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Did You Know: 60,000 Android phones are shipped everyday

2010-02-17T16:10:00.009-08:00

This is a good addition to the Did You Know? fact section of LaptopMemo. Did you know that according to Eric Schmidt at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday, 60,000 Android phones are shipped everyday, with 1.8 million handsets per month and over 21.8 million handsets per year, worldwide? Although he failed to say whether or not these devices are being shipped to retailers, or if they are being sent to owners, it’s still impressive.

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Bookeen Orizon: A multitouch eBook Reader. Oh Really…

2010-02-17T16:10:00.007-08:00

A multitouch eBook Reader. Let’s see here, why would I need multitouch in my reader? Maybe when I’m waiting for the page to load I can amuse myself by pinching-and-zooming to wait even longer? Or maybe I can just look at how weird and ugly my e-reader is?

It’s unfortunately coming out in May for $250, features a 6-inch, 800×600 display, along with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1GB of storage, microSD and an accelerometer. It can read both ePub and PDF formats. There is no electronic bookstore behind it, so you’ll have to fatten it up with PDFs and ePubs. [E-reader-info via Electronista]

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HTC Desire with Sense UI ROM making the rounds on Nexus One

2010-02-17T16:10:00.005-08:00

How long did you think it would take? A month? A week? Heck no! A new topic at the MoDaCo forums reveals that a modder has already started work on porting the HTC Desire ROM to the Nexus One. Although it may sound easy since both smartphones are technically the same, with the Desire only having Sense UI, but it’s a bit more difficult than that. Strangely, the ROM doesn’t fit into the Nexus One’s internal storage, so some clipping was needed. Overall though Flash 10.1 works, and the idea of Sense making its way to the Nexus One is one step closer.

[Via Modaco, xda-developers]

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Firefox Mobile for Android to launch later this year

2010-02-17T16:10:00.003-08:00

Are you jealous of the few people who own a Nokia N900 and are gleefully smiling while using Firefox Mobile (aka Fennec) to browser their useless websites? Well things are about to change. Mozilla's VP of Mobile, Jay Sullivan, went on to say that Firefox for Android would launch"late this year". Why not any sooner? Well, Mozilla couldn’t design Firefox on Java, Android’s way of writing apps, but when Google opened up native C/C++ support, Firefox Mobile was all smiles. Now with Android expanding its horizon in the hearts of users, and more browsers headed to Android soon, the browser battle between Firefox Mobile, Skyfire, Dolphin Browser, and the built-in Android browser will heat up.

And I’m totally okay with that. [TechRadar]

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Skype headed to Verizon’s 3G network in March without worries

2010-02-17T16:10:00.001-08:00

More tasty stuff coming out of MWC 2010? Yup, and here we’ve got something exciting as well as a victory for the consumer. Soon in March you’ll be able to use Skype and its user-to-user calling features to the limit, the ability to call internationally at Skype’s cheap prices, make ulimted messages to your Skype friends, and you’ll have an always-online presence, so you’ll always know what’s going on.

So far Skype will be available on the Motorola DROID, HTC DROID Eris, BlackBerry 8530, BlackBerry 9530, BlackBerry 9550, and BlackBerry 9630. You surely have at least one of those smartphones, right? Sure you do; press release is after the jump.

BARCELONA, SPAIN; BASKING RIDGE, NJ, UNITED STATES; AND LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG — At the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Wireless and Skype today announced a strategic relationship that will bring Skype to Verizon Wireless smartphones in March. The new Skype mobile™ product enhances Verizon Wireless' smartphones for users who have data plans by offering a new way to call around the globe, while also giving hundreds of millions of Skype users around the world the opportunity to communicate with friends, family and business colleagues in the United States using Verizon Wireless.

The two companies have created an exclusive, easy-to-use Skype mobile offering for 3G smartphones. Verizon Wireless 3G smartphone users with data plans can use Skype mobile to:

make and receive unlimited Skype-to-Skype voice calls to any Skype user around the globe on America's most reliable wireless network;

call international phone numbers at competitive Skype Out calling rates;

send and receive instant messages to other Skype users; and

remain always connected with the ability to see friends' online presence.

Initially, Skype mobile will be available on millions of best-selling Verizon Wireless 3G smartphones with data plans, including the BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530, Storm2™ 9550, Curve™ 8330, Curve™ 8530, 8830 World Edition and Tour™ 9630 smartphones, as well as DROID by Motorola, DROID ERIS™ by HTC and Motorola DEVOUR™.

John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless, said, "Skype mobile on Verizon Wireless changes the game. For Verizon Wireless' more than 90 million customers, Skype mobile adds great value because we're effectively giving customers with smartphones and data plans the option to extend their unlimited calling community to hundreds of millions of Skype users around the globe. And you're not limited to using a single type of phone; we'll have nine smartphones ready right at launch in March."

Josh Silverman, chief executive officer of Skype, noted, "People want to take their Skype conversations with them wherever they go, whether it's on a PC, TV or increasingly mobile phones. Verizon Wireless will give U.S. consumers the best Skype experience on mobile phones and will truly change the way people call their friends and family internationally."

Customers interested in learning more about Skype mobile for Verizon Wireless smartphones can visit www.verizonwireless.com/skypemobile. Additional information about the service will be available next month.

Visit www.verizonwireless.com for more information about Verizon Wireless or follow the company at http://twitter.com/verizonwireless. Learn more and download Skype at www.skype.com or follow the company at http://twitter.com/skypemobile.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 91 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NASDAQ and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world's conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Everyday, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.

Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is not a replacement for traditional telephone services and cannot be used for emergency calling.

Skype, associated trademarks and logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.

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Sprint’s tweet: Android 2.1 coming to HTC and Samsung owners in Q2

2010-02-16T11:05:00.009-08:00

Envious of all of the good Android 2.1 phones flying out of press releases this week? Well, if you happen to own an Android phone made by HTC or Samsung on Sprint you’re in luck. On Twitter Sprint tweeted the above message, and hopefully unlike others they’ll live up to their promises. This should be an OTA update, so you’ll know exactly what to do, come second quarter of 2010.

[Twitter via PhoneScoop]

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RIM demos new WebKit browser for BlackBerry — looks good!

2010-02-16T11:05:00.007-08:00

There wasn’t much we were expecting from RIM, but today we’ve been proven wrong. Today co-CEO , Mike Lazaridis, and Director of Developer Relations gave us a sneak peek of what a future web browser on a BlackBerry might look like. Which is impressive; the browser had a score of 100/100 on the Acid3 Test. Hopefully that was real and not a phony, but you can decide that for yourself in the video embedded for you after the break. [CrackBerry]

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HTC HD Mini Debuts At MWC 2010; A Mini HD2

2010-02-16T11:05:00.005-08:00

Heard of the HTC HD2? Okay then, you know the Mini too. With a 3.2-inch HVGA display, it’s crisp enough to not make you feel really small against the HD2’s 4.3-inch super touchscreen. Besides the petite appearance, and usual HTC charm (HTC designs some of the best phones you’ve ever seen), you have Sense UI, and in true imitation of the HD2, it uses Windows Mobile 6.5.3, and will not get the new Windows Phone 7 Series announced yesterday. Let me rephrase that: “the disgraced Windows Mobile 6.5.3″. There, that’s better. But remember that when WM7 launches, you’ll want the best hardware you can get right? This isn’t it. Back to the drawing board HTC, you have a Windows Phone 7 smartphone to design. Oh, and it uses 7.2Mbps 900 / 2100 HSPA bands, with a European and Asia release in April. No word on real specs and carriers, but this is MWC 2010 after all, we’ll know soon enough. Promo vid is waiting for you after the jump.

HTC HD Mini

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HTC Desire: The Nexus One with Sense and Flash; Your Next Phone

2010-02-16T11:05:00.003-08:00

Here it is folks! The HTC Desire, a Nexus One with the same specs and Snapdragon CPU, same 5 megapixel camera, except with more Sense in mind, and a little more style, only excluding the dual-mic feature that its cousin the N1 has. The same 3.7-inch AMOLED screen is also carried over, but instead of the nearly-useless trackball, you get a much cooler trackpad. Things get really cool though on the flipside with the software, where you’ll have the Weather and News widgets, as well as the new HTC Sense UI Friendstream, which allows you to stream your friends from Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr. Helicopter view is also present, and wait for, wait for it — Flash 10.1. So tell me what’s better on more practical here, the Nexus One or the Desire? I think I found my next Android phone, that I will buy. But review it first of course. Promo vid after the break.

HTC Desire

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Aluminum HTC Legend Makes Its Debut At MWC

2010-02-16T11:05:00.001-08:00

The true successor to the HTC Hero, the Legend is made out of a single piece of aluminum. Running Android 2.1 with an updated version of Sense UI, a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen with 320 x 480 resolution, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, 600 MHz processor and 512MB ROM (with microSD card slot), as well as 384MB of RAM. GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 1300 mAh is also included. One smart feature that the Legend adds to the Sense UI, as well as the HTC Desire also announced today is “helicopter view”, as HTC calls it. It’s essentially like Expose on your Mac. Pinch the screen and you can see all 7 homescreens with ease. It’s expected late March/early April in Europe with a worldwide launch to be announced. Promo video after the break. [HTC]

HTC Legend

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Toshiba K01 Smartphone Debuts at MWC with Windows Mobile 6.5

2010-02-15T06:00:00.009-08:00

To kick off today’s MWC 2010 coverage, I bring you Toshiba’s smartphone, the K01. It’s a handsome QWERTY slider with a 4.1 capacitive OLED touchscreen, Windows Mobile 6.5, a microSD slot for storage up to 32GB, and a speedy 1Ghz processor. This would be the cousin to the TG02, Toshiba’s update to the original TG01, and is a slim 12.9mm, but still the K01 is not as thin as the aforementioned handsets. No word on price or release yet, but we’ll know soon enough. PR after the break.

TOSHIBA DEBUTS NEW HANDSETS AND LEADING MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES AT MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2010

· Toshiba previews wide-screen TG02 entertainment phone and K01 with sliding QWERTY keyboard

· Fast 1GHz processors and wide, high-quality capacitive touchscreens on both handsets

· Toshiba’s latest laptops and its vision of multiple interacting devices demonstrated first-hand on the Toshiba stand

· New mobile technologies, including Resolution+, LCD control and VoiceTranslation showcased at Toshiba’s Innovation Hub, Hall 8, Stand 8A111

BARCELONA, 15th February, 2010 – Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd, Mobile Communications Division, today debuts two new mobile handsets for the first time at Mobile World Congress 2010. Expanding Toshiba’s mobile handset range, the TG02 and K01 will offer capacitive touchscreens and fast internal processors, joining Toshiba’s highly successful TG01 Windows® phone, which launched in 2009. Toshiba’s drive to lead innovation in the mobile arena will also be showcased with the display of new mobile technologies, combined with a first-hand demonstration of its multi-screen solutions.

Two new handsets added to Toshiba’s mobile range

The TG02 builds on the super-slim form of the Toshiba TG01 Windows® phone, and is the ideal device for users who demand high-quality entertainment on the go. Sleek in design, the TG02 features a wide 10.4cm (4.1″)[i] VGA capacitive touchscreen, offering a fast, responsive user experience, while the same internal image tuning technology as used on the TG01 delivers rich, high-quality visuals in a slim (9.9mm1) and portable device – making it ideal for viewing movies and images while on the move.

A newly designed and highly-intuitive 3D menu system on the TG02 makes it easy for users to browse though the handset and access a range of entertainment features. Based on the very latest Windows Mobile® 6.5 platform, the TG02 enhances the user experience with its quick and easy operation. An internal 1GHz[ii] processor also makes the TG02 an ideal device for internet browsing, enabling users to quickly access and load websites or stream content.

Joining the TG02 at MWC is the impressive new K01 – a stylish, powerful and easy to use media device optimised for mobile messaging. Featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that makes typing easy and comfortable, the K01 also offers Toshiba’s first-ever Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) capactive 10.4cm (4.1″)1 wide-screen – providing bright colour, contrast, lower power consumption and faster response times than ever before. The K01 also features super-slim design, measuring 12.9mm1 front to back, making each handset portable and stylish in equal measure.

The new user interface lets users quickly browse to their favourite features, saving time and making the mobile experience more enjoyable. The K01 also features a fast 1GHz2 processer and storage can be expanded up to 32GB[iii] using microSDHC cards, allowing users to store their favourite movies, music and games with plenty of room to spare.

New Toshiba technologies at the Innovation Hub

As well as showcasing the new additions to its mobile line-up, Toshiba will be displaying a range of new mobile technologies in a special area within the Toshiba stand called the Innovation Hub.

The Innovation Hub will display a range of software solutions developed by Toshiba to improve the mobile user experience. Visitors will be able to see a range of new technologies for the very first time, including the mobile implementation of Resolution+ image tuning technology fostered from Toshiba’s REGZA TVs. Re-developed for Toshiba mobile handsets, Resolution+ improves video playback by analysing image definition and intelligently upscaling video quality to offer a sharper, clearer and richer viewing experience.

Another key development which will be showcased at the Innovation Hub is LCD Control – a technology that ensures users can get the same high-quality images with no loss of contrast in difficult lighting conditions. For example, when using a mobile in bright sunlight, the reflection and effect on image contrast often makes using a handset for viewing videos and images difficult. LCD Control boosts contrast detail to levels that are unaffected by the bright lighting, providing a hassle-free way to check messages, write emails or even watch videos under daylight conditions.

Toshiba will also be demonstrating Voice Translation – a helpful programme that uses Toshiba’s Speech Recognition, Machine Translation and Speech Synthesis technology to translate different languages[iv], synthesize back into a voice and repeat back in real time, without the need for an internet connection. Originally developed for Toshiba notebooks, Voice Translation is an ideal tool for international business use or holidays, allowing users to communicate easily using their mobile phone, wherever they are in the world.

More Toshiba laptops and netbooks with embedded Mobile Broadband

Toshiba’s new line-up of Mobile Broadband-enabled laptops will also be showcased, including new versions of its recently announced 25.7 cm (10.1″) Toshiba mini NB300 and mini NB305 netbooks, featuring embedded Mobile Broadband modules. The availability of a mobile data connection with data rates up to 7.2 Megabit per second[v], together with an outstanding battery life of up to 11 hours and a light weight of only 1.33 kg, make these netbooks ideal as highly portable companions. In addition, Toshiba is also debuting Mobile Broadband-ready versions of the recently unveiled professional laptops targeted at small offices and companies, medium businesses and large enterprises: the Tecra M11, A11 and S11, and the ultra-slim Satellite Pro T110 and Satellite Pro T130. For consumers, Toshiba offers the Satellite T110 and Satellite T130 with embedded Mobile Broadband.

Toshiba’s multi-screen solution makes sharing media easier than ever

As well as debuting a new mobile line-up and showcasing it’s latest mobile broadband laptops and netbooks, Toshiba will also be demonstrating first-hand its vision for a world of multiple interacting devices that will allow users to share photos, music and movies across different screens at the touch of a button.

The Toshiba Media Controller (TMC) software allows users to stream content across connected multimedia devices with ease, regardless of screen size. Users can share media from their handset to a PC, notebook, or television, and vice versa across a network (whether a home network, enterprise network or WLAN), using the easy to set-up device. Toshiba is committed to offering users a connected world, where devices are used together to form a simple, effective media offering regardless of screen size.

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Tomorrow at MWC: Samsung I8520 ‘Halo’ Android 2.1 AMOLED Phone

2010-02-15T06:00:00.007-08:00

More Samsung news for you. You like it right? If you’re asking “where’s the Android phones?”, then here’s your treat, courtsey of a leak buried in the MWC 2010 press kit from Sammy. Tomorrow the I8520 ‘Halo’ will debut with a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, 720p video, 8 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, DivX/Xvid playback, Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, GPS, and 16GB storage with a microSD card slot for adding more space.

It will ship Q3 to Europe and Asia with a possible US release. And from the looks of it, the Halo uses the TouchWiz 3.0 UI debuted on the Wave earlier. But with no word on an official US release, the most exciting Samsung phone of the day in fact could end up a little shady. More on this tomorrow!

[Samsung via Engadget]

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro Gets — A QWERTY Keyboard

2010-02-15T06:00:00.005-08:00

More handsets straight out of Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress! Imagine a Sony Ericsson Vivaz, with a QWERTY keyboard. That’s a pretty short thought, but you still get the goods from the Vivaz Pro. 720p video capture, 640 x 360 wide HVGA touchscreen display, S60 5th Edition (but maybe an SE-tweaked Symbian^2 or Symbian^3 is what’s actually on here?), and a decrease from an 8.1-megapixel camera to 5.1. Otherwise, the North American and global 3G variants with quad-band EDGE will ship in the second quarter of this year, in either white or black. PR is after the cut.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro – sister phone to the flagship Sony Ericsson Vivaz™, adds QWERTY keyboard to deliver an optimised messaging experience

‘Human curvature’ design philosophy delivering beauty inside and out

Coming to market in the second quarter of 2010

February 14, 2010 – Barcelona – Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro,announced today, adds a QWERTY keyboard to the touch screen offering, delivering a user experience optimised for messaging and entertainment. The full QWERTY keyboard allows consumers to communicate quickly and efficiently via email, SMS or social networking updates.

Just like flagship phone Sony Ericsson Vivaz™, announced in January, Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro allows consumers to produce and broadcast their best experiences in HD video. The open platform also allows users to personalise their entertainment experience by downloading great applications through PlayNow™ and the Symbian Developer Community.

“Having announced Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ in January we are now adding a sister phone that includes a QWERTY keyboard along with the touch screen for a superior messaging and entertainment experience,” said Daniel Sandblom Marketing Business Manager, Sony Ericsson. “Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro meets the increased consumer demand for QWERTY devices without compromising on any entertainment features.”

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro features the new design philosophy ‘human curvature’, which will become a consistent feature of the Sony Ericsson portfolio going forward. Designed to mirror the shape of the human body, and at the same time delivering a precise and compelling way of interacting with the phone, Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro is instantly recognisable.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro

Full slide-out keyboard for faster typing

Stay in touch through email, Twitter™, Facebook™, blogging and chat

View everything on the 3.2″ 16:9 wide touchscreen

Capture the action in HD resolution – upload to YouTube via Wi-Fi™

PlayNow – immediate online access to applications, games and music.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro supports UMTS HSPA 900/2100 and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100 and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Black and White.

Sony Ericsson is also unveiling the Hi-Fi Stereo Headset MH710. Enjoy best-in-class clear audio while on the move and handle music and calls with just one touch.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro

Camera

5.1 megapixel camera

4x digital zoom

Auto focus (photos)

Continuous auto focus (video)

Face detection (photos)

Geo tagging

Image stabiliser

Photo light

Send to web

Smile detection

Touch capture

Video light

Video recording (720p HD recording)

Music

Album art

Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)

Media player

Music player

Music tones (MP3/AAC)

PlayNow™

TrackID™

Web

Bookmarks

Google™ search (from standby)

Web feeds

WebKit web browser

Voice

Speakerphone

Vibrating alert

Video calling (main camera)

Messaging

Conversations

Email

Handwriting recognition

Instant messaging

Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Picture messaging (MMS)

Predictive text input

Sound recorder

Text messaging (SMS)

Design

Auto rotate

Full slide-out keyboard

Picture wallpaper

Symbian OS™

Touchscreen

Entertainment

3D games

Facebook™ application

FM radio

Java

Twitter™ application

Video streaming

Video viewing

YouTube™

Organiser

Alarm clock

Calculator

Calendar

Document readers

Flight mode

Notes

Phone book

Location-based services

A-GPS

Google Maps™

Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation

Connectivity

3.5 mm audio jack

Bluetooth™ technology

DLNA Certified™ (photos and audio)

Micro USB connector

Modem

PictBridge printing

Synchronisation

TV out (VGA resolution)

USB mass storage

USB support

Wi-Fi™

Preloaded applications

Facebook™ – social networking

Google Maps™ – navigation

QuickOffice – Microsoft® Office viewer (trial version)

PDF Viewer (trial version)

Road Sync – synchronisation

SMS Preview – messaging app

Twitter – social networking

YouTube™ – video sharing

Wisepilot™ – navigation

World Mate – clock and weather app

Quadrapop

Rally Master Pro

Screen

16:9 nHD touchscreen (TFT)

16,777,216 colour

3.2 inches

360 x 640 pixels

Scratch-resistant

Accessories

In-Box:

Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ pro

Battery

stereo portable handsfree

8 GB microSD™ card

micro USB cable for charging and file transfer

Optional:

Hi-Fi Wireless Headset with FM Radio MW600

Hi-Fi Stereo Headset MH710

Facts

Size: 109 x 52 x 15 mm

Weight: 117 grams

Phone memory: Up to 75 MB

Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™, up to 16 GB

Memory card included: 8 GB microSD™ card

Operating system: Symbian™ S60 5th edition Processor: 720 MHz

Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 12 hrs 30 min

Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 430 hrs

Talk time UMTS: Up to 5 hrs 10 min

Standby time UMTS: Up to 440 hrs

Video call time: Up to 2 hrs 30 min

Availability and versions

Networks

UMTS HSPA 900/2100

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

Available in selected markets from Q2 2010

Colour

Black

White

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini And XPERIA X10 Mini Pro Debut At MWC

2010-02-15T06:00:00.003-08:00

What do we have here? That’s right. Mini versions of the upcoming Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. Let’s start off with specs: a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 which will ship in both North American and global 3G variants with quad-band EDGE, WiFi, Bluetooth, and an included 2GB microSD card. Both phones run Android 1.6 with the Racheal UX, four corner control which is simply user-made shortcuts, Sony Ericsson Timescape will take care of all your communication needs, from call history to Twitter, all on a 2.5-inch QVGA touchscreen display. The Mini Pro will get a full QWERTY keyboard, and the regular mini — won’t. An upper hand that the X10 Mini has is that it will be available in black, pearl white, lime, pink, red and silver colors, while the pro will only come in black or red. Both are expected for a launch in Q2 of this year. PR, as usual, is waiting for you below.

? Sony Ericsson grows its family of Communication Entertainment phones with compact versions of Xperia™ X10 for the first half of 2010

? Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro define a new user experience – ultra-compact – whilst still offering best-in-class communication entertainment performance

? Smaller than a credit card, smart and unique with Sony Ericsson Timescape™ application and an intuitive 4 corner touch screen user interface

Facts

Xperia™ X10 mini:

Size: 83 x 50 x 16 mm

Weight: 88 grams

Phone memory: Up to 128MB

Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™, up to 16 GB

Memory card included: 2GB

Operating system: Google™ Android 1.6

Processor: 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227

Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 4 hours

Standby time: GSM/GPRS: Up to 285hrs

Talk time UMTS: Up to 3.5 hours

Standby time: UMTS: Up to 360 hrs

Xperia™ X10 mini pro:

Size: 90 x 52 x 17 mm

Weight: 120 grams

Phone memory: Up to 128MB

Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™, up to 16 GB

Memory card included: 2GB

Operating system: Google™ Android 1.6

Processor: 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227

Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 4 hours

Standby time: GSM/GPRS: Up to 285hrs

Talk time UMTS: Up to 3.5 hours

Standby time: UMTS: Up to 360 hrs

Availability and versions

Networks

UMTS HSPA 900/2100

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

Available in selected markets in Q2 2010

Colour

Xperia™ X10 mini:

Black

Pearl White

Lime

Pink

Red

Silver

Xperia™ X10 mini pro:

Black

Red

February 14, 2010 – Barcelona – Today sees the announcement of Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro, compact versions of Xperia™ X10, which will deliver powerful and application packed mobile phones into the industry. By introducing mobile phones that are both compact and clever, Sony Ericsson is challenging the norm and defining a brand new offering that combines high specification features with a version of Sony Ericsson’s powerful UX platform specifically designed for smaller devices.

Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro with slide out QWERTY keyboard offer an open and intuitive communication entertainment experience and build on the human curvature design philosophy debuted by the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10. Combining the Android platform with signature applications and a customisable UX platform, communication truly becomes entertainment with these new mobile phones. To enhance the experience, pick and choose from a multitude of applications at Android Market™ and co-create a mobile phone experience that is entirely unique. Users can go one step further and customise the home screen’s four corners and widgets to access the most needed applications for limitless possibilities.

The two sister mobile phones incorporate the signature application Sony Ericsson Timescape™ which brings all communication together in one place so users can see at a glance text messages, missed calls, and Facebook™ and Twitter updates, without having to open lots of different applications. The interactive music player also uses the “infinite button” to pull together all music content from the music store and YouTube™ – a smart way to search for new tracks from a favourite artist.

“There has been an enormous buzz around Xperia™ X10 so it is really exciting to be already unveiling compact versions of this powerful proposition.” Said Rikko Sakaguchi, EVP and Chief Creation Officer, Sony Ericsson. “With the X10 mini and X10 mini pro we have pushed the boundaries of what is possible with smaller devices and are giving consumers exactly what they want; two high performance mobile phones with a fully customisable user experience platform and a stunning ultra-compact design.”

Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro

Sony Ericsson Timescape™ – brings together all communication in one place

Four corner control – applications, calls, web, the consumer decides. Four customisable icons for ultimate control

5 megapixel camera and video – share creations via the web

Music player links to music stores and YouTube™ – access the world of music

Android platform – with Google™ services and Android Market™

QWERTY keyboard – slide and text for quick and easy messaging (Xperia™ X10 mini pro only)

X10 mini and X10 mini pro supports HSPA 900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA 850/1900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.

The X10 mini will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Pearl White, Black, Pink, Lime, Red and Silver

The X10 mini pro will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Black and Red.

Sony Ericsson is also introducing the Portable Stereo Speakers MS450, to deliver rich on-the-go sound and the Hi-Fi Headset MH810 with remote with superior audio and remote media and call handling.

Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro

Camera

5 megapixel camera

Auto focus

Geo tagging

Photo and video light

Sony Ericsson Album application

Video recording

Music

Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)

Music player

PlayNow™

TrackID™

Web

Bookmarks

Pan and zoom

WebKit web browser

Communication

Sony Ericsson Timescape™ with…

- Facebook™ status updates, friend’s photo, inbox messages and friend requests

- tweets, replies and direct messages from people you follow on Twitter™

- incoming text and picture messages

- missed calls

Messaging

Email

Instant messaging

Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®

Picture messaging (MMS)

Predictive text input

Text messaging (SMS)

Design

Auto rotate

Full slide out keyboard (X10 mini pro only)

Picture wallpaper

Touchscreen

Entertainment

Infinite button

Quadrapop game

Sony Ericsson FM radio

Video player

Video streaming

Organiser

Calendar

Flight mode

Phone book with dialer

Sony Ericsson Home with widget

Tasks

Location-based services

A-GPS

Google Maps™

Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation* (free trial version)

Connectivity

3.5 mm audio jack

Bluetooth™ technology

Micro USB connector

NeoReader® barcode scanning app

Sony Ericsson Sync

USB mass storage support

USB support

Wi-Fi™

Google™ Services

Android Market™

Gmail™

Google Maps™ with Street View

Google Search Widget

Google Talk™

Google Voice Search™**** The Google Voice Search service is not available in all markets

YouTube™

Screen

16,777,216 colour TFT touchscreen

2.55 inches

240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)

Scratch-resistant

Accessories

In-Box:

Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini/ Xperia™ X10 mini pro with battery

Micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer

Stereo portable handsfree

2GB microSD™ memory card

User documentation

Optional:

Portable Stereo Speakers MS450

Hi-Fi Headset with Remote MH810

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Samsung Wave: 3.3-inch Super AMOLED, Bada OS, 1GHz CPU, no Multitouch

2010-02-15T06:00:00.001-08:00

Another smartphone. And Samsung’s Bada OS debut. The Samsung Wave is the first entry into the Bada OS spectrum, where Samsung plans for the Wave to be open to everyone and anyone. And of course what is a smartphone without killer specs? Sammy made sure that the Wave comes in as a tsunami, and that’s where the 1GHz CPU comes in, then a 3.3-inch “Super AMOLED” touchscreen that allows you to actually use it in sunlight, but contains no multitouch; TouchWIZ UI 3.0 is in the new and fresh Bada OS, which allows up to 10 homescreens, and SocialHub for managing all of your email and social media accounts in one window. Other specs include, a 5 megapixel camera, aGPS, accelerometer, 802.11n Wi-Fi, 2GB or 8GB of storage space, microSD expansion slot, multi-codec support for DivX, XviD, MP3 and WMV, and support for virtual 5.1 surround sound and 720p recording / decoding. Samsung Apps will be your main app store if you’re wondering, and full Flash support is also present, which will be available in over 50 countries. So far the Wave isn’t really a tsunami, but it does pack in some great features to consider. Case in point: we’re skeptical. PR after the jump. Oh, and look for it sometime in April.

Samsung Delivers Brilliant New Smart Phone Experience

with Launch of Samsung Wave

· Full touch Super AMOLED offers the best ever viewing quality on a mobile

· Social Hub brings all your social networks together in one, unified solution

· TouchWiz 3.0 expands Smartphone usability to the next level

February 14th, 2010, Barcelona, Spain – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500). This is the first mobile handset to be released on Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada, and the cornerstone of the company’s commitment to provide a smartphone for every lifestyle.

The Samsung Wave offers a Super AMOLED 3.3″ display that makes the screen truly come alive, a Social Hub to bring you closer to your contacts and connections, and TouchWiz 3.0 for an intuitive and hugely customizable user interface. The Wave’s high-speed CPU ensures swift, smooth application experiences and multi-tasking, making the device an always-on mobile multimedia companion. The Samsung Wave has been built to offer users an unrivalled level of performance, customization and choice in how they connect with their world. The stunning full touch mobile will be available globally from April 2010.

“The Samsung Wave truly demonstrates our commitment to deliver rich, connected and innovative smartphone experiences to everyone,” said JK Shin, President and Head of Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics. “Samsung Wave sees our platform vision become a reality. For the first time, developers have the freedom to create applications across multiple platforms, for consumption on a huge range of devices. In the Wave, our developer partners can see the ocean of opportunity that is offered by the bada mobile platform and our device technology,” he said.

Super AMOLED – Seeing is believing

With the Samsung Wave, seeing really is believing as it features the world’s first Super AMOLED display; delivering an unrivalled screen experience on a smartphone. The Super AMOLED offers much brighter, clearer, and less reflective AMOLED OnCell display, featuring a high resolution WVGA (800×480 pixels) screen with mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine) technology. DNIe technology is proven display technology which incorporated to Samsung’s LCD TV and LED TV lineups. With a free viewing angle and super fast response, the Samsung Wave display provides superb image quality for viewing both videos and photos.

Social Hub – my communities at my hand

Social Hub has been designed from the ground up to seamlessly integrate all major portal’s email, IM and SNS services directly into the Samsung Wave. With its TouchWiz 3.0 UI, it provides users easy-flow integrated experience of messaging, managing contacts and viewing calendar events. Social Hub is powered by the amazing push technology to deliver email messages, calendar events and SNS updates in real-time.

TouchWiz 3.0 UI – new and improved

The Samsung Wave provides superior levels of choice to all users via its fully customizable menus and home-page. For those who demand access to their social networking sites at all times, the device allows users to change the layout of the home-page to allow instant access to Twitter, Facebook and a host of other social networking services. For those who love music, the device home-page can be turned into an intuitive media player; while for those who take and share a lot of photos, the home page can be customized to feature favourite images. Users will also benefit from Quick Panel, a way of prioritizing and aggregating applications into one screen for instant access.

With its eye-catchingly brilliant screen, Samsung’s latest TouchWiz 3.0 user interface gives a tactile, intuitive user experience, and includes iconic new features such as motion UI, Smart Unlock and customizable widget screen.

Speed, performance and beauty

The Samsung Wave benefits from a superb 1GHz processor which offers users the best graphic performance available today. Its speed makes the touch screen user interface incredibly responsive and intuitive and, more importantly, means that the 3D and memory-intensive graphic and video performance is unsurpassed.

The Samsung Wave is also one of the most attractive devices with seamless, streamlined body that has no parting or harsh lines. A beautiful and strong tempered glass display perfectly complements and enhances the vividness of the Super AMOLED display. Furthermore, with anti-smudge technology, those greasy thumb prints are a thing of the past.

Multimedia features and connectivity

Multi-codec support for DivX Xvid, MP4 and WMV, and support for virtual 5.1 surround sound delivery transforms the device into a personal entertainment system and HD video (720p) decoding and recording capabilities make the Samsung Wave an outstanding device for capturing, sharing and viewing video.

For the first time in the world, Samsung Wave is incorporated Bluetooth® 3.0 and WiFi 802.11n standard.

Samsung Apps: unlimited expandability

Samsung’s bada platform allows mobile users to simply and easily download an abundance of applications from Samsung Apps, an integrated application store accessible from the device and online. Featuring a wealth of games, navigation, social networking, e-book, health and lifestyle applications, Samsung Apps gives users instant access to a huge choice of mobile experiences.

Samsung established its mobile application ecosystem through the launch of Samsung Mobile Innovator in 2008 and the Samsung Application Seller Site followed by Samsung Application Store as another key element of this offering. Already launched in the UK, France, Italy, Singapore, Germany, Brazil and China, this will be expanded to more than 50 countries all over the world in 2010.

Samsung is exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2010, at Hall 8, Stand 8b 169.

For more information, please visit http://samsungmwc2010.com

Follow us to get all our news on twitter at www.twitter.com/SamsungMWC

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Project Pink “Turtle” phone seen at the FCC

2010-02-14T00:56:00.001-08:00

Of the two Project Pink phones that were humorously leaked in December, the Pure and Turtle, a turtle-shaped phone with a round keyboard and shell seems to be the first handset seen and approved by the FCC. Since it is a Microsoft/Danger-designed phone and the speculated replacement for the Sidekick, then you would think it would be produced by Sharp, which is the current manufacturer of the aging Sidekick. In a search of the FCC's Authorized Equipment database, Sharp is revealed to have been authorized for a CDMA-based handset, which an FCC label matches the renderings leaked last year. With all of these details uncovered, and info from large media like WSJ and CNET, you can be sure that these “teen smartphones” will be used soon enough.

[Via wmpoweruser and Zune Boards]

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App Store Hits 150,000 Apps, 75% of It Will Cost You

2010-02-14T00:55:00.004-08:00

Apple’s App Store has reached the 150,000 apps milestone this week. As the world's largest (and best) mobile application store, the iPhone and iPod Touch have access to over 27,000 books and over 28,000 games, which have generated over 3 billion downloads since its launch in July of 2008. Back in December of ‘08, O’Reilly examined the App Store, and found that 22% of the then small 10,000 applications were provided for free by the developers. Now things have changed nearly 2 years later.

According to analytics company Distimo, the App Store's 150,000 app catalog has a ratio of 75% paid apps to only 25% free apps; compare that to the open-source and rapidly growing Android Market, and you’ll find a ratio of 60% paid to 40% free. And if you remember (maybe if you read LaptopMemo), at the January 27th iPad announcement, Steve Jobs told the media that the App Store contained over 140,000 apps. That extra 10,000 came within 16 days of the original announcement.

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How Many Oranges Does it Take to Charge An Apple iPhone?

2010-02-14T00:55:00.003-08:00

How many Jaffa oranges does it take to charge an Apple? I won’t spoil anything juicy for you, but I will say that you’ll probably want to eat more than a whole bag of oranges, and you will be taken back in amazement. The absolutely brilliant video is after the break, as usual. [Via Daily iPhone Blog]

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Samsung’s S8500 Wave with Bada OS caught in the wild with specs

2010-02-14T00:55:00.001-08:00

Yes, everyone. Another phone, another phone OS. Samsung’s new Bada OS is so far exclusive to the S8500 Wave, the first Bluetotth 3.0 phone. Bluetooth wasn’t exactly in the list of leaked specs, but we can at least suppose 2.0 is onboard. Specs for this newcomer are a 3.3 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, 720p video, DivX support, 2GB internal memory with microSD expansion, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, 1 GHz processor, 3.5mm headphone jack, a sleek aluminum body, 1500 mAh battery, and the Bada OS with Touchwiz 3.0 UI. For now we’ll have to wait to get the full list of specs, availability, Bada OS performance, and price. The good news is all of that will be in the limelight next week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

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WSJ: Windows Mobile 7 to be announced at MWC 2010, Project Pink phones to arrive in Spring

2010-02-12T19:51:00.001-08:00

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Windows Mobile 7 will indeed be launching at the Mobile World Congress 2010 on Monday.They have also confirmed that Steve Ballmer will head the show, and that WM7 will borrow a Zune-like UI, which would bring life and style to the aging and boring OS. As for the Project Pink, phones they will not make an appearance at MWC, and instead will be released sometime in Spring to replace the T-MObile Sidekick line. Project pink phones will be directed at teens and will launch on Verizon Wireless and Vodafone. As usual, not bad WSJ.

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Exclusive: HTC Lineup For MWC Is “Incredible”? Apple “beware”??

2010-02-12T19:50:00.006-08:00

While searching for juicy tidbits on HTC’s upcoming product line (the HTC Legend, Incredible, Bravo, and Supersonic) I stumbled across an interesting tweet by @claudineb of The Daily Telegraph. Although it does make sense that there would be an embargo, if you say the words “Apple beware” then something is brewing inside HTC? Not only that but in the slide after the jump you’ll see she says, “It’s not an iPhone killer per say, but brings some lovely, well-implemented new ideas to the table that Apple should take note of.” If Apple should take notes then it’s for more than one phone, right?

Any tipsters that want to come forth please do so now. [Thanks! Claudine]

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HP Compaq Airlife 100 is the Android Netbook You’ve Always Wanted

2010-02-12T19:50:00.005-08:00

I wouldn’t buy it, but you would, wouldn’t you? The HP Compaq Airlife 100 is probably the most exciting computer HP Compaq has ever created. With a keyboard, 10.1-inch touchscreen, runs Android (looks like 1.6 Donut), 16GB SSD, Wi-Fi, a 3G connection which will be on the Telefónica network in Spain, an SD card slot, and a camera. It’s probably a top pick for iPad-haters.

The only small problem is that it only is going to be in HP Spain for now, but when (and if) if comes to the US, you’ll probably see the Mini branding, which isn’t a bad thing actually. [SlashGear]

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A Mosquito…Taken Down By the Death Star Laser Gun

2010-02-12T19:50:00.003-08:00

In the video at the link below you’ll soon be seeing a sorry mosquito that gets killed by the “Death Star Laser Gun”. At this year's Technology, Entertainment and Design conference, Nathan Myhrvold demonstrated the Death Star Laser Gun by killing one of these little pests.

The laser gun tracks down and kills mosquitoes, and was created from parts on eBay to quell mosquitoes that cause malaria in places mainly like Africa. As Myhrvold explained, a child dies every 49 seconds from malaria, and right now his team is trying to find out ways to make this more cost-effective. The laser used on stage was a green light, and not a real laser, for safety reasons, which isn’t lethal, but also displayed a video of this super weapon in action. [Wired via Death Star Mosquito Zapper]

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Yes! You Can Follow LaptopMemo On Google Buzz!

2010-02-12T19:50:00.001-08:00

That’s right! We haven’t been snoozing here and forgot to officially push LaptopMemo into the Google Buzz limelight! Now you can follow all the latest LaptopMemo updates straight from your Gmail inbox by following us here. Once you’re there, click “Follow LaptopMemo”. We’re still getting the hang of Google Buzz ourselves, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun! Over time, we will be throwing fun questions and the like on Google Buzz. And maybe even some secret stuff once in a while…

So in the meantime, let’s get Buzzzzing!

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Nexus One 3G issues ensue, is it a hardware problem?

2010-02-11T14:45:00.009-08:00

A very frustrated N1 owner posted this video on YouTube displaying how he can make his Nexus One “lose 3G”. By simply placing his hand at the bottom of the handset, the signal switches from 3G to EDGE, seemingly at will, possibly meaning it is an antenna issue. Hopefully Google can issue another sneaky update that smashes this error, otherwise this would be something called — a defect, which can into something even worse — a recall. Video after the cut.

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Breaking: Palm Halts Production Of Entire Smartphone Line?!? UPDATED

2010-02-11T14:45:00.007-08:00

According to the QTR Global Report, three sources have confirmed that all Palm smartphones — the Palm Pre, Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi, and Pixi Plus have been halted for production. According to one of the sources, “The decision is very sudden, and Foxconn was told to reduce all February Pre forecast to zero on Wednesday and nobody knows whether shipment will resume in March.” Could it be that Palm is being sold? Is Palm completely scrapping the whole product line for a new one even though the Plus Series just came out? On a personal note, days ago I was in contact with Palm PR over a review unit for the Pre Plus and received a swift response. After a question was asked, within 2 days my emails were unanswered. The breaking news report is after the jump! [BGR]

UPDATE: At Engadget they’re reporting that Palm has called off production temporarily as an observance of the Chinese New year.

UPDATE #2: And here’s an official statement from Derick Mains, Palm’s director of corporate communications.

Palm regularly adjusts its product manufacturing levels to manage inventory. In anticipation of the Verizon Wireless launch and Chinese New Year, we increased production levels prior to February, and anticipate ramping production back up after the Chinese New Year ends.

Moving on….

Palm Inc. Alert

Palm Orders Production Halt of Pre and Pre+ in February

February 11, 2010

PALM, S, VZ, 2038 HK, 8078 TT

Sources: 3 sources Taiwan handset component supply chain (all repeats)

Key sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain said Palm Inc. has ordered assembler Foxconn International Holdings Co. Ltd. to suspend production of both the Pre and Pre+ in February. "The decision is very sudden, and Foxconn was told to reduce all February Pre forecast to zero on Wednesday and nobody knows whether shipment will resume in March," said a key source. The source said the CDMA2000 Pre to Sprint and the CDMA2000 Pre+ to Verizon were affected.

Pixi Production Suspended Too?

One source said Palm also told Compal Communications Inc. to suspend shipment of the Pixi and Pixi+ in February, while another source said that production is still going ahead with the Pixi+ to Verizon, but actual delivery in February will amount to less than 5,000 units.

Reporter: Van Tran

Editor: Hartmut Leuschner

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HTC Legend set for March release according to KPN’s site

2010-02-11T14:45:00.005-08:00

There’s no doubt that the HTC Legend is coming, and is the successor to the Hero. The Netherlands’ KPN has listed the Legend on its site for a March release, and you can sign up for updates when it comes out. Of course, the official unveiling is very likely due at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. From the plain looks of it the snapshot of the Legend is an official press photo from HTC, so probably KPN just jumped the gun and went for it. Some specs have dripped from this too: 256MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM on board, AGPS, WiFi, an FM radio, 3.2-inch display and 5 megapixel camera. Hopefully the name will carry on to launch, and I’d like it to anyways.

[Via KPN, Engadget]

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Windows 8 “mindblowing” and “completely different”. Really?

2010-02-11T14:45:00.003-08:00

This week several Microsoft employees took it to their heads to talk about Windows 8, without actually talking about Windows 8 directly. The MSDN blog title was "Whats in store for the next Windows”. The reason why I said that in past tense is because Microsoft promptly took it down, but no worries:

"The minimum that folks can take for granted is that the next version will be something completely different from what folks usually expect of Windows – I am simply impressed with the process that Steven has setup to listen to our customers needs and wants and get a team together than can make it happen. To actually bring together dozens and dozens of teams across Microsoft to come up with a vision for Windows.next is a process that is surreal! The themes that have been floated truly reflect what people have been looking for years and it will change the way people think about PCs and the way they use them. It is the future of PCs…

John Mangelaars, Mirosoft's Regional VP of Consumer and Online is quoted to have said "[Apple is] doing well on the PC side but Windows 7 is a blockbuster. We got it really right. For me, Windows 8 will be mind-blowing.” So the guys at microsoft are really pumped up about Windows 8! Even if this is just publicity or Windows Geniune Advantage, either way Windows 8 looks like something to be excited about, just like Windows 7.

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Bill Gates on the iPad: It’s a “Nice Reader”; Disney CEO “Game Changer”

2010-02-11T14:45:00.001-08:00

Bill Gates ‘ take on the iPad is well, meh. While Steve Jobs thinks netbooks are good at nothing, our good buddy Gates thinks exactly otherwise:

“You know, I’m a big believer in touch and digital reading, but I still think that some mixture of voice, the pen and a real keyboard – in other words a netbook – will be the mainstream on that.”

He goes on to say that the iPad is a “nice reader” but not another product or idea that makes him wish that Microsoft had done it first, say the iPhone. But as for Disney CEO Robert Iger, he brings out that dreaded word “game changer” and says that the iPad will bring “essentially new forms of content.” may we not forget that Steve serves on the Disney board, so this could just be a courtesy call. Either way, Disney could come up with some day I say “game changing” ideas that could possibly make Gates envy the iPad. So now, ultrathin sleek tablets, or fast small and nimble netbooks — what say of you, sir?

[Via Electronista, Engadget]

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Google’s ISP Plan To Offer 1GB/sec Fiber-Optic Broadband To More Than 50k Homes

2010-02-10T09:40:00.009-08:00

Kudos to Google. They’ve created Android, Gmail, redefined the cloud, conquered the search engines, will have the Chrome OS, built Chrome the web browser, yesterday Buzz, and now? Google’s planning to offer an “experimental” ISP broadband service. Un-bel-iev-able. This plan is to offer Internet browsing speeds of up to 1GB per second, being 20 times faster than all of the other ISP clowns in the room. On its blog Google says:

We're planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. We'll deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people

Comcast, Verizon and AT&T? They must be joyful. Putting this deathblow aside, Google plans for the service to be deployed to 50,000 homes, and up to 500,000. Price? “Competitive” Google says. They’re doing it on a trial basis and will push forward things like being more open-source. Now just imagine: Google could create an Android home phone that could make call using Wi-Fi — the possibilities are endless! Video after the jump.

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Motorola details the Android 2.1 update for Droid

2010-02-10T09:40:00.007-08:00

Moto already dropped the bomb on their Facebook page, but simply saying the Droid is getting Android 2.1 is not enough, is it? Which is why at the source link below there’s the release notes. Otherwise, as a recap for those of you who are ignorant of the update’s offerings, the Droid will get full multitouch in Maps, Browser, and Gallery, as well as an improved virtual keyboard, voice recognition updates, the new 3D Gallery, Google Goggles, and a few other minor bug fixes. No alert as to when the update will be put over-the-air, but Moto says users should get an alert when it’s ready.

[Motorola]

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Check Out the ExoPC Tablet, aka One Of The iPad-Killers

2010-02-10T09:40:00.005-08:00

Right now with the iPad looming about, all companies who can produce a good tablet are taking the challenge. Besides the JooJoo, HP Slate, and others, the ExoPC is another slate competing for dominance. Complete with Windows 7 Professional and the finger-friendly ExoPC UI Layer, it’s a tough tablet to beat: Apps, Flash (yes, it has it), 8.9-inch multitouch screen, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Intel Atom CPU, 32 GB SSD, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, SIM slot for 3G, SD card reader, 3-USB, ports, VGA, and weighs 1.8 lbs. And before you say it, it does look strikingly similar to the iPad. More info on it here.

[Thanks, Jean!]

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ASUS G73JH-X1 Gaming Laptop Hits the US shore

2010-02-10T09:40:00.003-08:00

When ASUS unveiled the G73 at CES, they didn’t talk much; no pricing or release date. But now, you can pick up this 8-pound beast for $1449,99 on Newegg. What do you get for your 1500 bucks you say? A17.3-inch 1920 x 1080 display, a Core i7 720QM processor, an 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, some tasty ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics, and a DVD burner, among other standard features, all in an angular-shaped laptop. Not bad. [Via Laptoping]

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Opera Mini for iPhone to Be Unveiled Next Week. Availability? Maybe.

2010-02-10T09:40:00.001-08:00

You read that correctly. Opera says that they will reveal Opera Mini for the iPhone next week at Mobile World Congress. Let’s absorb that for a minute: Opera Mini on the iPhone. Either Opera has completely lost its mind or Apple has lost all control of the App Store.

With the current tidal waves that a developer has to jump over to get their app approved, Opera’s going to have a competing web browser to Safari? just as as side note, it also doesn’t support Flash, so I see no point in this. It’s lunacy I tell you. [Opera]

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Hell Indeed Freezes Over: Google’s First Superbowl Ad

2010-02-07T23:30:00.009-08:00

When Google CEO Eric Schmidt tweeted “Hell Freezes Over”, we expected something. Hell has indeed freezed over as Google’s first Superbowl ad was aired just minutes ago to over 90 million Americans (accompanied by beer, food, and whatnot).

The ad is titled Parisian Love, which is basically a love story, and pushes Google’s search engine technologies to the limit. It starts at "study abroad paris france", then moves to "impress a french girl" and eventually goes all the way to "how to assemble a crib”; the ad shows how much Google can fit perfectly into people’s lives. I’ve embedded the video after the break.

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Motorola DEVOUR gets its Superbowl Ad with Megan Fox

2010-02-07T23:30:00.007-08:00

If you though it would be the DROID or CLIQ, think again! The Motorola DEVOUR has gotten its Superbowl Ad spotlight with Megan Fox (and a bathtub). The ad was aired during the 3rd quarter of the Superbowl. In the meantimethe commercial is after the break, and more scenes are at the source link. Check it! [Motorola]

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HTC Incredible Pics Surface, With Incredible Brown Backplate

2010-02-07T23:30:00.005-08:00

The HTC Incredible, a phone that was leaked out in December, has finally gotten it’s own pics from Mr. BlurryCam. So what’s incredible about the Incredible is the incredible backplate (no pun intended), which has an array of weird shapes and a camera, which has not one, but dual LED flashes. Also interesting but not incredible is the Verizon Wireless boot screen seen in the video after the break.

Rumored specs include Android 2.1, Sense UI, Snapdragon CPU, 256MB of RAM accompanies a roughly 3.5-3.7″ WVGA screen (very possibly AMOLED, but not confirmed), and an optical trackpad (much like the Bravo). You’ll see that backplate slide and some video after the break, so go ahead and check it out! [PocketNow]

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The Making Of Google’s Nexus One Part 2: OLED displays & 3D

2010-02-07T23:30:00.003-08:00

Part 2 of the Nexus One video series is up on YouTube. As a quick recap, these videos are created by Google to tell you how the Nexus One was developed. While in the first part they focused on sound and the concept, the second part focuses on the 3.7-inch AMOLED display and 3D interface. So grab yourself some popcorn (small is perfect) and watch the video after the break. [Via Google Nexus One YouTube Channel]

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What Superbowl Ad Has Eric Schmidt On His Toes?

2010-02-07T23:30:00.001-08:00

Well lookie here! Eric Schmidt, king of all Googlers has posted a tweet saying the following words which makes him seem extremely excited, crafty, hopeful, or all of the above:

Can’t wait to watch the Superbowl tomorrow. Be sure to watch the ads in the 3rd quarter (someone said “Hell has indeed frozen over.”)

Color me puzzled, I have no idea what he has up his sleeves. [Eric Schmidt]

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Motorola Droid gets multitouch support — in Google Maps

2010-02-05T13:20:00.009-08:00

Feeling left out after Nexus One owners now have multitouch? Now the Droid at least has a multitouch support feature somewhere now. You can pinch-and-zoom your way through Google Maps if you download the update in the market right now. Afterwards, the Europeans are the only ones who have their Milestones with full multitouch right now, but at least this is something. But now we know something for sure with Google: when it rains, it pours.

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New Nook Firmware Update v1.2 adds: Speed

2010-02-05T13:20:00.007-08:00

Speed. That’s the main new feature in the new Nook v1.2 firmware update right now. Early reports suggest that the color touchscreen becomes more responsive and e-ink pages load faster. Unfortunately with the Nook, there isn’t a way too speed up the time that your Nook actually recognizes that there is a new update available, so you’ll have to wait until it says so.

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To The Readers: A word about IE8 and LaptopMemo

2010-02-05T13:20:00.005-08:00

As far as my research can tell, IE8 is one of the most popular web browsers around. Who doesn’t know that? It also happens to be the one that doesn’t support proper web standards. And since LaptopMemo does, it looks, well, crappy. Chrome, Safari, and Firefox work like a dream on LaptopMemo, and because of that I will not be recoding the site for use on Internet Explorer 8 until a solution can be found. IE is nearly unusable, and if you try to use it, it’s a hopeless experience. So I would suggest you switch your browser, so that not only you can enjoy LaptopMemo to its fullest extent but other tech sites as well. Thanks.

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Microsoft to pull the plug on Live for Xbox Original

2010-02-05T13:20:00.003-08:00

If you want to have a few more hours of Halo 2 on your Xbox then now is the time. All Live service for the original Xbox will disappear on April 15th and this also affects original Xbox games played on your newer Xbox 360. Same goes for an Xbox Original title that you downloaded through your 360; on the 15th of April there will be no LIVE service.

The advantage of cutting off these old games is allowing Xbox LIVE to expand, and as Microsoft put it “in the next few weeks” more functionality and flexibility will be available on LIVE. [Via Gamerscoreblog]

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The Making Of Google’s Nexus One: Episode 1

2010-02-05T13:20:00.001-08:00

Something that you don’t usually see companies do is post videos on how their product was made (mainly handsets). Google has posted a series of videos describing how they created the Google Nexus One. A great series in fact. Above is Episode 1. [Thanks, Erick Tseng!]

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3 Day Diet Reviews Forthright Opinion About The Program

2009-06-10T08:00:00.000-07:00

3 Day Diet Reviews Forthright Opinion About The Program

Are you considering going on the 3 day diet? Reviews are hard to come by, but I’m going to give you my honest opinion of the program. The 3 day diet is a very low calorie diet that claims you will lose anywhere between 3 and 10 pounds (depending on the writer) in just 3 days. Here’s my 3 day diet reviews.

First of all, I’m going to start my 3 day diet review’s with the good points.

The diet is very low in calories. Some versions of the diet include ½ a grapefruit at every meal which means the diet has 900 calories. Others feature it at just one meal which takes the diet down to 750 calories. Obviously, these calorie levels are not sustainable, but remember this is just a 3 day diet. You can fast for that long, so having some food to keep you going won’t harm you.

The second positive thing I’m going to mention in my 3 day diet reviews is that there is no fancy cooking required to sustain this diet. If you can boil an egg and cook veggies in the microwave, you can go on this diet. The foods required are basic: cottage cheese, saltine crackers, carrots, apples, etc.

The third thing that is nice about this diet is that the food you are asked to eat in no way harms you. You’ll be eating fruits, vegetables, lean meats, etc. In many ways, you are better off with this program than you would be eating a couple of meals at a fast food joint. There’s no “trick” to the 3 day diet, it’s just very low in calories.

But there are some downsides to the diet. For instance, you may only lose a couple of pounds for all of your starving, not the 10 pounds some proponents claim.

Also, I would be remiss in not mentioning that extended use of this diet program would surely lead to anorexia. The name of the diet is “The 3 Day Diet” for a reason – it should only be used for three days.

Another thing worth mentioning in this 3 day diet reviews is that you are probably going to be hungry on this program. The meals are quite small. Breakfast and lunch are about 200 calories a piece and dinner is about 350 calories. If you are used to 2000 to 3000 calorie diets (what most Americans eat), you are going to be famished. If you can suck it up and say “it’s only 3 days” you’ll survive. But, if you are not mentally prepared for the hunger challenges on the 3 day diet, you are likely to give in to your urge to eat more.

In short, the 3 day diet does work. You will probably lose between 3 to 6 pounds. The 10 pound claims are from very large people who try it. Most of the pounds lost will be from water weight. You can’t go on the diet on an extended basis.

My 3 day diet reviews overall picture is that if you want to lose weight for a specific purpose in the very near future (a wedding next weekend, an upcoming high school reunion), it’s worth doing. As an extended diet plan, it won’t work.

Fitness Alternatives For Those Who Hate Exercise

2009-06-07T06:14:00.000-07:00

Fitness Alternatives For Those Who Hate Exercise

A few suggestions for getting a workout for those of us who abhor exercising.

Exercise. It's a word many of us dread. Some find it boring, while others just can't stand doing it for whatever reason. Finding motivation to do it is a challenge for us all. Finding ways to make exercise enjoyable can be difficult, but it's quite possible.

Yes, that's right. Exercise can be enjoyable!

If one hates exercise, how can they make it fun, then? Well, it takes a little creativity. Here are a few suggestions for ways to work out that will keep you entertained at the same time.

Dance Dance Revolution

Though you might feel a little silly doing this at first, the popular video game Dance Dance Revolution has the potential to give the player a fantastic cardio workout. The game itself is fairly simple: you step on the arrows as the corresponding arrows on the screen match up. It takes a great deal of practice to become good enough at it so you're drenched in sweat after every game, but it gives you something to work for. That's the beauty of it: it's a game, and that factor keeps you going even when you get tired.

Eyetoy: Kinetic

Yet again, the Playstation is the way to go to make exercise entertaining. Utilizing the Eyetoy camera, Kinetic reflects your image back at you on the screen as you perform various activities in this virtual workout world. You kick, punch, and jump your way to fitness in a way that's challenging and fun!

Mini Stair Stepper

The beauty behind this invention is that it's compact, portable, and can be done just about anywhere. You can use this miniature stair stepper while you work, study, or watch TV. You could even put it in front of your Playstation and play what would normally be a sedentary game as you step! Can it get much better?

iPods and TVs

Do you get easily bored on the treadmill? There's an easy solution, then: television. Either load television shows onto your video iPod or set your treadmill in front of a TV. It'll keep you occupied while you work out so you don't realize how much time as passed. I personally used to speed walk on the treadmill while watching reruns of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The hour-long episodes kept my mind off of how tired I was or how boring and repetitive working out can be.

Workout Buddies

Having a friend to work out with can be the best thing for your motivation. Not only is it a great time to socialize, but the fact that you've made a commitment to another person that you will work out at this time on these days will motivate you further. You can't just sleep in when you know you've got a friend waiting for you at the gym.

Furry Friends

Walking the dog can not only be an enjoyable pet-and-pet-owner bonding activity, but it's also a way in which you can motivate yourself to exercise because that dog needs to be walked daily. There's no avoiding it. This way, both you and your furry friend get a workout and both of you will feel better about it. Plus, it's much like the concept of a workout buddy in the fact that you have someone to socialize with. Sure, they may not talk back, but that doesn't mean you can't talk to them!

If you don't see anything here that works for you, get creative! Be imaginative. If you've got the will to get in shape and improve your health, you'll certainly find the way that's right for you.

Cardio Training for Fat Loss

2009-06-03T20:18:00.001-07:00

Cardio Training for Fat Loss

Training for fat loss is not easy and proper cardio training is an important part of the process. But if you're doing your cardio at the wrong time, you could be shooting yourself in the foot! Find out the best time to do it and why.

When it comes to fat loss, one of the most frequently-asked questions I get is "to maximize fat loss, should I do my cardio before or after my weight training?" I know there are times when I like to be kept in suspense… But I'm not going to do that to you here…

Physiologically speaking, if maximum fat loss is your goal and you want to incorporate cardio into your training schedule, you're better off doing your cardio training immediately after your weight training. Here's why:

1. When you do weight training first, you have more energy and strength for that weight training.

I know cardio junkies won't want to hear this, but intense, quality weight training is actually more effective for fat loss than cardio training. Why the emphasis on quality? Well, if you go to the gym and just flail around with light weights for 30 minutes, it's not really going to be very effective for fat loss. However, if you really put some effort into it and train hard, the metabolic boost you get from weight training (in terms of not only calories burned while doing it but the increase in metabolism after and the increase in muscle mass you get from weight training) is greater than the boost you get from cardio training. And, when compared to slow, long-duration cardio training, that boost is much greater.

So by performing your weight training first, while you're fresh, you're going to have more energy to put into it and you're going to be stronger. This will increase metabolic and muscle mass stimulation and therefore overall fat loss. It's a win-win situation! That's not to say you can't do a couple of minutes of cardio as a general warm-up before starting into the weights...just don't do an entire cardio session before weight training. Always keep in mind that the weight training is the real engine behind your fat loss efforts. And if that isn't enough to convince you to do cardio after weights, I've got another reason for you…

2. Performing weight training first decreases available blood sugar and puts the body in "fat burning" mode.

When you train with weights, you're performing short, intense muscle contractions. Glucose (blood sugar) is the preferred fuel for driving these intense contractions. As you go through your workout, your body gradually uses up its readily-available supply of sugars and starts mobilizing fat for energy. Here's the key… mobilizing bodyfat for energy is a process that takes time. If you do your cardio first, your body will be initially working on that blood sugar before getting started on the bodyfat. By the time you're done with cardio and move to weights, that is when you're in the optimal fat-burning mode.

But the problem is, fat is not an efficient fuel for weight training. By doing cardio first, you use up all the "good" stuff for weight training and force your body to make do with a less powerful fuel source. Your weight training workouts will decrease in quality and your cardio efforts won't be as effective for achieving fat-burning, which is your primary goal! So basically, you're shooting yourself in the foot twice! Think of your body as a hybrid gas-electric car. This car uses gas to provide more power for acceleration and electricity to provide long-term power for maintaining speed.

Now think of blood sugar as gas and weight training as powerful acceleration. When you press the pedal (performing weight training), you're going to get much better acceleration when you're using the proper fuel (i.e. gas). If you try and power the acceleration with electricity, you'll go forward but not nearly as quickly as if you were using gas.

The bottom line is this…perform your weight training first so you use up the "fast" energy first. Then, by the time you hit the cardio, you're already in fat-burning mode and every single second you're doing that cardio is going to be burning more fat than if you did it first.

These two reasons apply no matter if you're doing slower, long-duration cardio or high-intensity interval training (which I recommend). The key thing to keep in mind is that weight training is what's going to help you change your body fast… cardio is a useful tool for improving your results but it's not what drives your fat-loss results. And that being said, if you absolutely feel you must do your cardio first, I'm not going to tell you it's the worst thing in the world…the fact that you're doing something trumps doing nothing any day of the week! But if you're looking for maximum impact for the time and effort you're putting your training, definitely hit the weights first and cardio after.

2009-06-03T20:13:00.000-07:00

Why Fat Loss 4 Idiots might be Wrong for You

Fat loss 4 idiots is not for everyone. I have found a few flaws in the diet that may make it not good for you.

When I first looked at the Fat Loss for idiots diet I was really skeptical. The last thing that I want to see as a fitness and health expert is a bunch of people starving themselves and getting unhealthy in the search for some magical 5 pounds or more a week weight loss.

First you eat until you are satisfied so there is not binge eating. Next there is the whole cycled diet where you stay on the diet for a few days and then you go off the diet for four days. And finally there is a diet generator that creates a good diet for you by asking you what you like and what you do not like.

But of course there are drawbacks to anything and this diet is especially tough for some. Here are the drawbacks and why Fat Loss 4 Idiots may not be for you.

The dreaded all fruit day - Some people just do not like fruit a lot and there is one day where you eat nothing but fruit. This does make things difficult as you need to follow the diet exactly

Not a lot of exercise - If you live a very active lifestyle you will find that you may not have the energy that you are used to on the fat loss for idiots diet. There are not enough calories for an athlete and as a bodybuilder you would find the carbs too high still if you are cutting up for a contest.

No Alcohol allowed - Actually you can have one drink a day but for many people used to consuming 2 or more drinks a day this cutback along with the weight loss and the stress of a changed diet may be too much to bear.

Other than these three restrictions to the fat loss 4 idiots diet , I believe you will probably find that the diet works for the majority of people trying to lose 20 or 30 pounds.

Well I was proven wrong. I posted a review of the fat loss 4 idiots diet -you can read those reviews,and was buried in responses from people telling me that they were skeptical as well but the diet did work for them. Once I dug deeper into Fat Loss 4 Idiots I found that there were a couple of things that made the diet make sense for losing weight.

Fast Diet Fraud

2009-06-01T21:44:00.000-07:00

Under the theory that "seeing is believing", people continue to buy books and pills for dramatic weight loss in 7 days, or 4 weeks, or some other rather short interval. What should be checked is how much weight loss remains effective in one year.

There are several reasons for this caution.

Recognize that the ability to store calories as fat is pro survival, when the food supply various a lot throughout a year. With steady food supplies, this is anti survival. Eat more calories than you need, of whatever type, and you will put on fat. Even excess protein consumption is stored as fat. Note that high meat diets are high in saturated fat as well as protein.

Most people who try to lose weight do not make permanent changes to life style. They can lose a few pounds in the short term, but not keep them off.

Many fast diet schemes are tricks, some even dangerous. Especially bad are those plans which emphasize weight loss, but ignore what component of weight is lost.

WATER LOSS: many plans show quick results because they cause the body to drop water. The medical term for such pills is diuretics. Weight-wrap clothing makes one hot, and sweat. The same is achieved with steam rooms, saunas, and the like. Any professional athlete knows that a typical workout can cause the loss of 1 to 10 pounds of water, or more, which must be replaced to prevent heat stroke, even death.

MUSCLE LOSS: Many plans concentrate on reducing the total calories consumed, which is great if done wisely. The dangerous plans are those that starve the body so that muscle, as well as fat, is lost. As most dieters return to pre diet food practices, the lost muscle is usually replaced with fatty tissues. Muscle mass consumes calories even when the body is at rest. Reducing muscle mass merely to lose weight means that body is less balanced for controlling weight.

LOSS OF INGESTED FOOD: bowel stimulants are okay if needed for constipation, or to aid regularity, but NOT for weight loss. If you aren't eating much raw fruits and vegetables, moderate doses of dietary fiber supplements are okay.

FAT OR STARCH BLOCKERS: Two criteria must be met; they must work, and be safe to the metabolism. None are known to exist. I wrote elsewhere about chitosan, a "fat magnet" that does not work.

APPETITE KILLERS: They exist, but many have been removed from the marketplace. Narcotics are one such drug group.

FEN-FEN or FEN-PHEN, fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, an anorexic drug, was banned by the FDA in 1997, mainly due to heart valve damage.

An alternative is to hold something nauseating under nose or tongue.

FAT BURNER STIMULANTS: "Fat burners" are a fictitious part of the body. Pills to turn them up have nothing to work on.

METABOLISM ACCELERATORS: Amphetamines rev up the body, and formerly were in wide use by dieters and by students who were cramming for tests, as well as speed freaks. Tolerance requires increasing doses. High doses cause sleeplessness, nervousness and euphoria, and can cause death. Usage can be followed by intense mental depression and fatigue. DON'T!

Late 2003, a class of weight loss pills was taken off the market, due to deaths of athletes and dieters; Ephedra, also called Ma huang, and synthesized ephedrine. Ephedrine alkaloids are amphetamine-like compounds, used in some prescription medications, and found in some herbal teas. The side effects include increase of blood pressure and pulse rate, nerve damage, muscle injury, psychosis, stroke, impaired memory, nervousness, tremors, seizures, heart attacks, strokes. Who needs it?

READ THE LABELS. Many weight loss products contain a lot of sugar, fructose, maltodextrin, thus sugar, sugar, modified corn starch. These are lousy choices for good nutrition, and can bounce blood sugar levels dangerously high, after which they can crash to dangerously low (hypoglycemia). Ingesting too much refined sugar can induce diabetes.

Thus, many "nutritional diet products" are nutritional only if compared to high fat and high salt foods.

FAT RESTRICTION: This should be a permanent part of a healthful food plan for anyone who is not very active physically. Prior to modern mechanization, everyone but the pampered ruling classes used a lot of calories all the time. This is why so many traditional / ethnic foods are high in fat, such as bacon and sausage, pastries, fried foods. What was good for great grand parents can be bad for us.

Here's a cruel truth. A little bit of fat is far more effective than high protein or sugar foods at satisfying hunger. The trick is to avoid saturated fats and trans fats (hydrogenated oils).

Smart dieters can get unsaturated fats from plant foods, such as nuts and seeds. Outdoors enthusiasts are mostly familiar with "trail foods", such as "GORP" = Good Old Raisins and Peanuts. I find that almonds and raisins chewed together are very sweet and hunger killing, so not a risk to weight control.

YOUR BEST DEFENSE against fraud of any kind is self education. Don't be afraid to question what any source says, but consult several sources that have no mission to sell you anything. Government publications and Mayo Clinic advice are good examples which can be reached on the internet.

Long Term Weight Loss Diet - Biggest Loser Twins Share Secrets to Long Term Weight Loss

2009-06-01T21:41:00.000-07:00

For a long term weight loss diet to be effective it must be livable and allow some flexibility. The Biggest Loser Twins, Bill and Jim Germanakos who won season 4 of the hit TV show seem to have found the secret to long term weight loss. Diet and exercise are still a part of their lives and this article will share tips on how the new plan they developed can help you lose and keep the it off.

Bill and Jim, often referred to as the Weight Loss Twins were both winners in the Biggest Loser Competition two years ago. Bill came to the ranch weighing 334 pound and at the finale 8 months later had taken his body down to an amazing 170 pounds.

Jim's starting weight was 361 pounds and despite being voted off the ranch in week 5 and sent home he stayed committed and by the finale stepped on the scale weighing 175 pounds.

Together the brothers lost 350 pounds in just 8 months and now 2 years after the show ended they have managed to keep the vast majority of that weight off and look great and fit.

They say the secret to their continued success comes from working along side the many physicians, dieticians, nutrition experts, psychologist and trainers associated with the show. From them they learned how to eat, exercise and think in a way that supported their maintenance.

Here are 3 secrets the brothers are now sharing in their new weight loss system.

1. Enjoy eating. It is a common misconception that you must constantly deprive yourself in order to stay thin but the brothers found that eating smaller portions throughout the day and then allowing a day during the week where they could enjoy their favorite foods they could still enjoy the pleasure of food.

2. Exercise to support your metabolism. There are different ways to exercise and the most effective for long standing weight control involves exercises with varying levels of intensity. For instance instead of just walking, add short burst of speed walking or jogging. This variation peaks your metabolism and also your fat burning and it makes life more livable because the exercise can be done in half the time.

3. Remove negative thinking. The brothers share that a positive attitude is a necessary ingredient for long success. Yes, some old habits will have to change but what replaces them is a bigger reward.

The Biggest Loser Twins have now combined the lessons they learned and their real life experiences in a new system which reveals their long term weight loss diet secrets. It is due out in June of 2009 and is sure to inspire others.

Effective Weight Loss - Finally! 4 Easy Proven Tips to Lose Weight Naturally and Keep it Off

2009-05-31T22:51:00.000-07:00

Most of us have been disappointed many times when it comes to losing unwanted pounds. And maybe we did lose it for a short time, and then regained it all back. It's a proven fact that people who drop pounds too quickly are more likely to gain it back,than those who lose it more slowly and more naturally. So if you lose only 3-5 lbs a month that's to be celebrated. The most effective way to lose weight for the long haul is to lose it slowly. In this article we will address the 4 easy proven ways not only to take the weight off, but to keep it off for life.

Tip # 1 (Get Your Exercise )

Not only does exercise help you lose,and maintain your weight it also reduces and eliminates stress,it reduces your hunger,it increases good (HDL) cholesterol, and decreases triglyceride levels. Regular exercise prolongs our life, reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke,lowers blood pressure ,reduces the risk of getting diseases, improves our mood and helps us be more regular,which will help us to lose more pounds.

Tip # 2 (Don't Forget Your Snacks )

Will power is not the answer to permanently keeping of the pounds. Planning ahead with your meals and snacks can really make a big difference .So you should always plan ahead for your next meal well in advance and never leave home without taking some healthy snacks with you. Because your snacks will help you control your appetite,and not being in control of your appetite is what causes us to go on those out of control eating binges.

Tip # 3 (Are You Getting Enough Sleep ? )

Getting enough sleep is not only one of the best things that we can do for our over all health ,but it is essential for any permanent diet plan. The majority of us are not getting enough sleep.

With the proper amount of sleep we get a stronger immune system, higher energy levels ,and it's aproven fact that people who get more sleep,weight less than people who don't. The average person should get at least 7 hours of sleep every day.

Tip # 4 (Are You Using Natural Fat Burners ?)

Natural fat burners come in all shapes and sizes.

Green Tea Extract, Hoodia,Gordonii ,Lemon Juice, Lime juice, and Beet Juice are great fat burners just to name a few,that can help us control how fast or how slow we are losing weight.

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How To Lose Weight After a Baby

2009-05-31T22:49:00.000-07:00

How To Lose Weight After a Baby

Most new moms desperately want to start a weight loss after baby exercise program as soon as possible but are unsure what they can do or when they can do it. This article will cover that subject and help new moms better understand when they can start to work towards getting their old bodies back.

Right After Your Baby Is Born

You can start your weight loss after baby routine right after your baby is born. You can do this by doing pelvic keggle exercises that will help strengthen you pelvic area and help make your overall body recovery much faster.Most women start this a day or two after giving birth.

During Your Initial Recovery

Once you are able to move around the next step is to start out by doing some light exercise like walking around the block or slow paced treadmill workouts. Make sure that you feel up to it before you start and do not over work yourself. Including your baby in your workouts is a great way to get your workouts in and spend time with your baby.

Once You Are Fully Recovered

After about six to eight weeks you can start normal exercises with high intensity to maximize your fat burning.Exercises like weight training and aerobic workouts will give you the best results if you use them in a combination. Just make sure to check in with your doctor before you start a strenuous exercise program so you can avoid injury.

Bodybuilding Workout Schedule For Scrawny Dudes

2009-05-30T23:10:00.001-07:00

Bodybuilding Workout Schedule For Scrawny Dudes

The movie stars and all their masculine bulk that causes mean to quiver or just roll-over with envy. That is the discipline of having a bodybuilding workout program.

When you first looked at the magazine that had all the bodybuilders in it, you thought? Gees, I could never get to that type of body!" Of course you could with a lot of miracles I would naturally think, because that isn’t happening ever. You felt nauseous to the stomach and you had to get yourself going.

There is a valid reason for this, for which you would not just openly admit. You are scrawny and can’t seem to stand your man, and every one likes to walk all over you as if you were the doormat? You wondered why you were single, and this is part of the reason, you feel inferior. So you decide to take on the challenge of trying to begin with the bodybuilding workout schedule.

So you need to have a fixed bodybuilding workout schedule to foodstuff and exercise routine. You got it, did you write it down, or print it? Is the pen or the mouse a wee bit too heavy? Get on with it; exert that pea that is sitting in your upper arm waiting to pop.

Ok, get on with it, you’re in the shopping mall and you need to buy dozens of eggs that need to be swallowed raw, just a wee boost to your protein. And for you the beginner, you would really need to consume a lot more carbohydrates. You cant be a bodybuilder who is as skinny as an Ethiopian you would have to put some meat on those bones of yours first so that you can get on with your bodybuilding chest workout.

Serious Contenders Needed For A Bodybuilding Workout Schedule

Now that you got the worst side of it, you would seriously start by having to exert muscle power, not just thought. Begin with the breathing exercises, the starting map of all bodybuilding workout schedules.

Breathe in deep and release the carbon dioxide from your body slowly via the mouth as if you were pouting your mouth with a gap for the air to flow out. If you feel you are going to keel over don’t worry you wont, its just your heart and lungs working out in your chest and getting a good stretch. The best cardio exercise is just a brisk walk at first, now that should already be in your bodybuilding workout schedule.

While doing this, after you have recovered 3 days later, from your first physical exertion you might feel despondent, and have developed a phobia for pain, don’t worry, the more you exercise the more your body will get used to it, and the pain will no longer be there.

The trick is to keep on exercising even if your muscles ache, then you know you are exerting effort, and you are succeeding in realizing your bodybuilding work schedule!

Lower Body Building Workout - What Are The 3 Leg Muscle Groups To Concentrate

2009-05-30T23:07:00.000-07:00

Lower Body Building Workout - What Are The 3 Leg Muscle Groups To Concentrate

Most body builders concentrate more to buildup their upper body, but building up your lower body is also considered being essential.

Leg muscle is most important to support your upper body; it can also be said as the basement of your whole body.

So building up both the upper body and legs are essential factors that has to be considered when you are doing body building workouts.

There are several workouts to buildup your leg muscles. The 3 main muscles in your legs are quadriceps, hamstrings and calves. Exercise like squats are great for building strong and powerful legs.

Placing a weight on a barbell and squatting down with the weight rested on your neck. This is the best technique for you to increase your leg muscle strength.

There are some other exercises for your quadriceps like leg press, leg extensions, dumbbell lunges and dumbbell squat.

The second thing is hamstrings; here also you can find three main methods. Firstly, you can workout with the leg curl machine by lying leg curls your face down on a leg curl machine and lift weight up.

The other two workouts are stiff legged dead lifts and dumbbell stiff legged dead lifts.

The last and third leg muscle group is calves which should also be included with your body building workouts. You can buildup your calves muscle by doing various workouts, that will give you the leaping abilities.

The well known workout for calves are standing calf raises, seated calf raises, leg press calf extensions and standing one legged calf raises. The simple and easiest workout is by standing on your toes and raising yourself with the help of calves muscle.

By applying these exercises in your regular workout will help you build strong legs. You can work your quadriceps into your bicep, triceps and shoulder workout day and place your calves and hamstrings with your back and chest workout day.

These are all the best exercises to build strong legs that have to be considered with your body building workouts.

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Stomach Flattening Exercises - Get The Flat Stomach That You Desire

2009-05-27T20:59:00.001-07:00

The search for stomach flattening exercises is one that is shared by many people. So if you fall in that category, don't worry you are not alone. Excess stomach fat is can be attributed to genetics, lack of exercise and poor diet. Unfortunately, more often than not when people think about stomach or abdominal (abs) exercises, they immediately think about sit-ups and crunches. Who can blame them? These are typically the first exercises that you learn growing up and are commonly reinforced at your local gym.

Doing an endless number of crunches may eventually build stronger abdominal muscles but they will have no effect on the excess stomach fat that is covering them. Stomach flattening exercises are those that target the mid section while also incorporating cardiovascular exercise. This will help to boost your metabolism and start to burn off the excess fat. Remember that a proper diet is also an essential component to any exercise routine. Are you ready to get to the exercises!

1. Plank - lay stomach down with your forearms on the floor pointing forward and your body straight. Raise your body off the floor so that it is supported by your forearms and your toes. Your body is to remain straight with no sagging. Hold this position for 30 seconds.

2. Mountain Climbers - this will really get your heart rate going and your abs burning. Begin in a push up position with your hands and toes on the floor. Next bring your right leg up towards your chest , then quickly alternate, bringing your left leg up toward your chest while moving the right foot back to its initial position. Continuing alternating your stepping motion for 30 seconds.

3. Oblique Twists - you will require a small medicine ball or lightweight dumbbell will also do. Sit on the floor with your knees at a 45 degree angle holding the medicine ball in front of you. Twist your body to the right bringing the medicine ball to your side. Next, in a controlled manner, bring the medicine ball to the left side. Continue alternating from side to side for 30 seconds.

You are not done yet. You will combine these exercises into a mini-circuit, in which you perform each exercise right after the other. This keeps your heart rate up and really intensifies the fat burning potential. Can you see how these are truly great Stomach flattening exercises!

Ultimately you will want to work these exercises three times per week with goal of gradually building on them each time by doing more or longer time periods. Variety is the key to any exercise program and there are many alternate versions of the above exercises; such as the side plank, one leg plank or the cross body mountain climber. You may never do another sit-up or crunch again!

Beauty and Fitness

2009-05-25T00:30:00.000-07:00

Beauty and Fitness

Health is wealth. By being physically fit, it can make a person look lean both inside and out.

There is a lot a person can do such jogging or walking in the morning, playing basketball or any other sport with friends but if a person wants to have muscles and look lean, the best thing to do will be to sign up and workout in a gym.

Just like taking any medicine, one should first consult the doctor before undergoing any form of exercise.

Physical exercise is beneficial because it helps maintain and improve ones health from a variety of diseases and premature death. It also makes a person feel happier and increases ones self esteem preventing one from falling into depression or anxiety. It has also shown to make a person with an active lifestyle live longer than a person who doesn’t.

The best exercise plan should have cardiovascular and weight training exercises. This helps burn calories and increase the muscle to fat ratio that will increase ones metabolism and make one either gain or lose weight.

A person who has never worked out before should do it gradually. Doing it too much for the first time can make one pull a muscle or have an injury making it worse. Endurance will never be built in a day and doing it repeatedly will surely be good to the person.

Focusing on certain portion in the body can help make it improve. A good example is going to the gym and doing a workout more often in a specific area such as the abs can give one a chest pack.

But beauty is not only about having muscles which is what people can see. It is also about enhancing the beauty within.

Here are some things one can do everyday to stay beautiful and healthy;

· Reading books and other reading material more often keeps the mind sharp just like working out keeps the body in shape.

· Work no matter what kind it is produces stress. One can reduce this by taking the time out to do something special like lying in a hot tub, shopping or watching a movie. Studies have shown it is reliever and helps one from looking haggardly.

· Pollution is something people cannot control given the size of the problem. When one goes out, it is best to put some form of protection such as beauty products that contain antioxidants that protect the skin from damage. There are also other beauty products available and choosing the right one with the help of a dermatologist can help the person.

· Another way to stay healthy is to give up some vices. Most people smoke and drink. Smoking has been proven to cause lung cancer and other diseases as well complications for women giving birth. Excessive drinking has also shown to do the same.

· For people who don’t smoke, it is best to stay away from people who do since studies have shown that nonsmokers are also at risk of developing cancer due to secondary smoke inhalation.

· Lastly, it is best to always start the day with a positive outlook. Just as studies have shown that exercise makes a person feel happier, smiling produces the same effect. A smile can do a lot and it is contagious in a positive sense. It brightens the day of not only one but others as well.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

2009-05-22T21:45:00.000-07:00

Physical fitness is one of the great essentials of match play. Keenness can only be acquired if the physical, mental, and nervous systems are in tune. Consistent and systematic training is essential to a tournament player.

Regular hours of sleep, and regular, hearty food at regular hours are necessary to keep the body at its highest efficiency. Food is particularly important. Eat well, but do not over-eat, particularly immediately before playing. I believe in a large hearty breakfast on the day of a big match. This should be taken by nine-thirty. A moderate lunch at about one o'clock if playing at three. Do not eat very rich food at luncheon as it tends to slow you up on the court. Do not run the risk of indigestion, which is the worst enemy to dear eyesight. Rich, heavy food immediately before retiring is bad, as it is apt to make you "loggy" on the court the next day.

It is certain injury to touch alcoholic drink in any form during tournament play. Alcohol is a poison that affects the eye, the mind, and the wind three essentials in tennis. Tobacco in moderation does little harm, although it, too, hits eye and wind. A man who is facing a long season of tournament play should refrain from either alcohol or tobacco in any form. Excesses of any kind are bad for physical condition, and should not be chanced.

"Staleness" is the great enemy of players who play long seasons. It is a case of too much tennis. Staleness is seldom physical weariness. A player can always recover his strength by rest. Staleness is a mental fatigue due often to worry or too close attention to tennis, and not enough variety of thought. Its symptoms are a dislike for the tennis game and its surroundings, and a lack of interest in the match when you are on the court. I advocate a break in training at such a time. Go to the theatre or a concert, and get your mind completely off tennis. Do your worrying about tennis while you are playing it, and forget the unpleasantness of bad play once you are off the court. Always have some outside interest you can turn to for relaxation during a tournament; but never allow it to interfere with your tennis when you should be intent on your game. A nice balance is hard to achieve, but, once attained is a great aid to a tournament player.

The laws of training should be closely followed before and after a match. Do not get chilled before a match, as it makes you stiff and slow. Above all else do not stand around without a wrap after a match when you are hot or you will catch cold.

Many a player has acquired a touch of rheumatism from wasting time at the close of his match instead of getting his shower while still warm. That slight stiffness the next day may mean defeat. A serious chill may mean severe illness. Do not take chances.

Change your wet clothes to dry ones between matches if you are to play twice in a day. It will make you feel better, and also avoid the risk of cold.

Tournament players must sacrifice some pleasures for the sake of success. Training will win many a match for a man if he sticks to it. Spasmodic training is useless, and should never be attempted.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

The condition a player is, in is apt to decide his mental viewpoint, and aid him in accustoming himself to the external conditions of play.

All match players should know a little about the phenomenon of crowd-psychology since, as in the case of the Church-Murray match I related some time back, the crowd may play an important part in the result.

It seldom pays to get a crowd down on you. It always pays to win its sympathy. I do not mean play to the gallery, for that will have the opposite effect than the one desired.

The gallery is always for the weaker player. It is a case of helping the "under-dog." If you are a consistent winner you must accustom yourself to having the gallery show partiality for your opponent. It is no personal dislike of you. It is merely a natural reaction in favour of the loser. Sometimes a bad decision to one play will win the crowd's sympathy for him. Galleries are eminently just in their desires, even though at times their emotions run away with them.

Quite aside from the effect on the gallery, I wish to state here that when you are the favoured one in a decision that you know is wrong, strive to equalize it if possible by unostentatiously losing the next point. Do not hit the ball over the back stop or into the bottom of the net with a jaunty air of "Here you are." Just hit it slightly out or in the net, and go on about your business in the regular way. Your opponent always knows when you extend him this justice, and he appreciates it, even though he does not expect it. Never do it for effect. It is extremely bad taste. Only do it when your sense of justice tells you you should.

The crowd objects, and justly so, to a display of real temper on the court. A player who loses his head must expect a poor reception from the gallery. Questioned decisions by a player only put him in a bad light with the crowd and cannot alter the point. You may know the call was wrong, but grin at it, and the crowd will join you. These things are the essence of good sportsmanship, and good sportsmanship will win any gallery. The most unattractive player in the world will win the respect and admiration of a crowd by a display of real sportsmanship at the time of test.

Any player who really enjoys a match for the game's sake will always be a fine sportsman, for there is no amusement to a match that does not give your opponent his every right. A player who plays for the joy of the game wins the crowd the first time he steps on the court. All the world loves an optimist.

The Ab Scissor Fitness Machine Claims to Deliver 6 Pack Abs in Only 4 Minutes a Day

2009-05-22T03:47:00.000-07:00

The Ab Scissor Fitness Machine Claims to Deliver 6 Pack Abs in Only 4 Minutes a Day

Review Summary

Many companies are out to capitalize on the weight loss craze that has taken over. Most people want to be fit. They are tired of seeing the obesity reports on the news, and they want to change their own lives. However, many people aren't sure how to go about it and will jump on the first potential solution that comes their way. This may be the case with some people who purchase the Ab Scissor. This product doesn't seem to be a complete waste of money. On the contrary, people looking for a way to tone their abs may be very pleased with this piece of equipment. It isn't, however, a weight loss solution. If you carry a lot of fat around your midsection, chances are this equipment isn't likely to give you a six pack. It may tone your abdominals, but what's the use when your abdominals are buried under layers of fat? In order to see toned muscles, you must uncover them, and this machine, like so many others like it, simply can't give you a total body workout needed for lasting weight loss.

Product at a Glance

The Ab Scissor is a chair with handle bars reaching high above. It is designed to give people extra mobility while working the abs in a seated position. Because both the upper torso and the bottom half of the body move, the crunch on the abdominals may be slightly more intense than the traditional crunches done on your back. One downside to the design of this product seems to be that there is no neck or back support. When using the abdominal muscles, many people unconsciously engage the muscles in their neck and back. This may lead to soreness and injury if not careful.

Product In Focus

What makes this product work seems to be the same thing that makes traditional crunches work, abdominal engagement. By repeatedly engaging the muscles in the abdomen, you get stronger abs. Unlike conventional crunches, however, this piece of equipment allows for a good workout of the obliques as well. However, this machine doesn't seem to offer the fat burning potential of a full body workout. For this reason, consumers should be sure they understand that by adding this to their workout routine they are only replacing the crunches they were doing before and nothing else. Total body work is necessary to burn fat and reveal any sculpted muscles. Diet and proper supplementation may multiply these results and ensure lasting success. Weight loss supplements like those containing Advantra Z may actually boost your metabolism, increasing the amount of fat your body is capable of burning. So, we believe they may be a beneficial addition to any fitness or diet regimen.

Cost

Currently it appears that the Ab Scissor retails through the official website for $159.00. When compared with a home gym, this may not seem to be too much. However, this isn't a home gym. This machine only targets one muscle group. Because many of the moves done on this equipment can successfully be done without any equipment, the price tag may seem a bit steep to most people. However, some people view products like this as motivation for their workouts. If this is the case and you understand completely the limited nature of this product, the price may seem reasonable.

Positives

· Offers one way of exercising the abdominal muscles

Negatives

· Not likely to deliver 6 pack abs alone

· Doesn't seem to promote diet and supplementation

· No neck support, which may cause neck pain

Final Thoughts

The Ab Scissor offers one potential solution to a hum drum abdominal workout. For people seeking something new, this could be a solution. Although it isn't likely to deliver weight loss results or 6 pack abs without diet and supplementation, it may tone the midsection and become part of a complete workout. Knowing what to expect from a product is necessary to avoid disappointment. With many fitness gadgets and diet fads, marketing can be misleading and build expectations to inappropriately high levels. To avoid this, having comprehensive information about your potential purchase may be crucial. If you want to learn more about this particular fitness equipment, feel free to review the sites linked below.

3 Steps For Great Looking Biceps and Triceps

2009-05-17T01:11:00.000-07:00

The biceps are the muscles that are found in front of your upper arm which functions by lifting the lower arm as it contracts and by enabling your palm to turn upward. The triceps on the other hand are those found at the back of the upper arm which functions by extending the lower arm when it contracts. Both the biceps and the triceps control the movements of your arms and likewise control the wrist and the hand movements.

Among the vanities of males is to have great looking biceps and triceps that they can flaunt. While women want to get slimmer, males put in much attention and effort to achieve bigger and triceps and biceps muscles. There are numerous ways to achieve that result and some even go for the faster route which is to take in steroids. Nonetheless, it is still better to do it the natural way with natural workout routines. Here are 3 steps to have great looking biceps and triceps.

1. The Cable Pushup - The cable pushup is a sort of a flushing movement where you will need a bar of medium length. To perform the routine, just position your body straight up and then do pushups as straight as possible. Make sure that as you do the pushups, the elbows are tucked in and the focus should be on the triceps. As you reach the bottom position, try to squeeze the triceps for at least one to two seconds. Try to keep your repetitions more controlled and concentrated to achieve better results and do at least three sets of at least twelve to fifteen repetitions per set.

2. The Dips - After doing a cable push up, a number of fitness instructors suggest that you do the dips in order to give a blast to the triceps. Here you would need a grip which would be wider than a shoulder width. Then you can place a plate in between your legs so as to add more resistance while you perform the routine. The dips are much like the chest exercises and in fact, you can perform the dips as a form of chest exercise. The difference though is what kind of muscles you would want to target. If you want to target your triceps and biceps, the technique is not to lean to far forward. Squeeze your triceps at the top and make at least twelve (12) to fifteen repetitions in at least three sets.

3. The Preacher Bench Curls - After exercising your triceps, for your biceps, try the preacher bench curls. You can start with the aid of a 35-pound bar accompanied by two dimes on each side of the bar. Then as you reach the start position, just place an additional of at least 5 pounds on each side until you reach 145 or 155 pounds of weight. All in all, you would be able to make a maximum of 8 - 9 sets on this routine.

Lastly, keep in mind that your movements and routines must be more controlled if you want to achieve faster and better results.

How to Get Bigger Triceps - Easy Ways to Do It

2009-05-12T02:37:00.000-07:00

How to Get Bigger Triceps - Easy Ways to Do It

I have compiled some exercises which you should try starting from today to get bigger triceps. Your muscle building won't be complete without putting extra effort to see that you get outstanding triceps that turn heads.

Parallel bar dip: work your triceps toughly. Majority of muscle builders concentrate on the biceps, but they forget that the triceps compose of up to two-third of the upper arm and it will enable your arms appear bigger if you are able to work it appropriately.

If we are to talk about adequate arm working out exercises, you won't find any other best exercises for it other than the popular parallel bar dip. Also, it is an exercise which involves the movement of your body through space rather the movement of your limbs only. Talking about the evidence of the efficiency of dips, you should just observe the amazing arm enlargement of male gymnast.

Close grip bench; it is an added complex motility capable of setting chunks of muscle on the triceps to get it to appear bigger, giving you access to utilize a mass of weight.

Lockouts: It is performed through the fixing pins inside the power rack to halt the bar on a third of its means down from the beginning. It will cause the triceps to be largely overloaded, letting you to utilize very intense weight. In return, you are going to gain bigger horseshoe triceps.

Slanting bar pushdown: I fancy the angles bar better than the straight bar for pushdowns due to the fact its a lot less nerve-wracking on ones wrists and a lot more ease to grip heavy weight with it. It is a great efficient separation motility that is nice and simple on the elbow.

Ez bar lying triceps expansion: it is one of the extremely efficient separation exercises for your arms. Unluckily, it can sometimes result to the injury of ones elbow. Due to this cause, it should be utilized lesser than the others to get huge arms. Also remember to maintain its reps at a high rate, usually 5 to 10 sets.

Don't while away your session performing exercises that are on this report. Stop killing your time with any arm workout that is not on this article, right away. Utilize those named here and implement them tough and weighty.

13 Simple Aerobic Tips

2009-05-09T22:40:00.000-07:00

13 Simple Aerobic Tips

Regular aerobic exercise is vital for cardiovascular health, weight management, and is even an effective therapy for mild to moderate depression. But too many people quit, become injured, or simply find the process less enjoyable than they should. Here is Dr. Weil's advice for making aerobic exercise an ongoing, safe and rewarding part of your life:

1. Any aerobic exercise is better than no aerobic exercise. I would be happy to see you doing even a few minutes of it on a regular basis, but if you want to experience all the benefits, please try to do some continuous aerobic activity for thirty minutes a day, on average, five days a week.
2. Remember to work up to this level gradually and at your own pace, especially if you have not been exercising.
3. Remember also that I am recommending an average amount of activity over time. It is not the end of the world if you miss a day or two here and there. You can make it up later. Feeling bad about missing exercise probably does you more harm than missing it.
4. In addition to these workouts, find other ways to increase your daily activity, such as using stairs more often, parking farther from your destinations to walk more, and doing more physical work yourself instead of delegating it to others.
5. If you exercise with others, try not to do so competitively. Competitive thoughts negate some of the benefits of exercise, especially on your cardiovascular and immune systems and emotions. If you cannot avoid competitive thinking, exercise by yourself
6. Competitive sports like racquetball, handball, and tennis are not substitutes for aerobic activities such as walking, running and cycling. In competitive sports aerobic work is of a stop-and-go nature rather than continuous. It is regular, continuous effort that tones your cardiovascular system best.
7. Always warm up before you get into the full swing of aerobic activity. The best warmup is a slowed-down version of the activity you are about to perform. For example, walk, run, or cycle in slow motion. You will see many people stretching as a warmup, but this does not prepare muscles for aerobic exercise as well as slow movement does.
8. Give yourself a few minutes of cool down at the end of the activity. Repeat the same movements in slow motion.
9. If you have never exercised, get a medical checkup before you start an exercise program. If you have a history of heart trouble or high blood pressure or a strong family history of such problems, a cardiac stress test may be in order.
10. Pay attention to your body! Discontinue exercise if you develop unusual aches or pains.
11. Stop exercising immediately if you develop dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, chest pains, or difficulty in breathing. Get a medical checkup promptly.
12. Your heart rate and breathing should return to normal within five to ten minutes after the end of aerobic exercise. If they do not, get a medical checkup.
13. Do not exercise if you are sick. Wait until you feel better, then resume gradually. Don't worry about losing fitness; it will come back quickly enough. Strenuous exercise at the onset of illness can cause you to be sicker longer.

The Ways to Fat Loss

2009-05-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

Skipping meals can help lose weight

People who think skipping meals means weight loss fail to recognize that our bodies do not operate this way. If we skip a meal, our body will think that we are in starvation mode and therefore slow down the metabolism to compensate. We then tend to overeat at the next meal. Often times, skipping a meal results in an increase in total caloric intake than if we just ate more frequently throughout the day. A better approach is to eat smaller frequent healthy meals and snacks to keep our blood sugar balanced.

Starches are fattening and should be limited when trying to lose weight

Many foods high in starch, like bread, rice, pasta, cereals, beans, fruits, and some vegetables (like potatoes and yams) are low in fat and calories. They become high in fat and calories when eaten in large portion sizes or when covered with high-fat toppings like butter, sour cream, or mayonnaise. Foods high in starch (also called complex carbohydrates) are an important source of energy for your body.

The more you cut calories, the more weight you’ll lose

Cut your calories too far—below 1,200 a day—and you’ll end up with a double whammy that quickly decreases your metabolism and muscle mass. To get the most out of the calories you do eat, choose whole foods such as produce, fresh meat and fish, and whole grains that are as close to their natural state as possible. They have a higher “nutrient density” than refined foods, because they pack more vitamins and minerals into fewer calories.

Carbohydrates make you fat

Carbohydrates do not make you fat. Calories make you fat. Often it’s the sugar and fat contained in carbohydrates that make you fat. Also a lot of carbohydrates are processed, so you don’t get the advantage of feeling full from fiber found in unprocessed carbs. For example, whole grain pasta is more filling — and makes you feel satisfied longer — than white pasta, though both have the same amount of calories. What will change the number of calories is the amount of sauce and butter you put on your pasta. What you want to do is eat carbs in moderation.

Sugar Causes Diabetes

If you have diabetes, you do need to watch your sugar and carbohydrate intake, with the help of your Registered Dietitian, to properly manage your blood sugar level. However, if you do not have diabetes, sugar intake will not cause diabetes. So far, a diet high in calories, being overweight and an inactive lifestyle are the main risk factors for Type 2 diabetes.

Calories eaten after 8PM turn to fat

This is an urban legend that is no more true than the notion that alligators are roaming the sewers of New York City. The fact of the matter is if you eat more calories than your body burns in a day, the excess calories will be stored as fat. Whether you consume them during 'Good Morning America' or 'Letterman' doesn't matter; there is no intrinsic connection between calories and the clock.

Avoid nuts as they are fattening

Yes, it's true that nuts are quite calorically dense; 15 cashews, for instance, deliver 180 kilocalories! On top of that, it is very tough not to overeat these tasty snacks. If you can restrain yourself from overeating them, nuts can be a part of a healthy diet. It's a nutrition myth that nuts should be avoided. In fact, nuts are high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (the good fats) as well as plant sterols which have all been shown to lower LDL cholesterol. In 2003, the FDA approved a health claim for seven kinds of nuts stating that "scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces (45 grams) per day of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease." Instead of simply adding nuts to your diet, the best approach is to eat them in replacement of foods high in saturated fats.

Fruit Juice is better for dieters than Soda

Fruit juice (pure) certainly has a higher nutritional value with vitamins and mineral content than soda drinks. However, fruit juices, even pure, are high in a sugar called fructose. They are very similar calorie-wise to sodas. A glass of orange juice is equivalent to about four to five oranges - and that's alot of sugar. You are better to eat a single orange (or other piece of fruit) for the vitamin, mineral, fiber and other nutrient content, and drink more water instead.

Certain food groups should be eliminated

Many fad diets emphasize the elimination of certain food groups or eating primarily only one or two food groups. Your body needs a balanced diet that supplies you with the diverse nutrients that will keep you healthy. Your body needs water, vitamins, a little bit of protein, a little bit of fat, minerals, energy (carbohydrates), fiber, and oxygen. Eating a diet rich in fruits, veggies, grains, nuts, and seeds will help you rebuild your immune system, which will in turn help you to stay healthy.

"People inherit being overweight"

Scientists have been working hard to identify genes that have the potential to make us fat. And it does seem there may be a genetic link – but only in a small number of people. As a result, most experts agree that while genes may have a part to play, they still don’t explain the recent rapid increase in obesity that’s been seen in the Western world. They believe that while we might inherit ‘fat’ genes from our parents, we also inherit their bad habits such as a poor diet and lack of exercise – and it’s these poor lifestyle habits that have a more important part to play in weight gain.

Build Your body with Kettlebells

2009-05-08T10:53:00.000-07:00

Build Your body with Kettlebells

Kettlebells are a fantastic and unique style of training to add an entirely different dynamic to your personal program that I guarantee you are lacking. Whether you are a powerlifter, competitive athlete, or serious fitness enthusiast the kettlebell is your answer in the attempt for you to achieve real hard-body fitness!

The beauty of training with this ancient device is that it promotes a movement based style of training that will compliment your physical abilities in every way. The key to your training success has to involve a healthy dose of both strength and conditioning related elements. The kettlebell offers both of these elements in the unique style of training that you incorporate with this versatile hand held gym.

The good news is that it is only a single piece of equipment that requires no warranty purchase and is very easy to store away. Trust me, you are more than likely not going to lose it or break it. Its a cast iron ball with a handle attached to it. Its perfect to be either a primary source of your fitness and strength program, or it can certainly be an entirely different part of your own program altogether. Take the time to learn more about this awesome device if you haven't already. Feel free to access all of my articles for free to get all the information that you need.

Just remember that if you want a powerful fitness and strength program then kettlebells should be your first option. This device has nurtured strongmen and athletes for centuries, so there should be no problem here with it adding to your program as well!

Get your arms ripped, grain 2 inch in 3 weeks.

2009-05-06T22:30:00.001-07:00

Get your arms ripped, grain 2 inch in 3 weeks.

Do you want to learn how to stack muscle on those skinny little arms you have? Well maybe you should use these 9 great arm excises I have provided to pack huge natural muscle on your arms. These workouts are known by the best bodybuilders around the world. The arm muscles are the benchmark to any mans ego, these muscles are the most popular area of the body that all men want to grow but they reach a limit to their growth. The problem with most trainees is that they have been doing the same damn excises for years. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting the different results. When you train your muscles adapt to it, I recommend you change your excises ones every two weeks for maximum results. Well here are the few of the best excises I hope you enjoy them. I recommend you fit these techniques into your workout sessions to get the arms you want.

Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curls This exercise is one of the best biceps builders ever as long as you sit on a bench that has a back rest to prevent torso movement. Too many people do this exercise either standing or sitting on a bench without back support. In order to make sure that your biceps get the most work from this movement you must stabilize your torso so as to prevent any jerking motion. Also, remember to separate your hands throughout each repetition to stimulate maximum growth for your biceps.

EZ bar Triceps Extensions This exercise, also known as "Skull crushers" is a terrific mass-builder for your triceps. For maximum growth, EZ bar triceps extensions require that you keep your upper arms in a position perpendicular (90 degrees) to the exercise bench throughout each repetition. If this position causes you any elbow strain or discomfort, you can lower the angle by moving your arms slightly forward to reduce the stress on your elbows. Don't worry - making this minor adjustment won't impede your ability to get the benefits of this exercise. You should also place your hands in the narrow-grip position on the EZ bar which, when combined with proper arm position, ensures that each triceps head receives maximum resistance throughout the exercise motion. Lower and extend the weight in a smooth, continuous motion without jerking or swinging the bar with your back or shoulders. When done correctly, you can't beat EZ bar triceps extensions for building big, muscular triceps.

Single-Arm Triceps Extension The single-arm triceps extension, also known as the "French dumbbell press" is a triceps-builder that I recommend primarily as a shaping movement. Although it is possible to build mass with this exercise, the over-head arm position may prevent you from using sufficient weight to generate the type of power and mass-building potential available from Skull crushers and triceps push ups. You should experiment with this exercise and use it in a manner that gives you the best results. But remember, I do not recommend using heavy weight with this movement because of the risk of shoulder injury. Consistent use of light-to-moderate weight will provide the best results from this triceps builder

Reverse-Grip EZ bar Curl

This exercise puts primary stress on the brachioradialis and extensor muscles of the dorsal or outer surface of your forearms. Since your hands are positioned in the narrow-grip position, your wrists are extended which forces involvement of the extensor Carpi radials and extensor Carpi ulnaris. This pronated or "palms down" positioning of the hands also takes the biceps out of this exercise, which isolates the brachioradialis as the primary forearm flexor. If you're serious about building big, muscular forearms, reverse-grip EZ bar curls are a good first step. Wrist Curls

Wrist curls work to develop the two large muscles on the inside portion of the anterior surface of the forearm. These muscles, the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis, are the wrist flexors and combine to form a thick, muscular region from the elbow to the lower forearm. While these muscles do considerable work during your biceps curling movements, wrist curls isolate these flexors so as to maximize resistance on this section of your forearms. If you want to add thickness and power to your inner forearms, heavy wrist curls will do the job. So, there you have it - my Top 10 list of arm-building exercises for beginning bodybuilders. Try them, have fun with them, and make sure that you use safe amounts of weight and proper training technique with every exercise. You'll be very happy with the results!

Alternating rotating dumbbell curl

This is a simple exercise, that feels natural in its plane of motion. By alternating, you can focus maximal intensity on each arm separately.

Grab two dumbbells and hold them down at your sides, arms straight, palms facing your body. Again, keep your elbows tucked into your sides as soon as you start curling. start the movement with a hammer curl, then as the dumbbell clears your body, begin to rotate it so that at the end of the movement, your palms are facing your head. Once you lower the dumbbell back to the starting position, start curling with the next arm.

Hammer curl

The hammer curl is great for developing the forearms, brachialis, and brachioradialis. I'm not sure about you, but I can hammer curl more than I can traditional curl, and lifting more with good form is always better than lifting less. grab two dumbbells and hold them down at your sides, arms straight, palms facing your body. Keep your elbows tucked into your sides as soon as you start curling.

Supinated bent over rows

OK, now we get into the real biceps mass gainers. When you curl you can use maybe 50-70 lbs dumbbells, or 120-150 lbs on a straight bar, but when you are rowing, you can load the bar up to well over 200 lbs. I personally remember bent over straight bar rows with 265+ lbs back in college. you will be grabbing the bar with a supinated grip (palms up/away) with your hands about shoulder width apart. You will need to either unrack the bar from a rack or stand, or deadlift the weight into a standing position. It is important to bent over so that your upper body is close to parallel to the floor, but not so much that your lower back rounds over. By pushing your butt back, you will be able to maintain a stronger core while getting lower to the floor. the row itself is simply bringing the bar up to touch your abdomen, and lowering it down so that your arms are just short of fully extended. As always, keep your elbows in, as opposed to flared out to the side.

Close grip chin ups

YES! Biceps mass will be well on its way once you master this exercise. By keeping your hands close together and focusing on your biceps to lift your body, you will be essentially doing bodyweight curls. How much do you weigh? 150? 180? 220? Can you straight bar curl that much? I didn't think so. There is a big difference between pull ups and chin ups though. While pull ups are good for your arms and back, close grip chin ups bring that whole movement to a whole new bicep-mass-building-level. find a straight bar that you can comfortably reach from a standing position. Grip the bar with an underhand/supinated grip (your palms should be facing you). Keep the hands about 4-6 inches apart; they should be right outside your chin on either side. If you are strong enough to do weighted pull ups or chin ups, add some weight either by crossing your feet and placing a dumbbell between your ankles, or hanging a couple plates from a weighted belt. A weighted belt should have a chain on one end and a loop on the other end, to which you should hook the chain. Put the chain through the hole in the middle of the plates and clasp the chain to the loop. Good stuff. an important aspect of chin ups, is getting your chin up over the bar. While this isn't a dire necessity, if you don't at least get your chin up to touch the bar, you can't call the rep complete.

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Top 10 Fitness Tips

2009-05-06T22:22:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Fitness Tips

A pictorial guide to the top 10 tips for making fitness an integral part of your daily lifestyle.

Top 10 Fitness Tips:

Don’t spend so much time sitting around and hanging out.

Find simple ways to get some exercise on the fly.
Find a good workout partner
Use an exercise ball for solo workouts
Stay hydrated no matter what
Get fit with balance exercises
Practice deep breathing while working out
Do fun activities that get you out and about
Have a fitness goal in mind
And most importantly, cut back on unhealthy snacks

A Build Muscle Workout For You by Muscle Trainer

2009-02-25T04:48:00.000-08:00

A Build Muscle Workout For You by Muscle Trainer

When you find the right build muscle workout, you will finally be able to look like the man you were born to be. If you are reading this, you are probably tired of looking like a pansy. Fortunately, you don't have to go on looking like you should have been planted in your elderly neighbor's flower box. Today, you can take advantage of a muscle building workout that is guaranteed to give you the hottest body in the neighborhood.

Did you know Vince Delmonte was also tired of looking like a pansy? One day he decided to stop following all the wrong advice in the muscle building magazines. As a result, he uncovered some incredible secrets that made it possible to produce a build muscle workout that has helped thousands of men get ripped. Why spend another day looking like a plant when you should be looking like a man? Today, you can own a copy of Delmonte's book, and start putting it to good use.

Today, you can read Delmonte's No-Nonsense Muscle Building manual and learn everything you need to know about building muscles. Regardless of how many fitness trainers you've consulted, guaranteed you won't find this kind of advice anywhere else. In fact, once you know all these hot secrets, you may wonder why you didn't see the same things sooner.

Have you ever wondered how cave men got to be so brawny? Without a question, they weren't sitting around reading muscle magazines and slurping down vitamin supplements. When you read Vince Delmonte's book, you will learn how to turn on all the right signals to give you the body that you were born have. Without a question, you will be surprised to find out that a naturally designed build muscle workout is also the one that will garner the fastest results.

Weight Loss Programs and You by Paul Moore

2009-02-25T04:47:00.000-08:00

Weight Loss Programs and You by Paul Moore

When you are looking for a weight loss program, what do you normally look for in a program? You would first look for a program that is balanced between nutrition and exercise as well as addressing any other types of health concerns that you may be having besides the weight issues that you are looking into. You will also want a weight loss program that addresses your specific needs as far as weight loss and health are concerned. When searching for a program, it is best to take into consideration your particular needs and wants as far as a program of this type goes.

Another thing to look at when looking at any type of a weight loss program is the cost of the program. There are many different programs that are available on the market today, but some of them cost quite a bit to get started. Some don't cost a fortune to get started with and come with all that you need in order to get started on a weight loss program without too much trouble. You will also want to look at the diets closely as some are low sugar, low Glycemic, lean protein and other such factors such as purchasing food and other dietary needs before starting on any type of program of this sort.

Most weight loss program offerings will have a balance between nutrients and will also recommend an exercise program to go along with the program in question. Ones to watch out for though are those that are based simply on supplements only such as the teas that are reputed to help you to lose weight. You have to have a balanced diet and exercise as well as possibly taking medication. Supplements alone, do not make a diet. Nor do they make a safe weight loss program by themselves. Proper medical supervision is suggested when embarking on one of these programs.

Any weight loss program can be good to use, but bear in mind that no two people using the same diet will lose the same amount of weight in the same amount of time. Look for a weight loss program that can be tailored specifically to your needs and for your level of health and fitness. Also bear in mind that the program needs to be tailored to you specifically. This includes any type of medication or supplements that would be used in the program in question. As each diet needs to be tailored to the individual, it goes without saying that a professional's help should be sought.

There are many different weight loss program systems out there and most of them are good for dieting. The choice comes in when you want the best weight loss program for you. A careful researching either online or by phone can give you more information as to what the best one is for you. By researching the facts, you can choose a program that best suits your weight loss needs and weight loss goals that you want to reach in a safe and effective manner. Safety is mandatory when dealing with weight loss and weight reduction for anyone regardless of size or weight.

How to Get a Pro Card in Strongman by Mike Westerdal

2009-02-25T04:43:00.000-08:00

How to Get a Pro Card in Strongman by Mike Westerdal

Watching the Strongman competitions is a really entertaining way to spend a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. You watch guys toss kegs, press logs, flip tires, drag semis and lots more incredible feats of strength-sometimes they're even carrying around their wives or girlfriends. Though they've been around for ages-literally-it's only been in the last ten years or so that they've really started getting popular. In 1998, there were a total of six sanctioned strongman events (North American Strongman) held across the country-today, more than 60 are held just in the United States each year. There are lots more held every year across Europe.

Just like in most any other sport, competitors in strongman competitions can either be amateurs or professionals. And just like other sports the key difference between the amateurs and the pros is defined by the compensation. And finally, as in any other sport you can't just decide to make the jump from amateur to pro in strongman-you've got to earn it.

According to North American Strongman, "Amateur status is any strongman that does not currently have a recognized Pro Card by ASC (American Strongman Corp) or any competitor not qualified or ranked as one of the top professional competitors. The NAS National Heavyweight and Lightweight Champion will receive a Pro Card."

To begin the journey towards getting the coveted Pro Card you need to understand that there are four different strongman event levels: Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus. You'll need to work through all of these events before you can get one though.

The Silver Level event is what you might call your local strongman contest. This is where beginners will usually start out. In these contests one overall winner in each weight class or division gets an invitation to the North American Strongman (NASM) Championship. Gold is the next level. These events can either be regional meets or state championships. Here, the top two winning athletes in each division or weight class are offered an invitation to compete in the NASM championships.

The Platinum Level competition can also be a state championship but it has to meet stricter guidelines like promoter history and the number of competitors. At these events the top three athletes in each division or weight class receive invitations to the NASM championships. The Platinum Plus Level is the king of strongman competitions-there are a maximum of six of these held each year. The winner of the Platinum Plus competition is awarded his Pro Card.

The benefits of getting your Pro Card are like anything else-mostly related to earnings and prestige. Though the earning levels in strongman competitions hasn't reached the level of some professional sports, the monies can still be pretty respectable.

A typical strongman competition can have anywhere from six to ten events. Some of the more common challenges include:

Farmer's walk: Like your standard farmer's walk except these guys are doing it carrying weights ranging from 180-330 pounds per hand;

Keg toss: Here, the guys toss kegs of varying sizes and weights over a bar suspended high in the air;

Tire flip: In this event the guys flip huge tires-weighing 400-500 pounds each-over and over for a certain distance as fast as they can. This is one of those events where the athletes really need to have endurance;

Loading events: This one requires the athletes to carry large objects-usually 4-6 objects of varying size and weight-from one place to another as fast as they can;

Deadlift: Your standard deadlift but with a lot more weight than most of us could ever possibly imagine lifting;

Truck pull: In this event one end of a harness is attached to the athlete-the other end is attached to a truck (usually a large one). Contestants then have to pull the track over a certain distance.

These are of course just some of the events you're likely to see. They vary from one competition to the next.

No surprises here but being a strongman is tough-a lot tougher than you might think. It's not just about strength and power-you've got to have endurance, speed and flexibility too. No two competitions are alike and each one can have a number of different events that require one or more skill sets. So a strongman can't just focus on one type of training-he's got to be prepared for just about anything. That means using multiple weight training techniques-no standard routines here-combined with elements of speed and endurance training as well.

Build Strength, Not Power by Muscle Trainer

2009-02-25T04:42:00.001-08:00

Build Strength, Not Power by Muscle Trainer

We are always bombarded by TV ads and infomercials about ab machines or exercises that promise you fantastic results. Strength training is the key component to an ab workout program, as it will really kick start your metabolism to burn fat and get your awesome abs.

In the past, we were told that getting ripped abs could be achieved by doing thousands of crunches. Now, we see that there are machines that will help you do the crunches and if you purchase the machine, you will get ripped abs.

Well, the truth is that we all have abs, its just hidden under layers of fat stored on our belly. In order to see, those abdominal muscles, we must burn the fat away. Once we burn the fat away, we will have those defined abs that we want.

Increasing your strength requires high intensity and low repetitions. Power training is different from strength training in that, power training you rest most of the time and then you do one or two repetitions. You want to train your muscles to be strong and grow. When the muscles increase in size, they will also increase in muscle activity.

You see, what happens when you train at high intensity is that the muscle is forced to work hard pushing, pulling, straining to keep up to the demands placed on it. As the muscle works hard, the lack of oxygen going to the muscle causes carbon dioxide and lactic acid to accumulate in the muscle.

The moment the body has a chance to send oxygen to the muscle, the muscle works extra hard trying to remove the waste products from the muscle and prepare for the next bout of exercise. This overall activity increases the body's metabolism, as it needs to supply the muscles with the fuel to carry out its activities. As a result, the body will burn more calories from both the food we eat and the stored fat that is on our body.

After an exercise session, the body will continue to nourish, replenish and repair the muscles to get it ready for the next activity. This process can occur for several hours after the exercise and force the body to continue burning fat throughout the day.

Strength training is really the most effective way to train your abs. By increasing your body's metabolism, the body automatically becomes a fat burning machine and will melt away the layers of fat covering the body's ripped rock hard abs.

Best Use of Weight Gain and Muscle Supplements by Muscle Trainer

2009-02-25T04:41:00.001-08:00

Best Use of Weight Gain and Muscle Supplements by Muscle Trainer

If you are looking to gain muscle, then your first thought should not be weight gain and muscle supplements. Rather you should concentrate on developing a diet that will provide all the materials necessary for building muscles along with a training program that will facilitate muscle growth.

It is a known fact that people can build muscle with the use of supplement. However, weight gain and muscle supplements should be an extension of your training program and healthy diet. If used in the correct manner, the supplements can turn an ordinary diet into something outstanding. The supplements should work towards helping those people who cannot stick by the muscle building diet. Proper use of supplements are seen as a way to giving the body addition muscle building strength and the way to go about is to look beyond the marketing hype created by supplement manufacturers.

Supplements are just that -- supplements. They should be used to supplement your muscle building program. No supplement will build your muscles for you. Muscles are built through training and diet, and your main focus should be on these to aspects of muscle building. You will succeed or fail in your attempt based on how good your diet and training programs are.

Supplements should be used to cover the lack that is present in your diet program. So, if you need more protein, you take a whey shake; or if you need more essential fatty acids, you supplement it with flaxseed oil. By effectively using weight gain and muscle supplements in conjunction with your training and diet programs, you will be giving your muscles a chance to grow.

Finding a Personal Trainer in Washington DC by Josef Brandenburg

2009-02-25T04:39:00.001-08:00

Finding a Personal Trainer in Washington DC by Josef Brandenburg

The fitness industry is a rapidly growing business in Washington, DC, and all across America. Personal training itself is one of the fastest growing occupations in America. But this does not mean that quality personal trainers are a dime a dozen. The only reason the occupation is growing so quickly is that obesity is also growing at an alarming rate. The personal trainer business is simply trying to keep up with the demand. With over 300 million obese people in the world, and countless more overweight people, there is plenty of call for personal trainers.

Obesity is growing to epidemic proportions in Washington, DC. Obesity also leads to other problems which are often considered diseases. Among these are heart disease and diabetes. Heart disease claims more lives than any other medical issue. And diabetes is growing at a frightening rate among not only adults, but children as well. As the problems associated with obesity and being overweight come to light, more and more people are realizing that they need to get back into shape and get healthy. But for many of these people, weight loss can be a mystery. Some do not know how to go about losing weight, others cannot find the willpower. But there are answers.

For many of these people, simple diets and an exercise may show results. If the only thing wrong with a person's diet is too many calories or too much sugar, cutting some of these things can lead to weight loss when the body works to get itself to normal. If a lack of activity is causing weight gain, a personal trainer may not be needed either. For these people, the obesity problem is probably not a very important topic. It may not affect them as it affects so many others. It is the people who struggle with weight loss who need the help.

What personal trainers offer is more than just a diet plan and an exercise routine. Firstly, these routines are tailored to a specific person so they are much more likely to have the effect of maximized weight loss. A personal trainer also offers one on one guidance for people who may not know exactly what to do to lose the most weight. Personal trainers also offer a support system for people who may be struggling with motivation.

Certified instructors in Washington, DC can help someone who is struggling with weight loss in many ways. They offer a tailored workout and diet plan along with constant support and motivation. They can also give a person a much safer environment to work out in, since most certification processes call for CPR training. The better the instructor, the better the workout.

10 Tips To Lose 10 Pounds Fast! - Weight Loss Simplified by Fit Jerk

2009-02-25T04:37:00.000-08:00

10 Tips To Lose 10 Pounds Fast! - Weight Loss Simplified by Fit Jerk

Are you tired of gaining back the weight which you worked so hard to lose? Well today I'm going to show ya' how to smack those extra 10lbs off your body for good! And not just any regular 10lbs, I mean 10lbs of fat. For those of you who know what I'm all about, you know that "weight loss" doesn't involve losing muscle. That is one type of weight I'd like to KEEP, and so I shall!

And I selected these 10 tips very carefully, to make it as fool-proof for as possible... because let's face it, there are some real dorks out there that love to play the weight-loss yo-yo. I bet if that was a product, I'd sell like hot cakes! But the point is, losing "weight" isn't that hard, in fact its VERY easy. Easier than you think... What's hard is keeping your body at a weight you want for the long run. That's way more challenging... But luckily for you, I've made the process as painless as possible.

The key to all this weight loss comes from boosting our metabolism. I give a more in-depth look on this subject in my fitness book, but here are some of my best kept secrets. This key aspect is why some people can "naturally" stay skinny, and we are about to mimic this process. So, let's being...

Tip 1: First thing's first, NO SKIPPING BREAKFAST WHAT-SO-EVER. No matter how many times I drill and repeat this concept into people, some still do it to this very day. Not sure how much more clearly I can state this... and I'm not willing to try. Just stop skipping breakfast. The reason being is because when you get up, your metabolic rate is HIGH... VERY HIGH.

Whatever you eat will be incinerated, so take advantage of this... But don't use it as an excuse to eat crap. The ideal breakfast should be lots of fruits + some form of protein (eggs, whey, milk, tofu etc.) along with a full glass of COLD water.

Tip 2: Do a kitchen-raid. Run through it like a tornado... But a tornado that sucks up and destroys all the junk food in it's path. YOU HAVE to do this if you are going to make your weight loss efforts last. Get rid of candies, high sugar granola bars, cookies, high-sodium crackers, ice cream etc. Leave no bad choice available and you wont cheat.

If you WANT to have goodies at some point, give yourself a "spoil day"... A spoil day is one day of the week were you can go OUT and in SMALL proportions enjoy some of the finer things that aren't so great for your health. But if you are really serious about losing these 10lbs, forget cheating all together. It's ok, you'll live, I promise.

Tip 3: Cut your sugar cravings by at least 65-70%. After performing step 2, you should have already cut out about 60% of your sugar intake, but now you need to go that extra mile and REDUCE your sugar intake where you can. But notice how I DIDN'T say cut out 100% of sugar.

That's bad, our bodies LOVE sugar, glucose is our PRIMARY source of fuel, but simple sugars is a cheap way of going about it. After following all the 10 tips I have listed here, your sugar cravings should go away within 2 weeks, but if you need something to get you by, here are some alternatives: Chewable 1g of Vitamin C, Frozen dark grapes (they taste like skittles!), Green Tea + Stevia ( A healthy sugar-alternative) or Baby Carrots.

Tip 4: Carbs are fine, as long as they are low-glycemic. This means that when you eat the following foods, it takes the body LONGER to metabolize them into blood glucose and therefore they don't spike your insulin such as a doughnut or a chocolate chip cookie. Here are some examples of carbs you SHOULD be eating: vegetables, fruits, whole grains & beans.

Tip 5: Eat foods that are thermogenic as often as possible. Optimally, it should be ALL the time, but that's a little unrealistic... Or is it? So you might be wondering, what are "thermogenic foods"? Well my future skinny friend, they are foods that cause your body to increase it's metabolism and burn fat! So imagine eating these types of foods every meal? You're practically GUARANTEED to shed the pounds.

Here are some examples of thermogenic foods: green tea, cayenne pepper, mustard, ginger, all types of protein (chicken, fish, egg whites, turkey, cottage cheese, soy, beef, yogurt etc). If you can't eat these types of "foods" during your meal, I'm going to show you a very simple way to make ANY meal thermogenic... ORGANIC HOT SAUCE!

That's right, most types of hot peppers will cause an increase in metabolism, so start training your taste-buds to handle some fire and you will be on your way to a more shredded body.

Tip 6: Nothing after 9pm. I don't care what you've done during the day, after 9pm you don't eat. If you're truly desperate, you may munch on HIGH-WATER content fruits or vegetables or green-tea. That is the only exception. This one technique alone will probably help you lose 2-3lbs per week. That's about 12 lbs a month with almost no other change at all!

Tip 7: This will sound counter-productive, but you need to eat HEALTHY fats. There is a more technical name for "healthy" fat... Its called monounsaturated fats, these include: avocados, olive oil, canola oil, omega 3 fats in walnuts, almonds, fish and fish oil).

I believe it was the British Journal of Clinical Nutrition which concluded that JUST switching to monounsaturated fats in your eating habits will result in a significant amount of fat loss. And really, how hard is it to substitute these things into your lifestyle? My guess is that its not.

Tip 8: Plan & Track! That's right, write down EVERYTHING you put in your mouth and then at the end of the day, read it over and see if you broke any of the rules mentioned in this article. When you see what you're doing wrong, its easier to fix. You might have a super sharp memory, but from my experiences, I've dealt with quite a few loonballs. They forget half the things they put into their mouths, so the best bet is to be on the safe side and write everything down.

Tip 9: Eat 5-6 small meals a day, NO EXCEPTIONS. This frequency is critical to keep your metabolic rate in high-gear. If you recall, I said that in the mornings, your metabolic rate is at it's highest, well if you don't do anything about it, it will drop like a rock. Eating small and consistent meals every few hours is a sure-fire way of making sure that your metabolic rate is maintained at a high rate.

Tip 10: And finally, do high-intensity resistance workouts as soon as you wake up. Before brushing your teeth, or having any food. Just drink one glass of COLD water and start doing a workout routine with targeted exercises guaranteed to target fat loss. This tip is the rocket-fuel that you should add to your weight loss fire. It is single-handedly responsible for giving me 7% body fat, after which I used nutrition strategies to drop to 6%.

If you want to know which workouts to do, or how you can create your OWN effective plan, then check out this free fitness book mini course. It includes a huge 3 week workout plan that you can use.

And one last tip... Have fun. Stop being boring, these are simple rules that you should follow... but that doesn't mean you can't bust out some creativity.

20-Minute Wedding Workout by Michelle Marie

2009-02-25T04:34:00.000-08:00

20-Minute Wedding Workout

If you are planning your wedding and working full time, I know how hard it can be to get a workout in. But I also know how important it is for a BRIDE to be in the best shape of her life for the wedding. This wedding workout is going to help you get fit even if you think you have no time.

Weight-training is the BEST way to get in shape. It not only burns more calories post-workout than cardio, but it is the only way to get tight, toned, lean muscles. So make sure you try this wedding workout.

The most important tip when weight-training is that the workout routing must change at least every 4 weeks. If you do the same workout routine your body and results with plateau. This wedding workout will give you a head start. There are no excuses all you need is 20 minutes 3 times per week, and you are going to start losing weight and getting toned.

20-Minute Wedding Workout

• 20 Plie Squats • 20 Push-ups • 20 Stability Ball Hip Extensions • 20 Dumbbell Rows • 20 Lateral Raises • Jump Rope for 1 minute

Perform this circuit for a total of 3 sets with 45 seconds of rest in between each circuit.

Start with this 20 minute wedding workout and you are well on your way to lean, sleek, and toned body! All it takes is 20-minutes 3 times per week.

STEP UP YOUR WEDDING WORKOUT

Add 20 minutes of interval cardio post wedding workout and burn even more calories and reach your wedding fitness goal sooner.

If you don't know how to perform these movements, you can purchase the "Virtual Exercise Library" CD ROM for only $39.95 which includes pictured demonstration of over 100 exercises with detailed descriptions of how to do the exercises. Click the following link to purchase it. Wedding Workout Demonstrations.

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Health and Fitness Tips - the Stretching and Warm Up Exercises

2009-01-27T00:10:00.000-08:00

Health and Fitness Tips - the Stretching and Warm Up Exercises
By Mike Armstrong

introduction to Fitness

Are you considering buying exercise equipment or increasing your exercise? Then this article will give some useful tips on warming up exercises you should use in your regime.

One of the most important factors to achieving a healthy lifestyle is a good eating and fitness plan. Keeping fit and eating healthy, not only makes you look good but also makes you feel good. There's no better feeling than finishing your workout routine, with a sense of accomplishment.

There are lots of ways to stay healthy - finding the sport or exercise that interests you the most makes fitness fun. If you don't enjoy the exercise program you do, then try another! There are loads of ways to keep fit, from dancing to rock climbing. Find something that takes your interest and give it a go, you can always go on to another if you want.

Most aspects of fitness can be achieved in a gym e.g. strength building, cardiovascular fitness, aerobics and dance. All ages and fitness levels are catered for and improvements can be monitored and altered to suit the individual.

The good thing about the gym is it's an anytime (within reason) fitness centre, whether it's raining or snowing, there is always somewhere to workout. Not only can you exercise in the comfort of the gym, there's also the help of trained professionals on hand at all times. If you're a novice and do require help, ask a member of staff about them. Personal trainers are not that expensive and advise on best the fitness routine tailored for you individually.

The main thing is to get out there and get the heart pumping, don't under estimate the effects a good fitness routine can have on you, your body, and the way you live your life.

Stretching and Warm up Exercises

Before any workout you need to warm up. This helps to prevent any muscle strain and provides a better blood flow to the muscles. Leaping into your workout routine without any type of warm up could lead to muscle damage and render you unable to train for sometime. Here are a few stretching exercises that you can use for various parts of the body. You'll be able to feel which muscles are being targeted in most cases.

Back Stretches: Lie down on your front and open your arms to do a press up style movement (without lifting your body from the ground). Press your pelvis to the floor and push up with your arms, lift your chest from the floor, this will stretch the lower back muscles. Another way to stretch and warm the back can be accomplished by lying on your back with your hands at your side, palms down. Lift your knees up with your feet flat on the floor, and then rock your knees slowly from side to side stretching the back muscles. Try these two exercises for 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

Chest Warm Up: The easiest way is to use a vertical chest press in your local gym. You could use a horizontal press at home. Place only a very light weight on these machines and attempt 3 sets of 20 repetitions.

A light press-up session is also a decent warm up. Instead of performing a full press-up, use your knees instead of your feet to angle your body. Rest your knees on the floor and assume the press-up position. Try 2 sets of 20 reps for this to warm up.

Shoulder Warm up: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, raise your right arm up, then place your hand in between your shoulder blades, keeping your upper arm raised. Then use your left arm to slowly pull your elbow toward your head. Hold this position for 30 seconds, return and start again 3 times. Repeat with the other side.

Hamstrings: sit on the floor with your legs stretched out in front of you, about 2 feet apart. Now gently and slowly with both hands, reach for your left foot, hold for 30 seconds and then return. Do this for both left and right.

Calf Stretch: Stand with your feet apart, chest and back straight. Now with your right leg move your foot back about 2-3 feet ensuring your foot is flat to the floor. Then with your left leg bend your knee toward the floor, until you feel the pull in your calf hold for 30 seconds then repeat. After 3 repeats change over.

Thighs: Steady yourself by holding onto a chair or sturdy piece of gym equipment with your left arm. Lift your right leg toward your buttocks, holding your ankle with your right hand, allow the heel of your foot to touch your buttocks, hold for 30 seconds then repeat. Reverse the process remembering to hold on with your right hand, using your left hand for holding your ankle.

Always remember these five rules when stretching and warming up:

1. Don't over stretch your muscles, only stretch to the point of tension. Not to the point of pain.

2. Stretch with slow movements, sudden and jerky movements may lead to muscle strain.

3. Keep it even - stretch and warm up both sides of the body e.g. both legs, arms.

4. For the best effect hold your stretches for 30 seconds

5. After your work out always allow yourself to cool down. Warm down in just the same way as you warmed up.

Final word - remember to make it fun, not a daily chore and enjoy it!

Article supplied by Mike Armstrong.

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BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FITNESS

2009-01-27T00:01:00.000-08:00

Beginner's Guide To Fitness
By Diana Keuilian So you are finally ready to turn from your couch potato ways, and trade your T.V. remote in for a dumbbell! Congratulations, and welcome to the wonderful world of fitness! I commend you on your resolve to lose weight and get into shape! Now where do you begin? These days there sure is a lot of talk about diet and fitness, whether it is a new diet pill or piece of exercise equipment. It is enough to make your head spin, and certainly enough to confuse the beginner. Take a deep breath, and follow these simple tips to go from being a fitness beginner to a pro!

TIP #1: GET MOVING

The first thing you need to do, as a fitness beginner, is to start moving! I mean this literally. Get up, and walk out your front door. Now walk down the street. Now turn the corner. Keep going! Do you get the picture? Start introducing your body to fitness by going on walks. These walks will probably start out slow and short, but before you know it they will be brisk and long. Try to work up a sweat as you tour the neighborhood. Make it a habit to wake up early to go on your walk, or consistently go on a walk before you go to bed. These walks will get you to start burning calories each day, and will also begin to build your cardiovascular endurance.

TIP #2: STRETCH

Once you become a pro at walking, you will need to add something new to your routine. Stretch before and after your walks. Start by reaching down to touch your toes and holding it for 30 seconds. You will feel tightness on the backs of your legs, in your hamstrings. Now place your palm against a wall at chest level and turn your body away from it. As you hold this for 30 seconds you will feel a stretch in your chest. Most inactive people have tight hamstring and chest muscles due to prolonged sitting, so it should be your priority to stretch these muscles out. You will be pleasantly surprised at what this will do for your posture!

TIP #3: CLEAN YOUR DIET

Fitness professionals like to claim that 80% of what your body looks like is directly related to what you eat. In other words, if you are eating burgers and fries and visiting the gym everyday, you are still going to look like you are eating burgers and fries! It is time to clean up your diet, so you can continue on your fast track to fitness.

· Rule #1: No more fast food. Fast food is cheap, available, and quick, but it is far from healthy. You are better off avoiding it completely.

· Rule #2: Eat 5 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables everyday. Your body needs the nutrients found in these foods, and they will fill you up without empty calories.

· Rule #3: Eat 4-5 small meals a day, rather than 2 large ones. This will keep your metabolism high all day, and turn you into a calorie-burning machine!

TIP#4: JOIN A GYM

After you have mastered walking, stretching, and have started to clean up your diet, you are ready to join a gym. Don’t be intimidated or scared of this concept, the gym is a friendly place where people go to burn calories and build muscle! Find a local gym that has a convenient location near your home or work place. The key to making your gym membership worth its monthly dues is to use it consistently. Go to the gym no less than three times a week. While you are there begin a resistance training program as well as a cardiovascular program.

TIP #5: FIND A BUDDY

There is no better motivator to get you to the gym than knowing that someone is there waiting for you. If you find yourself slacking off in your workouts, or skipping the gym, a workout buddy might be just what you need. Find a friend with whom you share similar fitness goals, and become workout buddies. Agree to meet three times a week at the gym, and encourage each other throughout your workout. You will find that this makes workouts motivating and fun.

There you have it, all you need to know to get yourself up off the coach and into a healthy, fit lifestyle! Making the decision to get into shape will be the best one you make in your life, and I wish you all the best. To your health!

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fitness training program

2009-01-26T23:42:00.000-08:00

Fitness Training Programs
By Eddie Tobey

Physical fitness is the state of the human body when it is in perfect health. Being fit is very important to stay alert both physically and mentally and also to ward off certain diseases that attack as the body ages. Fitness programs are schedules that allow a person to incorporate exercise into their daily routine. There may be many reasons for taking up a fitness program: to gain strength, to lose weight, to lose body fat, to fight certain disabilities, or just to become more fit.

Fitness training is for making the body stronger and fitter. There are many kinds of fitness training programs: cardiovascular training, strength training, flexibility training, nutrition, and weight management. All these can be incorporated into a single fitness program for having a healthy body weight, improved level of strength, improved co-ordination and a resilient body. Each of these depends on the kind of body we have and it’s potential. There is no ideal fitness training program. They are normally custom designed as per individual requirements and capabilities.

Fitness training increases metabolism, strength, flexibility and muscle tone, as well as decreasing stress levels in the body. There are also sports-specific fitness training programs like soccer fitness training, football fitness training, swimming fitness training, golf fitness training and so on. There are also fitness training programs for kids.

A fitness trainer should be able to design the right kind of fitness program. It should cover all relevant aspects like: strength, flexibility, aerobic and anaerobic endurance, agility, and speed. These days, there are many professional fitness training centers that have sophisticated equipment to suit all kinds of people and their fitness needs. These centers have professional and medical specialists who would be able to offer advice about the best kind of fitness program. They provide customized workout routines, nutrition plans, personal trainers, and expert guidance to make the results last.

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A Basic Fitness Plan For Beginner

2009-01-26T23:11:00.000-08:00

A Basic Fitness Plan For Beginners
By James Hunaban

Designing your own beginner fitness program is a project that could dramatically improve all aspects of your physical or physiological life. Many people have had success in dropping off lots of fat and at the same time acquiring good lean muscles. They've also been able to better their overall health.

The following are a few basic tips to start a fitness program that would suit a novice while at the same time trying to avoid the mistakes normally associated with one who's just beginning to get his/her muscles and heart rate going. Observe that it's vital to consult with your physician prior to commencing a fitness regimen particularly if you truly intend to religiously follow through with your program. Doing so helps you avoid any unneeded injury.

Start Slowly

As much as possible, don't hurry. Begin in a slow, cautious way. Do not in any way do the same thing most beginning exercisers do: doing a lot in the shortest possible time. Remember that too much of something could make you feel sick. Relax and try to take your time. You will sooner or later learn to appreciate exercising and do it at your own pace.

Try not to feel competitive with others who might have been working out a lot longer than you have. Ease into the exercise mood. Try not to be a model for physical fitness in as little as a week. You have all the time in the world.

Think right - feel right

Attempt to visualize your body as it will be eventually. Envisage your ideal body doing things you want to do or have fun doing, be it in the company of friends or by yourself. Be realistic yet optimistic. Know your expectations and be prepared for whatever lies ahead. There is the mental phase where people need to prepare and will themselves to exercise.

Move Yourself

If you're having trouble getting off your butt in the morning, start small. Start out walking at a pace that you can manage, and then jog slowly. You could then eventually ease into bicycling or some exercises that are lightweight.

There are exercises for beginners in most gyms. Don't pressure yourself. That takes the fun out of working out. As much as possible, choose an activity you like and would not do more than twenty or thirty minutes, say, three or four times every week. After the third week, you could start increasing the length, intensity as well as frequency. Don't jump way ahead. You could regret it.

On the whole, producing a fitness program for yourself as a beginner is reasonably easy. It's in the application and the eventual as well as consistent follow through of all the activities in the program that could prove to be challenging.

It is always a good deal easier to sit rather than stand or move and work up a sweat. In the long-run however, it's always a good deal healthier and financially more convenient being healthy than having to buy all the medications your body needs in its old age, when you could have easily exercised your way to healthiness when you were a lot younger.

James Hunaban is the owner of - http://health-info4u.com/ a site full of Health information and advice.

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