Injury-Free Exercises

Injury-Free Exercises

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Your time is precious, and it’s hard enough to fit in a workout during your busy day. So when you do work out, you want to make your routine as efficient and injury-free as possible. You know that cardio and strength training are integral to success, but do you know…

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Muscles: Order Please!

Muscles: Order Please!

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

There are benefits of working out muscles in a certain order. Training large muscle groups first when your energy level is the highest usually works best. These muscles include thighs, chest and back. The smaller muscles like forearms, biceps and triceps should be saved for last. Strengthening your muscles through…

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Add, Don’t Subtract

Add, Don’t Subtract

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Instead of concentrating on cutting foods out of your diet, bring new foods to the table. There are probably a whole slew of fruits and vegetables you’ve never sampled. In order to prevent yourself from feeling deprived, train yourself to look at all the foods you can eat instead of…

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Morning Moves: Need Motivation?

Morning Moves: Need Motivation?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Not many of us would describe ourselves as “morning people.” But there are those out there who don’t require copious amounts of coffee to start the day and those who don’t need to hit the snooze button until they make themselves late. However, if you count yourself among the night…

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Get More Out of the Gym

Get More Out of the Gym

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Are you making the most of your workout time? If you dread your exercise routine or do the same thing, day after day, then your regimen might need a shakeup. Getting started is half the battle, so why not start with something you like? Kickstart a good workout with whatever…

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Glycemic Index: The New Diet Movement

Glycemic Index: The New Diet Movement

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

When it comes to managing your weight, the two most important letters you need to know are G and I. They stand for glycemic index – and they’ve become the buzzwords of the diet movement in recent years. The Glycemic Index chart ranks carbohydrates based on their effect on blood…

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Make a Toast to Champagne

Make a Toast to Champagne

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

By now, we’re all aware of the health benefits of red wine. It offers beneficial antioxidants that work to prevent cancers and heart disease while lowering cholesterol. White wine doesn’t seem to offer as many benefits, but its bubbly cousin, champagne, seems to. Researchers have found that sparkling wines, such…

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Diet Disasters Delivered

Diet Disasters Delivered

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Some of the latest delivery offerings would inspire fear in even the staunchest pizza fans. Everyone knows that gooey, meaty, cheesy pizza is bad for your health and your diet, with astronomical fat and calorie counts. But keep an eye out for some new heavy hitters that’ll make a deep…

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Easy Ways to Get Your Water

Easy Ways to Get Your Water

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

You know you’re supposed to drink those eight glasses a day, but water can be so…boring. But take heart – there are lots of ways to incorporate water into your daily diet without having to tote around a gallon jug of H2O. When you wake up in the morning, the…

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