Motivational Weekend

I decided to go with some more motivational pictures again. Hopefully these helps keep you motivated over the weekend, and keeps your butt off the couch! Not so much motivational as it is funny, but I couldn’t leave this one out. If you where born before 1990 you probably know what this is, and yes, the answer is still three
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Choosing A Protein Bar

It’s common practice when most people see the word “protein” in a food name to assume it’s healthy. One of the more common examples of this would be the protein bar. While protein bars have their benefits, not all protein bars are created equal. As a matter of fact, a lot of the protein bars on the market today are
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Head To The Doctor When You See These Signs

Have you ever come out of a nice deep sleep to the feeling of pain in your side that continues for weeks at a time? Or you wake up in the morning with a slight headache and it becomes worst throughout the week? Well if you have ever had these signs and nothing happened to you, that is great! But
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Before and After

Like a lot of people today, I have a Facebook account, and I follow several fitness related pages on there as well. Asides from motivational and ad related posts, a lot of these sites like to post before and after pictures of people. Many of these pictures make you question the legitimacy of the photos, but some are undoubtedly legit
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Music Psychology While Exercising

How often do you hear a great song come onto the radio and find yourself tapping your foot to the beat? Movement is a natural response to certain types of music. Were you aware that music can be a powerful tool while working out? It’s not a coincidence that so many people are listening to their ipods while exercising, and
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To All The Naysayer’s…Oink Oink

Most people think it’s dirty, contaminated, disgusting, and just down right unhealthy! Consuming junk for food is no understatement for this animal. Slop (aka leftovers) is this animal’s main course; making people believe “why would I want to eat something that’s full of junk?” Literally! Adding to the fact it’s notoriously known for creating an epidemic. Why would you want
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One Time of Day Sugar is Actually Beneficial

Most of us know how dangerous sugar can be when it comes to our fat loss goals. One of the first things we do while dieting is eliminate the sweets. Obviously, there is good reason behind this. Sugar has been known to increase hunger, cause energy crashes, and eventually cause weight gain. Yes, sugar is something that should be avoided,
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I Prefer The Road…Thank You

It’s 6:30 sharp Monday morning. It’s Memorial Day and you decide today will be the first day you begin your 5 mile run each day for 3 months. Three weeks go by and you see improvements on each run making you excited that your new workout is working! The next day you head into work and you over hear your
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Fast Food Chains and Color Pyschology

How many of you have heard the term “color psychology”? Color psychology is the study of the effects of color on mood, emotions, and behavior. Color psychology is used everywhere, especially in business. I’m sure most people overlook this on a daily basis, but that’s pretty much the point. It’s supposed to subconsciously work in our minds. If these tricks
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How Much Weight Should I Lift?

I can’t begin to count the number of times I heard that question when giving an orientation to a new member. Most of the time I would joke around and give them a number that I knew they couldn’t possibly lift for a bit of good humor. The point being, you have to do what your body is capable of.
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