Shouldn’t workout if you’re going to drink alcohol that same night? One drink, two drink, three drink, four, how many drinks till you hit the gym floor? You may not like the rhyming scheme, but hey, I got your attention. I don’t know about you but I am tired of hearing the myth that you can’t drink if you plan
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Hot yoga has been getting a lot of hype over the past year. Like most fitness trends, I don’t see this one lasting too much longer. Not because it isn’t an intense workout, but because of one major reason. It can be extremely dangerous! For those of you who are unfamiliar with hot yoga, it’s basically yoga in a heated
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The one thing I have noticed is that about 80-90 percent of the time I go to use a weight machine its adjustments are all out of whack. The seat will be set for someone seven feet tall while the arms and legs will be set at a position closer to someone around the height of five feet. Working at
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For years, there has been a plethora of fitness commercials ranging from equipment to weight loss programs. They all have their own philosophy that they believe will give people the figure they want. The surprising thing is that many of their philosophies have little scientific research or backing that validates what they’re trying to sell. Now I am not trying
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There has been a lot of debate in the past few years over the benefits of soy protein. Soy protein does have many benefits. It is the only protein from a plant source that contains all of the essential amino acids. Research has also shown soy to be beneficial for cholesterol levels, and it may even have cancer fighting effects!
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Working at a fitness facility I get asked a lot of questions, but there is one question in particular I get asked the most. It typically starts with an overweight individual coming over to me, grabbing their mid section, then they continue to shake it violently and ask, “what exercises can I do to get rid of this?” Aside from
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This topic has come into question ever since the evolution of sports drinks. Some of the top brands: Gatorade, Powerade, and Accelerade have evolved over the years. For instance, since its debut in 1965, Gatorade has gone from having just two flavors (lemon-lime and Orange) to having a number of flavors. Gatorade also introduced situational drinks such as the G-series
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Far too often when people who workout stop seeing positive improvement in there body, they result to the idea that “more is better.” In my earlier years, I too fell victim to this philosophy. I was in the gym over two hours at a time doing an absurd amount of exercises and repetitions only to see no kind of results.
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It’s a sad day in age when more people are capable of getting injured with a personal trainer than training by themselves. It has become all too easy to obtain certifications for personal training and the personal training industry is growing rapidly each year. As a matter of fact, www.careerexplorer.net rated personal training as the 7th hottest job of 2012!
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