Blood, sweat, & tears… Start counting when it starts hurting.. “If you’re not sweating or sore, did you even train?” Ideas or quotes such as these have been all the rage for decades within the fitness world. The concept of pushing yourself to your limits and beyond as the best way to make progress. Is […]
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Not gonna lie, I love Chipotle more than anyone should. And based on my current schedule, life, etc, I eat it quite often.. Lol Love and convenience are why I eat it like 3-5 times per week.. Yep. I don’t even care. But anyway, as a vegan, the options can seem quite limited. But I
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The golden rule for successful weight loss is that you have to be in a caloric deficit, overtime. Or in other words, eating fewer calories than you’re burning. Now arguably the best way to do this is simply by tracking your calories. But let’s be real, not everyone wants/has the time to do that. Plus,
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Lifting weights isn’t just about building sexy bulging muscles, or being the strongest person in the gym. And although those things can be great byproducts of lifting weights, there are actually a lot of other, more legit, benefits that many people may be unaware of. Resistance training, by the way, is just a fancy way
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With the year coming to a close, a lot of people might be pondering those resolutions for the new year. And resolutions involving health and fitness are some of the most common. If improving your health and fitness in any way is one of your resolutions, then I have, for you, some great and simple
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Losing body fat all comes down to being in an energy deficit. That is, burning more energy (in the form of calories) than you eat. That being said, the reality around losing weight is that you pretty much can eat anything and still see the pounds come down. However, there are some caveats to this…
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Nowadays, when someone has a fitness goal, there’s so much focus on what diet to follow, or how few carbs should be eaten, rather than focusing on what matters the most: overall energy balance. Which is energy going into our bodies (food, calories), and energy going out of our bodies, or being burned (activity, exercise,
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6-pack short-cut! 12 week transformation! Rapid fat loss!!! Nonsense phrases like these, and others, have plagued the fitness world for decades. Programs promising and promoting fast transformations, or quick results. The reality is, it’s all bullshit. Successful, and better yet, sustainable fitness transformations take.. time.. (and not even a ton, tbh) But still… There are
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Olive oil, canola oil, coconut oil – the list goes on. What’s the deal with them? Are they healthy? Dietary oil has been the subject of a lot of debate in recent years. Some folks claim it’s basically the source of all evil, while others claim vegetable or seed oils to be healthier alternatives to
What if I told you the best kind of cardio is also relatively the easiest? Doesn’t sound right, does it?… This is because there’s always been a lot of cardio confusion in the exercise world, with many people thinking they have to run forever, or feel like ‘they’re dying’ in order to get a good
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