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Fear of Lifting

What Stops Us in the Weight Room Last time I promised tips and tricks on how to handle your fear of the gym. Some of you who may have been athletes since you could walk are reading this right now and laughing — fear? Of the gym? Who the hell is scared of the gym? The rest
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Secrets of Pumping Iron

What Lifting Weights Can Do for You The first time I ever decided to lift weights, I didn’t even have the two pound purple vinyl dumbbells most women turn to when we decide to “lift weights.” I went the old-school route of using soup cans to firm, tone and sculpt!
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It’s Like Riding A Bike

Things I’ve Forgotten About Cycling Today I completed a beach-life rite of passage: I used my bicycle as transportation on an actual road with cars. To be perfectly honest, I hadn’t used a bike as transportation in about a dozen years. I got myself a beach cruiser from a
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