Dukan Diet

Developed by a French doctor, Pierre Dukan, this protein-based diet requires a person to switch to a high lean protein diet while cutting down on calories drastically to achieve weight loss in a short period of time. Grilled chicken breasts or turkey and snow peas are perfect for this diet.

MIND Diet

Similarly to the Mediterranean Diet and the DASH Diet, MIND is the acronym for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. Aside from being the easiest diet to follow, according to experts, recommended food and ingredient choices include leafy vegetables, whole grains, fish, poultry, olive oil and wine, red meat, pastries. Guidelines are not strict that recommended intake is at least three servings of whole grains, vegetables and wine. The sweets and pastries are not totally excluded but intake should be in limited portions.

TLC Diet

With this type of diet between 8% and 10% of high cholesterol in the body will be removed in about six weeks. This eating plan is good for the heart and is called the “Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet”. The main goal here is to cut down on fat intake, especially saturated fat which comes from whole milk dairy, fried foods and fatty meat. It is recommended that fiber intake is increased in this diet plan.

DASH Diet

This is recommended for people who want to watch their blood pressure. DASH or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, this diet should avoid the consumption of red meat, salt, sweets rich in calories and fat. Conversely, it recommends eating veggies, whole grains, lean protein, low-fat dairy and fruits.

These are the fashion problems we’re all facing, the fact that we’ll never look quite as good as Cara Delevingne or Kate Moss,  that we’ll never be stick-thin and toned enough to don the catwalks or promote our own perfume range.

And yet looking stylish can also be synonymous with looking healthy – and it doesn’t have to be an impossible mission.

Fit and Style

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With a few top tips, you won’t have to curse fashion articles again. Take a look at a few we’ve come up with and you’ll feel much fitter and more fashionable.

A brisk 15 minutes

Most people think they need a Full Metal Jacket-style exercise regime, the kind of squat thrusts, press ups and sprintathons that would leave Mo Farah out of puff.

A brisk 15 minutes

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Most of us however, don’t have time to sculpt their bodies and the truth is, staying fit doesn’t have to take up all your time if you’re an average workaday fitness fanatic.

If you want to stay reasonably healthy, all you really need is a quick 15 minute workout once a day, just enough time to build up a sweat but not quite enough to leave you gasping for breath.

Work on one part of your body from day to day, rotating it weekly. While this short period of time won’t turn you into Naomi Campbell, it will contribute to a healthy and natural diet.

Break into the industry

Already a fitness fanatic? Then you can make yourself even fitter by turning it from a hobby into a passion. Private gym memberships are at an all-time high and plenty more are opening to cater for this soaring trend. So why not make a bit of cash from your workout by training others?

Fitness Course

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But you can’t just show up to a gym owner’s door, flex your pectorals at them and guarantee yourself a job. You’re going to need to get qualified.

This doesn’t mean heading to class every day. There are many fully accredited fitness courses online that can give you a valuable qualification.

Whether you want to enjoy some pocket money or turn fitness instructing into your fulltime job, it’s a fantastic way to look sleek and stylish while getting paid.

Microsoft Band

The company’s debut in this emerging technology related to the field of health will arrive in early 2015, two years after Sony launched its first smart watch, which opened the way for other rival brands such as Samsung to launch their first models last year, like the Galaxy Gear, one of the most successful and with already several subsequent generations. Indeed, Microsoft model resembles the Fit Gear bracelet in aesthetics.

Like other similar models, Microsoft’s device, on sale for $199 (€158), includes GPS and is full of several sensors (10 sensors in this case) analyzing the heart rate, calories burned and sleep quality, as explained in the company blog, where they say “it’s designed for people who want to live healthier and more productive.”

The company has also shown a health application called “Microsoft Health” which includes a cloud service for users to store and combine data from health and fitness. One advantage of this “app” is that it’ll be able to collect data from other operating systems (iOS and Android) besides the obvious Windows Phone.

He seems satisfied with it

The data it collects are very complete. Besides knowing the steps walked, analyzing races or monitoring pulsations 24 hours a day, the tool allows to receive information and guidance for training (it also suggests us to rest after an intense exercise) as well as a feature to challenge the user by creating daily goals. Another interesting aspect is that it offers features such as reporting if, for example, work stress affects sleep quality and reminds us to have breakfast before leaving home.

As rivals, the device displays incoming calls, received messages, calendar, social network notifications and, of course, time. The company also promises a battery life of 48 hours, so that it’d surpass all rivals, and it to be loaded by a magnetic charger.

The fusion of cycling and fashion has largely been spearheaded by British cycling champion Victoria Pendleton, who has launched her new range of Pendleton bikes, many of which are styled around vintage 1950s looks, focusing on simplicity and style. Without the huge ranges of gears and snazzy bits of tech which adorn men’s sports bikes, the Pendleton range instead focuses on vintage style and chic flair, making cycling a pleasure and your bike a fashion accessory of its own.

Cycling and Fashion

With wide padded seats, stitched leather and classy cream-coloured tyres, many of the bikes follow a distinct style which is visible throughout the range, although each has its own individual essence which makes every model unique from the next. It’s the sheer choice and range which has been popular, too, and it’s not just the bikes themselves which have proved successful amongst the fashion-conscious women of Britain.

The launch of a number of items of fashionable cycle clothing has also helped to boost the popularity of cycling amongst women, mainly through the ingenious move of tying it in with the recent surge in popularity of vintage style, harking back to a time when women cycled everywhere, zipping along the country lanes with their wicker basket on the front. It’s a sign of classic Britishness; a reminder of times when life was much simpler and people were much happier.

It might sound rather old-fashioned, but it’s this sort of vintage style which is huge at the moment, which is precisely why the enormous success of Pendleton bikes and the associated rise in the numbers of women cycling has been so impressive. The health benefits of cycling, the cost-effectiveness of it and its positive environmental impact have been big drivers in the rise of cycling in the UK in general, but now that it’s also fashionable and stylish, it seems as though nothing can stop the stratospheric success of Britain’s recent cycling boom.

On this occasion, you will see the new white version of the Ciclotte. 100% fitness tool Made in Italy, is created using precious materials such as carbon fiber and glass and is the first bike to use an electro-magnetic resistance system with epicyclic transmission.

This stylish exercise bike is a design destined to become a must in the luxury and interior design. In addition, Ciclotte breaks the mold design for gym equipment has always been linked exclusively to the functional aspect, to appeal to a target audience of users that envolves: dynamic, fitness lovers, and the aesthetic