Like most hormonal birth control pills, some women find that they gain weight on Yaz. However, the evidence that Yaz directly causes weight gain is scant, and a 2008 study published in "Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise"
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When you're in the throes of a respiratory illness, swimming is probably the last thing you'll want to do, but as you begin to feel better, the congestion can move into your chest, and you may think about resuming your workouts.
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Although weight loss offers numerous health benefits, you probably wouldn't be as interested in losing weight if you thought doing so would make your body look worse.
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Losing weight is never an easy project, especially if you have a lot of weight to lose and want to keep the weight off. There's no single "average" weight loss in a six-month period, because fitness goals vary from person to person and fitness programs vary greatly in their effectiveness.
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Your piriformis muscle is located next to your gluteal muscles in your hips and helps to laterally rotate each hip.
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Burning 1,300 calories a day is a lofty fitness goal that can yield about 2.5 pounds of weight-loss per week if it is a calorie deficit. However, if you burn this many calories and only take in 2,000 calories per day, you may end up malnourished.
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If you struggle with hip and thigh pain, exercise might be the last thing you want to do. Pushing yourself too hard can certainly make the pain worse, but sitting around all day will increase muscle tension and weakness, leading to more pain.
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No matter what your workout goals are, you probably want to maximize the efficiency of your workout, particularly by increasing the calories you burn. Turning up the heat by wearing sweat pants can help you burn a few extra calories, but the difference is a negligible one.
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Skinny legs are the product of several factors, including your natural body shape, your body fat percentage, your diet and your fitness routine. If you have naturally skinny legs, you may not be able to achieve bulky, highly muscular legs, but you can add some shape and definition with the right diet and exercise plan.
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Rebounders -- sometimes just called mini trampolines -- and trampolines use the same basic jumping motions and are made from similar materials, but are used for entirely different purposes.
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Whether you long for full, large breasts or are desperate to lose heavy breast tissue, weight loss will affect your breasts. The breasts are primarily composed of fat, and as you shed fat in the rest of your body, you'll also lose fat in your breasts.
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Exercise is challenging enough on its own without having to wheeze your way through your workout routine. If you regularly wheeze when exercising, it's time to talk to your doctor, because difficulty breathing can indicate a wide variety of health conditions.
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A herniated disc can be so painful that it makes everyday tasks feel daunting. It may even cause you to give up your cardiovascular exercise routine, but a sedentary lifestyle can actually worsen your pain.
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If spending hours in an aerobics class or at the gym seems like a miserable way to lose weight, you can get back to nature and pedal your way to physical fitness by cycling around your community. There's no "right" number of miles to cycle.
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Wide hips are the bane of many people's existence -- particularly women, who usually accumulate fat on the hips and thighs. You can't change your genetic makeup and you can't slim bone, so if you have naturally wide hips they're probably going to stay that way.
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When it comes to losing weight, there's no such thing as fast enough for most dieters. Twenty-two pounds is a lofty weight-loss goal that can take months to achieve.
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Regular exercise is key for reducing the health risks of obesity, and stretching is often the first step toward a healthier workout routine. If you're obese, however, the stress placed on your joints by your weight can make some stretches painful and even dangerous. You don't have to give up on physical fitness though.
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When you think about weight loss, your fingers might not factor into the equation. But fat can settle on just about any area of your body. Particularly if you have short fingers or small hands, fat can be more noticeable.
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The Leg Magic Exercise Machine is a simplistic machine that moves your legs across two tracks, offering a cardiovascular workout and some strength training in the lower half of your body. Some of the claims the product's manufacturers make are extreme and unrealistic.
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You're never too old to become physically fit. The aging process can make fitness more challenging, though, because your metabolism slows down and you may lose calorie-burning muscle mass.
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