How May Exercise Affect Alcohol Consumption?

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Moderation is Always Key

Can your active lifestyle include booze? Three experts stop by to give us some quick tips on how your active lifestyle and alcohol can mix (or if it can’t). Nope, this isn’t a proclamation that you can drink 30 beers a night, as with everything nutrition it’s all about moderation! Here’s the expert’s advice:

Blood Flow Restriction Training 101

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Blood Flow Restriction Training for Everyone?

One of the hottest trends in fitness right now is blood flow restriction training (BFR), also called occlusion training. It’s helping people everywhere get results! Kusha stops by to give us the blood flow restriction training breakdown!

10 Top Holiday Workout Tips

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Stay Healthy With These Holiday Fitness Tips

The holidays are upon us! Apart from not eating everything in sight, Joan Pagano stops by to give us some pretty simple, yet effective holiday fitness tips to follow. Give them a try and conquer the holiday season this year!

The New You Workout Challenge

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Ready to Take Control of Your Exercise?

Welcome to the DIY Active: New Year, New You Workout Challenge!

This 4-week challenge is perfect for those looking to bust free from the exercise norms and exercise when and where the Hell they want. Our workout challenge requires no equipment and can be done at home! Get started by syncing this program with your favorite device to get daily reminders and workouts at your fingertips below:

How Effective Are Exercise Loop Resistance Bands?

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King Athletics: Exercise Loop Bands

We’ve all heard of resistance bands and how you can practically create your own DIY gym with them, but what about exercise loop bands? You know, the bands that don’t have the handles?

But seriously, are they just as effective?

We got our hands on a set of King Athletic Exercise Loop Bands to see how effective they really were and if they would hold up throughout some intense yet simple workouts! Plus, check out an exclusive discount below.

Best At-Home Chest and Back Workouts by Juetta West

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Need a Killer Back and Chest Workout?

Having a strong back and chest is paramount as we go through our daily lives. From being functionally strong to helping you burn more calories via these large muscle groups, this at-home back and chest workout might be perfect for you!

An Easy Recipe for the Best Roast Pork Tenderloin

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Pork Tenderloin Recipe

What a great, healthy protein for you and your family! This roast pork tenderloin is both savory and sweet. The tenderloin is a very lean protein and the red grapes contribute resveratrol for cardiac health. This pork tenderloin recipe makes 4 servings.

Pork Tenderloin Ingredients

  • 1¼ lbs. pork tenderloin
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup shallots, finely chopped
  • ½ cup Madeira or white wine
  • 4 cups red grapes
  • ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

List of the 12 Best Low-Carb Foods

Put These Low Carb Foods In Your Diet

Are you cutting carbs? Going gluten-free? Trying yet another way to get rid of that spare tire? Transitioning to a ‘low-carb lifestyle‘ isn’t for everyone, but if you’ve consulted with a medical professional and you’re ready to start changing the way you look at low-carb foods, keep reading.

Healthy Kitchen Tips: Be Prepared

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Healthy Kitchen, Healthy You?

Many of us eat like crap and it usually starts at home! If weight loss occurs in the kitchen, shouldn’t your kitchen be healthy and help set you up for success? That’s why we went out and got two seriously amazing experts to give us their tips for creating a healthy kitchen.

Futurepace Tech: The Best Water Bottle?

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Looking for the Best Water Bottle For You?

One of our biggest pet peeves here at the DIY Nation, aside from getting plenty of sleep and staying active, is staying properly hydrated.

From keeping you energized to helping your body run smoothly, staying hydrated is key!

This can be hard to do! That’s where the Futurepace Tech Stainless Steel 25oz Water Bottle comes into play. We put it to the test to see if it can keep your drinks nice and cold but also if it can keep your coffee warm as well (yup, we are addicted to coffee)! Find out if this is the best water bottle out there: