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Carbo Loading – Who Needs It and How to Do It
Have you heard of carbo loading? It's a potential energy booster for endurance athletes. But for everyday exercisers it could lead to weight...
How to Burn Calories AFTER You Work Out
If you’re exercising to burn calories, then you’ll love the idea of continued fat-burning after a workout. Let me introduce you to EPOC---Excess...
Your Ultimate Personalized Workout
If you’ve tried to find a workout that fits you but just can’t seem to find one that gives you what you want, then it’s time to start designing...
Getting Ripped: Nutrition and Exercise Tips
If you’ve ever wondered what it really means to get “ripped”, or how you can achieve that look, check out these tips. Say you’ve been...
Meal Deals - More Isn't Necessarily Better
A Meal Deal is no bargain if you’re just buying extra fat, sugar and calories. There’s an old joke that goes something like this: Two...

6 Tips to Soft, Shiny and Healthy Hair

Trimming hair prevents split ends.

If you want to have soft, shiny and healthy hair, first your hair needs to be strong.

When it comes to our hair, we all want it to look shiny, soft, smooth and healthy. What we don’t want to see is a lot of breakage, split ends, color fading and damaged hair. Our hair needs to be resilient, elastic and resistant to breakage. In other words, our hair needs to be strong. How can you tell how strong your hair actually is? Well, strength all comes down to porosity and elasticity.

Consume enough calories to tip
nitrogen balance in your favor

Proteins – both the ones you eat and the ones in your body (like your muscle tissue) – are made up of building blocks called amino acids, which contain nitrogen.

Train with a friend for better results.

Do you find yourself getting sad as the colder days and early dark nights of the fall months start to settle in? If that sounds like you, beat the post summer blues by increasing your commitment to living a more active lifestyle.

Clean your makeup brushes regularly.

Have you ever woken from a fabulous night’s sleep, looked in the mirror and screamed, “YIKES! What’s happened to my skin?” Do you sometimes have little breakouts but only on one side of your face?

Have you been experiencing blemishes that just don’t seem to be going away no matter what you do? I’m not talking about acne necessarily, but about the occasional breakouts that come out of nowhere and seem to linger. Let’s talk about a couple of reasons why blemishes appear and what can you do about them.

Healthy carbs fuel your body and brain

Low-carbohydrate diets may be gaining in popularity, but carbs are not the enemy.

The right carbs fuel your body and brain and supply an abundance of nutrients, too.

Isolation with good technique
will boost your biceps.

We all have our reasons for working out, whether we’re motivated by a desire to feel stronger, improve our athletic performance or just look good.

Some foods can help you sleep better.

If a good night’s sleep doesn’t come easily to you, your diet might be partly to blame. Here are a few ideas on what to eat to get to bed and sleep tight.