Author: Christina Carney

Recently, I took up jump roping and I have been impressed with the results. Jumping rope is something anyone can do to improve their cardiovascular health and boost his or her metabolism. Jumping rope can burn nearly 1,000 calories per hour making this a very smart and efficient way of getting the exercise we all need. What is even more important is that children, teens, and even adults can do this exercise and all you need is an affordable, inexpensive jump rope! Jumping rope allows for your agility to increase as well as coordination, timing and endurance. The longer you…

Everyone is motivated by something. When it comes to working out and staying in shape, there is no difference. You want to be and remain motivated, but at times your motivation seems to cease and you either quit your workout routine or you start making excuses as to why you should not have to work out to stay in shape. If you find yourself doubting your workouts or lacking that motivation, then this article is for you! Let me give you ten tips to self motivate yourself back into the gym and get your life back on the road to…

Ever had a day where you are working and you realize you are hungry? Or a day where you are doing so well with your diet and then you get a craving for something sweet? And what is worse, is that you decide to go ahead and give in to your sweet tooth or to those hunger pangs only to eat something that blows your diet for the entire day. Well, this happens to more people than you might think. The problem is how do we satisfy the munchies without blowing our diets or eating foods that will just completely…

Everyone is looking for that secret little pill or drink that will make losing weight more effective and easy. Let me be the first to tell you that only through proper diet and exercise will losing weight and keeping the weight off really work. Many people question if green tea should be used as a dietary supplement in boosting one’s weight loss and helping suppress one’s hunger. Green tea has many benefits as we are learning more and more every day. Green tea is as effective as drinking a couple of cups of coffee. Green tea is a decent fat…

Recently, I have been receiving numerous e-mails about how to break the fat loss plateau. There are many diets out there that can work, but one that I find to be most beneficial during these times when you hit a plateau is by carbohydrate cycling. Carbohydrate cycling is the practice of lowering carbs for 1-2 days and then bringing your carbs back up for 2-3 days, instead of just keeping your carbohydrate ratios the same every day. Carbohydrate cycling helps your body to burn fat at a higher rate on the lower carbohydrate days and then replenish your carbs on…

Skip breakfast and you will lose weight. This right here is probably what you have been reading and believe, but in all honesty skipping breakfast is only harming your weight loss goals. Eating breakfast has many benefits including the fact that eating breakfast helps your metabolism and will allow you to lose more weight. Eating a healthy breakfast also allows you to concentrate more clearly at work and school leading to a more productive and satisfying day. Many people think that not only skipping breakfast is a good idea, but people also think that they do not have the time…

Christina Carney has been a half-marathoner for over 15 years. Christina Carney is currently a psychologist and a fitness model. Fitness modeling is something Christina Carney really enjoys doing along with writing articles pertaining to her fitness goals and helping others. Christina has been fitness modeling for over two years now and finds fitness modeling to be really enjoyable and an excellent way to keep in shape. Christina offers advice through e-mail and through her fitness columns. If you have any questions or suggestions for Christina to write about feel free to e-mail her! Make sure to checkout my featured…