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Who doesn't love a delicious and juicy orange as a snack? They are popular with athletes because they can be easily eaten for a burst of energy. I enjoy eating one or two oranges a day most ... 
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The glut of crappy weight loss advice out there has created a skinny fat epidemic, and it needs to stop. This article can help.
AlGonzalezinfo's insight:
Excellent post on something I see so much of at the gym. The whole post is great but I specially appreciate the recipe for skinny fat: The recipe for skinny fat is:
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Keep Committed to Staying On Your Fitness Routine – Don’t let the holidays get you off course from your fitness routine. Exercise will help you ward off any stress that comes your way and burn off those extra calories you eat!
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Leadership guru Cynthia Bazin shares solid advice on being healthy over the holidays. I love #5: 5. Keep Committed to Staying On Your Fitness Routine – Don’t let the holidays get you off course from your fitness routine. Exercise will help you ward off any stress that comes your way and burn off those extra calories you eat!
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The best mass building exercises are the ones that can help you build bulk and muscles in an effective way. I know that a lot of people are not sure about what types of these exercises can work bes...
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I wish I didn't have L4 and L5 issues...
Eric Hardek's curator insight,
February 23, 2015 7:54 AM
Looking to add mass like I am? You need to be doing exercises that recruit the highest number of motor units, spiking intra-muscular tension, which damages the muscle and FORCES your BODY to GROW!
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The Title of the article is 10 Highly Effective Exercises for Building an Impressive Back so of course you don't have to do 10 back exercises.
AlGonzalezinfo's insight:
Good resource here on the largest muscle set.
Monika Zands's curator insight,
November 12, 2014 3:48 PM
As a triathlete, I love easy steps where you can have fun in the process of reaching your health goals!! The best way to do this is find the community of people who have the goals you want and are supportive in your pursuit of getting to those goals.
One of my gifts is participating in several of these incredible healthy communities. We workout together, we compete together, we train together, we do meal prep, we eat proper nutrition and we have a blast doing all of it!! I am always looking for amazing people who are eager to get after their goals and just need the community support and reminder that they are capable of beyond what they have done before.
If you are seeking that community and you are dynamic, fun and ready to get going you can reach out and find a group of Healthy Active Lifestyle people already getting these kinds of results.
teamlovemylife@gmail.com
Share your name and your goal and we'll connect real soon!!
#MOLO - SPREAD MORE LOVE Love, Monika
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October 1, 2014 4:23 AM
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Let’s talk about the most effective bodybuilding supplement and what is the best creatine on the market these days. Achieving that toned and athletic built is no joke. It takes a good measure...
Good resource here about Creatine.
The Benefits of Creatine
So what does it do for your body? Well for one, it jolts up your strength and energy threshold. This means that you can perform shorter, intense strength-building exercises better and will be able to complete more explosive heavy lifts with shorter repetition counts. It boosts your muscles’ ability to build power and endurance, especially when you have plateaued on your usual high intensity interval training. In effect, creatine supplementation enables you to gain significant muscle mass.
As a triathlete, I needed a way to recover quickly after my rigorous training schedule. When I got started on the 24 sports nutrition line of Herbalife PRODUCTS, MY MIND WAS BLOWN.
I started with PREPARE (The Herbalife 24 sports nutrition containing Creatine for pre-workout) and biked 24 miles in the morning before taking my kids to school. Then took my Herbalife 24 REBUILD STRENGTH - a post-workout recovery drink which not only reduced my fatigue but also accelerated my strength and leaned out my muscles. Then I would enjoy the Sports Nutrition Shake in delicious chocolate - yum. All of this supported recovery, and my confidence.
I am more ready for my races and can train harder than I ever have before!!
One of my gifts is connecting people. Now that I am part of this incredible healthy community it is ever easier to have fun with amazing people.
We workout together, we compete together, we train together, we do meal prep, we eat proper nutrition and we have a blast doing all of it!!
I am always thrilled to connect amazing people who are eager to get after their goals and just need the community support and reminder that they are capable of beyond what they have done before.
If you are seeking that community and you are dynamic, fun and ready to get going you can reach out and find a group of Healthy Active Lifestyle people already getting these kinds of results.
teamlovemylife@gmail.com
Share your name and your goal and we'll connect real soon!!
#MOLO - SPREAD MORE LOVE
Love,
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September 24, 2014 9:52 PM
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I was talking about possible adverse effects of aspartame with a co-worker today and found this article to be very informational.
Here is just one segment of their findings:
The researchers found that spatial orientation skills were significantly worse for participants after their high-aspartame diet than after their low aspartame period. Two participants also actually had clinically significant spatial orientation impairment after consuming high-aspartame diets.
Two other students experienced clinically significant impaired working memory.
In an earlier study of 90 university students, aspartame users reported longer memory lapses than non-users.[ii]
Don't let the overly "green" website fool you - aspartame is definitely bad for you.
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September 3, 2014 9:31 PM
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This is a trap I have fallen into more than I would like to admit. The consequences are NOT good.
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August 20, 2014 1:03 PM
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After 10 years of bodybuilding, I was skeptical about these "Wearables" but after a long battle with illness that kept me away from the gym and two weeks of wearing the Fitbit Flex, I am a true BELIEVER.
This is a great post that compares the most popular brands.
Check it out at:
http://allthingsd.com/20130715/fitbit-flex-vs-jawbone-up-and-more-a-wearables-comparison/
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July 28, 2014 6:15 PM
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Lead by example and model the way in the gym, home and work!
Checkout the blog/podcast at: http://bit.ly/X17zJE
This week the #HealthyLeadership podcast is all about how parents can lead by setting the example and modeling the way.
Fitness expert and professional figure competitor Shannon Petralito, joined us to explore how leading by example and modeling the way for our children can help us instill upon them the values of accountability and self-respect.
Shannon’s inspirational story is a perfect example of how we can show our children that they can be passionate in life, have a vision and go for their dreams!
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August 7, 2014 6:01 AM
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Great graphic, one highlight: Quality of life improved in 95% of patients when they lost fat!
Leaders, fitness is key to wellness. Wellness is key to leading well.
My favorite stat:
When patients lost fat, the quality of life improved for 95% of them!
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August 7, 2014 6:53 AM
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Check out the full body routine that former Mr Universe George Eiferman used to build his legendary physique. Forget trying to replicate those splits outlined by drug-dependent bodybuilders in Flex magazine and try putting in some back-to-basics hard work with this workout. You won’t regret it!
Very interesting read here. As I see the natural cross-fit athletes develop natural looking physiques, this article is making a lot sense.
From the post:
While I believe split routines do have their place (they’re a great way of adding variety), I firmly believe, from a drug free perspective, that they are inferior to the full body approach for building size and strength.
Fact is, every world-class physique before the steroid era was built on this training principle...
Great post!
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December 29, 2014 9:56 AM
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Great resource here for those of us trying to gain muscle mass.
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November 30, 2014 6:06 AM
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Crunches is not the ONLY way to get flat abs! Abs are made in the kitchen by having a clean diet, eating protein, drinking water, eating healthy fats and more.
This is really a great article because it gets to the heart of the matter when it comes to the eating habits that will help you sustain a lean mid-section.
The whole article is great but I especially appreciate the following:
Add healthy fats such as nuts, avocado and oils. There is a HUGE difference between the fat in olive oil and the fat in nachos. Healthy fats are extremely good for you and a must have in your diet to help burn the bad fat.
These fats will help you ramp up your bodies fat burning ability and help you burn fat faster. Of course, this doesn’t mean consume only healthy fats to get skinny – aim to keep your healthy fat intake to about 15-20% of your total calories daily. -
See more at: http://www.thefitnessfashionista.com/abs-are-made-in-the-kitchen#sthash.n4afY7zC.dpuf
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November 15, 2014 4:49 AM
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Great article here! I love the part about starting "small and sneaky"
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1. Start small and sneaky - just a few minutes of exercise (climb stairs, walk somewhere fast, flurry of housework) pumps oxygen into your system, which will make you feel more awake and possibly more alive.
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November 4, 2014 5:35 AM
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Sprint Intervals for Fat Loss and Muscle Gain: My favourite cardio exercises are outdoor sprints, hill sprints and HIIT on a treadmill.
I totally agree with Justin on this. Here are the benefits of sprinting:
"Steady State" cardio is a thing of the past! Burn significantly more fat doing "Interval Sprints!"
"Steady State" cardio is in the past! Burn my calories and lose fat by implementing "Interval Sprints" into your conditioning!
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October 13, 2014 9:17 PM
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Sigh... I guess I will stick to the protein shake, but, I will reward myself on non-workout days... 8-)
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September 26, 2014 3:58 AM
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The biggest problem facing American obesity today? Mis-information. With the weight loss industry making millions, companies will say anything to sell. Many of us are trying to do the right things to get in better shape, but are the things were doing actually hurting us? Here is a list debunking...
Good post here. Here is my favorite one, fight the fat, forget the myth!
Myth: Your metabolism slows down after age 30, and you will just get fatter naturally.
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September 19, 2014 5:33 AM
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The Fitness Jewell is ready to arm you with the workout you need to help you sculpt killer arms!
Bodybuilding.com does a great job of showcasing multiple routines that focus on specific body regions. In this case, they address arms AND shoulders.
I also love the way they make it easy to see all the different routines.
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August 31, 2014 9:13 AM
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Image courtesy of http://www.wallpaperup.com
Focus on your goals, not on what others may or may not be doing to you!
Check out the #HealthyLeadership blogcast at: http://bit.ly/1qXWKU1
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August 16, 2014 8:32 AM
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Ever wonder how many calories you burn while lifting weights? We've got the answer!
Sorry about the two popup ads that come up when you access this. I would not post it if I didn't think it is good info.
How many calories we burn during weight training is a common and tough question. I like the approach Nicole and Jen Mueller take on this article:
Be conservative and know what the research is telling us.
Good read.
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June 23, 2014 11:23 AM
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July 14, 2014 6:39 PM
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There is a leadership crisis at the workplace.
If 80% of organizations disappeared, nobody would miss them!
This week's show is all about how being accountable to ourselves, having self-respect and trusting ourselves, can motivate us in life AND propel us to lead past the leadership crisis at work.
And we connect all this to fitness with our guest, author and leadership expert, Rob Peters.
Are you the kind of leader that can leverage the leadership lessons from the gym to confront the crisis in the workplace?
Check out the blog/podcast at: http://bit.ly/Wc7hzu
Our current organizational structures are not working.
If 80% of organizations disappeared, nobody would miss them!
This weeks show is all about how being accountable to ourselves, having self-respect and trusting ourselves, can motivate us in life AND propel us to lead past the leadership crisis at work.
And we connect all this to fitness with our guest, author and leadership expert, Rob Peters.
Rob and I are going to explore the connection between how "falling asleep" through our careers may be connected to our inability to stay active and and accountable to ourselves in our fitness and at home.
That little amazing orange, a superfood?