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America's Best and Worst Resturants
Eating out invariably raises a number of tricky questions: sit-down or drive-thru? Burgers or pizza? Thin or stuffed crust? And if you're dining with your family, add the biggest question of all: Will the food we eat today bring a fatter tomorrow for our kids? And fewer tomorrows for the rest of us? So the choice between…
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The Perfect Morning Exercise
Jumpstart your fat burners and build muscle with this quick at-home routine Warm up with the mobility and dynamic flexibility moves. Then perform the 1-minute drill. Rest 15 to 30 seconds, then do the strength circuit. Rest 1 minute. Repeat the drill and strength circuit sequence three to five times. After the first round,…
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The Five Phases of Fitness (Psychological)
:smile: Below are the five phases we all go through when starting a new fitness program no matter what fitness level we are. 1) Make a decision to get healthy...This takes 3-4 seconds but it takes about 2- 3 weeks to make a habit - hang in there at least that long...and BUILD GOOD HABITS. 2) You doubt yourself. It is…
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Top 10 Benefits of Strength Training for Women
“Women are finally warming up to free weights, and it is a beautiful thing!” states Lynn VanDyke, owner of http://strength-training-woman.com. It’s true that women are recognizing strength training as a major player in the battle against fat loss. Here are the top 10 benefits women receive from strength training: 1)…
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20 Worst Foods in America
Restaurant food is bad for us. You may assume that anything you order at a drive-thru is less than sterling in a nutritional sense, but, in fact, the majority of what we eat at restaurants — even ones with helpful waiters and real tablecloths — is worse for us than we might ever imagine. A study from the University of…
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Beer or Fitness?
by Stew Smith Beer and Fitness? Can It Be? I was once asked an interesting question concerning drinking beer and exercising. It seems that a former Navy Radioman had developed quite a gut since retiring, and was curious about whether he should give up his beer to lose weight? Not only did the gentleman enjoy drinking about…
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6 Foods that Aren't
Healthy food may be making you fat. Hold on: I'm not talking about broccoli and bell peppers here. I'm talking about a lot of the foods that are sold to us as "low-fat," "low-carb," or otherwise "healthy" fare. The food industry invests $30 billion a year in advertising, and much of that is used to dupe consumers into…
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Washboard Abs
by Stew Smith Having a flat stomach or more commonly, "washboard abs" is not just accomplished by working out daily, it has to become an all-encompassing lifestyle. The key components are healthy diet, cardiovascular training, and abdominal exercises. If a movie star stomach is your goal, you must realize that to achieve…
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20 Minute Circuit Workout
This workout is a 20-minute workout that will take you to your maximum physical effort as well as your maximum heart rate. The object of this workout is not to rest in between exercises. You will see that one minute of a particular exercise will burn out the targeted muscle group as well as increase your heart rate to a…
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10 Promises to Make To Stay Healthy
by Nikki Fitness 1. I will make dates to see my friends and family and do something that doesn't involve eating and drinking. I will walk through the park, ice skate, cross country ski, walk the mall, take a yoga or cardio class, or run on a treadmill right next to my friend. 2. I will think of food as a fuel, not as a…
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Juggling Work, Family and Exercise.
by Stew Smith Today's generation has more computerized and physically inactive forms of entertainment than ever before. We, as parents, must be the catalyst that motivates our children to exercise - plus it is not bad for us to exercise either. The earlier we introduce our children to a lifestyle of health and fitness, the…
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5 Ways to Cut 100 Calories or More
1) Eat an apple or banana instead of a chocolate bar or cereal bar. 2) Fix 1 cup of turkey chili with beans rather than regular chili with no beans. 3) Snack on a portion of nuts instead of regular potato chips. 4) Replace 1 large flour tortilla with 1 six-inch corn tortilla. 5) Drink water instead of carbonated drinks. If…
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15-Minute Workout
15-Minute Workout by Men's Health Editors of Men's Health Work multiple muscle groups with these unique exercises. Challenge your core with this routine by Jamie Hale, owner of MaxCondition Training. Doing these three compound exercises as a circuit will ignite new muscle growth and boost your metabolism. Finish as many…
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Fibre
Be sure to eat some fibre with every meal. This helps the body to absorb nutrients from the food, creates a feeling of fullness and keeps your system regular. Fibre is excellent for weight loss and healthy too. Not only does it make you feel full but it also contains zero calories and encourages bowel movements which…
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Stretch Before You Train
Stretching before your training routine has positive effects on your posture and mobility, and can also reduce the risk of injury. Here is a list of basic stretching exercises. Upper back stretch. From a standing position, grasp a stationary object (such as a pole or exercise machine) with both hands. Bend the knees and…
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Interval Training Workouts - Turbo Charge Your Fat Burning P
Plan Your Cardio Workout The key to fat burning is using interval workouts Getting Up to Speed They say that slow and steady wins the race. But the cardiovascular key to fat burning is using interval training workouts - workouts that alternate high-intensity levels with lower-intensity effort. As I mentioned earlier, that…
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At Home Workout Gadgets
REDBOOK's Favorite At-Home Fitness Gadgets WebMD Feature from "Redbook" Magazine Redbook Magazine Logo These easy-to-use tools pump extra excitement and motivation into your workout, plus they'll engage muscles in new ways to challenge your body and rev calorie burn. Resistance Bands Incredibly, these lightweight strips of…
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Just Do It!
'Just Do It' Attitude Works With Exercise Zero Tolerance for Excuses Cited by Middle-Aged Exercisers By Miranda Hitti WebMD Health News Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD May 6, 2005 -- Thinking about making exercise part of your life? Just lace up your shoes and get out there, and don't give your brain time to hem and haw…
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Morning Exercise
Lose Weight With Morning Exercise Walk the dog, join a health club, get into running. Whatever you do, you've got to move your body as much as possible if you want to lose weight. By Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD FeatureReviewed by Louise Chang, MDThere's no getting around it: To lose weight and keep it off, you need to…
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Importance of Breakfast
Lose Weight: Eat Breakfast Studies show making breakfast a daily habit can help you lose weight - and keep it off. By Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD FeatureReviewed by Louise Chang, MDWhat's for breakfast - coffee? Most mornings, we barely glance at the kitchen. Fixing breakfast takes up precious time that's in short supply.…
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The Jury Is Still Out
Has anyone used acai berry to help excellerate their metabolism? I have read lots of articles from blog to medical journals about the benefits of preventing certain cancers with it's anti-oxidants and that I will help speed up your metabolism and aid in weight lost. It is also good for detoxing. Has anyone every used it?
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First Time Ever!
This is the first time ever that I could not wait to see my doctor. I take meds to control my hypertension so with meds my BP is 140/80 without meds my BP was 160/110 which was critically high. Now that I have included P90X into my workouts along with my normal routines, my BP stays around 120/62! I normally visit my…
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P90X
On July 27th, I started my P90X program with a goal of getting my weight down to 190 lbs. I started out at 206 lbs and as of today I am 197 lbs which is the beginning of my third week. P90X really rocks!
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Hello All
As a youth on up to adolescence I have always been active in sports. I played mostly football and ran track up to high school. When I graduated from high school, I only weighed 135 lbs which was 25 years ago and I was never really into weight lifting just running. When I turned the age of 21 years, I joined Ballys Total…
