4 Weeks to a Better Body

Marie Claire shows you how to shrink your body in four weeks! Follow this easy one-week regimen four times in a row. BEN WATTS Marie Claire shows you how to shrink your body in four weeks! Follow this easy one-week regimen four times in a row. It's designed especially for those who like to keep their weekends exercise-free. "You can look noticeably slimmer and stronger in as little as one month," says David Kirsch, owner of...

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Workouts for Moms Expert Holly Rigsby Currently Running 21 Day Lunch Box Challenge on Facebook

Busy moms fitness company Fit Yummy Mummy is currently in the midst of a 3 week promotion called the 21 Day Lunch Box Challenge. In the challenge, Rigsby is attempting to craft creative recipes for her children’s lunch boxes for 21 straight days. Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) September 29, 2012 Holly Rigsby, owner of busy mom workout company Fit Yummy Mummy, is in the midst of a 21 Day Lunch Box Challenge on Facebook. During the challenge, Rigsby is crafting creative lunches for her children’s school lunches and posting the photos and recipes...

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50 Best Snacks Under 50 Calories

Satisfy your sweet tooth 1. 1⁄2 medium apple, baked, topped with 1 Tbsp lowfat yogurt sprinkled with cinnamon (45 calories) 2. 1⁄2 small banana, frozen (45 calories) 3. 4 oz unsweetened applesauce sprinkled with cinnamon (49 calories) 4. 1 miniature box of raisins (45 calories) 5. 2 sugar-free ice pops (30 calories) 6. 1 sugar-free fudge ice pop (35 calories) 7. 12 cherries (48 calories) 8. 1 individual serving sugar-free gelatin with...

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Foods for Workouts: Cardio

An all-around healthy diet is best for any exercise routine, but cardiovascular exercise requires a balance of special nutrients. If you get cardiovascular exercise regularly (and we all should) – here’s how to fuel up. Cardio BasicsCardio exercise like walking, running and biking require energy from both carbohydrates and fat. Carbohydrates are the body’s #1 go-to source, but healthy sources of fat also give ample doses of energy. As exercise intensity changes (like due to an increase in speed or running uphill, for example), the body switches...

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10-Minute Fat Blaster

Burn calories before you jump in the shower with this bodyweight circuit from Craig Ballantyne, C.S.C.S. Perform this circuit without rest between exercises. Then rest 1 minute and repeat the circuit. Do as many circuits as you can in 10 minutes.  Jumping JackStart with your feet hip-width apart and hands at your sides. Simultaneously raise your arms above your head and jump so you can spread your feet shoulder-width apart. Then...

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Discover a Delicious Low Fat Snack Option

Everyone eats carbohydrates. You pretty much can not get around it. We need carbs for energy after all. But the question still remains: how many carbs should I eat in a day? Are there drawbacks from eat too little or too many carbs? What are the side effects of eating carbs or abstaining from eating carbs? Well once again, as with protein, it depends on what you do on a daily basis. Furthermore, ingestion of carbs should be focused more around the question: WHEN should I eat carbs during the day?RTICLES As with how much fat to eat in a day...

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6 Ways to Win the Weight-Loss Battle

Hopefully your program is off to a smooth start, and you’re happy with your progress so far. But for others who aren’t seeing results yet, it’s been a little more frustrating. Many dieters tend to make similar mistakes when trying to lose weight. But being aware of these mistakes—and making small physical and mental changes—will help you lose the weight and keep it off for good. Here’s how: Slower is Better The first mistake dieters...

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Top Tips for Practising Yoga At Home

Doing yoga at home is all the rage these days and it's never been easier. With the availability of well put together DVDs that will support you through every pose, it's the ideal exercise for keeping bones strong and muscles supple. It's become an essential for many athletes due to its low impact toning and strength building advantages. Here are some top tips for practicing yoga at home so that you can get the best from it : Make some space First off, give yourself enough room to be able to stretch out. You may need to move some furniture...

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Healthy Over Fifty!

Being healthy has been a concern for most of my adult life. Staying positive, eating right and exercising have become a lifestyle for me. However, as I am approaching fifty I am working harder on all three of these areas. This is no surprise, for as we age our bodies go through changes especially at fifty and above. These changes do not have to be negative. We can make the right choices now to combat these negative feelings as we get older. Just go with the flow and listen to your body. I have heard all of my life "after fifty, it is all down...

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5 Secrets to Eating Light

On the list of important numbers you have to remember (the PIN to your bank account, your Social Security number, your license plate), the maximum amount of sodium and saturated fat you should consume each day probably doesn’t rank all that high. But maybe it should. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 68 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese—contributing to an increase in the early onset of diabetes and heart disease. Luckily, committing to good eating habits—and paying attention to numbers...

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GOOD RECIPE, FAD DIET: DIJON FISH FILLETS

The hCG diet recently became popular for its promise of quick weight loss. Participants follow a highly calorie-restrictive diet while also taking the pregnancy hormone hCG, which is said to encourage the body to release its fat stores to keep you nourished — leading to weight loss that can be as high as one pound a day. Safe? Not likely. I tried this diet when I was in a crunch to squeeze into a bridesmaids dress, and while the results...

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7 HEALTH BENEFITS OF CHERRIES

The health benefits of cherries are probably not something you consider when you pick up a punnet of these delicious little fruits. Yet they could be great for your health for a number of reasons that you´re probably unaware of. Here are just some of the surprising health benefits of cherries … 1. VAST VITAMIN A One of the great health benefits of cherries is their high Vitamin A content. In fact, cherries contain almost 20 times more Vitamin...

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