Archive for June, 2014

Is The Challenge Worth It?

Who doesn’t like challenges? Challenges allow us to push ourselves to the limits. Physical challenges can be the toughest because you are not only challenging your body but also your mind, yet that’s what makes physical challenges so awesome. They are so demanding! Recently there has been a craze for doing tough physical challenges like the tough mudder. If you
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Cover Model Physique

Have you ever been walking through the magazine aisle at your local grocery store and caught a glimpse of a male or female on the cover of a fitness magazine? If so, did you take a look at how perfect there physiques are? How is this even possible? Are there people who actually look like this on a daily basis?
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Preservatives: Insuring Your Health

So you wake up in the morning ready to kick your day off. Before you even enter the kitchen you begin craving cereal with French toast, scramble eggs, with a side of sausage and bacon. Your mouth waters and your stomach growls as you prepare for a decadent breakfast. Well, as soon as you open that kitchen door an organic
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How Do You Cook?

I’m sure we all wished we could snap our fingers and….voila your dinner is served! Yet, let’s get realistic because that only occurs in science fiction. In the real world to get that healthy meal you basically have to work hard to get it. That means after you come home from work (in most cases) you have to labor another
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When Bad Form Is Useful

As a trainer, I emphasize the importance of proper form and technique. Not only is this important for results, but it’s also important for preventing injuries. I cringe as I walk through the gym and see so many people using bad form. It’s an injury waiting to happen! However, there is a time and place for using bad form, and
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