Maybe this will get you drag-your-feet-ers to exercise — especially to do some dreaded ab work:
Some women reach orgasm during exercise (in particular, when doing core work). There’s even a term for it: “coregasm.”
Other exercises associated with “coregasm”: weight lifting, Spinning, biking, and climbing ropes or poles.
The study, published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, suggests something new about these experiences — that orgasms are not necessarily sexual events.
(And re: the photo above, isn’t this how we all exercise at home? In lacy underwear with our T-shirts yanked up to our chest? Right…)
(Image: The Chive)
March 21, 2012
A diet high in soluble fibre is key to busting that dangerous belly fat. In a study published online in the journal Obesity, increasing soluble fibre intake daily, along with regular moderate activity, is linked to decrease over time in this visceral fat.
How much so? For every 10 grams of soluble fibre daily, visceral fat was reduced 3.7 percent every five years. Add moderate activity to the mix? Visceral fat goes down by 7.4 percent over the same amount of time.
And what that translate to in real terms? Ten grams of soluble fibre is equal to two small apples, a cup of green peas and one-half cup of pinto beans. Moderate activity is 30 minutes of vigorous exercise two to four times a week. Totally do-able, methinks — in fact, most of you are likely already doing so, healthy peeps that you are. Belly fat be gone.
June 28, 2011
It was pretty timely that I attended a media launch for Liposonix one afternoon right after chowing down on a heavy three-course meal. My abs were certainly not feeling like the flattest and leanest ever.
This new system, just approved by Health Canada, uses high-intensity focused ultrasound to heat and destroy fat tissue. “Picture it working like a magnifying glass, focusing all the waves to a particular point,” explained cosmetic dermatologist Nowell Solish. “This high level of energy permanently destroys the fat cells.” These destroyed fat cells are then naturally eliminated by your body over a period of eight to 12 weeks. Meaning that results aren’t immediate, but the according to Solish, you wouldn’t want a surge of these cells in your bloodstream all at once anyhow. Best of all the results are said to last indefinitely.
It’s not a quick fix for everyone, though. “The ideal candidate is healthy and is around their ideal weight with a BMI of less than or equal to 30, with some excess fat in the stomach area — you should be able to pinch an inch,” says Solish.
I chatted with Dita Florence, a 44-year-old Pilates instructor who tried Liposonix. “I exercise and eat right but I was always frustrated with this pouch that would never go away,” she said. (Geez, someone who’s job revolves around core work still has a pouch she can’t get rid off, now that’s disheartening news.)
Anyhow, since having the treatment, she noticed her abs are more defined and flattening out with time (she had the treatment in late November so she hadn’t reached the 12 week period to see final results yet). Florence admits the procedure was painful (“It’s like the prickly, zapping feeling of when you get electrolysis”) but that it was nothing compared to giving birth (“On a scale of one to 10, it’s a one when you compare it to having had three kids!” she said).
Still interested? Be prepared to break the piggy bank as the treatment will set you back $1,000 to $2,000. Find more info and a list of doctors providing Liposonix, visit www.liposonix.com.
February 8, 2010
