Have you ever wondered if those video game exercise programs work? Can you achieve healthy weight loss playing a video game? The Wii Fit is the most popular of the weight loss programs that are on the market today. It has sold many thousands of units, but some wonder if it really leads to weight [...]

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Today marks day 6 in my medically assisted weightloss journey. Sunday evening I had my first craving and I made it through… We were having dinner at my wife’s parents house… It was a bit of an event… Needless to say I was expecting temptation… Here is how I prepared… (Water, Water, Water) Pre-exercise snack… [...]

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There has been a lot of buzz lately about calorie cycling and whether or not it is an effective means of losing weight. For some, it has enabled them to lose massive amounts of weight. For others, it may just not work. Let’s take a look at the theories behind calorie cycling and go further [...]

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The road to wellness is paved with potholes for many people and dieting mistakes are rampant. However, if you pay attention to the warning signs as you travel down that road you will know when to swerve and when to look out for danger spots. Here are the most common dieting mistakes that are waiting [...]

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If you have injured your ACL ligament, but you don’t want to fall behind in your fitness goals, there are a few methods that you can use that will combine rehabilitation with your workouts. However, it should be noted that a torn or strained ACL is a serious injury. If you do not follow your [...]

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High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT has become very popular, but that doesn’t mean that it is for everyone. If done improperly, this method of exercising can lead to injury or at the very least, some severe pain. While there are a lot of benefits to HIIT, there are a few things that you should [...]

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There is no better time than right now to begin your own outdoor fitness walking program. Keep in mind that walking outdoors is going to offer you more benefits than simply getting outside of the house occasionally. When you go on regular walks, you are going to strengthen your muscles, tone your muscles, increase your [...]

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Face it, with today’s hectic schedules; it is difficult enough to make time for the important stuff like laundry, meal making, grocery shopping and house cleaning. More and more common what little free time we have for exercise gets sidelined driving around getting our kids or our dry cleaning or what have you. By the [...]

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Continued from part 1, we are looking at the ten essential elements for weight loss success. 6 – Exercise – Daily activity is a really important part of the equation, along with including periods of structured, intense activity, or ‘working out’. This should cover resistance training to build long, lean and strong muscles, and also [...]

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There’s a lot more to Yoga than being able to put your leg behind your head. For those who partake in this exercise, there are myriad benefits that can be attained from its practice. It’s been around for more than five thousand years and some figures purport that an estimated 11 million Americans currently use [...]

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