Fitness Couture

Did You Know: Aspartame (Artificial Sweetner) is 10% Poison?

Did You Know:  Aspartame (Artificial Sweetner) is 10% Poison?

10% of Aspartame is made up of methanol/wood alcohol, which is a deadly poison.

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Did You Know: A Normal Amount of Weight to Lose a Week Is 1-4 Pounds

Weight loss will also range for countless reason such as a male having more testosterone and muscle to burn more fat or a woman who just has a higher metabolism than an older woman but calories will remain the same. One pound of fat is equal to 3500 calories.

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Did You Know that Weight Gain Is not Always Bad and Weight Loss Is not Always Good

Did You Know that Weight Gain Is not Always Bad and Weight Loss Is not Always Good

Focus on gaining muscle to lose the most weight and keep it off. Imagine gaining 10 pounds of muscles, that would mean you burn an extra pound of fat a week doing nothing differently . . . now that’s nice.

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Ageless Skin Secrets

Ageless Skin Secrets

Your skin is the largest human organ and you need to take care of it like anything else, even more so if you care about aesthetics.

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How Does Knowing My Heart Rate Help Me Lose Weight?

How Does Knowing My Heart Rate Help Me Lose Weight?

Have you ever noticed something mentioning target heart-rate, fat burning zone, or cardio zone on your gym equipment? When your heart rate is around 60% of your max your body burns a higher portion of fat as fuel, but far fewer calories over all – this is the fat burning zone.

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Is Cellulite Treatable? What Is It, Why Do I Have It, and Can I Beat It?

Is Cellulite Treatable? What Is It, Why Do I Have It, and Can I Beat It?

Surgical procedures such as liposuction are actually not recommended for cellulite, as they will often make the appearance of cellulite worse because the fat cells weren’t the original problem; it was the loose connective tissue. Liposuction can create a deeper and far more irregular appearance since there would be no fat cells to hold the loose connective tissue in place at all.

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Breast Augmentation 101: Everything You Need to Know About Breast Enhancement

Breast Augmentation 101:  Everything You Need to Know About Breast Enhancement

Breast implants are either filled with saline (salt water solution), silicone, or a specialized gel; but all implants are encased in a silicone rubber material that comes in single or double layers. This shell is referred to as a lumen. The type, size, and style of implant you choose are determined by your lifestyle, body contours, amount of available breast tissue, and goal cup size. “So what’s the best?” you might be asking. Well, that you will have to determine with your surgeon, but the following FDA approved options and information will help you start choosing.

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Menopause Survival Guide – What Is It & Why Me?

Menopause Survival Guide – What Is It & Why Me?

Permit me first to apologize for being a male (not needing to experience menopause) and thank you ladies for all the wonderful things you do to keep us males intact. Now with that said, let us equip you as best we can with the tools you will need to combat pre- and post-menopause.

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Staying Young While You Age: Are You Taking the Right Steps?

Staying Young While You Age:  Are You Taking the Right Steps?

If only we could keep Father Time from showing our years and slowing us down. How inconsiderate are the sands of time! Well, although we cannot stop time, we can definitely bring its effects to a beautiful crawl. First, let us understand the basics of aging in order to best defy it. Aging is a multidimensional process of physical, psychological, and social change that modern science has yet to fully understand, let alone pinpoint a solid cause.

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Alcohol Survival Guide – The Dirty Truth

Alcohol Survival Guide – The Dirty Truth

As harsh as this may sound, alcohol is first and foremost a poison. The human body has no need for alcohol; so it gets its own category in terms of calories, digestion, and effects on our body. So how does alcohol work once we drink it? Protein, carbohydrates, and fat can all be stored in our bodies, but alcohol cannot; so it takes priority in being dealt with when consumed over everything else, due to its harsh nature.

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