CleverYoga Best Workout Exercise Ball Review

Need a Exercise Ball

By now everyone has probably used or at least seen a yoga fitness ball – or commonly referred to as a stability ball.

But what makes them so good?

Are they simply used to improve your core? They all the same? Those are all very good questions and that’s why I was so glad that CleverYoga wanted us to review their yoga fitness ball! We put this stability ball to the test to check out its durability, how easy it was to actually inflate (did it take hours?) and just give it a thorough examination. So enough talk, let’s dive in!

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Your Skin After Weight Loss

Facial Skin After Weight Loss – A Big Deal?

Before anyone jumps the gun here, this article is about how losing a large amount of weight can affect your skin (more specifically your facial skin) and isn’t making a case to not lose weight. So if you are interested in your facial skin after weight loss (and really how it affects all skin) and how to keep a youthful appearance as you lose weight then read on!

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Fitness Routine: 9x9x9 Full Body Workout

Give this 9x9x9 Full Body Workout a Try

We have another great quick but effective DIY workout that you can do anywhere at any time. This fitness program is great for at home, on the go, or even at the office when you have a few minutes to kill! Good luck with these experts’ 9x9x9 Full Body Workout!

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Simple and Quick Grilled Vegetable Sandwich Recipe

Grilled Vegetable Sandwich Recipe

A satisfying sandwich stuffed with fiber, healthy fats, and a rich concentration of nutrients from a variety of savory vegetables! This vegetable sandwich makes for the ultimate quick, filling, healthy, DIY on-the-go meal! You can use gluten-free if sensitive or even your favorite wheat bread! This is one of the great affordable options you can make at home! Makes 4 servings.

Grilled Vegetable Sandwich Ingredients

2 red, yellow, or orange peppers, seeded and cut into quarters
1 large onion, quartered
2 portabella mushrooms
8 thick asparagus spears, bottoms trimmed
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 large baguette, or 4 large rolls (gluten-free if sensitive)
4 tablespoons pesto
1 cup arugula
4 ounces gruyere cheese, sliced thinly

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6 Tips For How To Set Up A Home Gym

The Basics for Starting Your Home Gym

Thinking about setting up your own private place to exercise like a home gym? No, we aren’t talking about a huge room full of equipment either. It can simply be the corner of any room in the house with the proper exercise and equipment! Take a look at these simple tips to keep in mind when setting up your home gym!

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Sit All Day? Try These Simple Office Exercises

Office exercises for Your Entire Body

Sitting day after day in the office can be mentally and physically taxing. We’ve talked about it a few times before here at the DIY Nation but it never hurts to have more stretches and office exercises that you can do to help maintain your posture. Check it out!

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Juetta West: Killer Bodybuilder Abs Exercise

Give This Killer Ab Workout a Try

We have another awesome workout from Juetta West that will help blast your core, smoke calories and improve your cardiovascular health! Push yourself during the workout to keep it at a high intensity to blast calories and save time! Check out this DIY killer ab workout along with the accompanying video below!

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Recipe: Basil-Ginger Tuna Kabobs

Tuna Kabobs Recipe

An easy, Asian-seasoned protein (tuna) for the grill and perfect for an afternoon summer cookout! A healthy, easy-to-make work of nutrition! Seriously, how awesome and easy is this recipe? It’s easy enough where even we can make these tuna kebabs! If you are environmentally conscious – as we should all be a little more of – make sure to check out Seafoodwatch.org to learn the best types of canned and fresh tuna for your health and the environment. Makes 4 servings.

Tuna Kabobs Ingredients

2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
½ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
1 ½ pounds 1 1/4-inch-thick tuna steaks, cut into 1-inch cubes

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5 Best Kettlebell Exercises

Get Fit with These Kettlebell Exercises

Needing a way to spice up your workout? Ever tried using a kettlebell? Kettlebells make for a great way to live the DIY lifestyle at home with exercises you can do in minutes in almost any room! Try these 5 kettlebell exercises in order to get a full-body workout that will build muscle and burn calories!

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37 Top Experts’ “Secret” Fitness Tips For Life: Part 1

Shhhh These are Top-Secret Fitness Tips

We’ve all heard the typical health advice for getting in shape: drink more water, get enough sleep, cut out soda…etc. We are constantly being bombarded with these fitness tips. Are there other fitness tips out there that are just as effective but not widely known – more “off-beat”?

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