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How to avoid injury while exercising

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Most of us have been there before: you just started a new workout plan. You’re a couple of weeks into it – just starting to see some really exciting progress, and WHAMMO – something starts hurting. Whether it’s your shoulder, back, neck, knee, or any other body part, nothing sidelines great progress as quickly as an injury. Suddenly we stop moving, start rehabbing, and before we know it we forget to pick up again where we left off (sound familiar?!). Well not today! This is the day we take back our fitness and eliminate those injuries from our lives! Today I wanted to share 6 things you can do right now to avoid injury and ensure you see your progress all the way through to completion of your goals! Keep reading for more…

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10 Healthy Tips To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

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10 tips to avoid holiday weight gain

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Oh how true that sentence rings! December truly is my most favorite month out of the year. The lights, the music, the special spirit of the season, and of course – getting together with family and friends! Unfortunately, most of these activities involve food, and even more unfortunately most of the time this food around the holidays isn’t the healthiest. Combine that with the colder weather outside and the general lack of activity (especially as compared to the warmer months) and it’s no wonder “holiday weight gain” is a very real issue for most of us (in fact – did you know the average American gains about 5 pounds in November and December?!).

Well not this year! Combat holiday weight gain with 10 of my favorite tips to stay healthy and active this season! Check them out below… …

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10 Tips To Stay Healthy This Flu Season

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Are you ready for flu season?
I love this time of the year. Leaves have changed color, the weather is a little cooler, and football season is in full force! Of course, synonymous with fall in winter is the big bad flu season. Between my job as a physical therapist (interacting with people all day long) and three kiddos attending the germ hole known as school, tis the season to catch a cold! But you don’t have to let the flu bug move in and make itself comfortable at your house this year – there are actually a lot of things you can do to prevent illness in your home. Today I wanted to share with you 10 of the most effective tips to keep you and your family healthy and strong this year. Check them out:

6 Ways To Improve Your Self Control

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We’ve all been there before – you’re crushing your diet this week! You’re 6 days in and have averaged shaving off 100 calories each day for a negative 600 calories! Feeling great about this progress, you decide to reward yourself with a little treat. “Just one little bite” as you open the  _____ (cake, cookies, ice cream, brownies… your vice here). That bite tastes so amazing that you decide to go in for another, and then another, and another until you realize you’ve eaten ____ (the container, the pan, the jar, etc). Not only did you just throw down 600 calories worth of dessert (you’d be surprised at how little cheesecake this really is!), you’ve completely nullified all the progress you’ve worked so hard to gain over the last week!

So how do avoid this scenario? Today on Tone-and-Tighten.com I’m sharing 6 of the best ways that you can overcome temptation and improve your self-control. Check them out below… …

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