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Lean Body Foods to Help you Build Muscle

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Natalia Żurek who writes for Webctor. ----- In order to build lean muscle you need to take in lean body foods. This article provides a list of lean body foods to help you achieve your goals. If you're interested in building lean muscle to get that hard body, this article will help you choose the right lean body foods to support your body building needs. It's important to avoid junk food so don't buy it. If you can't see it laying around, you won't be tempted. Everything you have in the house should be healthy choices and nothing … [Read more...]

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How To Hydrate

April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Zoe who writes for Nuffield Health Careers. ----- Keeping hydrated is a huge priority for athletes of all levels, to ensure your performance and health are at the best they can possibly be. Whether you’re just starting out on a brand new fitness regime, or you’ve been training for a long time, the importance of keeping your body in tip-top, hydrated condition should never be overlooked. Just How Important Is H2O? Two thirds of our bodies are made up entirely of water and it is fundamental in regulating our digestive systems, … [Read more...]

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Acai – What Can It Do?

March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Baskets of acai berries stacked on top of each other.

Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Holland & Barrett. ----- It’s that time of year again: when we want to get in shape for the Spring / Summer season and thoughts of the gym appear. Now not all of us like those thoughts and this is what causes the ill-fated crash diets that can do more harm than good to our bodies. As such we look for new and different ways to help us to shift those unwanted pounds and inches as well as removing all the toxins from our bodies that have built up over the Christmas period. One of the most popular ways this is done is through the … [Read more...]

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Go Green & Naturally Lose Weight With Green Tea

March 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from the blogger and fitness enthusiast Jefferey Morgan who owns  Get This Ripped. ----- Have you ever wondered that losing weight could be so much easier? After hours of running on the treadmill and working out, there are still no favourable outcomes? Then it is time to inculcate a wonder drink in your diets. The drink popularly known as Green Tea is a storehouse of anti-oxidants. Green tea is prepared from the leaves of Camellia sinensis and goes through minimum oxidation. It is mainly cultivated in China but has become popular all … [Read more...]

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Eating Seasonally

February 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Laura Backes who writes for DSL Service Providers. ----- There are always debates going on about what the key component is for losing weight and then maintaining that weight loss – is it diet or exercise? But what it really boils down to is burning off more calories than you consume. According to the Mayo Clinic, a single pound is lost through cutting 3,500 excess calories out of your diet a week, which breaks down to 500 calories a day. This can be done through diet or exercise – or both! One easy way to start eliminating … [Read more...]

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10 Natural Foods That Fight Colds And Flu

December 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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As the year draws to a close you are probably winding down, enjoying the festivities and preparing for your New Year celebrations. Unfortunately, the end of the year also brings with it an increased risk of contracting the common cold and the flu. These viral infections can leave you feeling weak, tired and in the worst cases completely bed ridden. The good news is that you can protect yourself by supplying your body with the right foods. Making the correct dietary choices gives your body the fuel it needs to supercharge your immune system and fight these nasty infections. Today I will be … [Read more...]

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Alcohol And Fitness – Can The 2 Go Hand In Hand?

November 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
A black baseball glove on top of a pint of beer with a white baseball to the right.

Over the last couple of years I have wrote quite a few alcohol themed articles during the festive period. After looking back at a few of these articles I realised that they could be quite misleading to new readers. After all this is a fitness site but in these articles I appear to be promoting the consumption of alcohol. Today I want to set the record straight and give you my take on alcohol and whether I believe you can still drink alcohol and live a healthy lifestyle. ALCOHOL IS NOT HEALTHY I want to begin by saying alcohol is not healthy. It has been suggested that alcohol can protect … [Read more...]

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Echinacea And Its Many Benefits

November 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Holland & Barrett. ----- Echinacea is a well-know health food remedy that has been used by many people across the world for years. It offers an assortment of immune advancing properties, which in turn allows it to fight infections effectively. It is sourced from the Midwestern United States and is not only popular for its beneficial health qualities but also for its looks. As well as housing an assortment of herbal ingredients, it also has a beautiful purple hue! This is why it is often seen in many gardens. It works by … [Read more...]

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Alcohol Explained

November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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WHAT IS ALCOHOL? Alcohol (also known as ethanol) is a compound that gets produced when glucose is fermented by yeast. It is not an essential nutrient but it does contain calories and so can be used by your body for energy. In this article I will be taking a deeper look at alcohol and the impact it has on your body. WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF ALCOHOL? Alcohol is believed to have been around since the stone ages with beer jugs from as early as 10,000 B.C. being discovered. It was identified as a separate compound by the Iranian alchemist Muhammad bin Zakaria Razi (also known as “Razes”) … [Read more...]

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3 Easy Ways to Escape the “Fall” of Fall Comfort Food

November 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Jocelyn who writes for Heater Home. ----- While summer actually tends to make our dieting plans easier by naturally drawing us to things like fresh fruit, vegetables and big hearty salads, fall tends to have the exact opposite effect. Grilled chicken suddenly loses all appeal in the face of a hearty warm platter full of chicken fettucini alfredo. Instead of salad we crave a cream based vegetable soup and instead of fresh fruit we want a slice of warm apple pie with ice cream. Cooler weather and shorter days somehow manages to … [Read more...]

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