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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I wanted to write a blog that has great significance to yesterday which was Mother’s day. I believe it’s one of the greatest days of the year! Even though October is breast cancer awareness month, this day is also a great day to also bring awareness to a very deadly disease. Breast cancer is ranked as the second (behind lung
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We all know that water is essential to the human body. Some of us are even aware that water makes up close to 70% of our body composition! One thing that many people are unaware of is the extreme effectiveness of water when it comes to fat loss. If you are looking to lose body fat, one of the most
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If you are looking to lose weight in order to look more “defined.” Then you probably already know its a matter of maintaining your muscle mass while losing the fat. In order to do this properly, you will have to pay close attention to your body fat percentage while you are cutting weight. There are a lot of measurement methods
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