http://womenfitness.net/emag_current.htm A Complete Online Guide To Achieve Healthy Weight Loss and Optimum Fitness. en-us WomenFitness.net namita@womenfitness.net webmaster@womenfitness.net Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT Women Health 1440 http://womenfitness.net/title.jpg http://womenfitness.net/emag_current.htm http://www.womenfitness.net/emag_current.htm#1 Are you happy with your butt? Most of us aren't. They're too small, too big, too saggy, too flabby...this list goes on. A nicely shaped and toned buttock is something many want but just don't know how to achieve. To learn more check out this week's article on Top 10 to Conditioned buttocks - to prevent knee and back injuries. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.womenfitness.net/emag_current.htm#2 Another way to fit weightlifting into your busy schedule is to choose exercises that work several major muscle groups at the same time. Squats or the Leg Press works the quadriceps, hamstrings, buttocks, and calves. Essentially, you will be training four muscle groups at the same time with these exercises. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.womenfitness.net/emag_current.htm#3 Road to Success: The road to success is filled with people who fail . ""How could that be?"" you ask. The answer is: People who eventually become successful are those who are not afraid to try. They are people who know that failure is always a possibility in any endeavor. They don't like failure, but at the same time they are not afraid of it. All successful men and women are not permanent failures, that's for sure, but innovators, experimenters, challengers, people who realize they must pick themselves up and try again every time they fail. They know that as long as they get up one time more than they fall that they haven't failed. Go ahead to face the odds and take your very best swing. Convert failures into achievements by reminding yourself that every failure moves you one step closer to victory. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.womenfitness.net/emag_current.htm#4 All men and women are born, live suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things, and what we do to make them come about... We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live. -Joseph Epstein Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.womenfitness.net/emag_current.htm#5 Stuffed Tomatoes with Feta and Pine Nuts: Ingredients: 3/4 cup instant brown rice, 1 Tbsp. pine nuts, 4 large, ripe tomatoes, 1 green bell pepper, seeded and minced, 1/2 cup yellow squash, finely chopped, 4 Tbsp. feta cheese, crumbled, 1 tsp. minced dried onion (or onion flakes), 1 tsp. dried oregano, 1 tsp. dried basil, Salt to taste, 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, Direction: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat shallow baking pan with cooking spray. In small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to boil. Add rice, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 10 minutes, until liquid is absorbed. Meanwhile, in small skillet, toast pine nuts over medium heat for 2 minutes until golden brown, shaking pan frequently. Set aside. Slice off stem end (top) of tomatoes. Using a spoon, gently scoop out pulp. Finely chop pulp and place 1/3 cup of pulp in large bowl (discard any remaining pulp). Add rice to pulp along with toasted pine nuts, bell pepper, yellow squash, 2 tablespoons of feta, minced onion, oregano, basil, salt and black pepper. Mix well. Stuff rice mixture into tomato shells. Transfer tomatoes to pan and top with remaining feta cheese. Bake 20 minutes, until top is golden. Serve hot or at room temperature. Nutritional Information: (per serving) 149 calories, 4 g total fat (2 g saturated fat), 24 g carbohydrates, 5 g protein, 4 g fiber, 126 mg sodium. Courtesy: AICR (American Institute for Cancer Research) Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.womenfitness.net/top10_conditioned_buttocks.htm Top 10 to Conditioned buttocks - to prevent knee and back injuries: Side step squat: This exercise works all the gluteals and the muscles at the sides of the hips and thighs. As this move is challenging but effective, take time to perfect it. Use a chair the first time you do it to help you find the correct working position. Take about two seconds to step out and two seconds to step in. Stand with good posture, knees soft, feet together, left foot lifted and prepared. Breathe easily throughout. Step left leg wide to the side. Drop the hips down and back behind the heels while swinging the arms forwards for balance. Keep knees in line with feet and the chest lifted. Step the right leg into start position, squeezing your buttocks and abs as you stand up. Start with 8, work up to 20. INCREASE THE EFFORT: Maximize the effort you put into your lower body workout to see results quickly. Work as slowly and precisely as possible to perfect a move, then alternate the speed to keep challenging the muscles. Plie with arms: Think of strength, poise and fluidity when you do this movement. The plie has no pause, momentum or drop and, like many dance movements, it takes a lot of effort to perfect. Practice the leg movements first, then add arms when you are ready to do so. Repeat 10 times. Position feet slightly wider than hip-width apart with legs gently turned out, arms relaxed at your sides and pelvis in neutral. Keep chest lifted and ribs in line with hips as you bend the knees and take the arms out to the sides. Keep your heels down and your knees in line with your toes. Squeeze buttocks and quads hard as you straighten the legs and lift the arms up. Keep the knees soft, abs tight, shoulders down. Bend knees deeply, smoothly bringing the arms down and out to the sides. Then straighten the legs, squeeze the buttocks and quads bring the arms to start position. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT