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Mental Edge Monday Topic #44: Is choice a good thing? It seems obvious that more choice is almost always better than less choice . Who wouldn’t want more choice ? When it comes to careers, partners, places to live, et cetera, who wouldn’t want the ability to see and do it all? Well, I’ve definitely fed at the trough of choices over the last 40 years. From Investment Banker, to Navy SEAL, to ..read more

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Mental Edge Monday Topic #43: How to Jazz up your Salads I’ve been eating a lot of salads recently. I usually throw in spinach, carrots, tomato, red onion, celery, avocado, or other miscellaneous veggies. Nothing too exotic. If the salad is one of my main meals, I’ll also try to include a quality protein like fish, tuna, turkey, or chicken. My salad dressing of choice is usually just balsamic vinegar and olive oil. ..read more

Cellulite is that ‘orange peel’ look that’s apparent on the legs, thighs and upper arms of most females as they age.  Caused by the storage of fat cells in the subcutaneous tissue and the subsequent pushing of fat against the skin from microcirculatory alterations, the results are an increase in fluid retention.  Alternative cellulite treatments offer females non-invasive choices outside of the doctor’s office and hospital.

Many females, in fact, most females, struggle with cellulite as they age. Physicians estimate that ..read more

Setting up goals to slim down is incredibly common among folks who wish to become thinner, only most do not do it in a way that they are likely to succeed at.  Following is a bunch of great pointers on how to set weight loss goals you can keep, and also why it’s a good idea to lose weight.

First and foremost, here is how weight loss goals can benefit you:

- You will have a good idea of what you would ..read more

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Mental Edge Monday Topic #42: The Power of Slow I’m getting sick of being so rushed. One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to carve out 5 minutes a day for reflection, prayer, meditation, staring into space, or whatever you want to call it. Let’s call it a 5-minute “slow down”. Sounds pretty easy, un-ambitious – and lame, right? Who can’t afford 5 minutes a day to put toward sitting in peaceful nothingness? ..read more

Same as anything in life there are truths and myths when it concerns physical fitness.

Particularly when it concerns exercise, there is plenty of talk about things you can do to tone up a certain area of the body. Unfortunately, this is a myth. Do not be fooled. There is no exercises that can truly ‘fix’ any one particular area of your body. There is a term for this, spot training, and the fact is you cannot know how the exercise ..read more

Your first post-partum look in the mirror can be daunting. Then come the questions – how are you going to get in shape when baby takes so much time? How soon should you embark on a workout program? What’s the best method?

As long as you have your doctor’s go-ahead and have completely healed from the birth, a jogging stroller is a great solution.

A jogging stroller is a great way to get in shape. Here ..read more

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Mental Edge Monday Topic #41: Salvaging your New Year’s Resolution Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! I hope all of you took some time to reflect on 2011 and to project into 2012. In November , I shared my approach to New Year’s Resolutions and I won’t rehash it now.  I’m already sick of articles that trot out the same old “10 Ways to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions stick”. We’ve all ..read more

A lot of people wish for trim, flat abs but few can actually say that’s what they have. What are the best ways to attain fit abs?

Exercise:

Well, you can begin with exercises that target your abdominal muscle’s such as the abdominal hold. To execute this exercise you need a steady chair and someway to time a minute. Sit up tall in the chair, positioning your hands on the edge of the chair with your fingers pointing towards your knees.

Next you ..read more

We will all hit plateaus in our training progress whether we are beginners or advanced fitness experts. Even the top bodybuilders, and those who are taking steroids, will plateau from time to time and it is something that we need to understand to break through.

The first thing many people will do is to increase their training intensity. This is the wrong move for most beginners and intermediate people as it quickly leads to over training.

Many times these plateaus will come ..read more