FITRENDZ - Fitness, Wellness & Healthy Lifestyle

  Pumpkin is traditionally considered a holiday food and is a staple in our kitchen pantries and freezers during that festive time of the year. However, did you know that pumpkin is one of  the Super Foods? Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life. Well, pumpkin is one of the most nutritionally valuable foods known to man. Moreover, it’s inexpensive, available year round in canned form, incredibly easy to incorporate into recipes, high in fiber, low in calories, and packs an abundance of disease fighting nutrients. What exactly makes pumpkin so super? The powerful antioxidants known as carotenoids give this food its super status. Carotenoids have the ability to ward off the risk of various types of cancer and heart disease, along with, cataracts and macular degeneration. Dr. Pratt mentions many other disease fighting super foods in his book as well, but we are most interested in pumpkin because of the year-round availability and ease of use in canned form. How can we add...

  While majority of people believe that the only way to lose weight is through cutting back on their caloric intake, the truth is that the nutrients we eat play an integral role in weight loss. Chances that you are not getting the right amount of nutrients are high, and your efforts to cut back on weight and have a trim midsection can be greatly undone if you are ever cutting down on your calories. Even as you are losing weight, it is important to remember to always maintain a balanced diet which should contain enough fats, mineral salts, carbohydrates and protein as well as drinking plenty of water. In this post, we tell you the nutrients that you must take regularly if you are to win the weight loss war. 1.  Iron   Iron deficiency is the world’s most common deficiency. In fact, it is the only mineral deficiency that even developed countries are suffering from. In case you feel chronically fatigued, you could just be suffering from iron deficiency. Iron is important...

  Thigh strengthening exercises: The introduction Let’s face it, if you want to flaunt the perfect physique or achieve optimum strength and endurance, you also need to work on your lower body parts like your thighs and legs. You see, getting fit is not just about bench presses   and ab workouts, it’s also about thigh strengthening exercises and bolstering those set of pins. You have to perform them religiously and with utmost consistency; this, if you’re really serious about your fitness goals. If you need some encouragement, then you’d be happy to know that there are a plethora leg strengthening exercises at home that you can perform to keep your fitness goals alive. Some are easy, while some are more challenging than others and with this in mind, you need to have the right attitude for you to succeed. Without further a do, here are a couple of thigh and leg workout for strength, toning, and conditioning, and so on that you can do by your lonesom...