Fitness Crush Friday: Fitness Blender's Daniel and Kelli Segars

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A Husband-and-wife certified Trainer team, Daniel and Kelli Segar’s Fitness Empire Silently Rising on YouTube

Tip Of The Week: Hacks To Achieve 30 minutes Exercise Daily

30 minutes exercise a day is possible and easy

Having a regular exercise schedule that is developed for your specific needs is a great way to improve your health. But sometimes we don't have time to make it to the gym. These days, it seems like everyone is working more hours and it’s practically difficult for one to take out 30-40 minutes at a stretch daily for walk or any exercise.

But do you know you can exercise in bits, as in exercising in breaks 10 minutes spread throughout the day.  You think it wouldn't help much, right? ...then please read this....

Exercise Of The Week: Biking

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Biking is a healthy, low-impact  aerobic or cardiovascular exercise. Biking sociable and provides a great workout. Suitable everyone, any age or level of fitness. It is also fun, cheap and good for the environment.

Did You Know?

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Hemp seeds are powerhouse food?

Tip Of The Week: Smart Ways to Lose Weight While Breastfeeding

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Struggling to lose weight while breastfeeding? You are not alone! Here are best ways to lose weight while breastfeeding without affecting breast milk supply.

Exercise Of The Week: Alternate Heel Touch

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Alternate heel touch is a great obliques exercise you can do at home to tone up your side abs fast!

You want a strong, defined abdomen to power you through exercises and to look good in a snug-fit clothes? That is where the heel-touching exercise comes in.

The Dangers of Gaining Too Much Pregnancy Weight

 

 

When hormones begin to fluctuate, stress levels skyrocket, and appetite begins to do strange things, some people find it very hard to eat, and others find it very hard to stop eating. When you are ravenous all the time, or just stress-eating, it’s tempting to justify overeating. “I’m pregnant; I can eat what I want, right?”

Recipe: Shrimps Nkwobi

Nkwobi is a spicy delicacy of the Igbo tribe in Eastern Nigeria, which can be described as a very thick sauce, traditionally made with palm oil, blended spices, hot chili and... cow foot!

Well, I'm breaking out of the shell of tradition and culture, and what is cookery correct 😜😜😜

Tip Of The Week: Making Healthy Choices in Your Daily Life

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It’s never too late to take the big leap! Start today. Baby steps, that’s all it takes to start taking healthier decisions. That means making healthier choices in your everyday life.

Exercise Of The Week: Walking

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Walking is one of the simplest ways to get active and stay active.There's no fancy equipment is required but that doesn't stop walking from being a powerful form of exercise.

Is Expired Food Really Bad for You?

 

The dates that matter, and the dates that don't.

Ready to get in on a little secret that food manufacturers don't want you to know? Expiration dates are pretty much BS (though there are some exceptions, as you'll read below).

Fitness Crush Friday: World Records' Oldest female bodybuilder, Ernestine Shepherd

"Age is nothing but a number, and you can get fit." Those are a few of the many wise words of Ernestine Shepherd, the world's oldest female bodybuilder — she was born in June 1936, making her 80 this year.

 
At 74, Baltimore grandmother Ernestine Shepherd is the Guinness World Records' oldest female bodybuilder.

Tip Of The Week: Don't Starve Yourself To Lose Weight

Where does that leave you? Starving to lose weight (sometimes called crash diet) is one of those "quick-fix" remedies for weight loss that individuals think of first. You need to understand that starving is not the way lose weight.

Challenge Of The Week: Brutal Abs Tabata

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This HIIT workout is guaranteed to leave your core tight and burn inter-muscular fat. Simply put, tabata workouts are short and extremely effective! You will have a fat burning total-body workout in a matter of minutes.