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Living in the city and being twenty something while trying to stay fit can be hard. I'm here with tips and posts of inspiration to help you live a HEALTHY life in the city. //
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muffintop-less:

I get asked several times a day how to “tone up” so I thought I should explain what that is exactly and how to get it.
My understanding from what has been described to me, is that the “tone” that’s desired.. is when there is little to no cellulite, not much jiggle and a tight looking body.If this is what you picture when you think of the word “tone”, then my understanding is correct.. And if it’s correct.. then you need to realize that tone is going to come from lower body fat with more muscle underneath to give that tight, non-jiggly look.
In other words, tone = muscle & lowered body fat. Remember though, it is NOT physically possible to spot-reduce body fat. In other words, you cannot JUST tone/reduce body fat on just your stomach or thighs or muffin top or any other area of your body… it happens systematically all over and the pattern in which it happens is determined in large part by genetics.
So in order to “tone”.. you need to build muscle and eat clean in order to increase muscle and lower overall body fat. Do this by eating clean and lifting weights. =)

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6 Foods Every Runner Needs to Eat
With the exception of pizza and bagels, all of these are pretty much my favorite foods. How fitting! Click the link to read more about why they are specifically awesome for runners! (Really, they are awesome for everyone though!)
1. Quinoa
2. Bananas
3. Sweet Potatoes
4. Beans
5. Non-fat Greek Yogurt
6. Flaxseed
Runners, what foods would you add to this list?
[image via Fit Sugar]

I love sweet potatoes, omg.

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“When you train your ass off and diet as you should and nothing happens it’s almost always a case of underestimating the intensity needed in the gym and overestimating the diet efficiency” - Pauline Nordin (pictured)

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You can’t win the Figure Olympia twice without great abs (or great everything) and IFBB Figure Pro Nicole Wilkins has the 6-pack to prove it. While crunches and leg lifts are effective, Nicole uses a lot variety in her ab workouts and she always finds a way to make all of the standard moves a little harder. Raising the intensity and the challenge raises the results. Here are Nicole’s top three ab training tips and two of her favorite ab exercisses
AB TRAINING TIPS
1. “Make sure you train your abs two to three times per week, and incorporate an upper, lower and oblique exercise. Examples include crunches, leg lifts and the twisting crunch.”
2. “Eat small meals every three hours with lean protein at each meal and no sugar or alcohol. Remember, there is no such thing as spot reduction— 1,000 crunches will not equal a six-pack. Abs are made in the kitchen!”
3. “Don’t forget your cardio. By lifting weights you will gain muscle and lose fat. However, in order to speed up the fat-burning process, increase your cardiovascular activity.”

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