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Steve Levert
Aug 15, 2019

The Best Time To Workout Is Actually In The Morning—Here’s Why

  Hotly debated fitness topics are in no short supply: yoga vs. pilates, cardio vs. strength training, treadmill vs. outdoor running—the list goes on. But no dispute is as polarizing as the one surrounding morning vs. evening workouts. Of course, the absolute best time to work out is whenever gym time meshes with your schedule, so you actually show

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Bill Brown
Aug 14, 2019

10 Simple Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy and Strong

  For decades we’ve seen progress in the fight against heart disease. While it has remained the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U.S., the rates were steadily declining. That is, until recently. Troublingly, that trend has stalled or even begun to reverse in the U.S. and several other high-income countries, according

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Bill Brown
Aug 13, 2019

The Surprising Connection Between Obesity and Artificial Light

  Before you crawl into bed tonight, turn out the lights and power down your devices. Exposure to artificial light — from sources such as overhead lights, smartphones and televisions — was associated with higher rates of obesity, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study included almost 44,000 women between the ages of 35–74

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CATEGORIES: Nutrition & Health
Bill Brown
Aug 12, 2019

Use the Rest-Pause Method For More Gains in Less Time

  Getting strong and building muscle takes patience. In fact, anything worthwhile takes time. As the cliche goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day. But, if strength and muscle tone are your priorities, you can try to fast track your results with the rest-pause method. PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD: THE KEY TO GETTING BIGGER AND STRONGER Before

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Bill Brown

The Zero Carb Diet May Be a Simple Way to Lose Weight—But Is It Safe?

  Low carb diets have been popular for years. But lately I’ve been hearing about a zero carb diet, and it has me worried. Depending on what you choose to eat, a no carb diet may be even more restrictive than a keto diet. While there’s no precise limit to the grams allowed per day, this

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CATEGORIES: Blog, Nutrition & Health
Bill Brown
Aug 10, 2019

8 Ways to Stick to Your Fitness Routine While Traveling This Summer

  It can be a struggle to keep up with your fitness routine when you’re galavanting around the globe. While traveling and exploring new places, you never know what a new city has to offer in terms of fitness or gyms — plus, you’re busy having fun! — so it’s often hard to stick to

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Bill Brown
Aug 09, 2019

Tips To Avoid Overeating

  Almost everyone has times when they overeat, especially when we’re stressed. We often turn to treats for comfort and then wind up feeling guilty (on top of being stressed) about what we just ate. Here are Health Fitness Revolution’s healthier strategies to reduce your stress and overeating: Talk about what’s stressing you out:  Everyone feels better in action

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CATEGORIES: Blog, Nutrition & Health
Bill Brown
Aug 08, 2019

Top 10 Health Benefits of Lemons and Limes

  Lemons and limes don’t get the respect they deserve in the nutrition hierarchy. These citrus fruits are usually an afterthought, at best a seasoning, and at worst a purely ornamental garnish. But we’re here to save lemons and limes from nutritional obscurity. The juice, skin, and flesh of these little fruits contain enough nutritional

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Bill Brown
Aug 07, 2019

Top 10 Benefits of Jumping Rope

  Kids jump rope during free time at school and boxers use it as a warm-up before every training session, so why not join them? A jump rope is not only popular and easy to use, but it also offers many health benefits you might not be aware of. Here’s Health Fitness Revolution’s benefits of

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Bill Brown
Aug 06, 2019

How to Start Working Out to Lose Weight

You’re doing a solid job of tracking your food and making nutritional adjustments that work well for you, so now you want to step it up and incorporate some exercise into your routine for added weight-loss power.   Here’s the problem: It may feel like there are hundreds, if not thousands, of possible starting points.

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