Articles authored by The Great Fitness Experiment
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Coconut Water: Better Hydration or Health Hype?
Water’s great for us. But what has nature provided for those occasions where you do need a drink with some calories and carbs? Enter coconut water.
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7 Healthy Tips for the Impulsive and Impatient
I decide to do something I do it. Right then. Even if it is the middle of the night. People love this about me. So in the spirit of the New Year and a toast to immediacy, I offer you seven healthy changes that you can do right now.
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Do You Like to Multitask or Focus During Your Workout?
As a consummate multi-tasker – often to my detriment, I might add – this was an entire paradigm shift for me. I just couldn’t get past the idea that if you could do more than one thing at a time then why on earth wouldn’t you?
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What Are Your Gym Bag Essentials?
Poofy or neon. Hand quilted or sleek leather. Stuffed to the brim or neatly organized. Whatever yours looks like, a gym bag is a staple for most exercising folks. (And one of the few times guys get social permission to carry a purse without checking their man card. ).
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Book Review: New Rules of Lifting for Women
Health blogging rule #1: The fastest way to tick people off is to stomp on their favorite diet or workout.
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What’s Your Definition of Beauty?
The scene: Supermarket, 10 a.m. on a Thursday. The girl: Tall, tanned, uber-thin with long, straight, shiny hair. She was so put together with a perfect outfit with adorable sky-high heels and coordinating jewelry.
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The Truth About Salt
“Keep your family goiter free! Or else Norman Rockwell will not want to paint adver-pictures of your family!”.
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The Importance of Resting Between Weightlifting Sets
I love to workout and part of the reason for not always following workouts/diets the way they're written is because I make the workouts adapt to my life not the other way around. And no, I’m not complaining about how long the workouts are (they’re pretty short actually – 30 minutes or less most days). I’m whining about the rest periods...
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How to Build a Better Immune System
It turns out that my great immune system may have less to do with my smug chia-swilling, Tabata-running ways and more with my gender. This week scientists discovered that...
