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How Hard Should I Train? Stay Between the Lines

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How Hard Should I Train? Stay Between the Lines

You want to work hard enough to get results. But not so hard that you get injured and laid up for six weeks – and there goes those...

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Mindlessly Eat Better at Mealtime

“The best diet is the one you don’t know you’re on.” Sage advice from Brian Wansink, Director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell...

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Four Key Post-Pregnancy Fitness Tips: Part 2

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Four Key Post-Pregnancy Fitness Tips: Part 2

The first part of Key Post-Pregnancy Fitness Tips discussed getting the right muscles firing again and returning to exercise gradually...

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Four Key Post-Pregnancy Fitness Tips: Part 1

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Four Key Post-Pregnancy Fitness Tips: Part 1

While pregnancy is a wonderful time for an expecting family, it can also be very challenging physically for the mom-to-be. The growing...

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The Epic Quest for Six Pack Abs

In Death of the Diet, I stress the importance of determining your Why – the true motivating force driving you to improve your eating and...

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Modifying the Seven Minute Workout

High intensity interval training, often abbreviated as HIT or HIIT, has become quite the rage in a world where time is precious and the...

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Why I Love…and Hate Yoga, Part 2

Image: sakhorn38 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Over the past couple weeks I’ve received a few responses and inquiries as to what aspects of...

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Why I Love…and Hate Yoga, Part 1

Image: sakhorn38 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Inspired by the NY Times article, “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body”, I took a moment and began to...

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Three Tips to Maximize Exercise Results Each Session

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Three Tips to Maximize Exercise Results Each Session

Three Ways to Make This Lat Pulldown More Effective Image Courtesy of: Microsoft Images / Corbis Being physically active is an important...

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Measuring Fitness Results Beyond the Scale

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Measuring Fitness Results Beyond the Scale

Weight: Only One Marker of Fitness Results Image Courtesy of Microsoft Images The one instrument that most people use to measure health...

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Do You Eat to Live, or Live to Eat?

Image courtesy of: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Use the Healthy Food Preference List and Indulgence Frequency Questionnaire to determine how you...

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Death of the Diet Spotlight: Carolyn Appel and Free Range Human

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Death of the Diet Spotlight: Carolyn Appel and Free Range Human

Carolyn Appel and Free Range Human www.CarolynAppel.com Carolyn and I used to work together at Equinox in NYC during my grad school...

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Six Essential Running Warmups

Running Warmups = Awesome Run Image Courtesy of Microsoft Images Yes, you need to warm-up before running. Yes, it should be something...

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Crucial First Steps to Eating Healthier

Apples are one of her preferred healthy foods. Discover Yours! Image courtesy of Microsoft Images An assessment I previously created...

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Three Tips to Safe and Effective Interval Training

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Three Tips to Safe and Effective Interval Training

Interval Training Courtesy of Mircosoft Images An excerpt from Death of the Diet: “Interval training is an advanced, highly effective...

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Weight Loss Success Stories: Pulling Inspiration from Jealousy

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Weight Loss Success Stories: Pulling Inspiration from Jealousy

Weight Loss Success: Choose Inspiration Photo: Microsoft Images In many ways, jealousy and inspiration are fundamentally opposite...

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Combat Food Cravings, Part 2: When to Fight and How to Indulge

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Combat Food Cravings, Part 2: When to Fight and How to Indulge

Berry Delicious, Berry Tempting? Hopefully you’ve taken the past week to identify your food craving triggers (Step 1). Feel free to use...

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Combat Food Cravings, Part 1: Determine Your Triggers

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Combat Food Cravings, Part 1: Determine Your Triggers

Berry Delicious, Berry Tempting? Photo Courtesy of dusky, FreeDigitalPhotos.net *Download a complimentary copy of the Death of the Diet...

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Achieve Weight Loss & Fitness Success by Setting the Bar

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Achieve Weight Loss & Fitness Success by Setting the Bar

Setting the Bar – and Clearing It Image Courtesy of Microsoft Images Leave a Comment: What’s the current bar you’re reaching for? I had a...

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What does Wellness and Saving for Retirement Have in Common?

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What does Wellness and Saving for Retirement Have in Common?

Image: Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net With the age of pensions and Social Security on the way out (or so we’re told), there has...

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