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Are supplements safe?

Many people turn to supplements to help them lose weight or gain muscle, but are they helping or hurting you?

Get on the ball to build strength

Get on the ball to build strength By Lya Wodraska The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 9, 2012 01:01AM MDT Let’s talk about the walk-out — a simple but effective exercise that builds upper-body strength and encourages good posture. The only equipment you need is a stability ball. With this one piece of equipment, you can work abdominal muscles such as the rectus abdominus (your “six pack” muscle ...

It's all about the calories

Meg Farris / Eyewitness News BATON ROUGE, La. -- Over the years, people on Weight Loss Wednesday have sworn by diets that alter one of the three macronutrients: proteins, carbohydrates or fats. There are "low fat" and "low carb" diets, and people who say "high protein" changed their lives. But now award-winning science found the answer to which is best. Remember the Ideal Protein diet craze ...

Four Ways Consuming Protein Shakes Can Benefit an Athlete

Protein shakes are becoming very popular with athletes, since protein drink are easy to consume, and leave behind little mess to clean up. An athlete that is constantly working out or participating in sports should consider protein shakes, especially if he or she is always on the...

Lose the weight, not the motivation

While the new year brings an avalanche of people vowing to exercise, lose weight and look better, keeping the commitment can be the biggest challenge, according to trainers and gym owners.