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If your whole workout means going from machine to machine, doing the exercise and marking it on your chart, then moving to the next machine, your workout fun is probably limited. Exercise should not be something you have to do like taking bitter medicine. It should be enjoyable. After all, do you ev…Read More

Why is it important to find a gym that doesn’t pigeonhole you? There are a number of reasons. One of them affects not only how well you progress in your push toward fitness, but also whether you ultimately succeed or fail. If you’re at a gym that either pushes you beyond your abilities or holds …Read More

You’ve probably heard “no pain, no gain” and thought that in order to be helpful, you should push yourself to excrutiating levels of pain to get the maximum benefit from it. That and other misconceptions about exercise often push people past the point of safe exercising into the realm of dange…Read More

It doesn’t matter what your issue is, whether it’s simply boosting your endurance and strength, avoiding injury or losing weight, it’s hard to get yourself motivated to get fit. Sometimes, it takes a real wake-up call, like a doctor telling you that your excess weight is playing havoc with you…Read More

When you read articles about how self care is essential, you may first think of all the things you need to do for others and the mounting duties you have at work and shake your head. However, have you ever considered that not taking care of your self is actually selfish? Self care is a broad term, b…Read More

If you’re trying to get healthier and watching your diet, there are pitfalls and snare traps ahead. You’ll often see foods listed gluten free or vegetarian, indicating they’re good for you. Instead, many of the foods you go out of you way to eat because they’re good for you, are really healt…Read More

If you have a fur baby, you want them to have the best of everything. That doesn’t mean diamond studded collars or rare silk pet clothes, but pet food as healthy as yours and a happy life. At one time, pets didn’t have nearly the family status they do today. Dog food and cat food that came in ba…Read More

Every day, you learn about new super foods. Most of these foods have been around for centuries, but barely noticed until scientists discovered phytonutrients that helped keep people healthier. Turmeric, one of the super foods—or perhaps I should say, super spices—has received a lot of attention …Read More