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The Right Type of Exercise Can Help Control Diabetes https://ift.tt/31dT2MW

Jonathan D. Goforth / Getty One of the most common pieces of advice for people with diabetes is to exercise , since it can help lower blood sugar levels and  reduce weight . Plus, there are plenty of other benefits to exercise that improve overall wellness and may have a tangential connection to diabetes, potentially easing symptoms—effects like better sleep , improved immune response , more energy , less sugar cravings, and lower stress .  But just throwing out the advice to "get some movement" or to join a gym isn't appropriate in the way it would be for those without the condition. In fact, it could even put them at risk.  "Both types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2, benefit from exercise, especially if weight is an issue, but they have to be careful in terms of when and how that exercise happens," says Joshua Scott, M.D., primary care sports medicine physician at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. "That's especially t...
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Why You Should Try Group Fitness, According to a Personal Trainer https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Celebrity trainer Erin Oprea gives her take on the advantages and disadvantages of the popular training style. Group fitness has been criticized for not teaching proper form but praised for creating a fun gym environment. Celebrity trainer Erin Oprea gives her take on the advantages and disadvantages of the popular training style. [RELATED1] JW Player ID:  7gqkdwId from Muscle & Fitness https://ift.tt/2RKAK2P via IFTTT
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Counting Calories Is Overrated, According to Carrie Underwood’s Trainer https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

"You gotta break that vicious cycle of feeling yucky." Although Erin Oprea is a celebrity trainer, she teaches a simple, yet effective path to a healthier lifestyle. On this episode, she discusses how to begin a workout program, the benefits of group training, and being a Marine vet. [RELATED1] JW Player ID:  7gqkdwId from Muscle & Fitness https://ift.tt/2Oi21rf via IFTTT
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How LA Sports Writer Arash Markazi Lost 130 Pounds and Kept It Off https://ift.tt/2vDAhHn

@ArashMarkazi/Twitter Arash Markazi couldn’t have felt more embarrassed . While boarding a plane, the Los Angeles Times sports columnist had to ask the flight attendant for a seatbelt extender. When he got home, he weighed himself and hated what he saw—329 pounds. “If you're in the NFL and you're on the offensive line, you might weigh that much,” says Markazi. “So, for me as a sports reporter who's not tall to weigh that amount, yeah, it was one of those moments where I knew I had to make a change." With such a demanding job, it wasn’t hard for Markazi to slowly gain the weight . The 5’7” writer traveled from city to city, and he never missed an opportunity to sample the different regional fare. Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, deep-dish pizza and hot dogs in Chicago, pastrami sandwiches in New York—he enjoyed them all. His diet wasn’t any better at home. He’d attend games, file his story, and leave the stadium at midnight, picking up McDonald’s or Jack i...
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The Beginner's Glossary of Ski Terms https://ift.tt/2GBOSVJ

sirtravelalot / Shutterstock "So I was going down this line off the double black totally shredding the gnar when suddenly I found myself behind this F-ing jerry who was pizza-ing down the hill. So I had to bail and ate a mouthful of snow " Did you catch that? No? Then you might be the jerry who's just starting out on the slopes. Unless you grew up in a state where you had access to snowy mountains , you've probably never encountered skiers, snowboarders, and other winter sports enthusiasts in their natural habitat. As a beginner skier, it's important to familiarize yourself with the terms and vocab that you may hear on the slope—not just for aesthetic purposes , but for your own safety. To help you get your bearings when it comes to the language of the mountain, we tapped John Collinson, one of the most renowned big-mountain skiers in North America and a Red Bull and The North Face athlete (@ johncollinson ). Here's a list of terms that yo...
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Yes, Stress Does Cause Your Hair to Turn Gray Faster https://ift.tt/36FI8Rp

Ivonne Wierink CNN anchor Anderson Cooper once likened getting gray hairs at a young age to premature ejaculation : “You know it can happen prematurely, but when it actually does, it's a total shock.”  Cooper has proudly rocked his salt-and-pepper locks since he was about 20. But let’s face it, that look’s not for everyone. Since the beginning of time, men and women alike have sought to avoid going gray. And for hundreds of years, people have pointed to stress as the cause of gray hairs . But that’s always been thought as an urban legend, with no proof to back it up—until now.  A study conducted at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and published in the journal Nature has proven that stress in animals , mice specifically, is linked to graying hair.  “Everyone has an anecdote to share about how stress affects their body, particularly in their skin and hair—the only tissues we can see from the outside,” Ya-Chieh Hsu, the Alvin and Esta Star Associate Professo...
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These Are the Best Diets for Weight Loss, a New Study Says https://ift.tt/319cfzE

Evan Lorne There are tons of diets to choose from these days— keto , paleo , intermittent fasting , sirt food , vegan , and the list goes on and on. The problem with most is that they either don’t work, or they’re hard to maintain in the long run unless you have some sort of professional help.  Luckily, science has determined not only which diet seems to work the best for weight loss, but also which are the easiest to continue for lifelong results.  A study conducted at the University of Otago and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that intermittent fasting seemed to result in the most pounds shed and was fairly easy to follow. The Mediterranean diet, which also saw significant health benefits, appears to be the easiest diet to maintain.  For the study, 250 overweight adults were asked to pick between the Mediterranean diet, paleo, or intermittent fasting as a weight loss strategy—54 percent picked IF, 27 percent Mediterranean,...
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How Performance Inspired Helped This Police Officer Transform His Physique https://ift.tt/2tS6SZs

bulldog_defined / Instagram / Performance Inspired Mike Weleski's body couldn't keep up with his busy life when he decided to make some big changes in 2019. With his career as a municipal police officer, his family, and a budding woodworking business, his stress levels were at an all-time high—and so was his weight. He tried crash diets and exercise in the past, losing 20 or 30 pounds at a time, but he knew that he needed to come up with a serious regimen to truly transform his lifestyle.  Finally, Weleski evaluated his habits and made a plan. He was always strong and athletic despite his size and weight, but it was his approach to dieting that held him back for so long. Like many who diet to hit a goal weight, he would celebrate once he achieved it, typically by overindulging and taking breaks from the gym. But at the beginning of 2019, he set a lofty goal: lose 70 pounds by August. It wasn't a New Year's resolution, but a decision he made with his long-t...
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Joseph Baena Poses With Sergio Oliva Jr. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Like fathers, like sons. Joseph Baena , son of legendary bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger , recently uploaded a photo of himself alongside Sergio Oliva Jr ., son of the Oak’s former adversary and three-time Mr. Olympia Sergio Oliva Sr .  The latter is preparing to make his bodybuilding return at the Arnold Classic in March in Columbus, OH.          View this post on Instagram                   The Next Generation! Wishing my brother the best of luck as he trains for @arnoldsports ! A post shared by Joseph Baena (@projoe2) on Jan 25, 2020 at 9:45am PST   Any bodybuilding fan worth their BCAAs knows the stories of Arnold vs. Sergio Sr.—“The Myth” was the only man to defeat Schwarzenegger in a Mr. Olympia contest, with that win coming in 1969. Arnold would go on to defeat Oliva in 1970 and win five more successive titles. He capped it off with an eventual sev...
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Watch Chris Duffin Squat 1,000 Pounds Twice https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

If you think your leg day was brutal , try doing what “Mad Scientist” Chris Duffin accomplished over the weekend.  The online strength coach and powerlifter managed to squat 1,000 pounds—i.e. the weight of some adult horses—not once, but twice. As of about two weeks ago, according to his Instagram , he weighed around 280 pounds, meaning he squatted 3.5-times his bodyweight.         View this post on Instagram                   So... my fist time squatting 1000lbs and I hit it for a double... that’s gotta be a first. In the next 8 weeks I need to get my depth deeper than shown here, and get the reps higher. Definitely have my work cut out for me. This was after 971x2, 928x2 and drop set at 948lbs. - I plan to squat 1000x3 this coming March at the IHRSA show in San Diego. This will be the conclusion of my Grand Goals campaign when combined with my nearly 3 reps at a 1000l...
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