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3 exercises to reduce the size of the waist

I promise you, they have nothing to do with running for half an hour on the treadmill like a hamster. Also… no crunches, no crunches, no elliptical, no stair climbers. Basically none of that crap! I have much better exercises that are more fun to do. 3 exercises to reduce the size of the waist 1. Hindu squats This helps…

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HIIT your strong cardio

High intensity interval training is a training strategy that aims to increase performance with shorter training sessions. High intensity interval training, or HIIT, is one of the best methods for muscle retention and fat loss. Studies have shown that long duration activities such as aerobics cause the breakdown of muscle tissue, so HIIT should be emphasized. HIIT and interval training…

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Recovering from a big meal or binge: the healthy way

Well, then it was the weekend. And after a long week of hard work, you deserve to treat yourself and go to restaurants and bars with some of your friends. But now it’s the day after and you’re feeling a little guilty, sluggish, bigger around the waist and possibly a little hungover. How do you quickly recover from your weekend…

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White Bread: The Bodybuilder’s Enemy or Best Friend?

White bread is perhaps the most commonly eaten carbohydrate source in the United States today. Nearly every sandwich ordered from a self-serve scoreboard contains white bread, just like the sides at any fancy restaurant. Americans love their white bread and consume a lot of it without a second thought. Bodybuilders, on the other hand, have a responsibility to examine common,…

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Top 12 Tips to Succeed With Your Grapefruit Diet

When you think of a grapefruit diet, you may think of it as an all-grapefruit diet. However, this is far from the truth; in fact, you need to eat several foods for the diet to be successful. Like any diet, you can lose weight while on the grapefruit diet if you follow healthy eating habits and follow a regular exercise…

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The Chicken Tastes BORN in the Sauce

When people ask me to think of my favorite restaurant, for some reason I inevitably think of Gardens of Taxco first. I don’t go there very often, really just for special foods, but my memory can’t get past all the colors and flavors this amazing West Hollywood spot has to offer. Unfortunately, I’m not the only one who loves the…

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Tales of a Fat Vegetarian

I am a freak of nature. I am a lifelong vegetarian whose parents never set out to raise her that way. Oh really. Everyone in my family eats meat, but for some reason, I didn’t eat it when I was a kid. Well, to be honest, my dad likes to remind me that I used to like bologna… but I’m…

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