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Strength training does not have to be painful to be effective. This will be a series of post talking about the three most common strength training injuries (rotator cuffs, the kneecap, and the lower back). This post will focus on the rotator cuffs in our shoulders. We should replace ‘no pain, no gain’ with ‘no [...]
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According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, the minimum recommended amount of exercise is 30 minutes for general health and 60 minutes for weight loss at a moderate intensity for most days of the week. Moderate intensity means it is difficult to talk, but we can still have a conversation if needed. [...]
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Last time we discussed the smarter choices when eating at fast food restaurants and American restaurants. Here is the third post of our making smarter choices when eating out series. We will be discussing what to avoid, the smarter choice to make, and special requests we should be making when we eat at restaurants that [...]
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This article from ABC News got me thinking about the relationship between sleep and your weight. People who get 8 hours of sleep each night tend to weigh less than people who sleep less. Getting enough sleep encourages your body to produce more leptin hormones and less ghrelin hormones. Leptin is the fullness hormone and [...]
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This article on msnbc makes me a little angry. The man is writing in for advice because his wife is getting too fat for him and he thinks it is all her fault. But here is the kicker, he was not particularly physically attracted to her in the first place, but it seemed to bother [...]
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Last time we discussed the smarter choices when eating at fast food restaurants. Here is the second post of our making smarter choices when eating out series. We will be discussing what to avoid, the smarter choice to make, and special requests we should be making when we eat at restaurants that serve American food. [...]
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In a perfect world, we would all have a healthy nutritious dinner at home each evening after a hard day. Since we do not always live in a perfect world, the best we can do is make better choices when we eat out. This is the start of a series of posts discussing what to [...]
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Living in this century is all about time or shall I say the lack of time. With both parents working and scheduled activities for our kids, we trim our free time to the minimum and often multitask. We know that meal times can enhance our family and social ties to each other, but we choose [...]
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When we mess up, it is natural to feel guilt. But we have a choice: do we let our guilt over one meal or one day turn into a cycle of eating and TV watching or do we figure what we can do to keep this from happening again?
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What is your main reason for wanting to loose weight? What is your initial decision as to why you want to loose weight? When we are in our comfort zone, it is hard to stay motivated for long periods of time. We have been overweight for so long, we have forgotten how wonderful it feels [...]
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