There’s a new weapon in the battle against obesity, anorexia and bulimia.
It’s called the Mandometer.
It was developed in 2003 by researchers at the Karolinska Institute to test their theory that restrictive eating behaviors cause psychological disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, etc).

The Mandometer: A device that teaches you how to eat
Here’s how it works:

Mandometer® consists of a scale that is connected to a computer.

You place your plate on the scale and put food on the plate. The computer registers the decrease in the weight of the plate over the course of the meal and in real time shows a curve for your eating speed in grams per minute. At regular intervals, a satiety scale is shown on the computer screen and you are asked to evaluate your satiety by pointing at the screen.
The computer saves the satiety evaluations and generates another curve that shows your feelings of satiety during the meal […]

Original post by healthhabits

There’s a new weapon in the battle against obesity, anorexia and bulimia.
It’s called the Mandometer.
It was developed in 2003 by researchers at the Karolinska Institute to test their theory that restrictive eating behaviors cause psychological disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, etc).

The Mandometer: A device that teaches you how to eat
Here’s how it works:

Mandometer® consists of a scale that is connected to a computer.

You place your plate on the scale and put food on the plate. The computer registers the decrease in the weight of the plate over the course of the meal and in real time shows a curve for your eating speed in grams per minute. At regular intervals, a satiety scale is shown on the computer screen and you are asked to evaluate your satiety by pointing at the screen.
The computer saves the satiety evaluations and generates another curve that shows your feelings of satiety during the meal […]

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Original post by dominic Paris

Important Note: Please check out this forum post titled “The Simple Guide to Getting into Shape Discussion” for more information and to comment and contribute on this developing guide to fitness. Thanks!
Before the industrial revolution, fitness was defined simply by how well you could perform your tasks of labor. It was purely functional. It was efficient, and it was necessary.
If you did not have the cardiovascular stamina to survive long hours of work, or if you lacked the muscular strength to carry heavy weight, then it was safe to say that you were going to have a very, very difficult time working manual labor.
In those days, it was even considered good to be heavy and out of shape, since someone who wasn’t in shape clearly wasn’t doing manual labor, and thus, was rich.
After the industrial revolution, all of this changed. Outside of a few jobs that are still around […]

Original post by rafael@thefitnessadviser.com (Rafi Bar-Lev)

By now, I’m sure you’ve been privy to the teeming hordes descending on cardio machines and health food stores across the country. Tofu is completely sold out; there’s a line out the door for the elliptical. The scent of desperate, hopeful sweat is in the air, and everywhere you look, folks sporting brand spanking new exercise gear and a list full of resolutions lie to themselves. They keep up the charade for a couple weeks, perhaps even a month, after which point the gym crowds taper off, the farmers’ markets stop looking like a mosh pit set to NPR, and people begin thinking about next year’s changes. Yep – it’s the New Year, and this is the entirely-predictable-and-requisite post on New Year’s resolutions.

Did you make any?
Jokes aside, not all resolutions are created equally – or with identical purpose of mind. Your average PBer, for example, actually intends to make good […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

You’ve just finished another gruelling workout.
Now what?
If you’re like Tiger, you’re going to stagger into the change-room, grab a quick shower and head off to the nearest Hooters.
.
And like Tiger, you would be WRONG
.
When it comes to getting fit/healthy/buff/ripped/sexy/etc, your workouts are only half the equation.
The other half of the equation is Workout Recovery.
And because I love you guys so darn much, here are my top Post-Workout Recovery Techniques.
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Post-Workout Carb/Protein Shake
Hot/Cold Contrast Showers
Fish Oils
Meditation / Sleep
Epsom Salt Baths
Ice
Massage
TENS
Chiropractic / Acupuncture
Traumeel

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Post-Workout Carb/Protein Shake
I have talked about this technique before. Simply put, it’s a no-brainer.

Post workout and your muscles are screaming for nutrients.
Ignore that message and your workout recovery goes into slo-mo.
Heed the message and the repair goes into overdrive.
More info here.
Hot/Cold Contrast Showers
Alternate between 30 seconds of cold water and two minutes of hot water. Perform this shrinkage inducing protocol three or four times.
While most of the claims about this recovery […]

Original post by healthhabits

As reported by Reuters, “cost-conscious workouts at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as boot camp and circuit training“.
“People are looking for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little time and money as necessary,” said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.
“Last year ‘budget-conscious’ was on the list but this year the majority of the respondents put it as one of the top,” he added.

Other money-saving measures, such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training classes and in-home workouts using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.
“Personal trainers are seeing they’ve got to respond to market needs. Working with two to four clients at a time they can charge less […]

Original post by healthhabits

The basis of Tabata Training is 4 minutes of intense interval training/circuit training. What you are doing is taking an exercise we'll use sprints as an example here.
Sprint as hard as you can for 20 seconds
Walk for 10 seconds
Repeat 7 more times for a total of 8 sets.
So what you have is a total of 4 minutes workout time.
Tabata Training can be done with a number of different exercises the idea is to use an exercise that gets the whole body involved or at least the major muscle groups.Tabata Training can be done with Barbells, Dumbells, Kettlebells or just Bodyweight exercises. I'll give you some other exercises and routines to try in a minute but first let me give you some background and how Tabatas work.
Tabata Training was developed by Izumi Tabata (imagine that) at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo, Japan. They did a study on […]

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