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Super-Powered Food Pairings. It’s not exactly a news flash that milk can give you strong bones and carrots help sharpen your eyesight. But what you may not know is that you can get more disease-fighting bang by eating certain foods together. Think Simon and Garfunkel, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers—one’s good, but together they’re even better. Here, seven power couples. 1. If you’ve ever had a bout of tummy trouble, you should know about inulin (a type of fiber), which helps balance the levels of “good” bacteria in your digestive system. Good Sources of Calcium: Milk, yogurt, cheese (all kinds), broccoli, kale, canned-with-bones salmon and sardines, tofu made with calcium chloride or calcium sulfate, almonds, fortified orange juice; fortified soy, rice or almond milk Good Sources of Inulin: Artichokes, dandelion greens, onions, garlic, leeks, chicory, bananas, whole-wheat flour, asparagus Combo Ideas • Bananas in cereal with skim milk• Grilled asparagus with shaved Parmesan 2.

Ever wonder why milk is D-fortified? 3. Coconut Water Smoothie. It’s a steamy day in NYC! The 12 miler I had planned turned into 10. The temperature was a mere 82 degrees. Dare I say my southern roots are fading? I pride myself on being able to exercise in the heat. I feel it was my one true advantage in a city full of post-collegiate athletes and type-A weekend warriors who detest hot weather. Humor me by letting me tell you my unscientific and completely made up theory as to why this shift has occurred. Three winters ago the winter blues where kicking my @$$. Running outdoors in cold temperatures elicited feelings of accomplishment that equaled those I experienced after completing a marathon. My theory is that running in the winter makes you more sensitive to running in the heat of the summer.

I survived my 10 miles today.

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Marathon Training Plan. Treadmill hiit. Fitocracy. Blogs. Better Eats. Fitness | The Skinny Confidential. Fitness Treats. I live in a 8 story building and don't really have the resources to go to an actual gym, so could going up and down the stairs be considered a workout exercise ? Is it good for the thighs ? What else would you recommend ? Hello Alina, Yes, that sounds like a terrific idea! {*style:<b>Interval training / cardiovascular conditioning workout </b>*}1- Warm up climbing to the 8th floor at a regular pace. 2- Climb at full speed to the 2nd floor, regular pace to the 4th, full speed to the 6th, regular pace to the 8th. 3- Climb at full speed to the 8th floor. 4- Climb every other step (performing a lunge) to the 2nd floor, normal steps to the 4th, every other step to the 6th, normal steps to the 8th. 5- Climb at full speed to the 8th floor (this last round may be too much depending on your conditioning, it’s a pity I couldn’t test this workout myself ; add more rounds if this is too easy).

{*style:<b>Whole body strength training workout {*style:<b>Balance & agility workout 3- Walk down the stairs.