Our family, our friends… seems like everyone is either experiencing for themselves, or knows someone who is feeling a tremendous amount of stress. Take a step back and catch your breath. Remember, worry does little more than make you anxious and miserable. It serves no purpose other than to make you obsess over negative situations and anticipate the worst. Summer is coming! The weather will be nicer, the flowers will bloom and life will go on.
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During any exercise, it’s important that you focus on always moving air in and out of your body efficiently. Some exercises, especially heavy lifting exercises, may seem to be completed more easily if holding the breath. Holding your breath during exertion can cause your blood pressure to rise. This can also result in reduced blood flow to the brain. Both can have adverse affects on the body. Continuous airflow through your lungs is crucial for healthy, effective exercise.
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The BOSU acronym stands for “Both Sides Utilized,” although also sometime referred to as “Both Sides Up.” One side is completely flat, and can lie flat on the ground. The opposite side is the ball side, which is essentially an exercise ball cut in half.
The BOSU ball is great for building the core muscles, but not all exercises need to directly target the core. Many other exercises indirectly stimulate the core muscles, leading to better balance and explosiveness.
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Some people skip breakfast in an effort to lose weight, but this practice is more likely to cause weight gain than weight loss. Skipping breakfast is strongly linked to the development of obesity. Skipping meals, especially breakfast, can actually make weight control more difficult.
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What you eat immediately after exercise is critical to recovery and improves your ability to train consistently. When you’re eating protein after a workout you’re giving your muscles what they need to grow and build new muscle tissue.
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I know we are still in our icy winter season, and the last thing on your mind is preparing for the summer season, but really now is the time to start thinking and preparing to achieve a great bikini body ready for summer. It’s not just a matter of shedding those excess pounds, it is making our body as lean, toned and trim as possible to look really good and feel confident in a bikini.
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Kettlebell’s have stood the test of time and have proven themselves over and over to be an amazing piece of exercise equipment that is versatile, portable, can be used anywhere and it is devastatingly effective!
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Being health-conscious doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t enjoy the holiday season and have a little bit of what you fancy. It simply means that you should continue to be vigilant and be prepared for the festivities. Here are a few tips from Carol…
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Is there a one size fits all? Everyone out there is as unlike as any two snowflakes. We all have basic structure, circulation, and hormone production. But beyond that we are all different. Check out what Ginny has to say and see that it is almost painfully obvious, that “one size fits all” does not apply when it comes to your own individual and very personal nutritional needs.
