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Working the backs of the arms
Working the back of the arms (Triceps) – a problem area for many women – can be...
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Interval training may be best for weight loss
Medscape.com reported on research published February in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that concluded, “interval training...
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Matcha Green Tea Enhances Fat Utilization During Brisk Walking in Women
Research in 2006 demonstrated that, “chronic intake of green tea extract,” enhanced fat oxidation during swimming and...
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Walking Pace—Not Distance—Lowers All-Cause Mortality Risk
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 145 million adults include walking as...
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Training Multiple Body Segments Simultaneously
Concurrent training is a term that reflects multiple exercises working simultaneously and synergistically – stabilizing (isometric contraction)...
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Postmenopausal Women Need to Prevent Muscle Loss
Menopause is a transition point in a woman’s life that marks the end of her fertility –...
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Challenging the Core: ‘Round the Clock
OMG gum claims to help lower your appetite and block fat production
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Weightloss Wednesday: Could OMG gum help you lose weight?
OMG gum claims to help lower your appetite and block fat production
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Body composition assessment is critical for new diet or exercise program
Check mackieshilstone.com/tanita for the locations, times, and proper protocol for testing — properly hydrated, but no food,...
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Mackie’s GNC Franchise Stores & Aquiana Spring Water Partnership
Synergy is defined as, “the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents...
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Body Composition Assessment Is Critical on a Diet or Exercise Program
GET YOUR FREE BODY COMPOSITION ASSESSMENT FEB 14TH AND 15TH On February 14th and 15th, I’m offering...
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Moderate exercise increases metabolic rate for 24 hours
Resting energy expenditure (REE) is defined as the energy expended by a person at rest. More precisely...
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Vitamin D Helps you Get a Good Night’s Rest
The National Sleep Foundation suggests that adequate sleep amounts to 7 to 8 hours per day, which...
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Rehabbing hamstring injuries can be complex
An injury to the hamstring (HS) muscle group — composed of the short and long heads of...
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Use these two pushups for amazing arms
The back of the arms – the triceps –set the tone for a sleek, streamlined look –...
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How safe is the ketogenic diet?
Is the Ketogenic Diet (KD) safe? That’s the question WebMD recently posed to its readers. The simplistic...
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The Get Up
We all might take for granted the common human movement of rolling over from a position on...
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Unlikely amino acid may have star qualities
According to research, L-Citrulline Supplementation: Impact on Cardiometabolic Health, appearing in the July 2018 issue of the...
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Moderate, vigorous exercise can reduce mortality risk
It’s no secret that physical inactivity (PI) is an inherent risk factor to mortality — the state...
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The overhead squat: a whole-body challenge
With the New Year upon us, many people make resolutions to get themselves back into shape. Unfortunately,...
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New physical activity guidelines set by Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently updated the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG),...
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Toning the backside with the reverse plank
It’s rare that one exercise – the Reverse Plank – can impact so many muscle groups –...
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Mediterranean Diet Reduces a Woman’s Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
According to the Heart.org, “adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MED) is associated with a 25% reduction in...
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Vitamin D can improve quality of sleep
The National Sleep Foundation suggests that adequate sleep amounts to seven to eight hours per day, which...
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Building Rock Hard Thighs
Building strong thighs is a key to reducing the incidence of lower extremity injuries – when performed...
