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All posts tagged "health"

  • One Simple Rule

    It’s no secret: The fitness industry is an industry for a reason. It’s there to make money. Recent years, thanks to the “obesity epidemic” and...

  • FitWeb: Weekly Links

    The jury is still out on the different types of muscle fibers and what exactly they accomplish in the body. However, it doesn’t hurt to...

  • Fit To Be Linked

    I’ve always had a personal struggle in the gym, specifically when moving up in weight during an exercise. After reading an article over at T-Nation...

  • Getting CrossFit

    “CrossFit.” Almost everyone has heard of it, though many don’t quite know what it’s all about. CrossFit gyms – or “boxes,” as they’ve been dubbed...

  • Fit Web: Weekly Links

    Another week falls off the calendar as everyone’s fitness is improving (at least I hope so!). We’ve decided to move the weekly links to Mondays...

  • Compromising for Your Fitness

    We’ve all been in the same boat at some point. We have a regular gym routine. We are staying true to our nutrition plan, and...

  • Maryland's Gay Wunderkind

    You can't blame Jack Andraka for not yet knowing what career he wants later in life. Then again, the average 16-year-old isn't often the inventor...

  • Fit To Be Linked

    It’s another Friday here in Health & Fitness . Wonder if the other blogs are on the same schedule? Anyway, here’s this weeks Fit To...

  • Getting Specific on Sports

    When we’re children, fitness is a direct result of play. We go outside, run around with friends and burn calories. As we get a bit...

  • Quick Hits: Fit Links

    Why fix what isn’t broken? Maybe because it’s breaking you. Reverse your grip on the bench press to help allieveate issues with your shoulders and...

  • Quick Hit: Fit Links

    In the ever changing world of health and fitness, some noise is starting to rumble around on bringing your knees in a bit on the...

  • Shortcut to Really Cut

    It’s no secret — most people want to lose fat, and lose it quickly. Crash dieting has always been a negative term, and still is....

  • Carb-Cycling: The Best of Both Worlds

    Carbohydrates are your body’s go-to source for energy. That’s the generally accepted knowledge on carbs, but it goes much further than that. Many won’t mention,...

  • The Kitchen Clock

    Six small meals throughout the day: the holy grail of dieting. It has been taught and repeated, consumed and digested, as the typical go-to meal...

  • Motivational Fitness Apps

    Staying motivated while working out is a struggle for many people. So many, in fact, that countless applications and websites are completely dedicated to doing...