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Exercise Of The Week: Triceps Kickback

When you have sculpted triceps — you can wear whatever sleeveless tops you want! Sounds good, right? Say goodbye to upper-arm jiggle by practicing this move.

Does sweating mean you're burning more fat?

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Surely there's no better sign of an awesome, gut-busting workout than finishing in a pool of sweat? Not so, says the experts – but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.

Tip Of The WeeK: Staying Hydrated Helps You Lose Weight

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Can drinking few extra glasses of water per day help you lose weight? Here’s how: According to several studies, drinking more water can help you shed those unwanted weight, especially when combined with a healthy balanced diet and exercise. But why is this?

Challenge Of The Week: Use The body You Have To Create The Body You Want

When you need a go-to routine that use zero equipment, delivers visible tightening and trimming results, this is a circuit you can stick with. You can build lean muscle and torch unwanted fat in less than 30 minutes

Surprising Reasons You're Not Losing Weight

Did you know drinking 2 to 6 cups of water every day can help you shed pounds? Small changes like these can help make a big difference.

Tip Of The Week: Plan. Prepare. Perform

Plan your work and work your plan.  If you want to be efficient and successful, this is a good motto for all your activities, but it is particularly important when it comes to planning your weight loss journey or even lleading a healthy lifestyle.   

Motivation Monday: What A difference Switching To Healthy Lifestyle Makes!

I celebrate my 2 year lean-versary and 3 year 11 months fit-versary! If someone told me years back I can be fit (I don't have any sport background, I'm that lazy! LOL) and or change the way I look aesthetically, I would have laughed so hard and peed on myself.

Exercise Of The Week: Elliptical training

Elliptical training is using the elliptical trainer. Elliptical trainer or cross-trainer (also known as X-trainer) is a stationary exercise equipment used to simulate stair climbing, walking, or running without causing too much pressure to the joints, hence reducing the risk of impact injuries.

Tip Of The Week: Stretching

Stretch properly after every workout session

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At the end of a workout, the last thing to do is to properly stretch your whole body stretch and cool down. It promotes proper blood circulation, reduces muscle soreness, improves flexibility and prevents post-workout cramps.

Exercise Of The Week: Burpee

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Burpee is an awesome, calorie-burning, strength-building, total body exercise.

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.