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Evolution Fitness Regina. Rebuttals to Excuses for Not Exercising and Eating Unhealthy. The Beginner's Guide to Parkour. This is a guest post from NF community member Dakao, who trains in all kinds of awesomely nerdy things like weapon making, martial arts, and parkour.

The Beginner's Guide to Parkour

I’m fascinated with the concept of parkour but haven’t tried it yet, so I asked Dakao to put together a guide for people who want to get started but don’t know how. Take it away Dakao! It’s inevitable that someone would connect the dots between Nerd Fitness and parkour. After all, parkour’s approach closely follows the precepts of the Nerd Fitness Rebellion: If you have NO idea what parkour is, watch this quick 4-minute video and get inspired: Parkour Australian Team Video What Is Parkour? Parkour is natural, effective movement. In French, we use the term passement for overcoming any obstacle. Intermittent Fasting And Paleo. Most people in the developed world spread their food intake out over the whole day – breakfast, lunch, dinner, and maybe a snack or two in between.

Intermittent Fasting And Paleo

But humans evolved and thrived on an irregular meal schedule well before grocery stores and modern food preservation made “three squares a day” possible. And far from being unhealthy, skipping an occasional meal or two has several benefits for health and weight loss. Essentially, fasting is a beneficial stressor, and when your body responds to the stress, it becomes stronger and healthier.

What is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting, or IF, means incorporating regular periods of fasting into your meal schedule. Intermittent fasting is a logical extension of Paleo, for people who want to eat not only what they evolved to digest, but when they evolved to digest it. 5 Intermittent Fasting Methods: Which One Is Best for You? We’ve all heard of the latest fad diets: The no-fat, all-fat, cabbage-soup, six-small-meals, raw-veggies-no-dressing, gluten-free eating plans supposedly proven to help you lose weight fast.

5 Intermittent Fasting Methods: Which One Is Best for You?

What if we told you that the answer to losing weight, improving body composition, and feeling better overall might not even really be about dieting, but instead just skipping meals every once in a while? For some, intermittent fasting, or going a longer period of time — usually between 14 and 36 hours — with very few to no calories, can actually be a lot easier than you may think, and the benefits might be worth it.

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The Complete Guide to Workout Nutrition [Infographic]

Buy the poster through Greatist's online store! The Ultimate Guide to Workout Nutrition We’re more concerned than ever with maximizing our workout efforts and getting the fastest results. Recovery Time is Critical Recovery should be thought of as a window of opportunity. Strength Training Pre-workout: Building lean muscle requires a ready supply of protein for tissue repair. Cardio Pre-workout nutrition for a cardio session requires more carbs than protein. Your pre-workout meal should include low GI carbs to give you the energy you’ll need, and protein-rich foods to store in reserve. 26 Killer Infographics to Improve Your Health and Fitness. Caffeine Content. Caffeine is the only drug that is present naturally or added to widely consumed foods (quinine is the other drug used in foods).

Caffeine Content

It is mildly addictive, one possible reason that makers of soft drinks add it to their products. Many coffee drinkers experience withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, irritability, sleepiness, and lethargy, when they stop drinking coffee. More background on caffeine » November 2014. Most information was obtained from company Web sites or direct inquiries. Serving sizes are based on commonly eaten portions, pharmaceutical instructions, or the amount of the leading-selling contaner size. Additional information: Juliano, L.M. & Griffiths, R.R. (2005). 18 Awesome Body Hacks. Brain Fitness And Memory Programs, Brain Training. General Motors: Weight Loss Diet Program. I did the following weight loss diet program and it worked wonders.

General Motors: Weight Loss Diet Program

I strongly recommend anyone desirous of loosing weight to start on this program immediately. Best part of the program is that it is doable! --- B. H. Jajoo General Motors: Weight Loss Diet Program The following diet and health program was developed for employees and dependents of General Motors, Inc. and is intended for their exclusive use. This program is designed for a target weight loss of 10-17 lbs per week. The effectiveness of this seven day plan is that the food eaten burn more calories than they give to the body in caloric value. This plan can be used as often as you like without any fear of complications. During the first seven days you must abstain from all alcohol You must drink 10 glasses of water each day Day One All fruits except bananas. Day Two All vegetables. Day Three A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Day Four Bananas and milk.