Jonah Hill’s Dramatic Weight Loss
Jonah Hill reveals his strategy to his dramatic weight loss this year. Jonah Hill’s Weight Loss Strategy We’ve heard it all before. If you want to lose weight, you need to eat healthier and start exercising. Guess what? It works. “I just started eating really healthy and exercising. That’s about it” – Jonah Hill Jonah Hill knew he needed to lose some weight, so he received the help of a Nutritionist to learn how to eat healthier and also hired a Personal Trainer to learn how to exercise. Jonah admitted that losing weight wasn’t necessarily “fun”, but it was important for him to change and create a healthier lifestyle. So far, Jonah Hill has lost at least 40 pounds! It’s Just Hard Work Like I’ve said before, weight loss can be just plain ‘ol hard work. There’s no secret or magic pill,...
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Five Years Without Soda!
In December 2006, I made one of the best decisions to positively influence my health. I stopped drinking soda completely. It was a rocky road in the beginning, but every step of that journey was well worth the effort. My Name Is Twinkie, And I’m A Soda Addict It all started at an early age. When I was growing up, I only had soda “every once in a while”, such as special occasions like birthdays or holidays. Not all that bad, really, but as I got older, in middle school and high school, I started to drink soda on the weekends. I didn’t stop there. I remember getting my first job working at a bank and I had access to cheap (sometimes free!) soda thanks to the gas station within walking distance. I started drinking soda every single day, and...
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Raspberry Fig Bars by Barbara’s
If you love fig bars but don’t want to eat all of the added sugars, you should give Raspberry Fig Bars by Barbara’s a try! Health Benefits of Figs First, let’s talk about some of the health benefits associated with figs. Figs are full of important nutrients including fiber, potassium, calcium, and antioxidants. Figs have been shown to lower triglyceride levels, which helps prevent obesity and heart-related diseases. Why Barbara’s Fig Bars? The reason I originally bought Barbara’s Fig Bars is because of the ingredients list at the back of the package. There are only natural fruits and juices to sweeten the fig bars rather than high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, and sugar. I checked out the ingredients list of other brands of “all natural” or “organic” fig bars in the health food store, but didn’t end up buying them...
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Know Your Heart Rate Zones
Too many gym goers just aren’t seeing the results they want to see. They don’t know what they are doing wrong, and most of them just stop going to the gym altogether. Problem is, just going to them gym and exercising your hardest just isn’t always the best way to see the results you are after. If you want to maximize your exercise results, the key to your problems is knowing your heart rate zones. Calculating Heart Rate Zones If you want to reach your goals in the gym, you first need to know what your maximum heart rate is. Maximum Heart Rate 220 – age = Maximum Heart Rate For example, if you are 30 years old: 220 – 30 = 190 Now that you know what your maximum heart rate is, you can determine what your heart...
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