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Managing Hypertension with Diet
People with hypertension are at a greater risk of other serious illnesses. “As blood pressure rises, so does the risk of heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease,” explains Lawrence Appel, MD, MPH, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Hypertension is treatable, however. By following some simple…
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The Importance of Fat Distribution
Body composition. We hear a lot about it... but what exactly is it? Well, to be considered "fit," you have to meet minimum standards in 5 different areas, known as the Components of Fitness. Body Composition is one of them (in addition to flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and aerobic fitness). Body…
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Get results!
"Can I use bodyweight training to lose weight?" That's the question that we receive all the time... The answer is yes... with a few "buts". ... but only if you adequately control your food intake at the same time (no amount of training can make up for shoveling junk food down your gullet on a regular basis) ... but only if…
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Stepf's High Fiber Brownies
These brownies have a few secret ingredients: black beans and prunes, along with oats and whole wheat flour, boost the nutrition, while the dark cocoa powder and mini chocolate chips keep the rich flavor that you crave in a brownie. I prefer the richer flavor of dark brown sugar, but you can use light if that's all you…
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Top 5 Gym Annoyances
May 3, 2008 By Tom Regular gym goers will know that in the gym there are little things that can really get on your nerves. When I was doing my workout today there were a number of things that really distracted me. This got me thinking and the more I thought about it, the more I realised just how annoying certain things at…
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The Ultimate Brain Food with Huge Health Benefits that Often
You’re probably already well versed as to the health benefits of eating fish but one nutritious little fish that’s often forgotten is the sardine. Relegated to flat metal cans with peel off tops, this unassuming little fish named after the island of Sardinia is surprisingly nutritious. They’re also so convenient to eat. No…
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The Bill Starr Strength Factor Routine
The Bill Starr Strength Factor Routine Edit From the Article "The Forgotten Factor: Strength" in Robert Kennedy's REPS! Magazine, Winter 2006 Edition, Page 104 Monday (Heavy Day) Back Squats: 5 x 5 ramping to limit Bench Press: 5 x 5 ramping to limit Deadlifts: 5 x 5 ramping to limit or Bent-Over Rows: 5 x 5 ramping to…
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Functional Training
Functional Strength Training Workout Routine: Compound Exercises to Improve Real World Movements A functional strength training workout routine involves performing compound exercises designed to enhance the relationship between your body’s muscular and nervous systems. Doing so can help you more efficiently undertake…
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Inner Thigh Blaster Exercise...
Inner Thigh:smile: Lay on back with legs up in air, hands on your rib cage with elbows resting on floor, point toes and do the following: count 1 - open full "straddle" as far as you can with toes pointed count 2 - make feet flat (you'll feel your shins tighten), then torque inward (like being pigeon toed) Count 3 -…
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Hamstring massage to help relieve pain
Hamstrings Massage To loosen your hamstrings, lie flat on your back with your right foot over your left knee. Grab your right leg just above the knee using both hands, with your fingers pressing into the back of your leg and your thumbs on top by your kneecap. Run your hands up your thigh, pressing with your fingers as you…
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Spartan 300 Workout Challenge
Instructions Things You'll Need: Guts Space to work-out Loin-cloth and a sword! 1 Lets get started! a) Pull-ups - 25 reps Pull-ups are tough...for anybody! So if you have a hard time doing even one pull-up, cheat! Yes, you heard me! Cheat! Stand on a chair or box or even a small ladder, just to help you get to the top of a…
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Hips and Thighs
Abduction with Resistance Band Starting Position Begin by lying on your back with a resistance band wrapped around your feet. The band should be snug around your feet, but not too tight. Lift your legs off the ground so they are perpendicular to the floor. Action Keep your legs straight (but not locked) and spread your…
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Better Habits, Better Results
Better Habits, Better Results Six ways to tweak your current fitness strategy and boost your gains by Mike Roussell You probably first learned how to build muscle and lose fat by watching other guys in your gym. Some of them got it right, others definitely did not. Still, you made some gains, and now you're looking to be…
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20 Salads Worst Than a Whopper!
David Zinczenko I love Whoppers. I bet you do, too. Meat...good. Ketchup and mayo...good. Crunchy pickles...good. What's not to like? I know what you're thinking: Dave, how could you of all people endorse the Whopper, a sandwich that perfectly encapsulates everything that's wrong with our nation's dining habits? Well, no…
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High Speed Fat Burning Routine
The Program Alternate between workout A and workout B for a total of 3 sessions a week for 6 weeks. Workout A Jog 2 minutes, do the exercises starting with the Prisoner Squat, then do the intervals below. REPS EFFORT TIME REST 1 50% 60 sec 60 sec 1 75% 60 sec 60 sec 3 OR 6* 100% 30 sec 90 sec Workout B Jog 2 minutes, do…
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Fat Loss Template
Bodyweight Fat Loss Workout Template a) Pick 3 lower body exercises b) Pick 3 upper body exercises c) Alternate between a lower and upper body exercise without rest, till you are done all 6 exercises d) Rest a minute. e) Repeat 2-3 more times until you are done 20 minutes Here is an example of a great fat loss workout…
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12 Myths About Your Hangover - Be Smart on New Years Eve
:drinker: The Truth About Hangover Cures Myths about hangovers are as varied and as fanciful as the cocktails that cause the dreaded syndrome. From eating pasta at bedtime to popping prickly pear pills, the list of supposed hangover cures warrants a closer look. Learn what works – and what hurts – as WebMD sorts through 12…
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Workout Motivation!
Try to work out as much as possible, but at your own pace, and reward yourself. But not with a snack, by putting a certain amount of money in a jar, for every time you work out. The more you work out the more money you save. Then go on a shopping spree, and buy yourself a new wardrobe for your new thin, and trim body. Keep…
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Good Fat Burning Tips!
1. Warm-up for 3-8 minutes before you start. More than that will tire you out and less than that is just asking for injuries. A warm-up may sound like a big waste of time but it does 3 important things: a. It lubricates joints and increases blood flow and oxygen to muscles. This means more endurance and less injuries. b.…
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Flat Stomach!
Don't believe the hype- you don't need to spend money on the latest fancy gimmick to lose belly fat and reveal the 'six pack within.' You need to do two things: strengthen your core lose stomach fat It's pretty simple: tone up your core muscles, lose the fat that is covering them up, and voila! You will have yourself some…
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Good foods and bad foods for buring fat
:smile: Foods That Burn Fat – Do They Really Exist? To most people, there is simply no such thing as a food that burns fat. And if you take the phrase literally then I totally agree – there is no one single food that will magically burn away your tummy fat just by throwing it into your meals once a day. (Just like there is…
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Fat Burning Workouts Exposed!
Fat Burning Workouts Exposed! by Nick Parker There is a lot of talk today about "Fat Burning Workouts" in the diet and fitness industry but what exactly makes a workout fat burning verses not fat burning? The first key is to understand that most all workouts may or may not burn fat depending on your nutrition. If you are…
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Busting the Great Myths About Burning Fat
By Tony Ryan and Martica Heaner Your body burns either fat or carbs depending on the intensity of your activity. But when it comes to losing weight, calories are calories. You burn fat even when you're in couch-potato mode. Yet, a lot of misunderstanding prevails. Get ready to break down some of the myths people have about…
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Bodyweight Blast!
As fast as you can, do 10 squats, 10 push-ups, and 10 full sit-ups. Then do nine reps of each. Then eight, seven, six, and so forth, until you reach one rep of each exercise. Rest as little as possible between sets. Record your time and try to improve each week. 100 Burpees If you only have a little time, try to do 100…
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How Fast Can You Lose Weight?
Weight Loss Includes Fat, Muscle and Water When we lose weight we don't just lose fat. We lose a combination of body fat, and muscle tissue. For example, studies show that when we diet, the weight we lose is on average 75 percent fat and 25 percent muscle. Furthermore, a relatively high percentage of this weight loss is…
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Body Tips
Welcome to Today's Slimming, Exercise, Fitness and Toning Your Body Tips. Regular aerobic exercise such as walking or biking, can raise your metabolic rate and burn more calories. Do not be tempted to dive in and workout for an hour the first time. Work up slowly and gradually, or you will probably injure yourself, tire…
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Yoga for Weight Loss
It can help you find your bliss, and some say yoga may also help you shed those extra pounds. (continued) How Does It Work? continued... Adds Edison: "Yoga makes you more susceptible to influence for change – so if you are thinking you want to change your lifestyle, you want to change the way you think about food, you want…
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Carb Depletion Workouts
Depletion workouts are weightlifting sessions that are geared toward exhausting the body's muscle glycogen supply. Muscle glycogen is the storage form of carbohydrates in the body, and this is what powers you throughout your workouts. When it becomes depleted, you will not physically be able to continue, as the body will…
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V Shaped Upper Body
Most people think that in order to get that V shaped upper body like comic book super heroes, they only have to develop big broad back muscles and lats. Well, by having broad back muscles and well developed lats is only part of the equation to get a V shape upper body. For complete V shape upper body development, you will…
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Tabata Training Explained
Hello all, Here is an excellent youtube video of Tabata Training. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95VLwKFd-hc&feature=related :love:
