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Weight Loss Advice
What Are The Best Foods and Drinks to Have Before You Workout?
Working out on an empty stomach can cause unneeded stress on your body but it also zaps your energy, preventing you from getting as successful of a workout as possible. Having a pre-workout meal that gives you the energy you need will help you achieve your fitness goals more quickly and ensure that your body […]
What Happens to Your Body When You Skip Meals?
It’s safe to say that nearly everyone, any adult at least, has skipped a meal or even consecutive meals for whatever reason. Perhaps from being too busy, too sick or even trying to lose weight by not eating. There is also the issue of thousands of Americans going hungry…but that is another subject (tragic). Whatever […]
What Are The Most Popular Forms Of Yoga?
According to a study done in 2012, approximately 20 million Americans do some form of yoga. This number has only continued to increase as more people find an interest in this type of exercise. Actually, if you live in a big city, you probably already have a yoga studio blocks from your home or office. Yoga […]
6 Reasons Why Women Should Lift Weights
One of the most common myths surrounding women’s fitness has to do with weight lifting. It’s shocking how many people still claim that women either shouldn’t lift weights at all or should only do so if they want to bulk up (Bulking would be hard for most women to do without serious supplements due things […]
Sweet Snacks That Won’t Wreck Your Healthy Eating Plans
According to the USDA, the typical American consumes a total of 150 lbs of sugar every year. This includes sugar in everything from candy to condiments. It’s already pretty obvious that sugar, especially heavily processed sugar, isn’t good for our bodies. Sadly, most Americans have a major sweet tooth. One of the most difficult things […]
5 Reasons Why Quick Weight Loss Can Be Unhealthy
We’ve slowly been programed as humans to want results as quickly as possible. If we’re hungry, we go to a fast food joint. If we have a question, we use are smartphones to Google it. Americans live in an age where patience isn’t very common and many people try to take the easiest way possible. […]
8 Time Saving Workout Tips
One of the most common excuses you hear when it comes to not exercising is, “I just don’t have the time”. In reality, the average person has enough time to get some exercise during the week. In fact, the typical American spends around 3 hours a day in front of a television…so there is free […]
What is Carb Cycling and How Can it Help You Lose Weight?
Carb cycling is the foundation for a variety of eating plans which alternate between high-carb and low-carb meals. Day to day carb cycling is usually broken down into four different levels. For this article we will call them Easy, Classic, Turbo, and Fit. Carb cycling routines can be adjusted to cater to individual fitness and nutrition […]
Lesson 6: What I See in the Mirror
Lesson #6: Today’s weight loss lesson is super simple, but also very powerful. You will need a mirror for this challenge, preferably a full length mirror (use what you have if you don’t have a long one). You’ll also need pen and paper. Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | Lesson 5 Stand in front of your […]
