Archive for 'General Health'

FDJ 003: 10 Fitness Program Red Flags

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The Four Female Body Types

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The Four Female Body Types and How they Affect Fat Loss

Body types are categories used to describe a persons skeletal structure, and how muscle and fat are distributed throughout that structure.

Every person is unique, with their own combination of habits and genetic predispositions. The more we continue learning about diet and exercise and how they affect weight loss and overall health, the more we understand that there’s not a one-size-fits-all approach to health and fitness.

Though every woman responds differently to ...

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25 Reasons Why Fitness Makes You a Misfit

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25 Reasons Why Fitness Makes You a Misfit

Despite the fact that there’s a gym of some sort on just about every corner, and an internet brimming with everything from meathead forums to mom blogger blogs, adopting a healthier lifestyle can feel like a lonely road at times. It’s a treacherous road for most desk jockeys. One that’s filled with foes who come as friends excited to share the sugar and carb-loaded spoils of yet another morning meeting, or a bout of colossal caloric cake consumption in celebration ...

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FDJ 001: Welcome to The Fit Desk Jockey Podcast!

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It’s finally here! Welcome to the first session of The Fit Desk Jockey Podcast.

The podcast will also be submitted to iTunes, so feel free to check it ...

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Is Your Commute Driving You Nuts?

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Is Your Commute Driving You Nuts?

Have you ever had a particularly rough commute, maybe someone told you that you were number one via a rather popular driving gesture, and it just made you feel like your whole day had suddenly gone in the crapper?

In the midst of a rather painful recession, a study featured by the American Psychological Association shows that more and more Americans are reporting feeling increasing levels of stress over the last 5 years. One of the sweeping issues that people ...

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Crap! I’m Sick! Can I still workout?

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Despite all my best attempts at hand washing and sanitizing, somewhere 30,000 feet above the Earth between Colorado and Minnesota, a little “bug” left the snotty nose of the little girl behind me and found its home in me! Did I curse her silently while she screamed bloody murder for 75% of the flight while constantly jabbing the bottoms of her little feet into ...

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The Traveler’s Guide to Staying Fit on the Road

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Today’s post is a guest post from Greg Hayes.

About the author:  Greg Hayes is the author of a fitness blog about getting fit and healthy in the midst of a busy lifestyle.  To read more of his work, check out Live Fit Blog.

For me, traveling usually means dragging too much luggage through airports, long ...

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