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Archives for January 2018

The Huge Problem With Guilty-Pleasure Foods

January 24, 2018 by Nia Shanks

the huge problem with guilty-pleasure foods

Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. “What are your favorite guilty-pleasure foods?” the interviewer posed. “I don’t have ‘guilty pleasures,’” I retorted before continuing, “I refuse to experience guilt or shame from eating food.” My answer was received with a stunned silence. Clearly this wasn't a response she'd ever received to the …

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You Owe It to Yourself to Give Fewer Shits

January 16, 2018 by Nia Shanks

you owe it to yourself to give fewer shits

Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. The best lesson I committed to learning last year was to give fewer shits. I don’t mean “give fewer shits” in a live with reckless abandon or do whatever you want without regard to how it will affect you or others selfish, and stupid, sort of way. I mean “give fewer shits” in the I’m going to do my …

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How to Make Goblet Squats Harder Without Adding More Weight

January 9, 2018 by Nia Shanks

how to make goblet squats harder

Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below or download on iTunes. Goblet squats are an excellent exercise. When executed properly, they train the legs, glutes, and abdominals in one efficient squatting movement. Goblet squats are my go-to exercise for teaching the squatting movement to strength training beginners. Once a trainee gets quite strong with goblet squats, …

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Break Free from the Ugly Side of Health and Fitness

January 1, 2018 by Nia Shanks

break free from the ugly side of health and fitness

Would you prefer to listen to this article? Use the player below, download it, or listen on iTunes. The health and fitness industry has done a fantastic job of making women dislike their bodies, and themselves. Browse the health section at your local bookstore, scroll through social media feeds of fitness professionals, glance at fitness magazines in the checkout aisle of the grocery …

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