Tag: mindset
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Problem Areas
Especially if you’re a woman, you probably have a specific part of your body you wish you could change — it’s an unfortunate consequence of a thousand cultural cues and media representations. The fitness industry and women’s magazines are happy to market to this wish with their thousands of pitches about toning your arms, flattening…
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One Weird Trick?
The fitness industry is full of hard sells for simple solutions. Some of them are just junk, but most of them have a grain of truth to them, which is part of what makes it so hard to figure out what will help you. Effective weight management and healthy habits are never down to just…
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A Simple Trick for Better Eating
What if you forgot completely about everything you ate as soon as you were finished eating it? A (very small) study in people with amnesia found that they would simply eat another meal if it was served outside their memory window, even if it was shortly afterward. (Interestingly, they showed a preference for different foods…
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Stop Making Sense, and Start Getting Strong!
Do you like getting swole? Do you also enjoy the band Talking Heads? Then do we have the workout video for you! There’s plenty of snow on the ground in the Northeast right now, making home workouts more appealing than ever. And it turns out anything can be a workout DVD — even a concert…
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A Nice Twist on “No Excuses”
The fitness industry is full of bluster and posturing — “no excuses,” “obsessed is how the lazy describe the dedicated,” and so on. Kimberly Snyder offers a nice twist on that often mean-spirited attitude: “No Excuse Not to Try,” and a series of simple yoga poses that pretty much anyone can do. See the whole…
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Snow Days!
The United States is seeing lots of snow (and ice) days lately, sometimes in places that aren’t accustomed to it at all. If it’s safe to do so, you should still try to get outside to get some exercise, and prepare for extra time using transit as you go about your day. Don’t go out…
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Soylent Meal Replacement? It started with a young software engineer looking to feed himself as easily and cheaply as possible, leading to a blog entry about his experience, “How I Stopped Eating Food.” It continued with a crowdfunding campaign that raised over $750,000, and Soylent is now a company with $20 million of new investment.…
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Breakfast Foods Chocolate? Meat? Fruit? Cereal? I like to tell people to think about having “lunch for breakfast” — so they can start the day with some energizing protein instead of a sugar pastry or donut. When we look at breakfast foods around the world — especially for kids — we see a very different…
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Online Versus In-Person Training Molly Wood produced an article and video for the New York Times, “Test of Strength: Fitness Apps vs. Personal Trainers,” comparing her experience with a workout app called FitStar and in-person sessions with a trainer. She also recorded her meals on MyFitnessPal and got nutritional advice from the same trainer. App…