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Added by Jenslife on June 4, 2009 at 4:14pm — No Comments

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DIY TINCTURE

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Problems sleeping? Chances are that one out of ten people to read this is currently suffering from sleeping problems, but only a tiny fraction of them will consider a natural insomnia treatment. The majority of people will continue to not get the sleep they need until the

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Added by Y. A. Wagemann on March 17, 2009 at 7:16am — No Comments

Healthy Fat Helps Build Muscle

When it comes to building more muscle mass, many people tend to focus on protein and carbohydrate intake, unwisely forgetting to take fat into account. The problem is, without eating a moderate amount of healthy fat, you're denying yourself the possibility of achieving what Hans and Frans might call maximum pumpitude. A study that appears in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise reveals that guys who ate a normal diet that included a moderate amount of fat gained five poun… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

Space is Limited; Exercise is Not

Trust me, you don't need eighty thousand square feet of gym space to get a solid workout. All you really need is a little area to call your own and a willingness to break a good sweat, as evidenced by a great -- but simple -- fitness move known as the Prisoner Squat. To perform this leg-blasting and heart-pumping exercise, start by standing with your feet just slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Next, lace your fingers behind your head. From there, bend at the hips to lower your body down… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:39am — No Comments

How to Shed 5,000 Calories From Your Diet

One our ILLF magazine picks, Maximum Fitness, recently offered ways to save 5,000 calories through a mix of food choices and life/fitness activity. Best of all, they tell you how to do it in ONE DAY!!! Since we thought this was too good not to pass along, here's here's how you, too, can drop som cals. STARTING FIRST WITH THE DIET ... * Save 617 calories by eating an apple and drinking a black coffee (123 calories) instead of a muffin and a double-double coffee (740 calories) * Save 1,313 calor… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:39am — No Comments

Smoking Impairs Muscle Growth

Remember the Marlboro Man? He was a pretty tough looking hombre, wasn't he? And how about those male movie stars from the golden age of cinema; they looked like pretty tough with those cigarettes dangling from their lips, didn't they? Well, if the makers of these commercials and films really wanted to portray cigarette smokers accurately, they may have been better off using more wimpy looking guys. It turns out that there is yet another reason (add this to the list of the hundreds of others)… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:37am — No Comments

Don't Forget to Exercise

Do you remember what you wore to work yesterday? Or where you put your car keys this morning? Or what the phone number was to the house you grew up in? If not, then maybe you need to get out and start exercising, as doing so has shown to improve memory. MRIs taken of the brain of healthy adults taken after exercise showed signs of what Columbia University Medical Center researchers called "memory-cell" growth. Earlier studies led to similar results in mice. These studies may motivate physicians… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:36am — No Comments

Welcome to the Hotel Calisthenics

These days, many hotels are equipped with basic fitness equpiment. If their fitness center (I know, sometimes even calling a room, with one exercise bike from 1974 in it, a fitness center is a bit of a stretch) happens to at least have a treadmill, a weight bench, and some free weights, that's more than enough equipment to complete the following workout, designed for an on-the-go ILLF reader by Greenwich, CT-based personal trainer Adrian Garce. 30-minute workout 1. Before beginning, be sure to… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:35am — No Comments

Just Getting Warmed Up

Before starting a resistance training workout, you should always perform a few warm-up sets. This is for two reasons, really: 1) It will prepare your muscles for the workload that's about to be placed on them, and 2) It raises your core body temperature, helping to get the blood flowing. To warm up properly, use a much lighter weight than you normally would to perform a specific exercise. For example, if you are doing the bench press, and you usually lift 185 pounds, warm up with a set of ten… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:34am — No Comments

Slow the Progression of Alzheimer's

Certain lifestyle changes have been shown to affect, if slow down, the progression of age-related dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Here are some of the more common recommendations, excerpted from the website of Dr. Andrew Weil. * Follow a diet rich in antioxidants, with an emphasis on whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts and seeds. * Supplement with vitamins E and C. * Institute a program of daily exercise to improve circulation and keep the brain oxygenated. * Get adequate mental exer… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

The Gloved Ones

If you're a newbie at the gym, you may be wondering why some people are walking around with those crazy, fingerless gloves. Are they all part of some fitness motorcycle gang or something? Well, I suppose they could be, but more likely than not they're wearing them to protect against the formation of calluses. What you may also be wondering, having now found out why people wear those gloves, is why everyone doesn't. While there's no one answer to that question, there is at least something to be… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 4, 2009 at 11:32am — No Comments

Join the Men's Health Belly Off Club!!

Real guys just like you lost more than 60,000 pounds with Belly Off! in 2008, eating real food and getting results from 3 workout systems designed to torch fat and build lean muscle. The simplest plan is even better for 2009: Men's Health still has the right workout for you—use their guide to see which Belly Off! plan is perfect for your needs. The eating plan is all-new, with every meal and snack planned for 8 weeks of fat loss, with printable shopping lists and recipes so you can shop once, e… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 2, 2009 at 4:47pm — No Comments

Build Slammin' Abs

Do you get so mad sometimes that you feel like slamming something? If so, try working that Hulk-like rage out of your system by doing just that. Best of all, you'll get a great core workout in the process. Medicine ball slams are a great functional exercise that requires only one piece of fitness equipment to perform. No surprise here, that one piece of a equipment is a medicine ball. The one caveat is that you want to make sure that you use a leather-bound medicine ball and not the type that a… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 2, 2009 at 8:49am — No Comments

The Belle on the Ball

Call them what you want -- Stability Balls, Swiss Balls, Exercise Balls, Physio Ball, etc. -- these orbs are a great compliment to an exercise routine, especially when it comes to ab work. There are dozens of abdominal/core exercises you can perform using a Swiss Ball (I'll stick to this name, since it's what I regularly refer to it as). Among the more popular moves is the crunch, which is a good thing since this exercise, when done on the ball, works both the rectus abdominis (front abs) and t… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 2, 2009 at 8:48am — No Comments

Get With the 'Pro'gram

There are a wide variety of protein sources available. From eggs to soy, peas to milk; there is a means of getting the suggested daily amount of this macronutrient. But still one question remains: Are all proteins created equal? Well, I suppose that's a bit subjective. For some, vegetarian protein sources are considered to be the best because they are not derived from dairy or meat. For others, what makes a protein source good is the fact that it does come from diary or meat. Again, determining… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 2, 2009 at 8:46am — No Comments

Save Calories with These Fast Food Choices

It's such a simple idea for a book, yet it's still absolutely brilliant. By pitting one food against another, Men's Health has taken Eat This, Not That, a recurring sidebar entry from its magazine, and turned it into a national bestselling book. Here are just a five ways to save on calories even while eating at notoriously unhealthy chains. 1. AT KRISPY KREME, ordering the Very Berry Chiller instead of the Mocha Dream Chiller will save 500 calories. (Do that once a week and you'll drop… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 2, 2009 at 8:45am — 1 Comment

3-1-3 Tempo

More often than not, lifters and fitness pundits alike suggest a 2-1-1 approach when it comes to weightlifting tempo; that is, take two seconds to lower the weight, hold it steady for one second, and then take one second to raise the weight. However, a new study, published in the Journal of Physiological Sciences, revealed that a 3-1-3 tempo might work best. According to researchers, taking three seconds to lower weight, holding it for a second, and then taking three seconds to lift it, while u… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on March 2, 2009 at 8:42am — No Comments

producers, directors, agents, casting directors

Hi all the director, producer, actors, actress, agents etc. I have my own active website www.katekorbel.com have a look and contact me if I am suitable for any of your projects. have a nice day kate Continue

Added by kate korbel on January 22, 2009 at 9:58am — No Comments

Be Sure to Break the Fast

Source: I Look Like Fit When was the last time you had breakfast? Hopefully you can say this morning, but if you are like many people, you probably can't remember. Not a good idea for several r… Continue

Added by ilooklikefit on December 10, 2008 at 11:36am — 1 Comment

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