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The Benefits of Running
Written by Aj of moccasinguru.com Running is one of the most popular sports around the globe and is something everyone’s, at least, somewhat familiar with. What many may not know are the numerous benefits that running offers us. This isn’t limited to physical rewards, either. When I first started running at a young age—before many of you were born—I thought…
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Bodyweight Training: Save Money, Prevent Injuries, and Stay Fit for Life
Bodyweight training is surging in popularity. This trend can be seen in the form of the calisthenics fitness movement and is the foundation of CrossFit training. If you follow any fitness tags on IG, Snapchat, or TikTok, you’ve surely seen posts of people performing gravity-defying yoga stands or difficult strength and technique movements, like planches or muscle-ups. But outside of…
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2020 Self-help Message
I’ve been part of a superficial industry for a long time now: the fitness world. After seventeen years of people criticizing my body shape or exercise goals, I came to realize what I wrote below, which is intended for anyone struggling with rejection, minimization, or insults regarding their health and fitness goals. The message: don’t seek validation outside yourself I’ve…
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Updated: Undesirable Side Effects of Steroid Use
Many people who participate in bodybuilding take steroids to achieve rapid, maximum muscle growth. How do I know this? I was a bodybuilding enthusiast for just shy of a decade, and I saw this reality firsthand when I reached competition level. Having followed my own low-budget, 100%-natural training regime, it took some time to reach the competition stage. Standing beside…
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Supporting Your Fitness Habit on a Budget
As a broke single mom, I’ve struggled to stretch my budget to meet my caloric and nutritional needs as well as cover my gym membership. Some years were good, others were bad, moneywise. I’ve always had to scratch my head and figure out the best way to meet my fitness goals and at the same time take care of my…
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Are Body Comparisons Your Doom?
I strongly believe that setting the goal to look like someone else, whether it’s just arms, legs, abs, or another person’s whole body, is a doomed prospect. Everybody is unique, so setting the goal to look like another person is illogical. Life isn’t a Disney movie: you’ll never magically turn into someone else. Here are some examples of why comparing…
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Cardio in the Morning
Cardio in the morning can maximize fat loss by capitalizing on your body’s carbohydrate-depleted state caused by your overnight fast (sleep). The body stores carbohydrates you eat throughout the day as glycogen in your muscles and liver. Regular physical movement and exercise deplete those stores, but before bed, you can still have some glycogen stored within your body. While you…
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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…