Archive for the ‘Fitness Tips’ Category

Spice up your burgers to reduce harmful compounds

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 14:54 Comments Off on Spice up your burgers to reduce harmful compounds

Here’s a study with delicious implications (recipe follows). A little biochemical background: When meats are cooked, certain fatty acids in them can form compounds that may play a role in heart disease and cellular mutations that can lead to cancer….

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Poll: Should Junk Food Marketing be Regulated?

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 10:15 Comments Off on Poll: Should Junk Food Marketing be Regulated?

McDonald’s and the like have never been more popular with children even though millions are being spent to inform and persuade parents to make better food choices for their kids. The reason being, Fast food chains are spending billions marketing their products to children and quite frankly they do a much better job….

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Typical Tuesday (Breakfast 5.4.10)

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 10:06 Comments Off on Typical Tuesday (Breakfast 5.4.10)

It is a typical Tuesday in the sense that I am up very early, I am pretty tired, I am rushing around and I had peanut butter on toast for breakfast (and looking forward to a latte soon). On the other hand it’s not typical because it’s the very last day of my Food Science class for this semester – final exam day!

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New Plans to Get America Moving

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 9:56 Comments Off on New Plans to Get America Moving

sxc.hu: asifthebes In an ideal world, kids could (safely) cycle to school, get involved in a varied physical education programme during school, and play active games after school — well, I did say ideal! For us adults, perhaps we’d have time to walk, bike or jog to work, go for a leisurely stroll during lunch, and play a round of…

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I’d Be More Confident if I Were Skinnier [Forum]

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 9:17 Comments Off on I’d Be More Confident if I Were Skinnier [Forum]

Forum Post: im 15 years old, 5 foot 2, and 150 pounds.. im really uncomfortable in my own body.. i wanna lose 20-30 pounds.. i’ve looked at diet pills but i didnt wanna get sick or anythin from takin em.. ppl at…

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What Is Easiest?! (Dinner 5.3.10)

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 0:02 Comments Off on What Is Easiest?! (Dinner 5.3.10)

I got to the grocery store and found myself thinking – what is easiest to make? Well, really I was thinking what requires the least amount of water both in preparation and in dishes. I went with shrimp scampi…

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Is More Exercise Better?

Monday, May 3, 2010 23:45 Comments Off on Is More Exercise Better?

I often get asked if doing 3 sets is better than 2, or if 60 minutes of cardio is better than 30… To be honest, it’s very difficult to give one swooping statement to cover all people and fitness levels….

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Breaking Point (Lunch 5.3.10)

Monday, May 3, 2010 18:22 Comments Off on Breaking Point (Lunch 5.3.10)

I hit a breaking point this afternoon so I wrapped up the task I was working on and went out for a run. I brought Bruce with me but that turned out to be a bad decision…

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Move of the Day: Look Sensational in your Sundress!

Monday, May 3, 2010 15:04 Comments Off on Move of the Day: Look Sensational in your Sundress!

 

It’s getting HOT out there! And that means it’s time to pull out those flirty spring dresses. This week we’ll feature a few toners to get you looking and feeling sensational in your sundress! First up; sexy sculpted shoulders.

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How would an HFCS ban affect public health?

Monday, May 3, 2010 14:05 Comments Off on How would an HFCS ban affect public health?

Researchers will continue to debate whether or not high fructose corn syrup represents a unique threat to our health. But regardless of what the truth turns out to be, consumers have already made up their minds. And as far as…

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