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Tufi
Eons ago, I used to run at least 20 miles a week and did various Beachbody workouts religiously. With more responsibilities (family-kids and work), my running and fitness routines fell to the wayside. The only time I could squeeze in a workout was early morning or at night, after everyone else had gone to bed. We have had the Peloton Bike since 2019 and we love it. Last week, we added the Peloton Tread + to our home gym. We waited for about 2 months after purchase. Peloton’s logistics partner, XPO, cancelled our delivery twice but the third term…
My mom (64) is on a mission of reviving her old life and adopting a healthy way of living. She has a sweet tooth and she’s scared she would have to give up her sweet treats in order to be successful at it. This is a myth and a great misconception. Just because something is sweet doesn’t necessarily mean it is unhealthy. Yes on this life style you can have you cake and eat it. All you need to know is when and how to make them. I whipped up our favorites Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip energy bars…
This surprisingly delicious, bright red and creamy smoothie will provide all the necessary nutrients to enhance detoxifying the liver. One of its ingredients, beet root, cleanses the liver and purifies the blood. It is also a rich source of iron. Ingredients 1 beet, peeled 1 Orange, peeled 1 Apple 5 Strawberries (frozen) A handful of baby spinach 1/2 Banana 30g (2 tbsp) hemp seeds 120-170ml water Directions Peel beet and orange. Deseed orange and combine the above ingredients in a VitamixR blender and process until smooth…
Vegan Insalata di Barbabietola My vegan transformation continues with this classic Insalata di Barbabietola. This delicious and simple beets and chopped veggies salad is packed with essential nutrients like carotenoids, folates, betalains etc. Betalains from beets for example, have been shown to provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification supportx. Ingredients 2 cups greens of your choice – we used “Foglie di lattuga da taglio” 1 cup ice berg lettuce – chopped 1 cup mixed peas and carrots 1 tomato cut in wedges 1 small beet root – boiled Toppings 2 teaspoons raw sunflower seeds 2 teaspoons raw pumpkin…
If you are looking for ways to increase strength and rev up your metabolism, regular push ups must be done. Push-up is the ultimate bodyweight exercise- no special equipment required and can be done anywhere, and anytime. For beginners and those who struggle to perform a standard push-up, start with knee push-ups. This Ultimate Push-up routine consists of 3 exercises that will boost your metabolism, strength and general well being. Workout Breakdown Frog Push Up “Under the Fence” Diamond push up  …
Hi guys, I would like to invite all of you to join us in this first of many weekly challenges. These weekly challenges are great tools to take us a step closer to our goals of becoming fit, healthy, sexy and strong. They will keep us focused and committed while creating definition to different parts of our bodies. Every week we will challenge ourselves to do short challenge workout that will target a certain part of our bodies. We will commit to fitting the workout in our schedules no matter what and reap the…
Summer is here in the northern hemisphere, yayy..Since 2007 when I made the decision to be fit and healthy, I have consistently maintained my body weight (be it in summer, winter or any season) with the occasional 1-2 kgs fluctuations- heck, that is a fact of life and I believe most people can relate. 10-15 minutes away from where we live, is a beach; yeah, a beachbody on the beach- to quote my dear hubby. We decided to explore this beach, taking into consideration sanitary conditions which is an issue with most beaches in NYC (with few…