"In Chicago, we may not think the Picasso presiding over the Richard J. Daley Center plaza is art, but we know it's a big Picasso and it's the city's Picasso, and when the Cubs made the play-offs, the sculpture wore a baseball cap just like everything else."Pat Colander
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5 Ways to Cheat without Wrecking your Weight Loss Program
Healthy eating day after day can get a bit much when everyone around you is enjoying cheesecake and chips. You know it's worth it in the long run but sometimes you just want a treat. Instead of gritting your teeth and feeling deprived when the ...
Carbohydrates - If You Think Carbohydrates Are Bad For You Think Again!
Carbohydrates are not bad for you, all you need to do is make sure you are eating the RIGHT carbohydrates and you will feel better, reduce the risk of disease and lose weight. It's all a question of eating the RIGHT carbohydrates; let's see the ...
Living With Diabetes?
If you have diabetes, it doesn't have to control your life, With the right treatment, a healthy diet and regular exercise you can carry on as normal, doing all the things you enjoy. Tips For Healthy Eating What you eat directly affects your blood ...
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Myth: You need to work your abs everyday.
Truth: The best way to develop abdominal strength and tone is to work your abs to exhaustion. You need to allow your abdominal muscles to recover..this equates to 24-48 hours of rest time between workouts. Increase the intensity of your workouts gradually. If you overdo it, not only will you be excessively sore (a little soreness is a good thing, it signifies that you have worked the muscle enough for it to repair itself and become stronger in the process), but you may discourage yourself because you will need more rest time than normal and it will be harder to do your ab exercises.
Myth: The more situps you do, the better.
Truth: Doing hundreds of situps will not help you lose abdominal fat! Situps actually do little to increase strength because they focus on edurance and are inefficient; it is hard to overload the abdominal muscles doing situps. Thus, you will be wasting your time. Crunches (yes, crunches) are the best way to overload the abs and work the entire midsection, whether you do them on the floor or on a Swiss Ball (my personal favorite!). There are many variations of crunches, and each targets different parts of the abdominal muscles. While doing crunches, it is imperative that you focus on proper technique and gradually increasing resistance. Using this method, you can fatigue your abdominal muscles using fewer reps.
Myth: Situps are the key to getting "cut" ab muscles.
Truth: If you have layers of abdominal fat covering your abs, situps, or any other exercise, for that matter, won't do you much good. For a strong, cut midsection, keep in mind these tips:
1. Train your abs with resistance. If you are a beginner, try crunches without resistance first. As you get stronger, then move to more challenging moves or crunches using a Swiss Ball.
2. You need consistent cardiovascular exercise (helps to burn fat faster, performed at 80% of your maximum heart rate).
3. Cut the fat in your diet to shed body fat and create definition. This is the only way your abs will show through! Remember, great abs are made in the kitchen!
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 Healthy eating, exercise will save lives -- if only we'd pay attention
Something wasn't quite right. Linda DeSmet was gaining weight. She couldn't figure out why. Then she started getting short of breath with the slightest bit of exertion. "If I walked a short distance, I had a hard time breathing," recalls DeSmet of Grosse Pointe Woods.
FLOTUS back in Florida to promote healthy eating
First lady Michelle Obama, who was just in Tampa last week promoting healthy eating, is coming back to Florida on Feb. 10-11. From the White House: Feb. 10 -- Homestead, Florida * 3:30 PM * WebMD Town Hall: Simple Tips For Healthy Families Mrs. Obama will join experts from WebMD, a leading source of health information for consumers and professionals and a free source of trusted information on ...
Healthy Snackers Looking to Nibble Their Way Into 2012, Reports Mintel
CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- We've made it a month into the 2012 resolution-season...and you have to wonder, who is still sticking to their New Year's healthy eating resolution...and who has fallen ...
Clackamas County grants seek to foster healthy eating, active living
Fifteen local organizations will receive a combined $102,482 for projects such as building community gardens and teaching child care providers about healthy snacks and movement activities.
USDA’S new ‘MyPlate’ replaces long-standing food pyramid
Nearly two decades after the pyramid was introduced, it has been replaced by a new plate model designed to simplify healthy eating.
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