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Usually, when we set out to lose some weight, especially if it’s more than a couple of pounds, we think strict dieting and working out until we’re numb from exhaustion. It doesn’t necessarily have to be so, fitness experts point out for Shape magazine, offering the alternative of taking up dancing t... |
18 November 2009
15:31 GMT |
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The holiday season is about to officially begin and, with it, our constant worrying about gaining weight, since now, more than ever, temptation will lurk around every corner we can possibly think of. With this in mind, Shape magazine approached a few nutritionists and health specialists for a few basic tips to avoid ... |
11 November 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Stress is a killer, and we all probably know that, especially in those situations when the deadlines are nearing and we find we still haven’t completed the task at hand. Whatever the reason it appears for, stress diminishes productivity, while also taking a toll on our health. This is why experts recommend a fe... |
3 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Losing weight and keeping it off can obviously be done only in one way – the healthy way –, by changing the diet and sticking with a workout routine. However, it’s also a known fact that most women, no matter how good they look, would still like to improve their appearance, which is where the oldest... |
19 October 2009
15:11 GMT |
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They say no (admittedly sane) fashion critic would ever look at Katie Price, formerly known back in her glamor modeling days simply as Jordan, and say she has “style.” Yet, Price is not letting that get her down, as she’s come up with the ultimate style guide to help women become strong individuals ... |
16 October 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Germs are everywhere and there’s nothing we can do about it. However, that’s not to say that we’re to let them just take over our life, especially since knowing where to look – and scrub more fervently – can also mean a smaller risk of infection. In light of The Hygiene Council’s a... |
12 October 2009
16:21 GMT |
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We all know that a bath is, reportedly, the best way to unwind after a long and stressful day at work. According to many specialists, all they say about the benefits of a bath is more than just myth – and certainly not only a woman’s prerogative. With this in mind, Shape Magazine has set out to offer &ldq... |
12 October 2009
15:31 GMT |
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If you have already started a diet and workout plan to lose weight and they are not returning the results you expected, or if you’re just now preparing to do so, there are a few things that you must always bear in mind, health experts and nutritionists say. As AllWomenStalk sums it up, in order to lose weight f... |
8 October 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Vegetarianism is a diet that promises countless benefits, from a healthier heart to better skin and a boost of energy, as compared with the regular diet that also includes meat. However, when deciding to make the switch from regular to vegetarian, aside from the inevitable cravings, other side-effects may appear, whi... |
7 October 2009
15:21 GMT |
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When kids go to college, one of the first things they’re to expect to change in their life is their waistline, as most of them, as a rule, pack extra weight by the end of the first semester or year, nutritionists say. The same applies to those starting a new job, if that job implies sitting behind a desk for 8+... |
30 September 2009
15:31 GMT |
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We all know by now that many of the cosmetic products we use have ingredients that are actually derivates of ingredients found in many vegetables and plants. Sadly, we also know that many of the products we use have far from the awesome results their makers promise us, so what better way to get impeccable skin than t... |
22 September 2009
16:01 GMT |
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Pint-sized Mena Suvari has, without a doubt, always been in great shape, but it’s only in recent months that she has finally discovered she too can have the kind of toned body she always wanted. Thanks to trainer Daniella Frita, whom she met a little more than four months ago, the actress is now in the best sha... |
19 September 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Rest is essential not only for your wellbeing but also for your health, as countless studies have shown already. Not being able to fall or stay asleep, or tossing a lot around at night can be caused by several factors, which means eliminating them is the perfect way to get a good night’s sleep, Shape magazine s... |
19 September 2009
09:41 GMT |
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Staying in the weight-loss game can be quite a tricky and, at times, downright difficult thing to do, if efficient strategies are not employed. However, this may be something that not all of us are aware of, which is why Men’s Health came up with the idea of gathering advice from the best experts on the ten mos... |
8 September 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Back in the ‘80s, shoulder pads were all the rage, to the point that you could hardly find one item of clothing that did not have them, from jackets and blazers to evening gowns and casual tops. They faded into oblivion afterwards, but this fall will see them making a splashing comeback, already being labeled t... |
3 September 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Summer, although the perfect season to gorge on fruit and veggies, often turns out to be quite the contrary to that. Summer means holidays and visiting exotic places with exotic foods, but also the season of barbecues, ice creams and nights out in town. It’s no wonder, then, that we have days when we feel compl... |
31 August 2009
15:11 GMT |
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The freshman 15 refers to the weight one gains in the first semester or year of college because of the drastic lifestyle change that moving out of the house and into the dorm or an apartment implies. Later in life, its correspondent is the office 15, as we also informed you. However, for those freshmen that are strug... |
28 August 2009
13:41 GMT |
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The hottest thing in working out right now is something called interval training, fitness experts tell us. However, unlike in the case of diets, this is not a fad that promises miracles, delivers nothing in return, and then slowly slips off the map. Interval training is not new on the fitness scene, even if its benef... |
26 August 2009
16:21 GMT |
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If you ever wondered how and where a famous Bunny spends her holidays, or which are her all-time favorite places to visit, wonder no more. In an interview with USA Today, Holly Madison, former Bunny and Hugh Hefner’s ex number-one girlfriend, offers an insight into the places she loves to visit, while also givi... |
26 August 2009
15:51 GMT |
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Presumably, we all know by now very well that we must use sunscreen whenever we go out in the summer, both because sun damage is why our skin looks older and because it helps reduce the risk of developing skin cancer. However, there are other ways to stay protected as well, other than slathering sunscreen on our body... |
24 August 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Say you just decided recently that time was right you changed your lifestyle and lost some weight or got in a better shape. You’re eating healthy now, work out on a regular basis and stay away from all sorts of temptations, yet, for some reason or another, the scales refuse to go down below a certain threshold,... |
24 August 2009
13:31 GMT |
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Fake tan is hailed as the best alternative for a bronzed skin with minimal health risks because it only colors the superficial layer of the skin and is gradually washed away. Nevertheless, this is not to say that it can be applied just like that, without taking some necessary measures of precaution – at least, ... |
14 August 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Negativity is the safest way to ruin something good in our life, experts keep telling us. It is negativity that makes us stop dead before our projects / endeavors have come to a successful end (quitting smoking, dieting, working out, and so on), and it’s also negativity the one that puts a damper of anything el... |
10 August 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Whether they like her movies or not, audiences have long agreed that actress Gwyneth Paltrow is truly one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, the kind that, while not being too striking, bespeaks of health and happiness. The secret, Paltrow reveals in the latest GOOP newsletter, is the many things she has in he... |
7 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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It is already common knowledge that the most challenging part of dieting is having to accept that it comes with many restrictions. Researchers say it’s precisely knowing we can’t have something that makes us want it more, which is why we should approach dieting from a different angle: stop trying to play ... |
4 August 2009
15:21 GMT |
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They say one of the first things you notice about a person is their smile. With this in mind, it’s not hard to understand why we’re all striving to achieve that pearly white, perfect, Hollywood smile, and would even be willing to pay several months’ worth of rent to get it. However, men with good te... |
3 August 2009
16:31 GMT |
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“The Hills” star Lauren Conrad is in top shape, and has been so ever since she first began to work out with personal trainer Jarett Del Bene, who was the one to tell her that the focus should always be on keeping lean and strong, as opposed to building muscle mass. Aside from working out under his supervi... |
3 August 2009
15:31 GMT |
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No matter how hard we try to keep tabs on our food or, more often, on the daily calorie intake, it is being claimed that we are hardly aware of what we eat. Because of this, even when we’re dieting, we tend to overindulge and not even realize it, and then we wonder what has gone wrong that we’re not losin... |
29 July 2009
14:21 GMT |
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We all know – only too well – that we have to work out in order to stay in shape and, at the same time, healthy. We also know that, if we don’t keep active, problems appear and gaining a couple of pounds is actually the least of our concerns. Therefore, working out is a must, but it’s precisel... |
28 July 2009
15:41 GMT |
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Some say designer accessories are a waste of money. On the other hand, some insist designer items are the only way to go, even in those cases when you barely have money to pay the rent. Whichever that may be, being able to tell the difference between a real and a fake designer item – handbag, more specifically ... |
27 July 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Summer may be in full swing, but it’s never too late to start working out to look smashing at the beach, celebrity trainer David Kirsch says in his latest book. He is the man who has worked with everyone who’s anyone in the celebrity world, including high-earning supermodels like Karolina Kurkova, and he&... |
20 July 2009
14:31 GMT |
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As early as fall last year, designers introduced this year’s biggest hit item, the short shorts or the daisy dukes shorts, as they’re also called. While they can vary in size, design, fabric and whatnot, there is only one thing that all women, no matter the age, should bear in mind before purchasing one s... |
15 July 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Trying to find a somewhat isolated location to spend the holidays, away from the maddening crowd as they say, can prove to be quite a challenge, even for the savviest and most informed of travelers. Still, those looking to give it a shot might as well try one small village off the coast of Chalkidiki, Greece, known a... |
11 July 2009
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Trainers and health experts often point out that it’s not only a bad diet that is doing away with our once-enviably slim figures, as sedentariness also plays an important part in it, even if we might not be aware of it. Because of this, perhaps the best form of non-workout workout is reversing everything in our... |
7 July 2009
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He gets hearts racing as Emmett Cullen in “The Twilight Saga” and most of his charm is not down to his killer skills, it has been said. Kellan Lutz, as fans must know, is the proud owner of a body that most men would kill for and, as anyone can imagine, it is the result of hard work, lots of dedication an... |
6 July 2009
09:28 GMT |
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As Men’s Health magazine puts it so wonderfully, drinking is often a “buy-now, pay-later” affair, and few are those who have never woken up feeling all sorts of down under the weather after a night of heavy partying. Of course, it is commonly believed that most of us practice moderation even when dr... |
6 July 2009
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Sometimes, as we’re intently concentrating on getting in shape and on completing a round of challenging exercises, we might find ourselves making minor mistakes that can upset the results we expect from the routine in question. Because of this and on account of the fact that we have little spare time as it is, ... |
18 June 2009
16:31 GMT |
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They say men often find themselves torn between having to make a choice for a styled hair and letting it all natural, to avoid being compared to their partners who usually take at least half an hour to make their hair look right. Stylist John Allan, founder of John Allan’s grooming and lifestyle clubs, is telli... |
16 June 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Rosario Dawson is not only extremely beautiful and in great shape, she’s also thinking constantly of the environment, as she reveals in a recent short interview with People magazine. Were she to sum up her fitness philosophy in just a couple of words, those would probably be “ditch the car, start walking,... |
15 June 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Working out can often cause a breakout of acne even in people who are not normally faced with this problem, experts point out. As we were also telling you a while ago, there are several proactive steps we can take to prevent body acne from appearing but, just in case we did not pay sufficient heed to them, FitSugar i... |
12 June 2009
13:31 GMT |
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It is already a known fact that, for some men, reaching a certain age threshold is equivalent to starting to lose their hair and, as a rule, they often approach the problem in two ways. They either try to cover the thinning hair through whatever means they have or they attempt to make their hair look like it once use... |
10 June 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Going on a holiday is often good enough reason for any of us to forget about everything and just take a couple of days away from the everyday world. Still, as the trainers at The Daily Spark point out, this shouldn’t mean taking a break from a healthy lifestyle as well, since we can still take with us some fitn... |
5 June 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Summer is here and the beach season is just around the corner – at least for most of us it is. Since we’ve been working hard all year to get a toned tummy so that we can proudly break out that new swimsuit (at least in theory), FitSugar points out that there is one more thing we must keep in mind before h... |
5 June 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Stress is a killer – that much is known by now, having a major impact on our health and overall wellbeing. Avoiding specific situations that are certain to lead to stress, or triggers, would be the ideal solution for a happy, healthy life but that is not always possible, which is why we must struggle to elimina... |
4 June 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Even if we’re dieting and we’re steering clear from many foods that we’d indulge in otherwise, there is one golden rule we should always bear in mind: it’s best to eat more but smaller meals than stick to the three or two large meals a day. Experts say for Shape magazine that this is practical... |
28 May 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Getting an A+ manicure doesn’t necessarily mean a visit to the beauty salon to have a cosmetician work on our hands, especially not when we can get the same results in the comfort of our home at a fraction of the cost. According to Andrea Fulerton, celebrity nail technician and spokesperson for Revlon, speaking... |
26 May 2009
13:41 GMT |
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If we’re trying to quit smoking and have failed more times than we’d care or could count, then there’s also this tip from US President Barack Obama. Speaking with Men’s Health, Obama says no one should be discouraged if they fail or fall off the wagon once, twice or many more times, because it... |
25 May 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Working out can be as much as a drag as it can be fun once we give it an honest try. The same goes for Pilates, a form of exercise that, although counting over 40 years of being documented and embraced by millions of people around the world, is still regarded as silly and, to some extent, useless. Below are six of th... |
24 May 2009
04:04 GMT |
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When it comes to beauty treatments, women still guide themselves by what they heard from their mothers and grandmothers or, even worse, from a friend of a friend. This, together with the many so-called facts they pick up here and there, contributes to keeping beauty myths alive – and doing much damage in the pr... |
21 May 2009
15:11 GMT |
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