If the food ingredients has more than 6 listed don't eat it --Michael Pollann, "Food Rules"

Rx Overtraining: Prescription for overtraining

Up to 70 percent of runners sustain overuse injuries during any one-year period, according to a study… [more]

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Hormones: Are they the cause for your weight gain?

They affect cravings, metabolism and your ability to maintain your weight. Here's how to make them work… [more]

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Strength training vs. Cardio; Why strength training will always trump aerobics

Strength training vs. Cardio aerobics, here's why strength training will always trump aerobics Strength… [more]

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How to calculate your calorie expenditure using resting basal metabolic rate?

According to Dr. Berning, Associate Professor of  Nutrition at the University of Colorado, to estimate… [more]

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What is Wellness, Health & Fitness Coaching

I am convinced that more and more people in our generation (20 - 50) and generations past (60 +) could… [more]

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Big Wheels: Get Stronger Legs at any fitness level

July 24, 2010 Health & Fitness
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Your quadriceps or legs rarely move in isolation, a more functional approach, is to pick exercises that work the quads in conjunction with the hips, hamstrings and glutes.
For example, perform three sets of the following exercise for leaner-looking legs.
BEGINNER: LUNGE WITH DUMBBELLS
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding a 5-pound dumbbell in each hand at [...]

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Rx Overtraining: Prescription for overtraining

July 23, 2010 Featured
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Up to 70 percent of runners sustain overuse injuries during any one-year period, according to a study from California State University. One runner who knows the signs is Suzy Favor Hamilton, a four-time Olympian and author of Fast Track: Training and Nutrition Secrets From America’s Top Female Runner (Rodale, 2004). “If you have any of [...]

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Hormones: Are they the cause for your weight gain?

February 24, 2010 Featured
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They affect cravings, metabolism and your ability to maintain your weight. Here’s how to make them work in your favor.
As your body’s master chemicals, hormones can have a profound effect on your emotions, appetite and metabolism. It’s easy to blame the occasional mood swing or candy craving on your hormones.  After all, your body is being told [...]

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Fusing asian and mediterranean diet for a simple way to eat healthy

February 24, 2010 Diet & Nutrition
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You have promised yourself yet again to lower your cholesterol levels and/or lose weight, but you feel tempted when you see others eating unhealthy or maybe you smell steak grilling? There’s no reason to feel guilty; more and more people—me included—prefer a plant-based diet (think whole grains, beans, nuts, fruits, and vegetables) augmented with lean [...]

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Womens fast weightloss workout #1

December 15, 2009 Weight-Loss
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The Top 10 Benefits of Strength Training for Women
Women are finally warming up to free weights, and 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) Increased Metabolic Rate- adding muscle increases metabolism naturally.
2) Increasing and Restoring Bone Density- prevent and [...]

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Strength training vs. Cardio; Why strength training will always trump aerobics

December 10, 2009 Featured
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Strength training vs. Cardio aerobics, here’s why strength training
will always trump aerobics
Strength training is important, it builds muscle which prevents injury and keeps our bodies healthy. Most women, when faced with the task of fitting an appropriate exercise regimen into their tight schedules, tend to focus their limited time on those activities that they believe [...]

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Self-Care: Giving to yourself; the value of self-care

December 8, 2009 Health & Fitness
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Self-care
Wellness/Self-care is a crucial part of maintaining wellness and good health and is an optimum quality of life both in the present and for the future. It may be helpful to think of self-care as a way of living that consistently incorporates behaviors to help you revitalize renewing your energy, motivation and personal growth.
Stumbling [...]

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8-minutes to better sleep with yoga

November 19, 2009 Health & Fitness
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Why yoga?
Yoga is aimed to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit. Yoga helps you become more aware of your body’s posture, alignment and patterns of movement. Yoga makes the body more flexible and helps you relax even in the midst of a stress stricken environment. Yoga helps you to feel fitter, be more [...]

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Prevent bone loss – Avoid soda or cola, drink green tea instead

October 26, 2009 Diet & Nutrition
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Avoid cola/soda! In one study, females who were frequent cola drinkers no matter what their age or how much milk they drank had lower bone density than non-cola drinkers. A good alternative: Green Tea as it high in antioxidants and promotes thermogenesis.
What’s thermogenesis?
Thermogenesis is the process by which the body generates heat, or energy, by [...]

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Added protein improves strength and endurance during workout

October 26, 2009 Diet & Nutrition
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ADDED PROTEIN DURING A WORKOUT MAY BOOST PERFORMANCE
Drinking a workout drink with protein in it during  your workout drink may help your strength and endurance.  Researchers from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, found that sports drinks with as little as nine grams of protein increased endurance up to 40 %, and reduced post workout [...]

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