […]
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Can milk help you lose weight?
Milk is one of the most common and significant foods we consume on a daily basis. Be it in its raw form or its by-products like curd, cheese or butter, we Indians are very articulate when it comes to incorporating milk into our diets. Since the white revolution in 1970, India is the largest producer […]
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Five ways to increase fiber in your diet
At HealthifyMe, it’s Fiber and Protein Week. While we’ve already written about how to increase your protein intake through snacks, fiber is equally important for achieving weight-loss. What is fiber? Fiber is the element in plants (fruits, vegetables and whole grains) that, unlike most other foods, is not absorbed or digested. The fact that fiber […]
