Ken Bendor
My name is Ken Bendor and I have a double Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics and Exercise Science
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Why Crash Diets Don't WorkGoing to a wedding, prom, party or the beach? Need to lose weight quickly? Does this sound like an advertisement for a diet that doesn't work yet? If you've ever read a diet that promised quick results in time for a big occasion, it probably doesn't work.
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What Are the Worst Diets?There are so many diets that it's hard to separate which work and which don't. You can choose to go low carb, low fat, only fruits, only lemonade, detox and the list goes on for a long time.
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Foods to Eat for a Perfect Summer BodyWhen you're trying to get a perfect summer body, the most important step to take with your diet is cutting calories. Apart from the amount of calories you take in, the types of food you eat can also help you lose some weight. -
Summer Beach Body DietAs the months progress and the weather improves, the water temperature goes up and the sun starts to shine. All these events point to only one thing: summer. With the new season comes the need to lose your winter weight so you can look good at the beach or even the pool.
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The Optimal Number and Size of Meals to Eat Each DayThe size of your meals and frequency you eat them can have an effect, not so much on your weight, but on your body composition - how much fat your body stores.
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What to Do If Youre Diet Isn't WorkingSo you cut your calories and started eating healthy foods but when you weigh yourself, you keep getting the same number.
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Gaining Weight the Healthy WayYou have heard it over and over again, "If you want to gain weight, eat everything you see." This advice will undoubtedly lead to weight gain but there are better ways to do it. -
Diet for Getting Rid of Love HandlesLove handles are located above the hips in people that have a high body fat percentage. They cover the oblique muscles and make the midsection look bigger. -
Diet for Turning Fat into MuscleTurning fat into muscle isn't as easy as using the latest fad diet or buying the most popular detox drink. It requires going on a calorie restricted diet to burn the fat and also giving your body the proper nutrients it needs to build muscle in its place. -
Types of Calories to Eat when Gaining WeightWhen you're trying to gain the right kind of weight (muscle as opposed to fat) you want to eat healthy foods and a lot of them. You need all three types of calories: carbohydrates, protein and yes, even fat.
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Last Minute Spring Break Diet to Lose WeightSpring break is right around the corner and along with the nice weather, sunny beaches and warm water is the pressure to have an attractive body. Since it's almost here, you won't be able to drastically change the way you look, but you will be able to make a difference. -
Healthy Meats: Types and PreparationMeat has been the centerpiece of our diets for as long as we've been on this planet. From our ancestors to our own generation, meat has always been a staple.
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Nutrition for Cutting to Get LeanIncreasing your body fat percentage is sometimes necessary to increase your lean body mass or muscle. To get your muscles to grow, you need to eat such a high amount of calories that often this extra energy is stored as fat.
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Snacks for Gaining WeightGaining weight (on the nutrition side) is mainly about eating more calories than you burn. Unfortunately it's sometimes hard to get all those calories into your daily meals.
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Making Healthier Thanksgiving, Christmas and Holiday DessertsThey say there's always room for dessert and unfortunately this is very true. Even if you've eaten more turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing than you can handle, once you see that chocolate cake coming to the table...
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Making Healthy Thanksgiving, Christmas and Holiday Side DishesThanksgiving (or Christmas and other Holidays) dinner isn't only about the turkey. If you focus only on making the centerpiece healthy, you'll be skipping over the part of the meal that has the most potential for improvement.
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The Elements of a Good, Complete and Healthy DietThere are a few principles to understand when creating a diet that is complete, healthy and enjoyable. The amount, variety and moderation of the foods you eat can determine whether or not your diet will benefit or harm your health. -
Making a Healthy Thanksgiving TurkeyWith Thanksgiving comes family, friends and unfortunately some unhealthy, food. Fortunately, there are some easy steps you can take to make your holiday meals healthier without sacrificing taste. -
How to Pick a Good and Healthy SnackSnacks are very important in our overall diet. They fill us up between meals, add variety to the foods we eat and if we pick the healthy ones, can go a long way in improving our health.
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Healthy Eating to Avoid the Freshman 15It's back to school time and if you're an incoming freshman then you might be at risk for gaining those dreaded 15 pounds during your first year away. -
Diet for Losing Weight with a Slow MetabolismEveryone's body works in a different way. For some it is easy to lose a few pounds and for others it can be close to impossible. Differences such as these can be attributed to our genes.
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Nutrition for Gaining Weight with a Fast MetabolismFor some people gaining weight is close to impossible. You wake up and eat, go to work and eat, come home and eat and you keep weighing the same. -
OvertrainingExercising as little as two days per week will yield results but pushing yourself to hard too soon will cause injuries and decreased performance.
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Summer Beach Body Exercise PlanWith bathing suit season coming up quickly, you need to get your body into shape so you can show off your washboard abs, killer legs and toned arms. -
Motivation to ExerciseMotivation is the drive that pushes us to interact and participate with the world. Whether it is material or abstract, motivation gives us a reason to do everything.
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Exercise for Getting Rid of Love HandlesLove handles form when your body stores energy as fat above your hips. To get rid of them you will need to burn this fat by doing exercise that uses a lot of calories. -
Exercise for Turning Fat into MuscleThis is the stuff that late night infomercials are made of. You take a pill or use some sort of ab contraption and miraculously your fat turns into muscle in only a few days! Unfortunately turning fat into muscle is a myth... -
Last Minute Exercise Plan for Getting a Spring Break BodySpring break is rapidly approaching and gyms all over the country are starting to get packed with people hoping to get a few last minute workouts in.
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My Gym SucksSigning up for a gym mebership can be tough. To minimize any problems you might have, it is very important that you do your research BEFORE committing.
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The Best Exercise RoutineThe Best Exercise Routine is made up of several elements. You have to enjoy it, it has to work, and it needs to evolve to meet your changing needs. Making a routine that combines all of these is sometimes difficult.
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Exercising in the ColdWinter exercise is a totally different experience than exercising in the warmer, summer months. As temperatures drop and the amount of daylight decreases, you become less and less motivated to be active while at the same time eating more warm, comfort foods.
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Exercise and the Freshman 15During your first year at school, you'll learn that time is a very scarce resource. You'll have to find time to study, work and have social life. Trying to make room for exercise each day might seem impossible. Hard, maybe, but impossible, far from it.
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Abs and ExerciseYour abdominal muscles are the same as any other muscles in your body. They work similarly to your biceps, triceps and hamstrings, so why is it that we treat them so differently?
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Exercise PlateausWhen you first start an exercise routine, you'll find that you improve rather quickly. Your mile time decreases and you start lifting more weights. Sooner or later this levels off and you reach a plateau.
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Reduce Body Fat Through ExerciseExercise and nutrition both play a very important role in the amount of fat stored in your body. Not all exercising will reduce your body fat equally.
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How to Succeed with Your DietTypically, when thinking of the word diet, we think temporary. Spring breaks, weddings and even weekend beach trips will get us to lose some weight. Unfortunately, these short term diets don't work.
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Calories: The Good and BadMaking a commitment to have healthier eating habits is a tough one. Knowing how to implement that commitment may be even harder. Where do you start?
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Overview of FatsDepending on what kind of fat you are consuming and how much of it you take in, fats can be beneficial or detrimental to your health.
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Overview of ProteinsProteins are very important to our bodies. They aren't just for bodybuilders who use them to gain muscle mass.
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Overview of CarbohydratesLimiting bad carbohydrates such as sugar from your diet is a positive step but going further and refusing to eat fruits and whole grains can potentially deprive you of cancer fighting foods.
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Carbohydrates: Good Vs. BadCarbohydrates are our main source of fuel, especially for our brains. Completely eliminating them from your diet isn't a very good idea.
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Misleading Food LabelsLearning the benefits of eating health foods may convince you to start eating them. But what if the foods you start eating aren't any healthier than the ones you gave up? Misleading statements on food labels can lead to that.
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The Low Carb Craze is CrazyEven with the popularity of low carb diets on the decline, many people continue to use them. These diets may initially shed some pounds but they are unhealthy, severely limit your food selection and take away your body's main source of energy.
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The Holiday DietAs the Holiday Season approaches we start thinking about family, shopping and eating. No matter what our beliefs and cultures say, we can all agree that there's nothing like the food we'll be eating over the next few weeks.
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Healthy Fast FoodWalking around a food court will prove that there are many choices when it comes to fast food. Almost all customers will have something appeal to them.
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Fat Doesn't Make You FatIf you look up fat in the dictionary you'll find out it can be used as an adjective (he is fat) or a noun (that food contains a lot of fat). Unfortunately these two meanings get confused and lead people to believe that eating the noun will make you the adjective.
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Eating Basics of Gaining WeightTo some, gaining weight can be very difficult. As with losing weight, gaining weight can be achieved by adhering to a simple equation: to gain weight you need to eat more calories than you burn.
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A Diet Isn't ForeverA lifestyle change means that you're changing the way you live your life through better nutrition, good exercise and healthy habits. A diet simply means what we eat but in today's world means restricting your calories to lose weight.
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Basics of Weight BalanceSome are looking to lose weight and others are looking to gain weight but maintaining weight is usually not talked about a lot.
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Foods for Gaining WeightGaining weight is all about eating more calories than you burn and doing it over a long period of time. When you first start changing your diet, it'll be hard to find the foods that will add enough calories to allow you to gain weight.
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Reduce Body Fat Through NutritionNutrition and exercise both play a very important role in the amount of fat stored in your body. The type, amount and timing of the food you eat greatly influences your body fat percentage.
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Cheat DaysFor most people the definition of a diet is to reduce calories in order to lose weight. Most of the calories that are cut come from the foods that many of us find delicious.
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Overview of FiberFiber is found in fruits, vegetables and grains. Its benefits include lower blood pressure, reduced cholesterol and a feeling of satiety.
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Breakfast for Losing WeightBreakfast is the first meal of the day and because of this it is also the most important. When you wake up, your body has been fasting for 6-8 hours and needs all sorts of nutrients to get moving.
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Breakfast for Gaining WeightYour goal when trying to gain weight should be to eat many meals throughout the day. Sleeping overnight isn't very conducive to this since you'll be fasting for 6-8 hours which means no food.
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Diets that Don't WorkEveryone is looking for the easy way out for all sorts of things. Losing weight is no exception. You can find plenty of diets to follow by going to a bookstore or even searing on the net.
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Lunch for Losing WeightLunch can be tricky if you're trying to lose weight. You need a meal that is low in calories and can be quick and easy to prepare at work or school.
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Abs, Diet, Food and NutritionMost people think that doing thousands of sit ups and crunches will give them a perfect midsection. Unfortunately for most people, this won't work. To get a nice set of abs you have to work hard in the gym as well as in your own kitchen.
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Guidelines for Cardiovascular ExerciseCardiovascular (or aerobic) exercise might seem like an easy thing to pick up and do. For many it is, but others have questions: what kind of exercise should I do, how far should I run?
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Importance of Cardiovascular ExerciseIn recent years many studies have been released telling us of the benefits we see from a lifestyle rich in physical activity. Running, biking, swimming, sports and even walking can add to these benefits.
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Benefits of Strength TrainingThe benefits of a good strength training program are almost endless. Less disease, happiness and most importantly, showing off your muscles at the beach.
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Three Parts to a Successful WorkoutThere is more to exercise than jumping on a treadmill, lifting weights or playing basketball. To avoid injury and maximize gains, a warm up, stimulus (or conditioning) and cool down must be included in your routine.
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Guidelines for Resistance TrainingMany people are afraid to start training with weights. Some think they'll injure themselves and others don't know where to start.
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Guidelines for Flexibility TrainingFlexibility is not the most important part of a workout for most people. Cardio and weights are the first two things that come to your mind when thinking of fitness but flexibility should also be in there.
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Exercise Basics of Gaining WeightAn important part of gaining weight is eating enough food, but to gain the right kind of weight you need to exercise. Putting on muscle is more complicated than taking in a lot of calories.
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Gym Etiquette (2/17/2007)Going to a gym is an important step in getting fit. For some, walking inside a gym for the first time can be intimidating. Marathon runners on the treadmills, triathlon competitors on the bikes and Olympic weight lifters doing squats can be a bit scary.
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Personal TrainersThere are plenty of reasons why you should and shouldn't get personal trainers. Being a beginner at the gym can be very confusing. All the machines probably look the same and you don't know what to workout out today, tomorrow and the day after that.
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Considerations of a Beginning ExerciserThe hardest part to starting an exercise routine is actually committing yourself to doing so. Once you're sure that you want to add exercise into your daily life, you have to ask yourself a few questions.
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Your First Day at the GymThe first time you step foot in a gym can be intimidating. You've never ran a mile on a treadmill and someone is sweating puddles running 10. Don't worry because everyone feels this way at first. No one was born at the gym so don't be scarred of anyone or any machine.
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Speed Up Your MetabolismDieters have long been looking for ways to speed up their metabolisms since at the end of the day, burning more calories means losing more weight.
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Exercise Plateaus: How to Get Over a Flatline in Your WorkoutWhen you first start an exercise routine, you'll find that you improve rather quickly. Your mile time decreases and you start lifting more weights. Sooner or later this levels off and you reach a plateau.
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Abs and ExerciseYour abdominal muscles are the same as any other muscles in your body. They work similarly to your biceps, triceps and hamstrings, so why is it that we treat them so differently? Abs cover a large part of your body and a well defined midsection says, "I'm in shape."
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Reduce Body Fat Through ExerciseExercise and nutrition both play a very important role in the amount of fat stored in your body. Not all exercising will reduce your body fat equally. The type, duration and intensity of your routine will determine how effectively you lower your body fat percentage.