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  • No Carb Diet Or Low Carb?
    [Health-and-Fitness] Often times when people think of low carb diets they picture a meal consisting of bacon, eggs, steak and cheese, and guzzling down some spreadable cheese after for good measure. While these foods (besides maybe the spreadable cheese!) can all be part of a healthy, low carb diet, "low carb" doesn't mean "no carb".


  • Burning Fat - Do Pills Work?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Is this the year you finally give up the idea of a magic pill, and start burning fat the natural way? The sad thing is, while millions of people throw their money away on heavily-marketing "fat burning" pills, they are missing out on losing weight permanently, instead of using a gimmick that will give one results that are temporary at best.


  • Three Diets That Work
    [Health-and-Fitness:Popular-Diets] You will often hear that "diets don't work", which, for the most part is true. Most diets involve meticulously counting every last calorie you consume (which will eventually be impossible to keep up with), and rely on the faulty caloric theory of weight loss (calories in vs. calories burned). So the majority of diets, and the way people treat diets, makes them ineffective. But, there are a few exceptions! These exceptions are more about implementing specific eating habits and adopting a new lifestyle than actually "going on a diet".


  • A Fast Burn Method For Your Fat
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Often times, when someone embarks on a diet change in the attempt to lose a significant amount of weight, a stagnation period happens. Sometimes, this stagnation period occurs within the first few weeks of the diet- and causes discouragement and ultimately abandonment of the diet.


  • Can You Eat a Low Carb Vegetarian Diet?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Vegetarian and vegan diets are very popular these days. It's easy to tell this, just by looking at the number of books promoting them. While having lots of vegetables in your diet is certainly a healthy choice, some vegetarians will forget about the importance of keeping carbohydrates as a whole to a minimum in their diets.


  • 5 Steps to Creating a Fat Burn Diet
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Diets that help burn fat are all the rage these days. You'll hear about fat burning foods, eating fat to burn fat, and de-emphasizing exercise while focusing on healthy eating to lose weight. But what is the best way to create a fat burn diet?


  • 5 Tasty Foods That Help You Burn Fat
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] How can you eat tasty, fatty foods and still burn fat? Hard to believe, but it's true: there are lots of foods that actually help burn fat AND are pleasurable to eat!


  • Eating Fat to Burn Fat
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] It may seem counter-intuitive, but eating fat can actually allow your body to burn fat! It seems like this could not possibly true. First of all, the word "fat" sounds bad no matter what.


  • 5 Amazing Low Carb Diet Foods
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Cutting out carbohydrates from your diet has been proven to be a healthier way of eating, if you are trying to lose weight, age more slowly, or just have more energy in general. For someone who may be used to eating primarily carbs for their diet, it can be difficult to know what to eat when moving to a lower carb way of eating.


  • How Can You Flip on Your Weight Loss Switch?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] If your goal is to lose weight or burn off extra fat, getting started is often the hardest part. With so much conflicting information out there, and the thought of spending a good amount of time exercising, it's difficult to get off the so-called starting blocks.


  • 7 Habits For Highly Successful Fat Loss - The Mental Game of Fitness
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] With so much conflicting information out there on nutrition, weight loss, diet, and how to achieve your ideal weight, keeping in mind a few habits in this area can go a long way in helping you get to your goals without having to feel like you are sacrificing anything. What are the habits you need to develop to have this success?


  • 6 Reasons Why Low Carb Diets Work - And Are Good For Your Health
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] It's all in the hormones! Most skeptics of low carb diets will point out that "well it just comes back to the amount of calories consumed vs. energy spent". But this has been scientifically proven to be wrong...


  • 5 Steps to Using Your Mind to Achieve a Fit Body
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] When it comes to information on weight loss and fitness, most mainstream sources will emphasize exercise, followed by healthy eating in order to be thin. If this is such great advice and has been around for so long, why isn't it working? 1/3rd of Americans are obese and 2/3rds are overweight, despite most people being aware of the "common wisdom" when it comes to being healthy.


  • 6 Ways to Avoid Colds and Flus Over the Holidays
    [Health-and-Fitness] Is it inevitable that you get a cold or flu between the months of November-March? Absolutely not! Find out how to maximize your resistance and minimize your risk of getting sick.


  • Hidden Poison
    [Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Did you know that there might be poison in many of your favorite foods found on grocery store shelves everywhere? Breads, crackers, cookies, energy bars, tortillas, frozen pizza are just a few examples of these dangerous foods. The poison in these items is called partially hydrogenated fat, often referred to as trans-fatty acids.


  • 6 Secrets on How to Look 10 Years Younger
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anti-Aging] People often comment that I look younger than my actual age. What's funny is that after their initial surprised reaction about my age, rarely do they follow up with questions like "what do you eat?" or "what do you do for exercise?" or "do you take anything?"


  • Maximize Your Fat Burning Potential- Guidelines For Athletes
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Discover the secrets of losing that last 5-10 pounds of body fat! Minor changes can make a big difference.


  • 5 Reasons Why Exercise May Be a Band Aid For Weight Loss
    [Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] For any fitness, weight loss, or fat burning plan to work, most people would agree that exercise is a necessary component. But why are most people failing on their quests to achieve their ideal weight? Since we know we should be exercising and eating less, why are 1/3rd of Americans obese, and 2/3rds overweight?


  • Learn the Different Parts of a Kiteboard
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Extreme] Kiteboarding is definitely an exciting water activity for everyone. It is easy to do and learn. Of course, to be able to enjoy kiteboarding it is important that you have the proper skills and the right gears. It is a kind of water sport where you can wakeboard, surf and windsurf all at once. How can you not love the feeling of flying and riding the waves?


  • Why You Should Try Kiteboarding
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Extreme] Every year, there always seems to be a hip new sport that comes out as a hybrid of other activities. And one sport that has started to gain a bit of attention is Kiteboarding. This water sport is a combination of surfing, wakeboarding and windsurfing. And as more people are exposed to this new and exciting sport, they discover how fun it really is compared to others.


  • How to Get Ready For Your Kite Surfing Lessons
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Extreme] Whoever said that learning anything new was easy is probably bluffing. Like learning to ride a bike, the first few times will be difficult as well as discouraging for the beginner. And without the right guidance and proper motivation, you might give up that easily. Kite surfing is no different from other sports.


  • Kiteboarding - The Extreme Water Sport
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Extreme] If you ever have craved for an extreme water sport that combines all the elements in one gig, then look no further. Kiteboarding has taken extreme sports to another level. Unlike other water-based sports that rely completely on waves for propulsion or even speedboats to drag them, kiteboarding relies on the strong winds and waves. There is probably no other sport that can brag about that. And if you've seen kiteboarders on the beach, then you probably know what I am talking about.


  • The Top 5 Mistakes Athletes Make When Planning Their Career
    [Business:Careers-Employment] If you thought the only paid gigs in the world of sports were professional athletes and coaches, you thought wrong. Don't make the mistake of going down a career path, only to find out 10 or 20 years later that you hate what you're doing! Find out how to avoid mistakes and build a profitable career in your sport of choice.


  • Top 5 Reasons to Start a Web Business If You Are an Athlete or Coach
    [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Development] Are you a coach or an athlete? Were you an athlete at some point? Have you thought about starting your own business? Here's why you should!


  • Structure Your Swim Training Plan
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Triathlon] Farther, faster harder... you know how to train, but how do you actually structure a swim training plan for your next triathlon? Read on to discover how, no matter what level you are currently.


  • Do You Hate Swimming?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Triathlon] Are you frustrated with swimming? Is it the last thing you want to do when training for a triathlon? Read on, there is hope for you!


  • How Do You Swim Straight in the Open Water?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Triathlon] Swimming straight, seems like an easy concept, but how is it possible in the open water with no lane lanes or line at the pool bottom to keep you from zig-zagging? It does take a little work, but let these tips help you stay in line in your next triathlon swim.


  • Tapering For a Triathlon
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Triathlon] It is 2 weeks before your race and it's time to think about resting. Many triathletes find this more difficult than swimming 5,000 yards, biking the hills, or running a half marathon! Find out how to get the most out of your triathlon by resting.


  • Surviving the Triathlon Start
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Triathlon] The start of a triathlon can be nerve-wracking, tiring, intimidating, frustrating, and even discouraging (why do we do this sport??). But don't let all this get to you! Read on to find out how to minimize this stress and have a more pleasant triathlon!


  • Do You Have a Runner's Kick When you Swim?
    [Recreation-and-Sports] Many triathletes and open water swimmers struggle with their freestyle because of something called "runner's kick". If this is you, read on and learn how to overcome this common challenge!


  • Swimming vs. Golf
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Swimming] Golf and Swimming are both fun, challenging sports. Discover the similarities and how you can improve your swim in an open water race or triathlon!


  • Need to Get Into Swimming Shape?
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Swimming] Taking a break from swimming can be nice, but it also can be difficult to get back into shape. Discover the best way to feeling good in the water.


  • Interval Training for Swimming Distance
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Swimming] Learn how to interval train for distance swim or triathlon training!


  • Olympic Swimming vs. Triathlon Swimming
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Swimming] As a triathlete, you can learn from Olympic swimmers. But be careful, you are training for a completely different event.


  • How to Master the Top 5 Challenges to Breathing in Freestyle
    [Recreation-and-Sports] Freestyle breathing is the #1 challenge to new swimmers and triathletes. Learn some tips to overcome this challenge and be on your way to a faster, more efficient triathlon swim.


  • Bilateral Breathing: Should You Breathe to Both Sides?
    [Recreation-and-Sports] To achieve a more efficient freestyle and a faster race or triathlon, it may be advantageous to breath to both the left and right sides. But is this always the case?


  • Count Strokes for a Better Triathlon Swim
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Triathlon] Become a more efficient swimmer by keeping track of your strokes in practice!


  • Learning to Swim on Your Side: Your Key to Triathlon Swimming
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Swimming] Becoming more efficient in the water is more important than going faster when it comes to a distance race or triathlon.


  • 8 Tips to Open Water Swimming
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Swimming] Get ready for that open water swim or Triathlon!


  • 10 Steps to Improving Your Triathlon Swim
    [Recreation-and-Sports:Triathlon] Are you a triathlon (or wanna be triathlete) frustrated by the swim portion of the race? These 10 tips can help you get over common problems many face in the most unusual leg of the triathlon.




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