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Friday, February 3rd, 2012 - Shane Doll

As a certified Charleston personal trainer I often get asked to provide workout examples for cardio routines that can help with fat loss. Truth be told, ALL cardio workouts are good for fat loss.

While I spend a lot of time promoting burst and interval training routines, there’s a lot of benefit in lower intensity aerobic exercise as well.

The secret if there is one with the best type of cardio for fat loss is mixing up the routines so you’re working all the energy systems. Doing the same routine over and over is only a recipe for diminished results or over-training at worst.

Having said all of that, I thought it would be beneficial to write a post spotlighting 15 different examples of ways you could do cardio workouts for fat loss. The beauty is you don’t have to keep doing the same old boring routines on a treadmill or other cardio equipment.

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Friday, February 3rd, 2012 - Carol Graham

Part-skim mozzarella sticks coated with crispy seasoned breadcrumbs and baked until hot and golden. Serve them with my quick marinara sauce and you have yourself an appetizer everyone will love.
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 - Shane Doll

If you’re frustrated not seeing the weight loss you desire this could very well be the most informative blog post I’ve written to help you understand the big picture.

In all the years I’ve been coaching others on nutrition and weight loss I’ve seen this one misconception trip people up more than any other.

With the countless ways you’re pitched on how to lose weight from fat diets, pills, shots, etc, there’s something being left out. The majority of these so called solutions don’t address the single biggest question you should be asking yourself…

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 - Shane Doll

Dr Oz, one of America’s favorite health experts, recently took to the airwaves to reveal a nutrition plan he claimed could help reverse a sluggish metabolism in a mere seven days.

I was curious to see what he included in his “Metabolism Makeover” as I’ve been a fan of Dr. Oz’s ever since reading his book “You On A Diet.”

The first principal Dr. Oz teaches in his plan is to “eat slimming super-foods.” For maximum benefits to your metabolism he recommends eating unprocessed all-natural foods. Someone give me a “halleluiah” as finally someone is teaching the truth rather than gimmicks!

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 - Shane Doll

The United States Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday its new rules for school lunches which go into effect July 1rst, and be phased in over a three year period.

This move is being applauded by many individuals as a way to counter youth obesity in this country. Look, I’m ALL about tackling poor nutrition with school lunches and working to resolve this serious problem we have with rising obesity rates (now at about 17% of US children).

But are these new rules really going to do much of anything?

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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 - Guest Post

You walk a lot, but think of moving ahead in life by taking up proper running program. Indeed running is always a good solution to have a healthy body and gain good fitness level.

However, once you make up your mind to go for a running program, you would certainly require a number of tips for effective result.

So while selecting any beginners program for running, the following ideas or tips would help you tread the right rut and without any hassle.

Let’s have a look over these ideas one by one:

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Monday, January 30th, 2012 - Shane Doll

A week or so ago I did a post on the dangers of fruit juice and included an interesting info-graphic that was sent to me. For today’s post I want to share another one of these info-graphics. This one is how the wrong carbs eaten in excess make you fat and not necessarily dietary fat.

We’ve had a government health campaign going on since the early 80′s telling us we need to cut back on fat intake.  If you’re old enough to remember you can recall when the big swing happened in the grocery store with everything being labeled as “low-fat.”

With fat being the so called culprit to our health problems, it was stripped out of foods and replaced with processed carbohydrates and artificial ingredients.

Did we get healthier with the lower fat intake? Nope

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Friday, January 27th, 2012 - Shane Doll

We all know there are no magic bullets when it comes to losing weight and getting fit and trim. Savvy marketers are constantly trying to pitch you that they have the answer you’ve been looking for, but let’s be real, the majority of these products are just gimmicks.

Obtaining a healthy body weight is all about your decisions. The decisions you make with what to eat, whether or not to exercise, managing stress, and other healthy lifestyle habits.

If there was a secret it’s that all these pieces fit together as components in the big picture. You can’t simply watch what you eat but neglect exercise for example. Likewise, there’s a common saying that “you can’t out exercise a bad diet.”

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Friday, January 27th, 2012 - Carol Graham

Ingredients
• 1 (10-ounce) Italian cheese-flavored thin pizza crust (such as Boboli)
• 3/4 cup fat-free marinara sauce
• 2 servings Lamb Steaks with Herbes de Provence and Grilled Sweet Onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012 - Shane Doll

Charleston, SC has numerous options from various weight loss clinics for Lowcountry residents looking to drop unwanted body fat. In this article we’ll discuss what you can expect by going to a commercial weight loss clinic along with an alternative you can consider.

This is not an endorsement of any particular franchise or business but rather an object review of the weight loss techniques used in commercial weight loss clinics along with their short and long term benefits.

Let’s start by looking at what all commercial weight loss clinics in Charleston have in common…

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