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For many of you, New Year’s Resolutions are constructed during the beginning of January. You’re wrapping up the calendar year, unwrapping the last of your holiday presents and thinking about ways to improve your life. New year, new you… right?

For some of us, however, the concept of a year is much different. When we leave high school, or college, our live change dramatically. Growing up, before we ever come near the strenuous weight of adulthood, the year is based on school. Most schools run from August/September until May/June. The summer is that vacation which we all yearn for throughout the nonstop hustle and bustle of the year. As a former physical education teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District, I know that feeling all too well. 

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10 Exercises that Strengthen the Muscles You Use for Dancing

Aiming to become the next Misty Copeland or Isaac Hernández means dedicating hours and hours of your time towards training. There’s no one answer that will give you the skills and muscle memory you need to transform into an instant prodigy, however there are a number of exercises you should be incorporating into your daily workout routine to better prepare yourself for those tricky moves and seamless Grand Jetes.

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3 Things to Know About Losing Weight With Muay Thai

At this point, you have may have read a lot of articles on losing weight. Perhaps you are in a situation now that you do not know which is the right advice to follow. Maybe you have also visited many workout centers to rid yourself off the extra pounds, but you still feel as if you are not there yet.

Well, the journey of losing weight is a tough one and requires lots of dedication and determination to finally see the results. Look no further by enrolling at Muay Thai camp in Thailand. It is a state-of-the-art facility that has dedicated itself to offer world-class weight loss training.

But first, here are the things to be aware of beforehand.

Structured Workout Plan

Losing weight is not an easy task as it requires strong will, top-level dedication and undeterred focus. Ever set out on a mission to lose weight but ended up not fulfilling it due to lack of consistency? Well, at Muay Thai, that is not on offer.

With the structured workout schedule, you will be sure to achieve your end goal without fear of being inconsistent. Each day on the camp you will be engaged with doing workouts. The schedule offers a range of activities that include running, weightlifting, swimming, kickboxing and stretching among others that you carry out under the guidance of an onsite trainer.

The camp’s schedule allows you to book a stay for any duration you want. For instance, you can book for a week’s training and still achieve your weight loss goal.

It’s A Fun and Enjoyable Experience

At Muay Thai, keeping fit is all about having a good time. If you are not working out, you can get to enjoy yourself with other trainers at the camp’s other facilities. The center is fitted with excellent facilities including a large court where you can play hoop or basketball, TV rooms for watching films and a lap swimming pool.

All the facilities are aimed to ensure that fitness ambiance is felt all through. Also, there is a 24-hour internet Wi-Fi service and cable TV. During your stay at the camp, you will also get to make new friends and enjoy the enchanting natural landscape. With all that on offer, losing weight becomes less monotonous and unexciting.

Healthy Diet on Offer

When it comes to losing weight, it is not all about working out continuously, but also watching what you eat. Diet plays an integral role in ensuring that you maintain a healthy body weight. Cut off processed foods and start eating a healthy and balanced diet.

The aim is to cut on carbs and sugars which are the primary triggers of body weight issues. At Muay Thai camp in Thailand, you will be guaranteed to eat healthy foods that are a mix of healthy Thailand and Western cuisines that are cooked to workout requirements.

Typically, the food is cooked to bring maximum weight loss within a short time. On top of that, ensure that you keep yourself hydrated throughout the sessions as water also plays an integral part in weight loss. Failure to hydrate appropriately will affect your training sessions. The camp has plenty of water.

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Our Body Scans & Future Plans

Every three months (each quarter), Hungry and Fit go get a BodySpec DXA scan. This measures their weight, body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone density and more. They’ve been doing it for years now (first one in March 2016) and find it to be the most legitimate way of tracking that type of fitness. They recently got scans in December and March, read below to hear what they have to say.

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Two Do-Anywhere Workouts

It’s the holiday season. You could be traveling, stuck in airports, hotels, or maybe your bedroom from fifteen years ago. Either way, you might not be in your normal setup and routine. Or, even if you aren’t traveling for the holidays, other things may interrupt your routine. For example, your usual gym could be closed for a few days over the holidays. But have no fear–Hungry & Fit are here! Fit recently had to travel for work and didn’t have a gym handy so she had to get creative in her hotel room with no equipment

Please enjoy the two workouts below. I try to keep them as simple as possible and under 30 minutes so that they can fit in your busy schedule during the holidays. 

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A High Protein Diet Plan To Lose Weight And Improve Health

In the present era, everyone is keen to maintain a healthy life with a perfectly balanced diet that contains an appropriate amount of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Sometimes, in the excitement of losing weight faster, we lose sight of the important components and, as a result, we have to quit that dietary plan. So for a healthy diet plan, we should keep in mind a few things such as:

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Building Hamstrings

We don’t often repost content from other sources, but sometimes, we come across an article that is presented in a manner that we find very easy to digest. While we’d never heard of Stack as a media source before, every week, I receive newsletters from the American Swimming Coaches Association, with important articles relevant to swimming. Sometimes, I don’t even read through them, but this headline caught my eye: 4 Simple Ways to Build Stronger, More Resilient Hamstrings.

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Why Casein Protein Deserves More Love

Casein is one of the main types of protein supplements available on the market, however, one could argue that it’s actually underrated.

Many of us are so infatuated with the quick gains and short-term muscle building potential of whey protein that sometimes we just don’t give casein the love it deserves, and the fact that casein is also a bit more costly doesn’t help, but it’s certainly worth those few extra dollars.

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Getting Ready to Get in Shape This Autumn

For many people, the summer is the most active season, thanks to time off from work, days at the beach, and a diet that’s more full of fresh fruit and vegetables. However, for many people, especially those in warmer climates, the summer can be too hot to work out as often as they would like to, especially if their workout of choice is running in the great outdoors or playing sports outside. Luckily, now that the fall season is approaching, the weather is often just right for working out. Are you ready to get in shape this autumn?

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Exercise Spotlight: Reverse Curls

All you need for this exercise is either dumbells or a barbell (our example pictures are with a barbell). Or really any object that you can lift. Maybe your cats are the perfect weight to be your dumbbells! Just kidding (kinda, only if you’re gentle can you do that!). We’re all about doing a workout ANYWHERE so we encourage you to get (safely) creative. So, what exercise are we talking about today? Reverse curls.

What are reverse curls? Reverse curls and curls (lifting something toward you by extending your elbow), but flipped! What does that mean? Basically, instead of the soft (under) part of your arm facing you, your arms will be faced downward in their neutral position. To put it most simply: your palms are facing down instead of up. And then you latch those strong hands onto a weight and bend your elbow, bringing it toward your face/chin. You won’t be able to do as much weight this way, because it’s a bit harder on your muscles. 

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