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Travel and Fitness

This blog comes from Mike Manning. He is a fellow fitness enthusiast, posi-core  yogi who writes some really thought provoking, knowledge-dense articles on his blog: http://mikemanningmusings.blogspot.com/. This is a perfect blog for everyone trying to stay fit on the road. Learn Mike’s favorite fitness tips that will help you stay healthy during your travels!   Tips [...]

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Keep Your Resolutions Alive by Killing Fat

5 Tips to Help Keep Your Resolutions Alive by Killing Fat   Every January to February it’s the same thing. The gyms in NYC are a madhouse! The floor is packed to maximum capacity, all the cardio equipment is occupied, and the regular gym goers look cranky because their favorite Chest Press machine is taken. [...]

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Bikram State of Mind

Bikram Yoga is not only the best thing I can do for my body, it’s the best thing I can do for my mind. I’ve been a personal trainer for 4 out of the 6 years I’ve lived in New York City. It’s a loud, fast paced, and sometimes-aggressive city. For me personally, I’m a [...]

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Increase Your Chances Of Surviving Cancer By Becoming More Physically Fit

This next post comes from a fellow blogger David Haas. David joined the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance back in 2011, and has since been very creative in his ideas on fitness for those dealing with cancer. This is what he had so say about combating cancer with exercise. Increase Your Chances Of surviving Cancer By Becoming [...]

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The Good Fat, The Bad Fat, and The Ugly Fat. Part 2

THE BAD FAT Saturated Fats are typically found in animal fats. Burgers, bacon, dairy products… They all contain the bad fats… SATURATED FATS!   If your goal is to lose weight, your best bet is to stay away from animal fats/Saturated fats. That stuff clings to your body! Think about it, it takes 4 calories [...]

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The Good Fat, The Bad Fat, and The Ugly Fat

THE GOOD FAT Besides not only being an essential (not synthesized by the body and must be consumed through diet only) nutrient that everybody needs, fat supplies essential fatty acids for growth, healthy skin, vitamin-absorption, protects our organs, keeps us warm, and regulates our bodily functions. A LITTLE FAT IS NOT A BAD THING!   [...]

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Emotional Eating

Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings instead of to satisfy hunger. So, let me ask you… Are you an emotional eater? Let’s talk about feelings, friends!   If your eating habits have a direct relationship with your emotions, you need to get a hold of yourself! Major [...]

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What You WANT VS What You NEED When it Comes to Fitness

So, Labor Day Weekend is officially over and I know the last thing anyone would WANT to do is hit the gym. But… The longer you don’t exercise, the worse it’s going to be when you finally do. So, you must go do what you don’t want to this week. Hate doing cardio? Which is [...]

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Work in an Office? Here Are My Health Tips For You.

This is for all my office people! If your work life has you sitting at a desk for several hours of the day, the chances are you might have tight hip flexors, a slow metabolism, kyphosis, achy wrists from typing, and poor circulation of blood flow in your lower body. This isn’t ideal for a [...]

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