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Weight Loss: More Proof That Yoga Works
Read More: Weight Loss: More Proof That Yoga WorksBy Carol Ann Weber One of the first studies conducted on human beings that measures the effects of yoga on weight was published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and guess what the researchers concluded? Yoga helps you lose weight. Lead author of the study, Dr. Alan Kristal, states that he and his colleagues…
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Look Great Naked Q&A
Read More: Look Great Naked Q&AQ: Is it important to keep my heart rate in the fat-burning zone when I do cardio? I want to lose 10 pounds for my wedding and would like the quickest way to get rid of the extra fat. A: If you want to maximize fat loss, there is little utility in training in your…
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Lauralie Chapados: Bikini Champ Talks Training, Diet
Read More: Lauralie Chapados: Bikini Champ Talks Training, Diet“It’s a beautiful, never-ending journey of self-improvement and self-discovery. Embrace the process and enjoy it.” By Kevin Levrone Lauralie Chapados is one of the fastest-rising stars in the IFBB Pro League Bikini division. At only 25 years old, this statuesque beauty already has six pro wins and has been runner-up at the Bikini Olympia. IFBB…
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Get a Firm Chest With Dumbbells
Read More: Get a Firm Chest With DumbbellsAn excellent way to develop the pectoral muscle group is through proper isolation. While power movements like the traditional bench press are foundationally important, dumbbell exercises performed with isolation are equally beneficial in the development of the pectoral muscles. Dumbbells provide the opportunity to approach different angles that affect the pectorals from origin to insertion…
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Your Complete Guide to Tempo Training
Read More: Your Complete Guide to Tempo TrainingSo you’ve been lifting for years, and you even have some solid performance and physique results to show for it all. Good on you. If you’ve reached a plateau in your gains, however (and we all have), it’s worth taking a closer look at the particulars of your program, your exercises and even your individual…
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10 Tips to Boost the Burn!
Read More: 10 Tips to Boost the Burn!Shift yourself into fat-blasting overdrive with these 10 surefire tips to boost the burn! 1. Active Warm-up: Jumpstart your cardio with an active warm-up of fast-paced exercise. Rope jumping is an express train to the cardio red zone! Add a short bout with a jump rope before your cardio session to maximize your calorie burn and melt away the…
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2 Exercises for Flat Abs
Read More: 2 Exercises for Flat AbsBy Shoshana Pritzker “Step up your routine with a few new ab exercises. They are worth the pain of doing them,” notes Ava Cowan, a fitness professional who has competed in the most prestigious Figure events worldwide, ranking top 3 in the world and becoming a social media phenomenon with 1 million followers at her…
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The Cellulite Cure?
Read More: The Cellulite Cure?All women have cellulite. What do super-sexy celebrities and some of the fittest-looking women in the world have in common? They all have cellulite – the dimply, cottage cheese-looking fat that accumulates on the butt, thighs, and abdomen. When it comes to cellulite, the fit and famous are no different from other women. No matter…
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Get Razor-Sharp Abs With V Sit-ups
Read More: Get Razor-Sharp Abs With V Sit-upsMost people would love to have abs that are sharp enough to open a can of tuna, yet many trainers put their ab training on the back burner during this time of year. That’s too bad, because abdominal training doesn’t have to consist of complicated exercises on chrome machines. Although many machines are effective, simpler…
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Get a Firm and Toned Chest
Read More: Get a Firm and Toned ChestMany exercise programs for women revolve around using fixed machines to shape a particular muscle group and they shy away from using free weights (i.e., barbells and dumbbells). This means that multiple exercises are often needed to activate large muscle groups like the chest. In contrast, free-weight exercises tend to be more general and activate…
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Blueprint For a Sexy Butt
Read More: Blueprint For a Sexy ButtFitness girls have always wanted a great butt and abs— it’s the rest of the world who is late to catch up. Mapping out your plan for achieving better than celeb-status glutes is easy when you have IFBB Bikini pro Juliana Daniell helping you out. Juliana’s Butt-Sculpting Workout is the perfect tool for getting results.…
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How to Transform Your Body
Read More: How to Transform Your BodyWith the right exercise and nutritional program, you can significantly improve your physique and do so quickly. Q: What’s the fastest way to get into shape? A: Your question is perhaps the one I’m most frequently asked to answer. While the specifics of creating a detailed routine to tone up fast is beyond the scope…
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Balancing Act: Stable Surfaces Versus Stability Balls
Read More: Balancing Act: Stable Surfaces Versus Stability BallsTraining on stability balls adds a valuable tool to your training arsenal as long as you understand its benefits and limitations. Active women around the world have gone crazy over stability ball training. The balls are also known as Swiss balls, exercise balls, physioballs, gymnastic balls or fit balls. People use stability balls to force…
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Firm Your Butt and Tighten Your Glutes
Read More: Firm Your Butt and Tighten Your GlutesSagging buttocks do not do much to enhance the lower body, but firm, tight and toned gluteals can give your lower body a renewed attention-grabbing sparkle. Firming this region will make your new clothes fit their best, and it will allow you to get back into those tight jeans that used to grip your hips…
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The Perks of Barefoot Training
Read More: The Perks of Barefoot TrainingA good pair of shoes seems like a no-brainer for resistance training, yet every now and then, you’ll see a super-fit person crushing a workout in bare feet. Is there something to this, or is it just some peculiar personal preference? Our dynamic duo of experts weighs in and give a yea or nay on…
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Fasted Cardio vs. Non-Fasted Cardio for Maximum Fat Loss
Read More: Fasted Cardio vs. Non-Fasted Cardio for Maximum Fat LossAn article published in The New York Times on December 3, 2019 reported that, “Cyclists who peddled on an empty stomach burned twice as much fat.” It has been reported in the scientific literature in the past that aerobic exercise after an overnight fast accelerates the loss of body fat. Research has shown that low…
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Ultimate Full-Body Workout: Indoor Rowing
Read More: Ultimate Full-Body Workout: Indoor RowingBy Lisa Steuer Looking for a cardio workout that will whip your whole body into shape? The rowing machine in your gym may be a better choice than the treadmill or elliptical. More and more people are realizing the fitness benefits of rowing without ever stepping foot near any water. Rowing combines cardio with resistance…
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Perfect Butt Workout
Read More: Perfect Butt WorkoutThis workout will give you the bottom you want – if you are willing to pay the price. It won’t happen overnight. Booty-licious celebrities have used their lean, firm bottoms to propel them into mega-stardom. A nice butt is the Holy Grail of a healthy, sexy-looking body. Nice butts aren’t just for the rich and…
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Get Firm and Shapely Shoulders and Arms
Read More: Get Firm and Shapely Shoulders and ArmsNowadays people can work anywhere, and many of us have had to transition to working from home whether we like it or not. While the traditional office setting has undergone major changes lately (including having no office whatsoever), when it comes to exercise, some things really can’t be improved upon. That includes many of the…
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Get Moving With Pilates
Read More: Get Moving With PilatesForty years ago, Pilates was a backwater exercise method practiced by about 5,000 people in the United States. Today, millions of people around the world do Pilates and most gyms have dedicated Pilates instructors and classes. Joseph Pilates developed Pilates exercises in the 1920s, based on work of fitness gurus of the time, such as…
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The Secret to Firm and Shapely Hips
Read More: The Secret to Firm and Shapely HipsThe hips are frequently problematic. Not only do extra calories seem to grab onto and land on the hips, but the hip structure also seems to accentuate even the smallest dietary slips. While the hip structure is important for lower-body aesthetics, the muscles around the hip and especially hip abductor muscles are key to obtaining…
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Hiking to Burn Fat and Calories
Read More: Hiking to Burn Fat and CaloriesThirty-year-old Marylyn Connors from Newark, New Jersey, walked gingerly into the Ute Mountaineer Outdoor store in Aspen, Colorado. She had an expression of distress on her faintly sunburned face. Immediately she approached the retail counter stating, “I need to talk to someone in the hiking department.” Behind the counter was the store’s hiking expert, known…
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Toned and Shapely Leg Workout
Read More: Toned and Shapely Leg WorkoutToned hamstring muscles provide shapeliness to the rear thighs, something that will be more visible this summer when you hit the beach or incorporate shorts into your wardrobe. However, many women – even those who work out regularly – don’t devote as much effort to their hamstrings as they do to their quadriceps – and…
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Best for Fat Loss: HIIT or Endurance Training?
Read More: Best for Fat Loss: HIIT or Endurance Training?A series of short, intense cardio intervals provide similar fitness results as long efforts do, but in much less time. It happens to just about everyone. They hop on the treadmill, elliptical or stairclimber, ready for an invigorating cardio workout but before the machine even gets warmed up, the would-be calorie cruncher is faced with…
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Get a Tight Core and Firm Waist
Read More: Get a Tight Core and Firm WaistYour abdomen, hips and buttocks will really tighten and firm when you use reverse planks. Have months of reduced activity, stuck at home during the pandemic, taken its toll on your abdomen and hips? Unfortunately, you cannot hide your lower waist and hip shape in the summer like you can in the winter. Nevertheless, this…
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Ashley Kaltwasser, 3x Ms. Bikini Olympia Champion
Read More: Ashley Kaltwasser, 3x Ms. Bikini Olympia ChampionWelcome to this week’s episode of the “Buff Bombshell Show” with Emma Hyndman aka The Posing Pro, Lauren Lotter aka Bikini Amateur, and our special guest, three-time Ms. Bikini Olympia Champion Ashley Kaltwasser. The ladies talk to Ashley about her journey in the IFBB, what it takes to become a pro athlete, and more. To…
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Get Ripped and Toned Bodyweight Workout
Read More: Get Ripped and Toned Bodyweight WorkoutSummer is almost here, and you will no doubt be on the move once again. Whether on the beach, touring the city or lakeside, you need a workout that travels light and gets the job done quickly. You need bodyweight training. Bodyweight training has been around as long as humans have been exercising. Push-ups, sit-ups,…
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Glute Training Workshop
Read More: Glute Training WorkshopSmall tweaks in exercise form can lead to large increases in gluteal muscle activation, and this increased glute activation will lead to greater growth and development. Most gym goers have to learn these tweaks the hard way over the course of many years. In this post, I hope to expedite your learning curve by teaching…
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Wellness Winners at Pittsburgh Pro
Read More: Wellness Winners at Pittsburgh ProIn this week’s episode, Emma Hyndman aka The Posing Pro and IFBB Bikini Amateur Lauren Lotter have some girl talk time and discuss the much-awaited Pittsburgh Pro, highlighting the top three Wellness winners. The ladies talk about everything from presentation to hair to heels. If you want to be the best, do not leave out…
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Best Exercise for Toned and Tight Abs?
Read More: Best Exercise for Toned and Tight Abs?Abdominal work is probably not the favorite thing most women do in the gym. Having said that, of all the abdominal exercises that are possible to string together, bench crunches can be enjoyed the most. There is just something satisfying about experiencing the short, intensive contractions, then having them evolve into tingling abdominal muscle cramps,…
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Get Strong and Shapely Arms for Summer
Read More: Get Strong and Shapely Arms for SummerFirm and shapely arms from your fingertips to your shoulders look great any time of the year, but what do you do if your arms are a little softer or not quite as toned as you wish they were? You just have to face facts; it is really impossible to hide your arms for the…
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Get Toned, Sexy Shoulders
Read More: Get Toned, Sexy ShouldersBy Bryn Peterson Let’s face it, trim and toned shoulders make a statement! Both subtle and sleek, shoulders can be seductive in a strapless evening gown, eye catching in a yoga top and downright sexy in lingerie. Make heads turn with a total-body cardio and sultry shoulder-toning workout wrapped into one. Chances are, with your…
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9 Ways to Bust Through a Fitness Plateau
Read More: 9 Ways to Bust Through a Fitness PlateauEverything was going so great with your workout program — and then, one day, it suddenly stopped working. What happened to those obvious results, personal records and goals you were crushing? Welcome to the plateau zone. It may feel frustrating, but don’t automatically think of it as a bad thing. “It’s a victory in my…
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Get Toned, Sculpted Abs and Obliques
Read More: Get Toned, Sculpted Abs and ObliquesBy Ritch and Mia Finnegan Every day we see gimmick exercise equipment, routines and videos advertised as the easy way to get your own “six-pack.” To any true fitness professional, this deceptive advertising is irresponsible and unprofessional. The advertising always seems to talk about getting six-pack abs without mentioning the facts: In order to construct…
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Best Butt Workout
Read More: Best Butt WorkoutRegardless of your present condition, a firm, shapely backside can be yours – provided you’re willing to put in the effort. Without question, attaining a toned tush is a difficult endeavor. The gluteal region is a storehouse for body fat, containing an abundance of adipose cells. From a functional standpoint, lower body fat serves a…
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Lower Back Pain: Any Relief?
Read More: Lower Back Pain: Any Relief?Why is a back injury so potentially devastating? It can be summed up in a single word: PAIN! This pain usually begins as a sharp, intense twinge in your lower back and if you’re lucky, it will be only momentary, then immediately disappear without any residual effects. If you’re unlucky, the pain will be sharp,…
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Lower Body Blast: Workout to Burn Fat, Tone Hips and Thighs
Read More: Lower Body Blast: Workout to Burn Fat, Tone Hips and ThighsBy Mia and Ritch Finnegan Are you one of the many women who are not satisfied with the way your hips and thighs look? If you answered yes, you’re not alone! You’ve tried yo-yo dieting, starving, cellophane wraps and thigh creams, but to no avail. Why? Because independently they don’t work! To burn fat from…
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Janet Layug, Ms. Bikini Olympia 2020
Read More: Janet Layug, Ms. Bikini Olympia 2020https://youtu.be/FioHTEqdPE8 In this week’s episode, the ladies – Emma Hyndman, The Posing Pro and Lauren Lotter, Bikini amateur – talk to IFBB Bikini Pro Janet Layug. Janet is the reigning Ms. Bikini Olympia 2020, and in Season 2, Episode 2 we talk to Janet about her journey and what it means to never give up…
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‘Look Great Sleeveless’ Upper Body Workout
Read More: ‘Look Great Sleeveless’ Upper Body WorkoutThe warm weather’s here and so are those sultry sleeveless fashions. Strapless dresses, sports bras … the offerings are seemingly endless. But in order to look your best in these outfits, your upper body has to be up to the task. This is where the “Look Great Sleeveless” body sculpting routine comes in. By following…
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Total Body Fat-Loss Circuit
Read More: Total Body Fat-Loss CircuitBy Mia and Ritch Finnegan Do you make excuses for not working out consistently? Or, do you spend countless butt-numbing hours on the stationary bike only to achieve no results? Either way, there’s no excuse for not trying a workout that will help you tone your muscles, give you more energy and enable you lose…
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Buff Bombshell Show Special Guest: Rachel Daniels
Read More: Buff Bombshell Show Special Guest: Rachel DanielsIn this week’s episode, the ladies – Emma Hyndman, The Posing Pro and Bikini Amateur Lauren Lotter – talk to the incredible Rachel Daniels. In a short but well-earned competitive career, Rachel has gone from IFBB Bikini amateur to Women’s Physique pro and also made her Olympia debut in 2020. We have no doubt that…
