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For some people, whether or not they workout, depends on how long the workouts will take. The thought of working out for an hour or sometimes even half an hour can be a struggle. Yet, we should fit in some type of exercise, so I went in search of workouts that are [...]
I have tried different types of workout videos over the years and for the most part, they were useful but eventually, I grew bored with them. I was contacted to try out a workout program called KettleWorx. I thought it looked interesting and the fact that it uses a kettlebell made me even more curious [...]
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I love animals and why I don’t own a dog, we do somewhat own a cat. To make a long story short, our neighbors have an outdoor cat and he comes over to visit and hangs out with us. Back to the point - dogs make wonderful companions and they can especially [...]
Hugh Jackman is ripped and in my opinion he makes the perfect Wolverine. If you have come across his images or have seen the movie, you know that Hugh is ripped from head to toe. I’m going to guess he’s always been in shape but in order to play Wolverine, he had to work a [...]
If there is anything I make sure I have for my workout it is my iPod. Music is a must when I head to the gym and I like changing up my playlists to keep me motivated. If you are a Mac user and a Pandora user, you can now take your Pandora playlists with [...]
Kirstie Alley was on the Oprah show today and they were discussing the causes of her falling off the wagon. If you didn’t know, Kirstie Alley used to be the Jenny Craig spokesperson and lost a lot of weight. She has since put on all of the weight she lost and what happened to her [...]
A study of results from the Shape Up Rhode Island 2007 weight loss competition showed many people can successfully lose weight through such competitions at minimal cost.
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I was surprised to learn that having a slow metabolism is actually rare. It’s not uncommon to blame metabolism for weight gain but since it is a rare ocurrance, weight gain is still likely caused by eating too many calories and not burning enough of them through physical activity.
Metabolism does slow as [...]
Michael Merzenich, neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, is ruthless as he describes how my 37-year-old brain is going to turn to mush over the years to come.
“You’re going to slowly decline in operating speed,” he says. “Your brain will become noisier and noisier in its processing.” And I will have more and [...]
Very few athletic trainers associated with National Collegiate Athletic Association programs said that they were following best practice standards for managing asthma among their athletes, according to a new study. For athletes with asthma, the dangers of the condition can be as mild as impacting athletic performance or so severe to be incapacitating, or deadly.
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