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How to boost your metabolism How many of us notice that some people can eat tonnes of food and stay slim, whilst some find it extremely hard to even drop a couple of pounds? Although genetics can play a small role in how efficiently our body can burn calories, our lifestyles are what really makes the difference (every pound of muscle burns 35 calories a day, whereas every pound of fat burns just 2 calories a day). There are simple changes you can make to your diet, exercise regime and sleeping patterns that can kick-start your metabolism, giving you the results you’ve been striving for. Here’s how to boost your metabolism, naturally: The right kind of training Doing the right kind of cardio can help your metabolism rise not only for the duration of the workout, but a long time afterwards as well. An oxygen deficit is created when we train intensely and our muscles scream for more O2. To compensate, we go through “Excess post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption”. In simpler terms, our...

Ladies, you know about your big health issues -- breast cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease -- but what about the smaller, everyday health problems? You know, the ones that are fairly common but aren’t cause for major concern. Between juggling your job, family commitments, social life and any of the other thousand things on your plate, it seems like an unnecessary chore to try to get in to see your doctor for something that’s minor. So what’s a busy woman to do about a problem that’s only mildly annoying? If you’re plagued by any of these 10 common health issues, consider giving these expert-recommended fast fixes a shot.  via

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Maybe you don’t want such a full face or feel you’ve got chubby cheeks. You should always embrace the looks you were born with because confidence is the best attractiveness boost. That being said, there are ways you can naturally make your face look slimmer. Get rid of overall body fat . If you want your face to look less fat, you need to lose fat overall. Spot reduction of fat is not possible to accomplish with diet alone. Eat fewer calories throughout the day, so that your body will use up fat as stored energy. If you do that, you will lose weight in the face too.Luckily, if you want a slimmer face, your body goes after the fat first in the neck, jaw and face. So if you cut down on calories but do it in a healthy manner, you should have a less full face in no time. You need to create a caloric deficit. It takes about 3,500 calories burned to lose a single pound. You will burn some calories every day just by living and breathing. You need to burn more than you take in to lo...

After my last post I did on how I stay fit, you guys asked if I could start sharing my workouts and what I actually do at the gym so I am going to be making more of an effort to do so! Since going full-time with my blog and working from home, its been a challenge for me to avoid getting lazy with my workouts. I signed up with Class Pass and have really enjoyed going to some of the different classes, but sometimes I don’t feel like driving to a gym/studio or participating in a class and just want to get a quick workout in at home. When doing so I always try to incorporate a mix of cardio & circuit body weight training, because for my body, that’s what makes me feel good. Scroll down for few little circuit workouts that you can do at home (or the gym)…enjoy and if you try it out, let me know your thoughts!!  via

Summer is upon us and that means one thing – fake tan season is underway! Whether you’re a first time tanner or a seasoned pro, it’s time to get your bronze on and embrace the beachy glow. But, unfortunately, blunders happen no matter how long you’ve been tanning! Check out three ways we like to deal with our fake tan mishaps so you can get back to being gorgeous! Scrub it away: If your tan has developed and it’s streaky or simply too dark, your best bet is to begin with an exfoliation. Not just any old scrub will do though. We recommend finding a body scrub with very fine beads rather than your normal sugar scrub. Being smaller means they are less likely to strip the skin which is ideal; you only want to remove a small amount of fake tan, not a whole top layer of skin! Hair removal cream: Yes, you read correctly. If you’ve found that you’ve had too much product build up around your ankles, wrists, knees and elbows, you might find that applying your regular old hai...