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Standing at Work
Many people sit at work, sit in the car, then plop down on another seat when they get home. They may even get a meal via a drive-thru, when they can, instead, get out of the car and order inside. This type of lifestyle can adversely affect one’s overall health, not just one’s body composition. A sedentary lifestyle interferes with athletic goals and can…
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A Word for New Year’s Gym Goers
I have to share this image every year because it’s the same story e v e r y year. Here’s some tough love: DON’T BE A STATISTIC! If your resolution is to get fit this year, stick to it. Don’t be part of the temporary crowd that is a detestable nuisance to gym regulars everywhere. Regulars count the days until…
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Best Pants for Athletic Legs
I’ve ripped a few pants in my adult life, thanks to my muscular legs, but I’d never consider losing muscle to fit into a pair of pants. Instead, I buy what fits me. Athletic, shapely legs need room. Not just for comfort and fit, but also for healthy blood circulation. This is why super-tight jeans and pants are simply a bad option. “Stretchy” is…
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Things Other Women Say & Do to Fit Women
I was five years into my fitness journey when I first noticed the below-listed negative behaviors and comments from other women. And I was taken aback by the potency of what felt like anger, hatred, or frustration emanating from their eyes and ejecting from their mouths. My first experience of this came from a teacher whom I respected, viewed as…
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Are You Stretching Enough?
If long-term fitness is your goal, you need to stretch. If you don’t want to just look good, but feel good, you need to stretch. Women, if you want to maintain or obtain smooth skin, particularly on your thighs, you need to stretch. Stretching is often overlooked or minimized. And quick stretches during and after a workout are not enough. When…
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Knowledge for Lifelong Health
In July, I’ll enter my thirteenth year (as of 2015) of dedication to exercise and healthy eating. When I started exercising, I trained three days a week. I now exercise every day. And each day, I make eating healthfully a priority. Thirteen years might seem like a long time, but, as the saying goes, time flies. In my opinion, the…
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Sylvia’s Health & Fitness Perspective
I TRAIN FOR SANITY, NOT VANITY! Stay fit! Your health shouldn’t be treated like a competition or a beauty contest—it’s your life. Learn to believe in lifelong fitness and health. You should have many reasons why you want to be healthy. Reasons that are close to you, not external reasons, such as hoping people will think you’re hot. When you have solid, internal…
