Easy, simple tips for slimming down – who couldn’t use them? You will notice that the best way to slim down is really quite simple. From drinking more water to swapping out crappy food for more healthy foods, this article dissects the best way to slim down!
We can all use some ideas for snack alternatives considering snacking is one of the main downfalls of many diets – it’s easy to forget about the tiny snacks you eat throughout the day but they really add up! Try these awesome, healthy snack alternatives from our guest author!
Summer is quickly rolling in and that leaves many of us scrambling to get that elusive “beach body”… And of course, you may have waited until the last minute to start your summer cut. While this isn’t the recommended plan – remember we want sustainable, habit-forming, healthy practices – there are a number of ways to help speed up your results.
Recently we published Part I of “Your Weight Loss Diary” which chronicled 3-4 women as they help motivate and push each other using the Home Burn system in order to lose weight and get healthy. They are back for Part II in which they are making big strides while dealing with daily struggles – the battle that we all fight! Let’s continue Your Weight Loss Diary:
Nuts, dried fruits, dark chocolate, and zingy ginger are combined to create an energizing mix full of fiber, protein, healthy fats, antioxidants, and a little sweet snack mix! This simple recipe makes for a convenient, on-the-go snack full of energy. This snack mix is a great afternoon snack to help you power through the workday and is a way better alternative than that bag of chips in the vending machine! Makes 3 cups of mix.
Okay, I’ll admit it – I friggin’ love watches. And while I may not wear them daily, I just like having them for some reason.
We are a little weird around here, okay?
Anyway, recently, the stars aligned, and I was sent a custom watch from Modify Watches—they make some seriously cool watches.
Overview: Cool, comfortable, adjustable, fully customizable watches! They have something for everyone – you will find your style!
Modify Watches is a company started in 2010 that offers thousands of options for watches—I’m talking 3000+ combinations. You can even customize a watch to your liking or personal style.
The watch faces come in two sizes: the Classic (1.75 inches across) or the Sport (1.5 inches across). They are easily interchangeable with any of the straps they have (as long as they are the corresponding size)—and trust me, they have any color you could want.
For instance, if you had three straps and three bands, you would have nine different watch combinations to fit whatever style you are going for.
The watch’s design is simplistic, which makes it great because the faces easily interchange into different straps, it’s easy to set the time on the watch, and most of the straps are made of soft silicone material that is super comfortable.
You don’t even realize you have a watch on! Oh yeah, the two-size designs and the watch’s waterproof status make it a great gift that anyone will love!
Likewise, their custom watch option is great. You can electronically upload an image file, and they can make you your custom watch – that’s badass. You can expect your watch 2-3 weeks after they receive payment.
They made me this really cool watch with my logo that I really dig. Can you tell where this review is going? In fact, if you want to rock the Always Active Athletics watch, you can get it HERE.
The people at Modify Watches have been nothing short of fantastic—they are simply genuine, and their customer support is top-notch. Plus, their goal is to create a sort of family atmosphere where everyone has a say on the watch designs, and they are succeeding at that as well.
In addition, they set us up with our own Always Active Athletics line of watches! Check it out HERE, and if you are interested in any of the watches, let us know, and we can hook you up with a special discount just for our fans!
Being able to make your own watch, the endless combinations, and their incredible support team make this product a home run. I really do dig the watches, and I will for sure be going back to them with any of my watch needs in the future—more specifically, for gifts!
Seriously go check them out and tell them Always Active Athletics/DIY Active sent you in the “Special Instructions.”
But watch yourself – you may get hooked! 🙂
Do you experience chronic pain or the feeling of chronically strained muscles – even post-workout muscle soreness? The myofascial release might be the answer. It’s a way for us to work our trigger points to release the underlying pressure. You see people all the time performing this on themselves at the gym by rolling on a foam roller. Can myofascial release help you?
One goal of almost any beginner (and seasoned fitness junkie) is to burn fat. That’s exactly why you always see those “fat burn” charts in the cardio section (and even on the machines themselves) in every gym you go to. These are the charts that show a relatively low intensity at which proportionally more fat is burned due to the low aerobic nature of the metabolic pathways that are used to fuel your muscle – that was a mouthful.
But can we burn more fat by lifting and doing cardio in the same session if we are pinched for time?
For all of you athletes out there from amateur to elite, the food you eat is part of your training plan. This meal will not only repair and rebuild the muscles you worked out today but also get you ready for your next round of exercise. This turkey enchilada casserole recipe serves 6-8.
Recently a group of ladies signed up for the Home Burn system – led by my Aunt. Below you will find her day-by-day account of their battle to take control of their heath – her weight loss diary. This humorous, first-hand account will make for a laugh and the realization that we are all working hard to take charge of our health! Enjoy!
