Stop Drinking Your Calories

Mоst of us are trying to lose at lеast another five pounds, but it cаn really be a struggle, espеcially when most of us are consuming morе calories than we realize through whаt we drink. It mаy surprise you, but mаny Americans consume over a third to a half of thеir daily calories through thеir drinks alone. Herе are some of the major culprits and hоw to remove them frоm your life. Your Coffee Habit When yоur local coffee shop baristas know yоur order on sight, it's a problem-and mоst of us don't stop after wе've had our morning latte; wе drink our coffee drinks throughout thе day. Wе drink coffee and tea with so mаny added sweeteners and syrups and dairy products thаt we've overloaded our caffeine bursts with calories-and energy drinks...

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Fitness - Time To Rest

 If you are a fitness buff, then you are interested in results, progress, and success with your fitness goals. Part and parcel of doing so is having the forethought to plan for your recovery. That means a regular eight hours of sleep a night. It also means that once or twice a year you should take some time off from working out altogether. It is important to allow your body to rest completely from the strain of your workouts.  When you take this time off you are allowing your joints, tendons, and muscles time to truly recuperate from the stress you apply to your body from working out. This rest time also has the added benefit of helping bust through plateaus, as your body is revitalized to hit higher goals. by Hotel...

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Gain Muscle Tips - Gain Weight Fast

 Your genetic information determines the way you are and the way your body responds to any stimuli. So this is the reason why some people can't change their skinny body? How to gain weight? Is this even impossible? As a genetics student and a bodybuilding lover and personal trainer I've been reading and doing research in order to find the adequate stimuli that can generate a response from the body and overcome the genetic barrier of muscle growth.  There is a lot of information, I know, but here I have chosen some gain muscle tips that I've found and I hope this will help some of you skinny hardgainers out there who are unhappy with your bodies. Calories and diet: The faster your metabolism, the more difficult it is to gain...

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Top Seven Reasons Why You Might Not Be Losing Weight

 How often have you gone on a diet, thought you were doing everything right, only to step on the scale at the end of the week and find out that despite all your efforts, the needle hasn't budged? Nothing is more frustration.  There may be small errors that you are making though that are preventing you from losing weight - ones that you don't even realize. Getting on track to fixing those problems should get the weight loss moving again and you reaching your target goal weight.  Have a look over these seven factors and see if you are guilty of committing any of them. If so, don't panic, just adjust your actions and carry on. Before you know it you'll be right where you want to be.  1. You Starve Yourself Only To Compensate...

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Fitness Motivation and Goals

 Despite the physical punishment that we put ourselves through to achieve results, it can be just as difficult to control the mind to maintain the motivation and focus. Every journey begins with a single step and so it is with exercise; Day to day gains are hardly perceptible but it's the sum of the parts which makes the difference in the long run. Like learning to play an instrument, it's the endless hours of practice which count for the difference in the end.  As with any long journey it's helpful to have a map or in our case a set of goals. These should be short (3 months), medium (6 months) and long term (1 year) and after one year we reset our objectives. As in business, goals should be SMART: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time...

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Build a Bigger Chest in 3-4 Workouts or Less

 If your pecs are a weak body part, or, if you’ve simply hit a progress plateau in your chest development, then this high intensity chest training program will pack slabs of muscle mass on your chest after just 3-4 workouts - and I guarantee it. This is a high intensity bodybuilding workout for advanced bodybuilders only. (Beginners don’t even think about it...)  I’m currently on workout 3 of 4 in this pec routine and the results have been so impressive that I decide to write it up for you before I even finish the final workout next week.  Considering I’m on a calorie deficit in a cutting phase, I’m especially impressed with the increase in my chest size and development after 3 workouts. You’re not going to gain much if...

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What To Look For In A Gym? Checklist Helps Find The Best Value

 When looking for a gym or fitness center I believe you should go where you feel most comfortable...   Here is a checklist you can use in searching for a fitness center:  Clean Facility. You want the facility to be cleaned regularly and have some type of cleaner on hand, near equipment, or in a storage area if need be. Some gyms I have been to have towels with the cleaning products - which are washed regularly - and other gyms have paper towels loosely placed throughout, or in dispensers around the facility. Remember though... no matter where you go you should always wash your hands regularly, and never touch your eyes, nose, or mouth without first washing your hands thoroughly with soap.  Equipment Variety. Any...

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7 Weight Loss Tips

 You are eating 5-6 mini-meals per day, right? If not, get started, and here are some more weight loss tips. 1. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Get your carbohydrates from fruits and vegetables first, before using breads and pastas. You'll get far more nutrients and fiber, and fewer calories. 2. Eat fiber. The average American falls far short of the fiber recommendations (of 25+ grams of fiber per day). Add an ounce of raw nuts to your daily food plan to get more fiber and to satisfy your appetite. 3. Eat more protein. Protein fills you up and doesn't mess with your blood sugar, so you'll have more mental energy. 4. Have something for breakfast. While the exact reason isn't clear, breakfast eaters tend to be slimmer than non-breakfast...

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The Top 10 Vitamins That Everyone Should Include In Their Diet

 If you're focused on aesthetic results such as losing body fat or increasing the amount of lean muscle tissue you have on your body, taking care of your total calorie, carb, protein, and dietary fat intake will be essential. It is these nutrients that will determine how your body composition changes as time goes on.  It's important to realize though that simply watching your calories and the major macronutrients will not necessarily promote overall good health. For that, you need to look at the micronutrients commonly referred to as vitamins and minerals.  Making sure you're meeting your daily requirements in these nutrients will also be important to promote proper body functioning, keeping your energy levels up, and to...

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Fitness Apps - RunKeeper

 RunKeeper tracks your run via GPS on a map, while also logging your mileage, calories burned, time spent running, and other stats. That data instantly syncs up to RunKeeper's servers, where you can track your progress, set goals, and otherwise view your running life from a nice overhead view. While you're running, RunKeeper's robotic announcer can let you know how far you've come and have left to go—helpful for those needing some real-world motivation.  Once your activity is completed, the data is synced to the RunKeeper website (www.runkeeper.com) where you can view a history of all of your activities, and cumulative totals of all of your vital stats. You can also share your progress with friends...

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