Tag: exercise
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seokim: Jimmy is pretty heavy! Note: That’s Bubble, my bf’s roommate’s cat on my left arm. Jimmy and Bubble haven’t met in real life though… yet!!! Just because you can’t get to the gym doesn’t mean you can’t get a workout in. And cats may not be the biggest weights out there, but you get…
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How Much Is Too Much? As you begin an exercise program, it can be tempting to think, “More is always better,” but that’s not always the case. Exercise, like many helpful things, doesn’t do much if you hardly get any, has lots of good benefit when you get enough, and can be harmful if you…
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What’s Better – Eating Less or Moving More? So you want to lose weight (or rather, lose fat), and you’re looking for the perfect program. You’re seeing claims like “abs are made in the kitchen” and “exercise doesn’t cause weight loss” and lots of citations. How can this be? These are simplifications. Most people underestimate…
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Shaking Off “Gymtimidation” If you’re making a new commitment to exercise, you’ll probably be active around other people, and that can cause anxiety. You may worry because you have a large weight-loss goal, get winded easily, or you can’t lift much weight. You may even have been the target of mean-spirited comments from others. Unfortunately,…
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I joined a gym! Now what? If you’re like roughly 80% of Americans, you’ve never had a gym membership. So what should you know the first time you go to the gym? Consider a “fact-finding mission”: You should probably visit a gym before you join, but if your needs are simple and the price is…
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Let’s Be Gallant! If you’re just starting down the fitness road, particularly if you’ve recently joined a gym, the firehose of information can be daunting. The fitness industry is full of “Do this! Not that!” instructions, but the reality is rarely so cut and dried. For one thing, those instructions almost always have a hidden…
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Should I join Planet Fitness? Maybe. The price is certainly right, but Planet Fitness is not for everyone. The company says its target market is people who don’t like the gym. If that’s you, read on! Yes, Planet Fitness is a good choice if: There is a Planet Fitness near your home or work. You…
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… and Move More!
In a lot of ways, it’s easier to tell people how to eat less than how to move more. We all need pretty much the same basic nutrients, and we all have a good idea what we like, but with exercise, it’s a little more complicated. Before we get to the how, though, we have…
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I can’t get to the gym! If you’re making a new commitment to exercise, it can be daunting. Joining a gym is expensive, and then there’s the matter of what to do when you get there and getting there regularly. And everyone who has gone to the gym for a while has had a day…