Posted on January - 23 - 2012

How Weight Loss Massage Works

Weight loss massage is a popular method of helping you shed extra pounds. Weight loss and massage may seem like two unrelated things, but research has shown that treating yourself to a body massage after a good workout may actually help you in your quest for weight loss. Read on to learn more about how massage can help you lose weight.

Muscle Recovery and Development

A weight loss massage greatly contributes to muscle recovery and development, which is extremely important if you wish to achieve successful weight loss. After a strenuous workout, muscles are in need of nutrients to be able to recover for the strain.

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Posted on March - 23 - 2011

Too fat to fit spurs 115-pound weight loss

John Memmer has struggled with his weight for quite some time, but recently dropped from 300 to 185 pounds.

— John Memmer said his light bulb moment occurred when he couldn’t fit on an amusement park ride with his son.

The 39-year-old auto insurance underwriter from Bloomington, Illinois, was on a family outing at a theme park in Missouri and his son, Alex, desperately wanted him to share a seat next to him.

“The attendant tried to push and squeeze me into the seat, but to no avail. I was too big to fit,” said Memmer.

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Posted on September - 29 - 2010

Three square meals may be better for weight loss than grazing, after all

 

Sitting down to eat three meals a day may be a better strategy for weight loss than grazing on several smaller “mini-meals,” according to a U.S. study.

Researchers from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, found overweight and obese men on low-calorie, high-protein diets felt more satisfied and less hungry when they ate three times a day compared to when they ate six times a day.

“There’s a lot of lay press about eating frequency,” researcher Dr. Heather Le

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