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ON THE BLOG It’s officially summertime! We’ll help you stay fit, healthy and sexy with our workouts, recipes, fashion and beauty tips!
BREATH Your Way To A Better Body!
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10 Tips For Healthy Eating During Summer Events
Live Rite Shake Of The Month Refresh Yourself With A Cucumber Cooler!
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Your way to a better body!
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ou’re exercising 3-5 days each week, eating clean and drinking plenty of water but you’re still not losing weight. What could you possibly be doing wrong? Breathing, that’s what. Did you know 9 out of 10 people aren’t breathing properly? Do this quick check from author and breathing coach Pam Grout: “put one hand on your chest, the other on your abdomen. Take a normal breath. If the chest hand goes up rather than out, you’re breathing wrong.” One of the main reasons why exercise helps you lose weight is because it quadruples the rate that oxygen is delivered to your cells. This oxygen helps your body burn fat and is critical to weight loss, but many people are only getting 1⁄3 of the oxygen they need.
Think about how your body would feel if you only got 1⁄3 of the sleep or 1⁄3 of the food you needed? You wouldn’t last very long and your body, and your weight loss, would go into shut down mode. This is what’s happening to your fat burning centers when you breathe incorrectly, making it very difficult for you to lose weight. Looking for more benefits? Proper breathing revs up your metabolism, lowers the stress chemicals that cause your body to retain fat and helps you control outside influences that turn you into an emotional eater. If you’re ready to try it, the 1-4-2 breath is a breathing technique designed for weight loss. Breathe through your nose and count the seconds (that’s 1.) Hold it in your body for 4x as long (that’s 4.) Exhale for twice as long (that’s 2.) Example: if your normal breath is 4 seconds, hold it in your lungs for 16 seconds and exhale for 8 seconds. Do 10 of these, twice each day and you’ll see results in no time!
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LiveRite SHAKE OF THE MONTH
Cucumber Cooler 1⁄ 2
cup of peeled and diced cucumber
1 scoop vanilla Live Rite protein powder 3 fresh mint leaves 8 ice cubes
10 Tips
For Healthy Eating During Summer Events Whether you’re attending a wedding, a backyard barbecue or just having a night out, follow these tips for healthy eating to keep you on track during any social gathering!
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Don’t arrive hungry. Eat a combo of protein and carbohydrates to stay satiated. For example, a handful of nuts and dried fruit or a piece of toast with canned tuna or salmon.
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Don’t go crazy with starchy carbs. Put a cap on calories by limiting yourself to 1 cup—total—of starchy side dishes, such as potato, pasta and those delicious bean salads.
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Take the croutons off your salad. They can add a ton of calories and fat to an otherwise healthy dish.
Keep your dessert portions small. Allow yourself a bite or two of dessert, and choose something you rarely indulge in so that you can really savor it.
Watch your alcohol intake. Avoid alcohol if you can. If you do indulge, make sure to drink a glass of water between every drink.
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Bring your own healthy meal. For a BBQ, bring a salad or chopped veggies to add to the buffet.
• Recipe by Ilise Reilly •
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Don’t fill up during the cocktail hour. At a wedding, there are usually multiple courses of food. Pace yourself!
Fill up on veggies first. Always load up your plate with low-cal vegetables before digging into anything else. You’ll leave less room for the “bad” stuff.
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Place limits. If you have a tendency to overindulge, try a 2 plate limit and a 2 drink limit.
GET mOvInG! After you eat, go out on the dance floor, go play with friends and family get moving! not only will you “burn off” calories, but you’ll be having too much fun to worry about food.
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Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth!
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