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Shape Magazine: Diet, Fitness, Recipes, Healthy Eating Expertise. What Guys Secretly Think of Your Hair and Makeup. Drawing Lessons. In 1988, an extraordinary thing happened in the world of animation. The film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit? "( Directed by Robert Zemekis, animation directed by Richard Williams) was released. The film gleefully celebrated the kind of imaginative slapstick cartoon violence that was the staple of the most popular short cartoon classics that were made during the period from around 1940 till the decline in the year that the film takes place,1947. Cartoon lover's eyes popped like Tex Avery wolves all over the world for this caliber of animation hadn't been seen since...well, 1947.

The film was a major hit, and a powerful shot in the arm for the until then sluggish animation business. For me personally, well...it saved my life, and my faith in the power of the animated film. It was also in 1988 that I became associated with the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon Art in Dover, New Jersey. What follows are the notes for my class. So, are we ready to start drawing? Click on page 1 below! Lessons. Lessons - N05: Freaky Froggie. Lessons. Build Muscle Mass Whilst Burning Fat. Getting ripped six pack abs and a great toned body, is as much about burning fat as it is about building muscle. With this fantastic workout routine, you get the benefits of both. It has been tested and designed to burn maximum fat and build muscle. So check this out… Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Wake up in the morning, drink a glass of orange juice and run about 15-20 min Monday: Cardio – 15 min (treadmill or stationary bike) Chest: Bench press – 1 x 15, 1 x 12, 1 x 10, 3 x 8 Dumbbell flyes – 3 x 10 Inclined bench press – 2 x 10 Weighted dips – 1 x 8 Cable crossovers – 1 x 15 Shoulders: Behind the neck press – 1 x 15, 1 x 12, 2 x 10 Seated lateral dumbbell flyes – 2 x 10 Barbell upright rows – 2 x 12 Bent over dumbbell flyes – 3 x 10 Triceps: Lying barbell triceps extension – 1 x 15, 1 x 12, 2 x 8 Cable pressdowns – 2 x 10 Abs: Roman chair – 5 x max Lying leg raise – 5 x max Cardio 15 min Tuesday: Fast running – 15-20 min, Slow running – 30-40 min.

Wednesday: Cardio – 15 min Thursday: Friday: Day-by-Day Workout Plan to Help You Slim Down. Workouts At A Glance Short Routines, Fast Results Rather than lift weights for 20 or so minutes, then do another 30 or so of cardio, you get both in just 20 minutes with circuit workouts. Yoga and your favorite cardio round out the week for variety. Day 1 Upper-Body Circuit Day 2 Lower-Body Circuit Day 3 Core Circuit Day 4 Yoga Day 5 Total-Body Circuit Day 6 Favorite Cardio We all want exercise that works us hard in hardly any time at all and slims us down fast, so we challenged Prevention fitness expert Chris Freytag to create a routine that packs about an hour's worth of fat blasting into just 20 minutes.

What makes this plan superefficient and extra effective is that most of the workouts are circuit routines. For best results, follow a balanced 1,600-calorie eating plan (for more info, go to prevention.com/slim-diet). The Basics What you need: One or two sets of dumbbells (3 to 8 pounds), yoga mat, and supportive sneakers. Days: 1, 2, 3 + 5 Do Circuit moves and Power Drill sequence 6 times. 1. Skinny Wishes Top Tips: 10 Easy Exercises to Help the Morbidly Obese. We all know that exercise is beneficial for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

But for morbidly obese individuals, simply moving up and down the stairs or getting out of a chair can be challenging. Understandably, having to consider an exercise routine would be extremely discouraging. The key is to start with gradual amounts of low intensity exercise which has been shown to provide tremendous benefits to the body. The low intensity exercises described below can be a great start. Remember to start off slow and steady and you will be on your way to a healthier you! Top Tips Click on each tip for further information 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The Top 10 in Detail 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sources: Images: 10 Ways to Wake Up Gorgeous. Image: Getty Sometimes looking in the mirror first thing in the morning can be… challenging. Messy hair, dark circles, puffy face. Unless you’re Karlie Kloss, chances are it’s not a pretty sight.

But it doesn’t have to be that way, check out our tips for looking sexy when you wake up—even if it’s 6 AM. 1. Bad news for stomach sleepers. The average head weighs 7 to 8 pounds—that’s a lot of pressure to be putting on your face night after night. If you just can’t sleep on your back, try sleeping on your side with a body pillow. For those of you who are fortunate enough to be back-sleepers, try throwing an extra pillow under your head. 2. Long gone are the days of sitting around waiting for sticky strips to whiten your teeth. 3. What better time to sleep with comfy socks than winter?

If you’re a deep sleeper, you can also apply lotion to your hands and wear gloves while you sleep. 4. 5. Piling hair on to the top of your head with a soft hair tie (scrunchie, anyone?) 6. 7. 8. 9. You heard us. How to Put Your Hair Up In A Cute Bun. Comb your hair carefully to eliminate any tangles or knots.Take some hair from the top of your head. 3. Tie off this hair with a hair elastic. 4. Don't pull off the ends. 5. Make your hair into a bun. 6. 7. 8. How to Make a Fishtail Braid. You are here:Home → Learn to Braid Your Hair → Fishtail Braid Just like the Basic Braid, this braid turns out best if you pull hair back into a tight ponytail first.

The difference between the two braids is that you are going to seperate the ponytail into 2 strands instead of three. Here's what a Fishtail Braid looks like. 1. Once you have separated the ponytail, you are going to start out by holding the 2 strands in your left hand. 2. Now you are going to take a thin piece from the outside of the right strand and join it with the left strand. 3. 4. Damaged Hair? New PagesQuitting Smoking with E-Cigs? How To Use A Sock To Get Beautiful Curly Hair Without Heat. If you are a mom on the go with long hair you HAVE TO try this. It will knock your socks off and have you wrapping your hair up in them! This is all about how to make your hair beautiful with no heat and no time. Curl your hair in your sleep with a sock. Yup, you heard me right. I was on Pinterest a while back and spotted this post about the sock bun which links you to her video on YouTube.

Why? Because: It literally takes a minute to doNO heat at all – just a soft little sock in your hairNo product (for me anyway)You can sleep in it very comfortablyIt works Marvelously and is simple beautiful This is the sock bun before and after of my hair. Here are the step by step instructions on how to make this work. First steal a sock from your husband’s dress sock collection (that is what I did anyway). Now roll the sock into a ring. Put your dry hair into a high ponytail. Now spritz just the hair in your ponytail with water. Now grab your rolled up sock and put your ponytail through the hole. 10 Summer Hair Looks | whoorl. Hair Bow Inspiration.