The first two days MUST be the easiest. Day three just has to be the hardest! I am incredibly sore and didn’t feel like getting out of bed. My entire upper back and arms present a huge challenge to lift but ga - life must go on!
I didn’t have internet access yesterday to post live […]
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Yup I was sore. But I’m on a mission and now that I’m committed I can’t really quit on day 2 can I! Yesterday I was also in the garden for about 40 mins, hoeing and chopping up weeds and things like that so it was rather physical. This morning I had to take the […]
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The many names of soda
There are over 450 different types of soda sold in the United States. In the past 20 years, consumption of sugar by Americans has risen nearly 30% - with 1/3 of that sugar attributed to carbonated soft drinks. Soft drinks are essentially a cold drink without any alcohol content and are […]
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Rebellion is something most people encounter in their teenage years. I did a bit of that - but now that I’m past that age, I wanna be rebellious all over again. Some people live like this their whole lives. Its called risk taking - living on the edge. And thats what this is the beginning […]
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Previously on Take Fit I have talked about the advantages and disadvantages of tracking progress using the bathroom scales, and using the bathroom mirror (published later this week). Today I want to talk about one of my preferred progress tracking methods, before & after photographs.
Before/after photos are definitely nothing new. They have been […]
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I read a troubling article on NDTV.com recently. It is about the latest techniques in cosmetic surgery in which surgeons are offering the ultimate quick fix in fitness that I’ve ever heard of. An operation which gives you six pack abs!
You will no doubt have heard of liposuction, the process of removing fat tissue from […]
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The triceps brachii, or ‘triceps’ as they’re commonly known are a very important muscles. ‘Triceps’ is actually a Latin word meaning “three-headed” which you can actually see if you stand with your back to the mirror and flex your triceps (though you can’t actually flex your triceps - see note below). Both […]
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Your health and fitness program is never going to be complete without stretching. It is so easy to ignore this activity and barge straight into your workouts but it is stretching that can really add to your efforts by lengthening your muscles and giving your body that lean, toned look. It also lowers the chance […]
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Introduction
We have Kiwifruit or Kiwis in our green grocers today because an ingenious New Zealander brought back this strange fruit from China to New Zealand. Previously known by names such as Chinese gooseberry and melonette, the name we know it by today is because of the ‘kiwi’s who began cultivating it: Isabel Fraser and Alexander […]
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Generally a goal is something you want to achieve that you haven’t yet achieved. Almost everyone has set goals at some point in their lives, whether they be related to education, money, business, skills or hobbies, travel or experiences, overcoming phobias and yes, fitness related goals such as weight loss or gaining muscle.
Most schools […]
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