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Taking a glimpse at me the standout focus would be fitness. It is my lifestyle and my work. I lift weights, I run, I hike, I bike, I kayak, I snowshoe. I like to move. I have competed in fintess competitions, run many a road race, and have big plans for my

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Food & Drink > Diet, Health & Organic Foods How to cut fat in cooking: 2 of 24
Cutting fat in your cooking is an easy way to shed pounds and improve your overall health. Dietary fat is calorie dense. Each gram of fat contains nine calories, compared to carbohydrates and protein, which each has four calories per gram. As you can see, cutting even a small amount of fat from your cooking can make a big dif... More..
Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) A beginner's guide to building a home gym: 3 of 10
If you are thinking about a home gym, there are a few things you should take in to consideration before you make your purchases. The newest fitness equipment may look good and promise great results, but it might not be the best selection. With all the choices out there you will need to consider the type of exercise you want t... More..
Health & Fitness > Digestive Diseases Celiac Sprue: Symptoms: 1 of 3
What You Need to Know about Celiac Disease A few years ago hardly anyone had heard of Celiac Disease. In recent years doctors have begun to learn about the disease and diagnose patients with Celiac Disease. I became familiar with the disease when my husband was diagnosed. We quickly learned how critical eating a gluten free d... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics How calories are measured: 1 of 3
The calorie is the most basic part of nutrition. The definition of a calorie is a unit of energy. If a person consumes more calories than they burn in a day they will gain weight. If a person consumes fewer calories than they burn in a day they will lose weight. Of course, other factors can contribute to how much weight is ga... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Discussing portion control for weight loss: 1 of 3
Taking Control of Portion Sizes Most of us don't think about our portion sizes when we sit down to eat a meal. Even if we do think about them, we may overestimate how much we should be eating and how much our portion sizes affect our waistlines. While portion sizes may seem inconsequential, eating the right portion sizes can ... More..
Food & Drink > Fast Food Fast food restaurants serving the unhealthiest food: 14 of 30
We all sometimes give in to the temptation that fast food presents: a delicious, inexpensive meal with no work involved. We know that most fast food can cause weight gain and is loaded with saturated fat and sodium, among other things. Opting for a healthy, home cooked meal is much more beneficial for our health. My hope is t... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics Exposing fitness myths: 11 of 23
Myths About Strength Training Television and magazines have created an image of a bodybuilder as an enormous, unnatural, muscle bound person, which has turned many people off of strength training due to a fear of developing unnatural muscles. I would like to take this opportunity to dispel this myth and let you know how stren... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics The benefits of stretching: 4 of 8
Should You Bother With Flexibility Training? Flexibility training is the area of fitness most often overlooked. People usually consider their flexibility less important than their strength or cardiovascular fitness, and don't see flexibility training as being very helpful for weight loss. Flexibility training can actually be ... More..
Health & Fitness > Alternative Exercise Tension tubes and resistance bands for workouts: 1 of 2
Resistance Bands Resistance bands, sometimes called exercise bands, are pieces of rubber tubing that have become a popular tool for strength training in recent years. Resistance bands come in a variety of shapes, colors, and lengths. They also come in different levels of resistance. Bands made for beginners or those with less... More..
Sports & Recreation > Running Understanding runner's lingo: 1 of 1
If you have friends who are serious runners, you may sometimes wonder what on earth they are talking about when they share tales from their latest training session. We runners have a vocabulary all of our own. We go on many different types of runs, all with different purposes. Allow me to translate some of this lingo for you,... More..