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Thanksgiving: How to Avoid Packing on the Pounds

As Thanksgiving once again draws near, so do the decadent desserts and succulent dishes that accompany the holiday. From the delicious turkey to the massive mounds of mashed potatoes, the Thanksgiving feast is a time-honored tradition for households across the country.

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A Runner’s Perspective – ING NYC Marathon

NYC marathon runner holding her medal

On Sunday, November 7, 2010, over 44, 000 runners registered for the ING NYC Marathon and amongst them was my friend Karen Lui and I’m proud of her. After her race I had to ask her a few questions that we might all want to know the answers to, I love her answers, even more motivation to start or to continue running. If you have any questions to ask Karen please leave a comment, but she seems to covered every question we might have:

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20 Minutes on the Treadmill is All You Need

A few years ago I posted this post: 20 Minutes to a Great Bod, at that time I was really into fitness and keeping my body weight constant. I slacked off for about a year and then got back to it again this year and I couldn’t be any happier. I am not a runner/jogger, I find it boring, annoying and pointless to run on a treadmill straight for 30-60 minutes. However, after I found this great workout by FitnessMagazine.com I found a new love for the treadmill.

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Finding Motivation to Stay Fit – Guest Post by Lita Lewis

The end of Summer is near, and this is the time of the year where we stop going to the gym, working out, and back to eating like crazy, because the Fall/Winter clothes will keep that weight nicely hidden. Right?! Wrong! I’ve recently joined the gym, ok, maybe about a month or two ago, and I am trying to make it habit of going and getting and staying fit. Whether it’s Summer, Fall, Winter or Spring, I will put in some workout in my daily life.

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Best Methods For Toning Your Legs

If you’re looking to reshape your lower body, figuring out the best exercises for toning your legs should be a priority. For many people, the legs are the one area that does tend to be quite a trouble spot as we naturally tend to store fat there and have a bit harder of a time losing the fat from this area.

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10 Bodyweight Exercises To Get Those Six Pack Abs

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If you’re chasing after the goal to get six pack abs, performing some regular bodyweight exercises can help you get there faster. Remember that clearly seeing your ab muscles will come down to maintaining a level of body fat that’s low enough, but once you’re working on your diet to accomplish that, the following will nicely tone and define the whole abdominal region.

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Weight Loss Tips For The Busy People

Do you have a demanding work schedule or busy social life that stops you from eating and exercising as you should in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle? There are a lot of people that are having troubles finding the time to lose weight, but there are still ways that you can drop a few pounds even if you lead a busy lifestyle.

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Three Productive Things You Can Do While Watching TV

There are some really good television shows out there these days – too many, in fact. If you’re like me, you may find your various daily activities and routines working around the schedules of your favorite shows. Of course, this can be tricky since there are so many televisions series to choose from. How does anyone ever get anything done? As it turns out, with a little bit of multitasking and some planning ahead, you can have the best of both worlds.

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Little Known Ways to Reduce Bad Cholesterol

The Myth of Good and Bad Cholesterol

A lot of folks always think cholesterol is not good, but you can actually classify it into two types. LDL and HDL are the two types – the bad one and the good one. If you have plaque build-up in your artery, that means you have too much LDL. This usually results in narrow arterial openings, which will mean a slower and lesser flow of blood.

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Tips on how to build muscles & lose weight

Many people know how difficult it is to actually lose weight and build muscles at the same time. This can be a fine line which is very hard to achieve. However, it can be done with the proper planning, exercise and nutrition. If you need to know how to lose weight while still being able to put on muscle, the following article will give you some tips which can help you accomplish this.

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Quit Smoking

Lately I’ve been noticing those NYC Tobacco ads on the trains, PSA’s on the local channels and it breaks my heart. How can people do this to their body and put their children at such risk?! I can’t say I know what it is like to be a smoker, because I don’t. I also can’t say how easy or hard it is to quit smoking, because I don’t. But I can say that you can do what you set your mind to do.

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Eat This Not That in 129 Tweets

I Tweeted the following info on my Twitter page about a month ago, while I was reading: Eat This, Not That – The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution! by: David Zinczenko

I thought this would be something useful to go back to and read, so here they are…

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Top 10 Reasons Why You Not Losing Weight

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1. Seeds and Nuts. It is healthy, except when you eat a bucket of cashews before lunch. Nuts are a quality natural food, but they are also very high in fat (good fat) and calories. When it comes to eating nutsweigh or count what you’re putting in your mouth. Most nuts are more than fifty […]

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15 Tips to get into the Exercise Habit

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Don’t Break the Habit – The easiest way to keep things going is simply not to stop. Avoid long breaks in exercising. Reward Showing Up – Woody Allen once said that, “Half of life is showing up.” I’d argue that 90% of making a habit is just making the effort to get there. Commit for […]

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20 Minutes to a Great Bod

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So I’m starting to realize that in order to maintain a great body, you have to workout, there’s no question about it. Here are some great workouts that has helped me stay in shape and might work for you as well. Please keep in mind that if you haven’t exercised in a while the workout […]

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Get Fit with WiiFit

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So earlier this week Nintendo Wii, came out with a fabulous new game the Nintendo Wii Fit. What’s so fabulous about this game?! You should see it for yourself: WiiFit – A New Way of Working out at home The Pros: Balance board is a great new peripheral Exercises will help your balance and strength […]