25 Jul
Posted by: NancyB in: Keep Yourself Fit!
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Do you take the time to warm-up properly before starting your workouts? Surprisingly, even when I ask friends of mine who exercise often if they warm-up beforehand, they mention that they sometimes forget or that they should do it more often. When I workout with P90X, there is always a warm-up before the actual workout begins.
Weigh yourself with clothes on, after dinner…as well as in the morning, without clothes, before breakfast, because it’s nice to see how much weight you’ve lost overnight.
Never weigh yourself with wet hair.
When weighing, remove everything, including glasses. In this case, blurred vision is an asset. Don’t forget the earrings, these things can weigh at least a pound.
Use cheap scales only, never the medical kind, because they are always five pounds off…to your advantage, of course.
Always go to the bathroom first.
Stand with arms raised, making pressure on the scale lighter.
When I hear the term By-Product, the first thing that comes to my mind is pet food. You’re probably familiar with the term “meat by-product” that is commonly found in the most popular brands of cat and dog foods. But what about the too often overlooked by-products of exercise? One of the definitions of a by-product is a secondary result, or a side effect. So by-product refers to more than the parts of an animal carcass that us human carnivores do not find suitable, or enjoyable to eat.
13 Jul
Posted by: NancyB in: Keep Yourself Fit!
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Achieving the coveted six-pack abs is a goal for many people. The most obvious reason is because they are attractive. Another reason is because they are difficult to obtain. It takes discipline to develop a six-pack and discipline to maintain it as well. I have read different articles on the topic and most of the advice is pretty much the same.
So What’s the Big Secret to the Six-Pack?
There are varying opinions but it all comes down to two basic things:
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