Fitness Facts

Let’s get one thing out of the way first and foremost. On a biological level, there are significant differences between male and female bodies, and it isn’t just the shape or presence of certain organs. Metabolism, biochemistry, a host of other concerns are quite a bit different between genders. Social gender issues completely aside, there…

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The military diet is a dieting program that has been gaining popularity in recent years. In essence, it is a fairly simple regimen. For three days out of each week, you are restricted to a very low number of calories. During this time, you are supposed to eat from a list of recommended foods. Some…

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When you think of a truly fit, in-shape athlete, action hero, or soldier, one of the things you always picture, along with significant biceps, is a six-pack. For various reasons, a primary one being mass media, a six-pack has been a symbol of excelling in physical fitness and strength for quite some time. Does one…

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You’ve taken every HIIT class at your local gym, you’ve tried spinning, you run/walk on the treadmill, and you’ve bought at-home workout DVDs to help you get fit and stay healthy. You lift weights and do everything you know is right, but when you step on the scale, you don’t see any changes. What’s wrong?…

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Testosterone. Most men know they have it and that it is what makes them biologically male, but what happens when you suffer from low-T levels? Most men start losing testosterone incrementally after 30 years old, but them at risk of health complications like erectile dysfunction, low muscle mass, type II diabetes, obesity, and more. So…

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The term “metabolism” has become part of the fitness vernacular, thrown around at weight management classes and fitness centers as well as water coolers and cocktail parties. Generally, people use the term to refer to the speed in which calories are burned. This, of course, leads to metabolism envy of thin people who appear to…

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Here’s a fun mathematical problem for you: How do you subtract one thing but gain another? Shedding fat from your frame is not an easy feat, but losing fat while gaining muscle could be the greatest fitness challenge of your life. Yet, while losing weight and not muscle are two different goals, you can do…

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One of the oldest-running debates in the world of bodybuilding involves a method called “bulking and cutting.” A quick search of the internet will show you that bodybuilding experts are sharply divided on this subject. The subject is made even more confusing by the fact that both sides have good arguments. Both sides also have…

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Have you heard the rumor that men lose weight faster than women? Everyone has heard it, those stories about women who enter the gym with their boyfriend or husband, start a diet at the same time and do the same workouts, but their male counterpart winds up losing double the pounds that the woman does.…

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When trying to shed pounds, people do crazy things, like cutting massive amounts of calories, yo-yo dieting, and stressing themselves out until they lose sleep. Then, upon hitting the fat-loss plateau, they struggle to come to terms with their own actions and choices. If this sounds familiar, then you might also be committing one of…

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We’re all familiar with the wide array of diets that are either overly-simpl, or overly-complicated. Some track calories almost like an accountant tallying overhead and expenses, while others are predicated on eliminating some scapegoat (such as gluten, carbohydrates, or animal products). Of course, the most traditional of these misguided diets is the fixation with eliminating…

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Yes, the elusive 6-pack, a section of musculature so appealing that the fitness gods themselves bow down to the aesthetics of one. The funny thing is that, with all the hype, people have forgotten what it takes to get one. There are millions of gurus saying “do this exercise,” and “take this pill,” or “use…

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The way you look and feel can boil down to a few key components: lifestyle choices and diet choices. After that, you need persistence and patience to see the changes through. Because diet is so integral to your health and wellness, you might think that you need a trending fad diet to help you lose…

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Throughout history, there have been many motivations behind fasting. Most of them, in the past, were not for the purposes of modern “dieting”, either. In ancient times, people had to often go for a long period of time eating little to nothing, to save their food reserves, or due to there just being no available…

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