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The crippling effect of muscle imbalance

by Irena on August 10, 2016August 11, 2016 in Fitness, Health tips, Workouts

It all starts with poor posture.  Whether you are at work hunched over your keyboard, out and about with your nose in your cell phone or even working out with… [Continue Reading]

The flaw of “Couch to 5K” challenge

by Irena on August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 in Fitness

I’ll start from the bottom line.  The reason why I am not a fan of any version of “Couch to 5K” is because when the training is done and the… [Continue Reading]

Training in the heat

by Irena on July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 in Fitness, Running, Workouts

It was 93 degrees in New York yesterday but it didn’t stop me from running in Central Park.  And why should it?  Running in extreme weather conditions is possible when… [Continue Reading]

Build your muscles naturally with anabolic foods

by Irena on July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 in Nutrition, Remedies, Workouts

When working out to increase hypertrophy (muscle building), you need to take a good look at what you are eating and make sure you are helping the process.  You want… [Continue Reading]

Go Bananas!

by Irena on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 in Health tips, Nutrition

There’s not a lot of fruit out there that can match the amazing benefits and versatility of bananas.  Rich in potassium, magnesium, copper, manganese, and fiber, they pack a great… [Continue Reading]

Overcoming adversity

by Irena on July 20, 2016December 5, 2016 in Fitness, Health tips, Motivation, Nutrition

Are you struggling with something that seems to get you beat?  Some of you who don’t work out on a regular basis and struggle with weight or health issues think… [Continue Reading]

Getting through your sports related injury

by Irena on July 18, 2016July 20, 2016 in Fitness, Health tips

For those of us who are workout fanatics, there’s nothing that can knock us down like an injury.  And I mean knock us down emotionally not just physically.  We can… [Continue Reading]

Grain benefits

by Irena on July 15, 2016July 19, 2016 in Health tips, Nutrition

Grains are an important part of a healthy diet and should be included in your daily nutritional regiment.  Variety is key as not all grains have the same benefits.  This… [Continue Reading]

How to lose weight and not gain it back

by Irena on July 6, 2016July 19, 2016 in Fitness, Health tips, Nutrition, Weight loss

What inspired this particular post is an article I read online about one woman’s unfortunate struggles to lose weight and keep it off (you can read for yourself http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/weightloss/i-lost-50-pounds-and-gained-it-all-back-heres-what-went-wrong/ar-AAhWRYu?li=BBnba9O#page=4).  She… [Continue Reading]

Gainz, baby gainz!

by Irena on July 5, 2016July 6, 2016 in Fitness, Weight loss, Workouts

Why are women afraid of muscle?  I always hear women say they want to lose weight but don’t want to bulk up and therefore they do cardio and don’t really… [Continue Reading]

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