The dumbbell swing is an exercise that can work your whole body and tax your cardiovascular system, depending on how you perform it. It’s become popular with kettlebell aficionados lately, but you can surely do it with a dumbbell as the video below demonstrates. Just be sure to use your legs and not the arm to swing the bell. Oh, and you might not want to wear flip-flops the first time you try it!
Hypnosis can be effective at helping one to lose weight. It seems to work especially well with people who’ve tried a number of different types of diets and haven’t succeeded. However, there are also people for whom hypnosis for weight loss has been a failure. Similar to using hypnosis for smoking, I guess. Some people attend a hypnotherapy class for smoking cessation and say they feel nothing different afterwards, while others are finally able to kick the habit after many failed attempts. Just goes to show that while we’re all built basically the same, we’re all wildly different. Anyway, there’s a new article up on the Health and Fitness Guide about using hypnosis for weight loss. Check it out!