http://www.takefit.com The new face of fitness! Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:56:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I like salad dressing. My favorite type of salad is a whole pile of iceberg lettuce, tomato, celery, cucumber, capsicum (or bell pepper), radish, sprouts, avocado and palm hearts. On top of this I like to add my family's trademark salad dressing. No salad quite tastes the same without it! ... http://www.takefit.com/274/recipe-for-a-healthy-salad-dressing/ Photo by \nexus_icon/. I've lived in New Zealand my whole life and one of the main things I've come to understand about the USA is the abundant supply of not-so-healthy food.  The legend down under is that serving sizes in America are at least double the size you would expect in ... http://www.takefit.com/276/the-experiment-america-food-and-obesity/ Metabolism is the life giving process that happens when we consume food and liquid. Our bodies turn food into usable energy. In essence, metabolism is like the motor inside a car. A car's engine uses petrol to create kinetic (useful) energy in the same way our bodies ... http://www.takefit.com/271/what-is-metabolism/ I reckon a smile could change the world. Really, I think it could. When did you last smile? Was it to yourself, because of someone else, to someone else? When was the last time you saw someone smile? Sometimes we forget huh? They say it takes more muscles to frown ... http://www.takefit.com/275/7-reasons-why-you-should-smile-more/ Yes, animals need to be looked after, especially young ones, but the calves I'm talking about are your lower legs. We've all had calf pain. I remember growing up I used to have painful calves in the evenings - I'd call them growing pains. But then when I still had ... http://www.takefit.com/273/be-easy-on-your-calves/ No-one has really told me as such, but I'm sure I reek of garlic. My friends I think are sick of me recommending garlic as a remedy for any health problem. Got a cold? Have some garlic. Sore throat? Lots of garlic. Cold sore? Garlic! Lacking energy? Eat garlic! I ... http://www.takefit.com/264/garlic-the-benefits-dont-stink/ Animal shelters are begging people to come and take the animals off them to a good home. Particularly dogs. There are so many unwanted dogs around these days - for one reason or another. I have three reasons for you to go and pick up one of these dogs! 1) The ... http://www.takefit.com/261/three-reason-you-should-buy-yourself-a-dog/ I reckon pretty much everyone can walk. You learn to walk from around 9 months. Lets say 12 months average - so by the age of 10, you will have been walking for 9 years. Thats a lot really - and considering walking is our main mode of small transportation ... http://www.takefit.com/263/walking-to-a-healthier-lifestyle/ I love red cabbage. I have German origins so red cabbage cooked the traditional way is one of my favorite foods! Its very warming and comforting and one of the best side dishes to accompany a roast. However it is a bit of an acquired taste due to the vinegar and ... http://www.takefit.com/260/red-cabbage/ There is a theory that is so prevalent these days that most people assume it is a fact. That is that eating 6-8 small meals a day will speed up your metabolism and help you burn much more fat than if you were to eat 3 bigger meals a day. It ... http://www.takefit.com/233/eating-frequent-small-meals-throughout-the-day-doesnt-help-you-lose-weight/