6 Ways to Eat Healthy on a Budget
Are you trying to eat within a budget? Just because you’re watching your food costs doesn’t mean you can’t eat healthy. Here are six ways to eat healthy even if you’re on a tight budget.
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Ten Fruits That Will Reduce Your Risk of Developing Cancer
We are constantly reminded to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, but we are not always told why. As it turns out, one of the major benefits that comes with eating lots of fruit is a substantially lowered risk of developing certain kind of cancers. Read on to find out which fruits have the most powerful anti-cancer properties, and to discover which fruits are correlated with a reduction in which cancers.
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Omega-3s: Newly Discovered Anti-Aging Benefits
You’ve probably heard a lot about omega-3 fatty acids, the “good fats” in fatty fish. Now a study sheds new light on their health benefits and how they could affect the aging process. Find out about newly recognized benefits of omega-3s and why your omega-6 to omega-3 ratio is so important for health.
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The Difference Between Subcutaneous and Visceral Fat
As a society, we are obsessed with visible fat. But it’s the invisible visceral fat that may be the true health concern. Visceral fat accumulates around the abdomen and internal organs and carries more of a health risk than the subcutaneous fat that is plainly visible.
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What’s the Scoop on Detox Diets? Here’s Why They Don’t Work and How You Can Help Your Body Eliminate Toxins?
Detox diets have become popular but there’s no evidence that the “popular” way to detox is beneficial and may be harmful. So is detoxifying through diet an impossibility? Find out how your body breaks down toxins and what dietary components help it do that more efficiently.
Why Using the Correct Weight in XTrain is Important
This is a picture from XTrain Chest, Back and Shoulders showing Amanda and Marlo recording their results between workout sets. In any strength conditioning workout it is important to use the correct weight if you want to maximize your results. Just as we did in STS we use One Rep Max testing in XTrain to help you find the…
The Science of Food Cravings
If you’re like most people, you have cravings for unhealthy foods, usually ones that are high in carbs like chips or cookies. Have you ever wondered what causes them? Are the biological or strictly psychological? Find out what the current thinking is on this and some simple ways to keep cravings at bay.
One Arm Rows in XTRAIN Chest/Back/Shoulders
I’ve designed this intense upper body strength workout to focus on exhausting your Chest, Back and Shoulder muscle groups with very little rest between exercises. In order to effectively reduce the rest needed between exercises we will be working in rounds, eight to be exact. Each round consists of one set for chest, followed by…
XTrain Chest, Back and Shoulders Group Shot
This picture is a group shot of the XTRAIN Chest/Back/Shoulders workout. From left to right: Cedie,Brenda,Greg,Cathe,Al,Marlo and Amanda. This first of the ten XTrain workouts to be filmed. Pictures are usually posted first on our Facebook Fan page and then in our Blog. Make sure to follow and Like us on our Facebook Fan…
Greetings from the filming of XTrain!
In this video Cathe and the XTrain crew say a quick hello from the set of XTrain on the first day of filming. This was just a spontaneous video shot right after the filming of XTrain Chest/Back and Shoulders. Cathe introduces the XTrain crew for this workout and you can also see what the…
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Twelve Amazing Health Benefits of Strawberries
Due to their sweet and refreshing taste, strawberries are one of the most popular summer fruits. Luckily, they are also very good for the human body, providing many health benefits that are highly significant but not very well publicized. Read on to discover twelve ways in which you could benefit from a diet that is rich in strawberries.
XTRAIN Set and Light Day
While Cathe and the gang have been rehearsing all week the rest of our staff and contractors that we hire have been working some long hours getting our set ready for the filming of XTRAIN. We take filming very seriously and we’re always trying to improve our videos and raise the bar with each production….