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				<title>Walk Off 5 Pounds this Month</title>				
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	Walk off 5 pounds this month
	
	If losing weight is part of your New year&amp;#39;s resolution for 2010, then here&amp;#39;s a quick way to make it simple and easy. Wear a pedometer and try wearing a core balancing shoe ( I love my Shape Ups from Skeche...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:49:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Don&apos;t let your life go to the dogs, lose weight with Andrea Metcalf&apos;s Naked Fitness program</title>				
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	Don&amp;#39;t let your life go to the dogs, lose weight with Andrea Metcalf&amp;#39;s Naked Fitness 
	program
	
	If you have followed me on facebook or twitter, you know about Mike Burton. He is a 
	client in Cincinnati, OH that has lost almost 90 pou...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:48:41 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Reduce Stress and Feel Better</title>				
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	Stress can deplete your energy and diminish your healthy resolution results. Try these quick exercises to reduce stress and feel better.
	1. Take a deep breathing break. Try concentrating on your breathing for 2 minutes. Inhaling and exhaling slo...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:05:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Stick to your New Year&apos;s Resolution!</title>				
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	Stick to your new year&amp;#39;s resolution - here&amp;#39;s how.
	Calories Count when making that New Years Resolution to live healthier. Try these easy tips:
	1. Take your weight and add a zero to the end. That&amp;#39;s approximately how many calories yo...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:26:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Fit Holiday Gifts</title>				
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	Are you holiday shopping for gift that promote better living and health? Here are a few of my favorites in price points that anyone can afford.
	
	Around $10
	Omron HJ-150 pedometer $12 www.amazon.com 
	Petra Kolba Beginner Cardio - $9.99-$14....
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:22:16 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Surviving the holidays</title>				
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	Here are a few quick tips for successfully cheating the holiday weight gain.
	
	Calories Count - Whether its a football game at friends, a holiday buffet or the big family party, you have to be calorie wise. Take a few of your favorite foods and...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:13:28 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Holiday is the time for you too</title>				
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	I just stumbled across a great holiday deal to take care of yourself... and maybe a few others on&amp;nbsp; your holiday shopping list.&amp;nbsp; &amp;lsquo;

	
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	Exhale, a mind body spa, has just launched its wellbar, a mobile beauty kiosk offer...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:25:45 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Tips for healthy eating</title>				
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	here are a few easy suggestions: 
	- Eat at least three times a day
	- Eat protein and carbohydrate combinations
	- Fat is good for you and necessary for utilizing your fat stores, aid in nutrient absorption, nerve transmission, and maintaining...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:45:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The fun theory helps people to take the stairs</title>				
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	I just came across this inventive video to get people to take the stairs.&amp;nbsp; I cannot tell you how much I believe in this model as an answer to our overweight children and adults.&amp;nbsp; I think if people found something fun to do for exercise, ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:10:23 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Mike&apos;s Diet</title>				
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	This past seven weeks I have been helping a client to lose 100 pounds in 90 days. Some may say that&amp;#39;s too fast, but the truth lies within the starting point. His was over 400 pounds. At the seven week mark, he is down almost 60 pounds and will...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:27:56 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>My Tips</title>				
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	I eliminate dumb email clutter by opting out of as many ads, newsletters, groups that I could. I have given myself the permission that if I really want to know about something I will seek out the information... This is kind of like shopping ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:10:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Walk better</title>				
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	Walking is a great form of exercise. It&amp;#39;s as easy as putting one foot in front of the other and something we take for granted that we are doing it right. Well over the years, I have noticed many people walking and I shutter thinking the damage...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:12:44 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Shoes that help burn calories and improve posture</title>				
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	If you could wear a shoe to improve your posture and help you burn more calories, would you
	be a little paranoid
	give them a try
	want more information
	
	If you chose
	a) Be a little paranoid.
	It&amp;rsquo;s a safe bet that when you hear an...
				
				
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				<category>burn caloeries</category>
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:45:31 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Part two - Andrea Metcalf&apos;s top ten tips for rapid weight loss</title>				
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	Here are the last five tips for rapid weight loss that have helped Mike Burton lose almost 60 pounds in 7 weeks.

	6) Eating out is an opportunity.&amp;nbsp; Most people agree that eating makes staying on your diet much harder, but actually Mike and...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:26:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Andrea Metcalf&apos;s top ten tips for rapid weight loss</title>				
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	Mike Burton is down almost 60 pounds in 7 weeks.&amp;nbsp; Here are a few tips that have helped him on his way to losing 100 pounds in 90 days.

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	1) Eat your fruits and veggies.&amp;nbsp; Mike eats on the average 7 servings of fruits and vege...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:05:49 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Mike down almost 60 pound in 7 weeks - the workout</title>				
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	It&amp;#39;s Nov. 14th and after 7 weeks of hard training, Mike has lost 58 pounds.&amp;nbsp; He like most big losers on the journey wants it to go faster.&amp;nbsp; He much wanted to be down almost 80 pounds by this date but, as I remind him daily, this is a...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:48:12 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Attitude is everything!</title>				
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	Attitude is everything! When you wake up in the morning, you set the tone for the entire day so wake up and smile in the mirror! Today is your day! Here are a few other tips to make your day better and boost your mood!
	1) Don&amp;#39;t be afraid ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:59:12 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Walk one step better and tone up</title>				
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	Walking is a great form of exercise. &amp;nbsp;It&amp;#39;s as easy as putting one foot in front of the other and something we take for granted that we are doing it right. &amp;nbsp;Well over the years, I have noticed many people walking and I shutter thinkin...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:36:57 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Turkeys are useful for more than thanksgiving dinner</title>				
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	It&amp;#39;s almost Thanksgiving and turkeys will be going on sale. Turkeys are well known for being low fat containing only 1 gram of fat per ounce of meat and a 5 ounce serving provides half the daily recommended amount of folic acid. Turkey is also...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:22:03 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Chicken soup for weight loss</title>				
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	We know that chicken soup is a grandmother&amp;#39;s cold remedy but how about Chicken soup for weight loss? Well this low calorie tasty version of Chicken Tortilla soup is creamy, hot and full of vitamins, protein, fiber and under 300 calories too. F...
				
				
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				<category>weight loss</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:48 -0700</pubDate>
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