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Diet Tip: Choose Wet Snacks
I know it is easy to reach for chips, crackers or pretzels when you're experiencing a snack attack. Those crunchy carbs are easy to find. But here's a habit to try on for size, go out of your way to find a "wet" snack.
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Minutes to a Healthier You . . .
It is more than just your time at the gym that makes you healthy; it is the simple everyday acts that take mere minutes to complete that add up to healthy lifestyle.
Here is one simple thing that you can do to start your day off right: drink eight ounces of water before breakfast. After sleeping for seven to eight hours your body needs water as well as food — being slightly dehydrated can actually slow down your metabolism.
Fact or Myth? Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever
"Starve a fever, but feed a cold." This saying plagues me every time I take the temperature of one of my girls. I always wondered if the catchy saying holds any truth.
How to Prevent Overeating at Barbecues
If you're headed to a barbecue this weekend, arm yourself with these tips from fellow FitSugar readers on how to prevent overindulging on all the good eats.
- Hottpink says, "I make sure I eat a little something healthy before I go. If I arrive at the BBQ starving then I have a harder time controlling myself!!"
- "I bring something that is healthy that I know I like and try to fill up more on that.
Healthy Dose Link Time
- Hydrate your body with food — That's Fit
- Create your own carrot walnut bread — Mark's Daily Apple
- Some weeks you have to just give up the scale — Shape Up
- Three healthy cooking techniques to try tonight — Shape
- Biking without a patch kit means danger — Fresh Fitness Tips
- Eating disorders are not just for teenage girls — Daily Spark
- Keep yourself dry with sweat-control towelettes — Vital Juice
- Twilight's Taylor Lautner sick of making muscle — FitCeleb
- Power up your smoothies with nutritious powders — Fit Bottomed Girls
You Asked: Long Runs and Headaches?
Dear Fit,
I have been running for two years, consistently 30-minute runs, three mornings a week. A friend of mine who's training for a half marathon convinced me to sign up too, and I'm really excited about my first race. It's in the Fall, but I've already started training, and have been increasing my runs to an hour.
Banish Belly Bloat
We all know that the best way to a flat belly is by burning calories and fat through cardio. Bloating, on the other hand, is its own beast, and nothing kills a day at the beach than feeling super bloated.
Luckily there are easy ways to reduce bloating so that you can show off that tummy you've been working so hard to get.
What to Expect When Giving Blood
If you're a healthy young woman, why not spread the health by donating blood? It's an easy way to give back to the community and maybe even save someone's life. According to the Red Cross, someone in the US needs blood every two seconds, yet only 5 percent of eligible adults donate annually.
You Asked: Anything Wrong With Working Out First Thing in the Morning?
Dear Fit,
Four to five times a week, my alarm goes off at 5 a.m. I drag myself out of bed, put on my sneaks, and hit the treadmill in my home first thing in the morning. Is this bad for my body or metabolism?
You Asked: What Should I Expect From My First Bikram Yoga Class?
Hey Fit,
I'm going to try out Bikram yoga for the first time next week, and I'm a little unclear on what to expect (and a little nervous). I know it's going to be hot, so I'm wondering if you have any tips or things that I should (and shouldn't) do that day so that I get through the class feeling good instead of feeling like I might pass out halfway through — foods to stay away from, should I hydrate more than usual, etc.?
Thanks!
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