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Getting Back on the Bandwagon!

Are you feeling a little guilty for slipping up a little lately and falling off the diet and exercise bandwagon? If so, don’t worry — you’re not alone. I am definitely not a stranger to this, as I have fallen

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Bracing Joints

We are “brace-happy” as exercisers. At the first sign of anything hurting, we go and throw on a brace (almost always with medical prompting), as if it’s the magic bullet for all that ails us. Although this might seem like

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Get to Know our Fitness Practitioner!

Devin Tarrant’s Staff Survey   Guilty Pleasure TV Program: Breaking Bad Favorite Cheat Meal: Nach’yo Cheese! Hidden Talent: Guitar and Drums Nerdy Obsession:  Playing some tunes First Crush:  Brittany Spears! Favorite Sports Team: MSU Basketball! Who’s with me?? What’s more

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Myth Busting: Spot Reduction and Training

One of the most common questions we get from clients is, “how can I lose fat from (insert body part here)?” The answer is simple and definitive—you can’t choose where you lose fat. The notion of spot reduction originates from

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3 Mistakes to avoid AFTER weight loss

You hear people say it all the time – “that diet worked so well for me, I lost all the weight I wanted, but then I gained it all back – AND THEN SOME.” Indeed, most dieters make the same

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3 Reasons to Avoid Elimination Diets

The elimination diet, once used as an effective dietary intervention to determine food allergies, has now turned into something it was never meant to be – a weight loss tool. The concept of an elimination diet is simple. Eliminate an

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7 Metabolism and Weight Loss Myths Busted

Although the temperature gauge on your dashboard may not agree, spring is here! In Michigan this is when we make our last ditch efforts to lose that winter weight. Now, you don’t have much time to get the results you

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3 Injury Prevention Exercises for Runners

Every athlete wants to run faster; that’s the goal of any sport, to be faster than your opponent. Beat your opponent to the ball, to the spot, or across the finish line. The sport that embodies this more than any

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