Healthy Tailgating Recipes… Part Deux

Ok, so given the extreme popularity of the last post titled “Tailgating recipes”, I’ve decided to make it a weekly post for the rest of the football season! So here are some more great healthy tailgating recipes:
Tailgating.com Recipes
Well, wouldn’t you know it… there’s a tailgating.com! So I researched the site and picked out the healthiest [...]

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Breaking Down The “Bikini Challenge” – Part 2

Hey all! In the last post we discussed what Nivea’s “Bikini Challenge” is and it’s first component, nutrition. Now we’re gonna take a look at the other three components; fitness, cellulite and style.
Fitness
Under the fitness tab, there are three different types of exercise routines in The Bikini Challenge: Cross training, bikini circuit and cardio interval. [...]

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Breaking Down “The Bikini Challenge” – Part 1

I’ve heard the same question from quite a few women I know, “What do you think about ‘The Bikini Challenge’”. When I first heard this, I was like “What’s that?” Apparently, the skin product Nivea has developed “The Bikini Challenge”, a four week diet and exercise plan to lose weight for swimsuit season. It has [...]

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Sports leagues for the weekend warrior

So you’ve got the weekend workout regime down cold. But one day you wake up and realize that you’re just bored of going to the gym on Saturday and Sunday. How do you mix it up? Try joining these adult sports leagues. Most of them are coed so you’ll have a chance to meet people [...]

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The 9 to 5′er

A few days ago, I touched on how to maintain good eating habits while working a 9 to 5 job. Now, let’s talk about some good fitness tips on how to reach your goals in this lifestyle:
Do your cardio in the morning
There are varying opinions on this topic, but from my own experience and research [...]

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How to stay healthy during mid-terms and finals

Having spent a whopping five and a half years at ASU, I have been through my fair share of studying battles, being buried in reading at the library (I had to be in the library for hours at a time because that was the only place I could concentrate!! ADHD, what?). If you’re a med [...]

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An advanced workout on one machine

You haven’t had time to work out all week. You get to the gym on Saturday and you’re excited to get pumping. All of sudden you realize that there is someone on every machine! It does happen at some gyms and nothing could be more annoying!
However, there is a great answer to this problem that [...]

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Embracing the weekend warrior in you!

The key to reaching your goals is identifying your situation. If you’ve assessed the situation and you honestly can’t make time to workout effectively Monday-Friday, I’ll help you find ways to workout on the weekend while still staying active during the week.
Walk it out: If you can’t find the time for a mid-week workout, ditch [...]

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Where do I start?

If this is the beginning of your journey towards a healthy lifestyle, let me say welcome! You’re about to embark on an adventure that literally has endless possibilities that will increase your energy, happiness and overall health and outlook on life. When I made the decision to lead a healthy lifestyle, I had no idea [...]

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Using the day-to-day schedule to your advantage

When I was in college, the only constant in my schedule was NO classes before 10:00!! However, most college students have classes at different times on different days. For example, all your classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday are before 4:00 pm and all your classes on Tuesday and Thursday are night classes. So how [...]

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