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7 Key Reasons To Keep Exercising
If you still have problems making up your mind about exercising, here are seven good reasons why you shouldn't delay any longer. More...
Exercise: 5 Ways To Jumpstart Your Energy
Are you having difficulty getting started with exercise? Your best excuse immediately pops into your mind to interfere with your good intentions. Jumpstart your exercise with some ideas and strategies that will give you energy, overcome your resistance and make it easier for you to get started. More...
Heart Rate Training Optimizes Your 5k Training Program
Are you looking for a 5k training program? When you start looking you see many program offering beginner programs and advanced programs. What is interesting is that most beginner programs are too many miles for the average beginner. More...
Maximizing Muscle Gain And Fat Loss Just Like The Professionals
A colleague of mine recently earned his 'Pro Card' (A designation to be able to compete in the professional ranks for cash. Generally you have to win your weight class at a national championship) in the premier natural bodybuilding federation the WNBF. More...
Fitness Tip of the Week

Add more protein to your diet. This can improve your blood-lipid profiles and help you feel fuller and burn more calories. The best sources of protein are fish, grass-fed beef and eggs. The proportion of calories we receive from the three main macronutrient groups - carbohydrate, protein, and fat - are also out of sync with how our bodies evolved to function optimally. The typical U.S. diet approximately mirrors USDA recommendations: Around 52 percent of daily energy comes from carbohydrates, 33 percent from fat, and roughly 15 percent from protein. Hunter-gathers received a significantly higher amount of calories from protein (estimated at between 19 and 35 percent) at the expense of calories from carbohydrates (22 to 40 percent).

Exercise of the Week

Incline Walking

Incline walking is great for working your legs, hips and butt.

Incline walking is easiest done on a treadmill. Walking uphill at an incline of at least 15 degrees for 20-30 minutes 4-5 times a week will give you a great workout with great results!

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