Surfing, The Radical Alternative Workout

I think I just realized an all encompassing truth about life—it's impossible to be out of shape and be a surfer at the same time. Most athletes and people who participate in sports work out on the side to help improve their game performance, but very few people look at it from the opposite viewpoint: Why not play a sport as a form of exercise? Get some surf training...

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Health Benefits of Coffee

Throughout history, coffee has been alternatively glorified and vilified. Actually, that's not entirely true—most of our history has held up coffee as an important beverage. It was only once certain health fads started taking hold in the past few decades that coffee was seen as something that could be dangerous, and we began asking the question, is coffee healthy?...

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4 Health Areas In Which Protein Shakes Benefit The Most

The most popular form of supplement used these days by bodybuilders and other athletes that require muscular strength is protein shakes. They are considered the best primarily because they help in increasing muscle mass; therefore, they are the preferred choice of bodybuilders. If the benefits of protein shake be classified in major categories, then four categories surface...

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Why Amazon Is The Best Place To Find Workout Supplements

The search for a great workout supplement is, in my opinion, a never ending challenge. Not only is there a huge variety of supplements out there to choose from, but there are more hitting the market every day! In my search lately, I've been turning to Amazon. They're not a company that specializes in workout supplements, sure, but I've found that they're one of the...

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Workout On YOUR Schedule With A Pay As You Go Gym

Let's talk about commitment. My favorite kind of commitment is the kind I can avoid. I hate those two year contracts on cell phones; I try to pay with cash whenever possible to wiggle out of credit card bills; I cross the street when I see someone up ahead handing out flyers, that kind of thing. And one thing that's extra high on my list of "things to avoid at all...

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The Six Week Shred—Build Muscle and Lose Weight

What's the hardest part about sticking with a workout routine? Is it the hours and hours you have to put in before you see results? Is it the strict diet that cuts out every single one of your favorite foods? Is it just a pure, straightforward lack of motivation to keep going? For a lot of us (me included), it's all of the above. I don't like saying that I like...

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