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Use email? Surf the web? Facebook today? – Just How Tight IS Your Upper Back?

Computer Use with Keyboard linked to Upper Back Tightness

Nagging pain, damn you facebook!

I’m not your mother, I won’t nag you about posture.

Have you felt that nagging pain behind your neck — it makes me wish I had a Massage Therapist on hand 24/7! What can we do about that TIGHT upper back, that STIFF neck, and those ACHING shoulders?

Fortunately, the Danes have come up with fix for that upper back pain in office workers (or chronic facebookers)!

According to the National Research Center for the Work Environment in Denmark, the following exercises have shown improvement in office workers who spend long hours in front of a computer.

The Danish Rehab Solution for Upper Back and Neck Stiffness

1. Shrugs

Shrugs: 12 Reps, start with 20 Pounds

Shrugs: 12 Reps, start with 30 Pounds

2. One Arm Dumbell Rows

Single Arm Rows: 20 Pounds for 12 Reps

3. Reverse Flies

Reverse Flies: 5 Pounds for 12 Reps

4. Shoulder Abduction (a.k.a lateral raises)

Lateral Raises: 7.5 Pounds for 12 Reps

How does your upper back feel now??

Participants in the study reported 50% reduction in pain!

How do you compare?

For more, visit the National Research Center for the Work Environment.

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Nice Assets! The Workout for Perfect Glutes, Butt, Thighs, and Quads

Attaining a toned, sculpted backside and lower body is more than just a quad workout.

True Sign of Fitness: Glute Strength

If you really want that elusive lower body fitness — the kind of strength that turns heads — then you should focus on the glutes.

Glutes are more than likely the most powerful muscle on the human body. They are at the center of balance, the key to healthy joints, and a very fine piece of…asset to obtain.

Do you want sculpted thighs?

A backside that makes Kim Kardashian and Brad Pitt jealous?

Have you seen the movie, “New Moon” and want your own new moon?

Then follow this video for tips that you can start using, today, for a better lower body.

(Note: Adjust weight to your own strength levels — if novice, then use bodyweight only)

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The LATEST “400 Calorie Diet”: Fad or Fraud?

The latest diet sweeps the nation…could it be the answer?

You’ve heard somebody say, “I want to lose 10 pounds by next month.” But, by next month, they might not have lost 10 pounds — and what about two months from then?

Fad Diet, no good.

Fad diets are followed by well intentioned people who are  irrationally determined to follow unsafe diet advice with no regard to actual nutritional facts.

The 400 Calorie diet will make you lose weight, at a hefty cost

What kind of weight will I lose?

  • Water weight
  • Lean muscle
  • Small amounts of body fat

How will I feel?

  • Dry mouth
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Constipated
  • Irritable
  • Lack of concentration
  • Intolerance to cold

What happens after I finish my 400 calorie diet?

  • Revert to old eating patterns
  • Gain the weight back
  • Dissatisfied with body
  • Lower self esteem
  • Tired and hungry

The best weight loss happens by eating to be healthy, not dieting to lose weight.

Eat healthy, lose weight.

If you aren’t losing weight, then you aren’t eating healthy.

Some people think they eat healthy, but the necessary realization is that if you really are eating healthy, you will find yourself with a nice lean body.

I’m not judging you when I see you — but I can easily gather information based off of what I see. Everything from skin complexion, weight, energy levels, and additional markers will indicate levels of health.

What I’m saying is that, you can’t BS me about eating healthy.

If you really are eating healthy, it will show.

Meanwhile, people who make themselves available for success, can enact the positive behaviors necessary for healthy weight and true body satisfaction. Don’t we all just want to feel comfortable in our own skin?

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Why is Fruit Sexy?

Antioxidant-rich fruits make skin glow, boost attractiveness.

“I bet you’ve never had a pimple in your entire life, huh?” says my co-worker, Michelle. Of course — I have — but truthfully, I don’t remember the last time.

Just Delightful!

If you’ve ever had a zit, if your skin has been too pale to party, or if you’ve ever wondered the secret to good skin — it has nothing to do with sun from tropical beaches.

Could it be that the orange colored carotenes found in fruits boost your physical attractiveness?

Researchers say Yes: Participants rated the rosiest colored faces as healthiest and most attractive.

The preference for more golden or ‘yellow-toned’ skin as healthier might be explained by the ‘carotenoid pigments‘ that we get from the fruit and vegetables in our diet.

Carotenoids:

  • Orange, yellow, and red pigments found in fruits and vegetables
  • Powerful antioxidants
  • Soak up dangerous compounds in body
  • Awesome immunity boosters
  • Help your skin…G-L-O-W!

It’s about what you eat, not how much you eat

So enjoy the fruits of your labor, for rosy skin and a happy whim.

And did I mention that Grapefruits are in season?

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What ONE Simple Step had Kate Hudson lose 20 POUNDS?

Weight loss can get complicated: Not so for Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson, stunning appeal

One simple step helped Kate Hudson lose 20 Pounds for an upcoming film.

What was the ONE thing that Kate Hudson did to lose 20 pounds??

I’ll give you a hint — it has nothing to do with acai berry, the zone diet, or Jenny Craig.

Easier said than done, but more effective than anything else.

Quit

Drinking

Alcohol.

“I love my glass of wine. I love tequila. To be in New York for two weeks and not have one beverage! I’m not sure I’ve ever done that.” -Kate Hudson

We don’t all want to be like Kate Hudson

I mean, who would like to date Alex Rodriguez anyway? Not me, not in this lifetime.

But we can take the lesson from Kate, drop the alcoholic drinks — especially cocktails — and the fat shall begin to dissolve into oblivion. More realistically, have your cake and eat it too: by drinking in moderation.

Cheers, mate.

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