Break the Yo-Yo Challenge

Do you find yourself trying on so many outfits just to find one that you fit and doesn’t make you look fat? Do you avoid weighing yourself because you just “know” it’s not going to be good? Do you avoid or hide in pictures because you don’t like how you look? Do you always wear…

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Weights and Women: Lifting the Myths

Are you taking a dynamic role in your health? Eating healthy?  Exercising Daily? Drinking plenty of water and getting the required amount of vitamins and nutrients? If so, you’re lifting weights too then, right? Weight lifting can be just as important to your health as any other type of exercising, such as cardio! However, most…

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5 Exercise Tips that will Keep You Motivated

When you are starting an exercise program you’ve got to go into it mentally ready with a plan to keep you motivated and on course!  Because if you don’t start with a game plan, you’ll mostly end up overwhelmed and give up before you even break a sweat! Staying motivated is one of the largest…

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Rise and Grind! Making early morning workouts easier

Drop the apple, rise-and-grinders: According to studies online, people that exercise early in the morning and workout before they eat for the day, burn more fat than people who eat beforehand or that workout in the afternoon or evening.  But what if you’re the type of person who has a profound relationship with your snooze…

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How to Increase Intensity in your Training

One thing should be consistent, no matter what your workout routine consists of; and that’s intensity. In order for optimum muscular development to be achieved, you have to train at a high intensity level.  There is a fine line between maximum intensity and over training. Since constantly training at a high level can potentially lead…

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Burn Calories at Your Desk

Get a full body workout without even leaving your cube! Chained to your desk for 8 hours every day? Too much sitting during the day is linked to obesity and heart disease, so keep chair chub at bay with these easy exercises. Spend 30 seconds on each of the following moves, and try to do…

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Is Aerobic or Anaerobic Training Best For Getting Rid of Belly Fat?

Are you looking to lose belly fat? ——————————————– Do you struggle with knowing what workouts really work? ——————————————– Do you know how to make the most efficient use of your time for the greatest calorie burn? Is this like the chicken or the egg question? Studies have proven that by doing strength training and high-intensity…

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Fit, Flexible, and Athletic at 40?

I’m 40 and a Flyer!!! I’ve actually never ever done this stunt in my life!!!! I was a cheerleader 22 years ago and was always a base in the stunts. Never a flyer cause I was too thick. My nickname was “Superbase” When my friend Amber asked me to do a stunt with her, I…

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Post-Workout Snack Ideas

Are you starving after a workout? Are you afraid to eat too many calories after you workout? Do you eat the right post-workout foods?   Post-Workout Snack Ideas These energizing snacks pack the right nutrients to help you recover from your workout without undoing your calorie burn. It’s a common exercise problem –  You’re starving…

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