health

Crazy Fad Diets

The Five Worst Ways to Lose Weight If you’ve been reading me here for any length of time, you know that I’m all about fitness and health being fun and natural. Eat plants, move around — I’m not for fad diets or any of that madness. In my research, I frequently come across
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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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