How Cindy S. Lost 50 Pounds and Found a New Career in the Process
Learn how Cindy lost 50 pounds (and dropped five sizes) in one year and found a new career as a health coach in the process.
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8 Unilateral Exercises to Challenge Your Balance
Most people have a dominant side, so when you do a squat or leg press, the stronger leg naturally takes the lead, says Michele Olson, Ph.D., professor of exercise science at Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama. “The weaker leg will struggle harder to complete the same number of repetitions.
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How to Approach Your Life Like a Workout
Some of the same strategies you use to reach your fitness goals can be applied to other areas of your life.
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14 Exercises That Are Better With a Mini Resistance Band
Looking for more bang for your buck in your workouts but don’t have access to a gym? All you need is a mini band.
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The 6 Best Yogurts and 4 to Avoid
Buy yogurt at the market isn't easy. To save you a little time, we sorted through the cluttered supermarket shelves and found the 6 best and 4 worst yogurts.
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12 Reasons to Start Training with Kettlebells
Trainer Chip Smith remembers the first time he saw people using kettlebells. It was 1987 and he was studying at the Soviet Sports Institute.
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15 Unexpected Foods That Contain Gluten
Eating gluten-free may be a diet choice for some, but for the approximately 3 million Americans who have celiac disease -- and the almost 18 million more diagnosed with non-celiac gluten sensitivity -- a gluten-free diet is a health necessity. Staying completely gluten-free is not as easy as one might guess, though.
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14 Ingredient Swaps to Make Your Recipes Healthier
One of the best things about home cooking is that you can make just about any dish healthier with some simple substitutions. We predict you won’t have to sacrifice flavor or satisfaction. In fact, in many cases you’ll find that the healthier ingredients enhance the flavors of your favorite dishes.
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What is Type 1 Diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes (also known as insulin-dependent diabetes) occurs when the pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin.
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How to Find Your Happy Weight at Any Size
Experts explain your what your true “happy weight” is and how to love yourself just the way you are from the inside out.
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Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse With These 5 Yoga Poses
To make the best of the solar eclipse, consider yoga to help you manifest your most desired intentions.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Foam Rolling
Foam rolling has become increasingly popular for improving mobility, preventing injury, boosting performance and helping you recover after exercising. But before you dive in, there are a few things you need to know to reap the most benefit without hurting yourself.
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10 Best Places to See the Great American Eclipse
Here are the 10 most stellar places to witness the first total solar eclipse visible from the west coast to east coast since 1918 on Aug. 21.
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Everything You Need to Know About Supersets, Tri-Sets and Giant Sets
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a training program that doesn’t utilize supersets, tri-sets or giant sets. In many cases programs will contain all three -- for good reason! But are they right for you and your goals?
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9 Tough-Love Tactics That Will Help You Reach Your Goals
Discipline. What a terrible word, right? It brings to mind images of a little kid being scolded by his mom or forcing yourself to wake up at 4 a.m. for a workout you’re dreading. Many people believe that a disciplined life is too hard because you have to maintain a strict schedule. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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8 Drop Sets to Build Serious Strength
For your body to continuously adapt and make progress, your training routine has to keep challenging your muscles. To do that, you have use more overall load. While adding more resistance or more sets or reps will do the trick, incorporating intensity boosts might be a more effective method.
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10 Things You Should NEVER Say to People Without Kids
Typically, people with children love extolling the value of their decision to have kids. They talk about the joys of parenting — despite the sleepless nights and squabbles between siblings — and excitedly inquire of others when they might join the mom-and-dad club.
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10 Ways You May Be Shortening Your Life
How many of your daily activities are shortening your lifespan? It’s not something many of us think about. That’s why you might be surprised to learn that some seemingly benign everyday occurrences are associated with a shorter life.
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10 Heart Healthy Foods That Aren't
What you eat can dramatically impact the health of your heart. Research shows certain foods can lower cholesterol and blood pressure, reduce inflammation and fight plaque buildup.
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12 Ways to Get Your Mojo Back
Life is guaranteed to knock us all down a time or two. What’s important is that we get back up. Research suggests that in order to bounce back, we need perseverance. It doesn’t come naturally for everyone, but it can be learned.
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