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Avoid The Quarantine Fifteen (In Four Easy Steps)

Freshman year of college is a party made up of eating non-perishable foods you can keep in your dorm, staying up way too late, and living by your own rules.

By the end of the first semester, most freshmen find themselves a bit above their fighting weights, and for a lot of people, this self-quarantine will have the same effect.

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Health Hacks And Facts

Nowadays, you always hear about health hacking, life hacking, diet hacking; one thing is for sure—there is a lot of “hacking” going on without a lot of results.

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Flexible Dieting At Your Desk

Flexible dieting at your desk is the concept of adding up all the calories you’ll burn in a day and trying to eat less than that number while also maintaining a good macronutrient ratio (carbs/protein/fat).

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How To Diet At Your Desk

One of the biggest problems with the diet industry is the refusal to recognize that there is more than one solution to the obesity epidemic.

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How Many Pushups Should A Beginner Do To See Results?

An excellent place to start with any upper body strength training exercise is three sets of eight repetitions. Pick a variation and work your way up to three sets of twelve with that same variation. Once you can do that, add a set and drop the repetitions back to eight.

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Strength Training Is Easier Than Cardio

Powerlifters, bodybuilders, and tough guys/gals will all tell you how much they despise cardiovascular exercise. For people whose goals are to build strength or look like a greek god, cardio can feel a bit tedious. Like doing the dishes, it is a repetitive process that’s only reward comes when the job is finished.

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Six Challenging Leg Exercises That Require No Equipment

Most people think you need to go to the gym and lift some weights or ride some cardio equipment for an hour to get your legs working, but this is not the case. There are many challenging lower body exercises that require no weight and almost no space.

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