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- Top 10 Intelligent Ways To Burn Calories Quickly
- Top 10 Harmful Foods You Eat Without Knowing Them
- 7 Healthy Snacks To Remain Energetic In Office
- Top 10 Scuba Diving Destinations In The World
- Top 10 Stupid Things Girls Often Talk About
- Top 10 Ways To Make Your Brain Function Better
| Top 10 Intelligent Ways To Burn Calories Quickly Posted: 29 Oct 2013 05:27 AM PDT If you have no time to hit the gym and still want to burn calories to get leaner, stay relaxed for there are better ways! All you need to do is look for simpler outdoor activities you can perform to boost up your calorie burn, so you can thaw out body fat faster. But, don't you frown if someone tells you the longstanding 'move more' scheme still rules when it comes to burning more calories! Well, the list below will walk you through 10 awesome ways to speed up your metabolism and thus, help increase calorie burn rate: 10. Beach Volleyball:You might have seen people often willing to live near a beach; though the reasons will vary from person to person, one of the strongest motives could be a beach volleyball game. Well, since your ultimate intention is to boost your metabolism and get the heart rate up, you can choose to take a hard walk in the sand playing beach volleyball. This will help get extra calorie burn and tone your shoulders, belly, legs and core. So, now you have a reason to move to beachside! 9. Frisbee:Playing Frisbee involves a lot of entire-body movements and the best part is zigzag motion. Keeping you energetic and fit, a light game is as beneficial as any other body workout. Each game allows you to burn approximately 272 calories in only half an hour! 8. Low-fat Dairy:Though the calcium content you get from low-fat dairy products including milk doesn't boost calorie burn, yet it is helpful in eliminating body fat. You get fewer fat calories after consuming calcium-rich low-fat dairy foods. Eating low-fat dairy food means lesser amount of belly fat, especially in young people. 7. Protein-rich Meals:This is something you can do sitting at home – add more and more protein to your diet and skip fat and sugar. Getting more protein through food is probably the easiest way to better your metabolism. Every time you take protein-rich food, your body will require several calories to break it down. More protein through food on daily basis means higher daily calorie burn. 6. Caffeinated Green Tea:Needless to mention numerous health benefits of green tea, you are getting the purpose served here also and that's enough! Caffeine is a wonderful stimulant tending to increase calorie burn, experts say. It gives you endless energy, causes metabolic changes so you move more. Green tea is high in antioxidant content that cures and prevents any damage done by free radicals. Remember you're cutting on calories, so prefer green tea with lemon to added sugar. 5. Cycling:Light biking is a perfect exercise in itself. This can be your great way to not only get around but tone your hamstrings and quads. An effortless ride will burn more calories as compared to most other exercises. Take a ride up hills and you'll burn around 204 calories plus that will keep your legs rehearsed. 4. Walk:It's enough of rest now; role your sleeves up, get up and move if you want to tone your physique up! Nothing in world can be as effective for calorie burn as getting up early in the morning and going for a walk. You need to move more, for sleeping or sitting throughout the day reduces the metabolic rate and lowers the amount of calorie burn. Take a gentle walk in the beginning and once you’ve attained stamina, you can switch to jogging. 3. Swimming:A light swimming exercise can work magic for you. Swimming here doesn't necessarily mean what professionals do; you can simply go for surfing. Only playing gently in the surf allows you burn calories even after you cool off. Once you're habitual of doing it daily, make it an effective workout by paddling hard past the breakers. This will help you burn around 102 calories and boost your heart rate. 2. Lots of Water:As suggest diet experts, maintaining fluid level in the body is vital to be able to burn calories. So, drinking around two liters of water can help burn approximately 100 extra calories every day. That means, you are going to burn around 2800 calories in a month and that's more than enough. 1. Exercise and More Exercise:Nothing can replace the benefits of regular exercises when it comes to achieving proper exertion and burning calories. You'll burn more calories by spending at least one hour exercising daily and more importantly, taking more vigorous workouts. Obesity experts recommend including everything from a brisk walk to pushups and dumbbells into your exercising routine. The more you exercise, the more calories your body will burn to fuel the vigorous activities you perform! The post Top 10 Intelligent Ways To Burn Calories Quickly appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| Top 10 Harmful Foods You Eat Without Knowing Them Posted: 29 Oct 2013 05:03 AM PDT Diet related illnesses and diseases have been on the rise in recent years. Obesity is a major killer in itself. All this has been a result of the changes in our diet. We no longer eat fresh whole foods that are grown locally. Instead we eat highly processed foods that are packaged and advertised nicely. Refined and processed foods contain a lot of preservatives and additional ingredients that are not good for us and many have even been linked directly to some forms of cancer. The problem is that we have become so accustomed to harmful foods that we don’t even realize how bad they can be. 10. Bread:People have started realizing that white bread is not that good for the body and they now eat brown bread or whole wheat bread. But what you don’t know is that there are no breads that are good for you. Breads don’t contain much nutritional value and are only full of calories in the form of carbohydrates. They also contain a lot of salt and sugar and other chemicals added to soften them up. Most commercially baked breads are unhealthy. 9. Breakfast Cereal:Breakfast cereal has really become popular as a “healthy” alternative for breakfast. But it is not as healthy as you think. Once again since it is highly processed, that means a lot of chemicals have been added to it. Vitamins and other nutrients might be added additionally to the cereal but mostly it contains just carbohydrates and lots of sugar. 8. Microwave Popcorn:Microwave popcorn comes in plastic bags that are lined with a compound known as PFOA. When you microwave the popcorns, this compound leeches into them. It has been known to be a “likely carcinogen” and can cause reproductive and development problems in humans. The butter flavored popcorn you eat at the movies doesn’t contain real butter but an artificial flavoring compound that is not good for you. 7. Ice Cream:Traditionally ice cream doesn’t need anything more than milk and sugar but most of the ice cream available from big multinational outlets contains a whole lot of chemicals and preservatives added to it. They also add a lot more sugar than is good for you. If you must eat ice cream opt for local small stores that make home made ice creams. 6. Diet Soda:When everybody started talking about soda being bad for health and a main cause of obesity, soda manufacturers came up with diet soda. Not only does diet soda taste rubbish but it might be even more harmful for you body. It might be zero calorie but the artificial sweeteners and coloring they add to it makes it a very unhealthy drink. 5. Fat Free Chips:Just like diet soda, fat free chips were the solution provided by Procter & Gamble to the regular fattening chips. They used a substance called Olestra or Olean instead of cooking oil to make these chips. It might lower the calories but it also lowers your body’s ability to absorb vitamins and causes anal leakage. 4. Processed Meat:Processed meats in the form of bacon, sausage, hot dogs etc. contain preservatives and chemicals that are added to make the meat appear fresh for a long time. Chicken used in so many popular fast food chains actually contains arsenic, a poison, added to make it appear pink and fresh. Most of your meat comes from meat factories that use genetically modified feed and growth hormone injections. 3. Refined Anything:Refined sugar and refined flour are both very bad for health. Anything that is refined means that it has been processed for a long time. It loses most of its nutrients in the process and a lot of preservatives are added to make it last longer. Canned foods too are no way near as healthy as fresh ingredients. The best idea is to stay away from refined food. 2. Non-Organic Produce:But if you are going to go for fresh produce then make sure you use organically grown vegetables and fruits. Non organic food contains a lot of pesticides and insecticides that are very harmful for the body. The insects and pests that ruin crops keep getting stronger and every time the farmers turn to stronger poisons to keep their crops safe. But this arms race with the pests has led to the food now becoming very unhealthy for humans to use. 1. Fruit Juice:Fruit juice is considered a better option than soda but it might be just as harmful. Most fruit juice products contain very less fruit and are mostly water, sugar and artificial flavoring. There is nothing better than eating a fresh organic whole fruit and if you want to drink juice make it yourself out of fresh fruits. Don’t go for the commercially produced ones. The post Top 10 Harmful Foods You Eat Without Knowing Them appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| 7 Healthy Snacks To Remain Energetic In Office Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:54 AM PDT Late afternoon in the office is a time of low energy and almost zero productivity. Basically everybody is just waiting for the day to get over and hoping that their boss doesn’t see them yawning. But there is no need to live in anxiety as you can get a quick energy boost with a small snack right in the office. It will be enough to carry you all the way till the work day is over. There are many great little snacks that require little or no preparation and you can eat them quickly without stopping work. Although coffee can do the same for you but too much coffee is not healthy while these snacks are healthier and will add some variety to your snacks. These are 7 healthy snacks that will give you a much needed energy boost in the office when you need it. 7. Popcorn:Popcorn is not just meant for the movies. It is a great low fat snack that you can prepare with just a few minutes in the microwave. Popcorn contains antioxidants similar to certain fruits. Just make sure to not get the kind of popcorn that is dripping in butter. It is also technically a whole grain and contains loads of fiber. Popcorn has got the bad reputation only because of the greasy theatre variety that you get at the movies. The low fat versions should make a good energy boosting snack. 6. Yogurt:Yogurt is a great little snack that requires no preparation. Just keep one in the fridge in the office and take it out in the afternoon when you need a boost. It contains carbohydrates that give an energy boost. It also contains proteins that slow down the digestion and give a prolonged energy boost. Make sure to avoid yogurt that contains a lot of artificial sweeteners. Sugar will also give a quick energy boost but is not good for your health. 5. Almonds:All nuts are a great source of fiber, protein and nutrients. You can carry them in a little box with you and have a snack whenever you feel low on energy. Almonds also contain the good fats that your body needs. You don’t need to eat a whole lot of nuts to get a good energy boost. They are a stuffed with natural nutrients in a little package. They require no preparation although if you like you can soak them in water overnight to remove the skin. The skin is fiber so its better to eat them with the skin on. 4. Banana:Potassium present in bananas is a great energy booster nutrient. It regulates the blood pressure and heart function and gives you a boost in energy every time you eat it. It also helps you improve kidney function and helps other organs to function normally. It is a healthy snack that comes prepackaged by nature in perfect little pieces. All you have to do is peel the skin and eat. You can add peanut butter to your snack to get even more energy and the goodness of peanuts along with the banana. 3. Dark Chocolate:Chocolate is an indulgence that everyone has but dark chocolate can be very good for your health as long as you don’t overindulge. Dark chocolate, which is not too processed, contains antioxidants which are very good for you. More antioxidants mean that more oxygen is delivered to the body and that gives you an energy boost. Dark chocolate is also good for your heart. It is easy to carry in a purse and you can eat a bite anytime you feel low on energy. 2. Leafy Vegetables:Leafy vegetables such as spinach, chard, collards etc. can be used in salads that can be a great little snack. Green vegetables contain a lot of vitamins, calcium, iron and fiber. When choosing vegetables for a salad use as many and as bright colors as you can. Mix them up and add a little olive oil and maybe a little salt and pepper and you are ready to go. You can prepare it in the morning and take it with you to the office to eat when you need a boost. 1. Water:Water is the best snack for office workers because the biggest reason for a sap in energy in the office is due to dehydration. While working in the office it can be easy to forget to drink enough water. When you dehydrate you also lose energy and feel sleepy. If you ever catch yourself yawning, just drink a glass of water and see the difference. Try to avoid water in the form of coffee, tea or soda and drink pure water which contains no calories. You can also count fruits such as watermelon and oranges as water intake. The post 7 Healthy Snacks To Remain Energetic In Office appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| Top 10 Scuba Diving Destinations In The World Posted: 29 Oct 2013 04:54 AM PDT Clear waters with the abundance of marine life and an ideal temperature – what else could a seasoned diver ask for. Nothing in this world could compare to the thrill experienced by delving a different world through scuba diving. Uncovering the many secrets of the mysterious seas, the travelers are enticed to explore the world's various picturesque coasts. The best moment for any diver is getting up close and personal with the marine life. A professional diver or a beginner – the unforgettable experience is same for both. Below is a list of top 10 scuba diving destinations in the world, which have been known to consistently provide optimal conditions and unique memorable experiences to everyone, every time. 10. Puerto Galera, Philippines:There are seven thousand plus islands in Philippines, making it one of the top destinations for scuba diving. Shimmering seas surrounded by lush green mountains – that's what best describes the picturesque beauty in Puerto Galera. If you want to explore the bounteous marine life and excellent coral reefs, Puerto Galera is one of the few obvious choices. It is ranked as one the best and most favorite destinations for underwater photography. 9. Kailua Kona, Hawaii:The Hawaii Island offers you the best opportunity to encounter the enigmatic mantra ray. Its home to one the largest fishes in the ocean, having wingspans of about 20 feet or even more. The historic Kailua Kona is your best shot at spotting the manta rays. Other sea creatures you are likely to encounter here include the colorful tropical fish, sharks, giant sea turtles, stingrays etc. 8. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles:Bonaire is a paradise undersea. It's a marine park with over 100 diving opportunities. You are sure to experience something new each time you dive in to Bonaire. Amongst the various sea creatures you can spot here include the nurse sharks, parrot fish and sea turtles the maximum. With its pristine reefs and a diverse marine life, an unforgettable diving experience is guaranteed. 7. Phuket, Thailand:Often called as the "Pearl of South", Thailand is best known for its beautiful coasts and exquisite marine life as far explorers, travelers and doers are concerned. The shimmering crystal clear waters, gorgeous reefs and amazing rock formations, topped by a colorful selection of the marine life, Phuket is a place to be for all enthusiasts who yearn to explore unbelievable ship wrecks, underwater caves and coral fields. 6. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia:Rated as one the seven wonders of the natural world, The Great Barrier Reef is the only figure breathing life visible from the space. A remarkable natural gift, it is indeed blessed with the picturesque beauty of world's largest coral reef. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the best and most desired destinations to dive in as it the home to a variety of sea species including not-so-welcome white sharks. 5. Ambergris Caye, Belize:It’s home to one of the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere. Diving at Ambergris Caye is a must-try activity if you're around. In fact, you may even want to go there just to see the marine life at its best. This diving destination hosts millions of marine life species, including nurse sharks and stingrays. 4. Papua New Guinea:It hosts about double the amount of fish species compared to Red Sea; ten times as many species of corals as compared to the Caribbean. Papua New Guinea no doubt has some of the best diving spots in the world. You can also explore deep drops, atolls, private lagoons and shallow reefs here. 3. Palau, Micronesia:Known as the "hottest dive spot on the earth", Palau is famous for its pelagic and strong currents. The wide range of rock shaped mushroom islands here offer a great variety of exciting dives. You can encounter a range of stingless jelly fishes, soft lush corals, large anemones and so much more. 2. Beqa Lagoon, Fiji:Out of the many diving sites in Fiji, Beqa Lagoon is the favorite amongst the divers. You need to ride for about an hour from the main island of Viti Levu to reach to the destination. Here you will encounter one of the best topographic locations with colorful corals. You can surely confront the reef divas like dolphins, manta rays, sharks, cuttlefish, barracuda, flashlight fish and many more. 1. Punta Gorda, Costa Rica:It's the most exquisite and embellishing destination for an enthralling diving experience. Punta Gorda hosts a great variety of fish and eagle rays; you can also spot manta rays, coral reefs, sharks and multi colored tropical fish at the islands of the Catalinas and Murcielagos. The post Top 10 Scuba Diving Destinations In The World appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| Top 10 Stupid Things Girls Often Talk About Posted: 29 Oct 2013 01:17 AM PDT Women have simply the best conversations in this whole world. They have so much to speak about every topic that they can go on speaking about it for ages. Being a woman myself, I know how much we love to talk! Well, there is just one problem that sometimes we tend to say certain things that are simply stupid. Sometimes we do sound dumb! And there are many times when guys absolutely don't understand what we are trying to convey. In our girlfriends, nothing is stupid as everything attains its logic as we keep on discussing it but it is different with guys. Most of the times they don't know what to answer when his girl asks him questions like, 'has she has put on weight' or when she asks him to choose between a purple or an orange dress for her. So, if you want to know about the things that actually sound stupid in front of people and you want to try to avoid them in your further conversations, you have to read this article. Scroll down to have a look at the top 10 stupid things girls (knowingly or unknowingly) often talk about. 10. Am I fatter than your ex girlfriend?This is the most obnoxious thing to ask from your guy. I mean, what you expect him to answer if his ex was like a supermodel. Actually, we women always over- analyze ourselves, which leads to making comparisons at every level. Avoid doing this, you might loose on your guy if you keep on repeating such stupid questions. 9. I will just have a salad:Women always think that hogging on their first date is kind of creepy and truly it is also. But that doesn’t mean that you just order a salad. Well, acting like a perfect lady is always welcomed but when you actually enter a five-star and say that you will just have a salad for dinner, your man will definitely give you a very confused look. 8. How many women have you slept with?Well, this is the most frequent stupid question asked by women. Imagine you are asking the guy in your life about the women he has slept with. Does it sound good? Not at all! We happily say that past doesn’t bother us but when we are in a relationship, we need to know all the details! 7. Do you like shopping?Are you dating a gay? If not then you should absolutely know that no man in his sane sense loves shopping. Men are always running away from this dreaded trip with their women. After knowing all this also we always tend to ask this stupid line. 6. What did you do at the bachelor's party?Women are the inquisitive lot. They need to hear anything and everything. But girls be aware and never ever ask your guy about the fun he had in the bachelor party of his friend. Well, bachelor's is supposed to be confidential anyway. So, don't sound stupid by asking, if he tells you on his own, then it's your sheer luck! 5. It is fine:'It is fine', this is an expression always used by women either when they don't have any answers left or when they are really angry. Though we women can't restrain ourselves from using this line but it actually seems a stupid way out. 4. I want to be your fantasy girl:Well, this one is a very desperate move by women, which sadly turns out stupid when spoken. Imagine talking to your guy and telling him in a mushy-mushy tone that I want to be your fantasy girl. Serious advice is that never ever copy the porn stars, guys just like them in the DVD. They would never want their girl to be that kinky! 3. There are absolutely no good men left:This one comes right after a break-up. Women tend to crib about the fact that there are no good men left in this world and that is the only reason they cannot find a good life partner. Well, all you Cinderella's out there, try searching a bit harder and don't just be a cry baby. 2. It is totally cool if you are friends with your ex:It is a devastating and a very stupid line said by women just to please their man. Imagine you are giving him all the rights to cheat on you. Every woman in a relationship should make her priorities clear and tell her man that past is past, if he treats it the same way! 1. I will just be ready in a minute:The oldest and the most used stupid line by women is I will just be ready in a minute. We know that it is going to take us longer but we manage to speak about only one minute. On top of it, sometimes we even tell our man to wait in the car and we will just follow him! Though stupid but after so many years, it goes perfectly well with women. The post Top 10 Stupid Things Girls Often Talk About appeared first on TopYaps.  |
| Top 10 Ways To Make Your Brain Function Better Posted: 29 Oct 2013 12:59 AM PDT Our brain is our main tool in life. We use it to do work that pays the bills and we use it to do the normal activities on our daily life. We also use our brain for social interactions and making sense of this world. It makes sense to take care of your brain and do whatever you can do to help it perform at its best. In our society today, the ones who have a sharp brain can easily get ahead in life than those who don’t use their brain much. How to increase its potential, let’s explore below. 10. Exercise:Exercising is a great way to keep your brain healthy. Aerobic exercise helps not just to increase physical fitness but also to increase mental fitness. Exercising daily makes sure that you are not over stressed and your brain chemistry is at the optimum level. If you don’t exercise you can get depressed easily but exercising helps you to stay positive and healthy. 9. Sleep:For maintaining good health sleeping properly is as important as exercising. Proper rest will help you to regain physical and mental strength. Dreaming is especially important to maintain a healthy brain. When we dream our brain relaxes and releases the stress that has been building. 8 hours of good sleep is necessary for maintaining peak performance. 8. Challenge Your Brain:One way to make your brain function better is to exercise your mental facilities by challenging them. Solving puzzles and riddles is a good way to exercise the brain. Playing memory games is also good for improving memory and keeping the brain functioning properly. 7. Eat Healthy:Eating healthy is important for increasing brain functions. Fish and other natural sources of omega-3 fatty acids is very good brain food. Vitamin D and B12 are also important for a healthy brain. Coconut oil has also been found to be effective in avoiding degenerative brain diseases. 6. Meditate:Meditation is the best way to release all the stress that you accumulate on a daily basis. It in essence means to empty your mind which is a great way to keep the mind fresh and working properly. When the same old ideas keep rolling around in your brain it is hard to get something creative or unique done. Meditation helps in keeping your brain clear and fresh. 5. Listen to Music:Listening to music has been long considered to be a great way to improve cognitive functioning and improving focus. Listening to music while working on a complex mental problem such as a mathematical problem can help in focusing better on the problem by creating a noise filter that eliminates outside distractions. Music can also eliminate distractions inside your brain in the form of unwanted thoughts. 4. Play Video Games:Video games used to be blamed for making children lazy and sluggish but actually video games are a good way of training the brain and reflexes. It improves hand eye coordination, spatial reasoning, problem solving and helps in quick decision making. Playing video games once a week will also help you de-stress and relax. 3. Drink Coffee:It has been found that drinking coffee improves brain function. Caffeine helps protect your memory and boosts your focus. But it is important to remember that you need to limit the amount of coffee you drink. One cup, 30 minutes before performing a mental task can help a lot and have an effect that lasts for 6 hours. But if you drink 5 to 6 cups of coffee daily then it can actually decrease your cognitive function and make you dependent on coffee to function properly. 2. Chew Gum:Chewing gum before performing a tough mental task can help you do better at the task. It has been found that students, who chew gum right before an exam, perform better during the exam. It is believed that the act of chewing might cause a neural arousal that leads to a boost in brain function. 1. Do Not Take Supplements:If there is one thing that you shouldn’t do to improve your brain function then it is to take brain power or memory power supplements. These supplements are not trustworthy and lead to far more problems such as increase blood pressure, fertility problems and depression. Even the multivitamins are not a good way to improve your diet. Always prefer the natural ways of improving brain function over the shortcuts. The post Top 10 Ways To Make Your Brain Function Better appeared first on TopYaps.  |
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