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Tip #20: Stay fit while on vacation using these 5 tricks

You’re doing it.  You’re eating well, watching your portions, working out on a regular schedule, and you feel great.  Then you go on your long-awaited summer beach vacation and…well…you know the rest. While we should all let loose a little on our time off, there’s no need to fall completely off the wagon, reversing our hard-earned progress.  The key to staying on-track while on vacation?  A little advance planning, and a whole lot of balance.  Here are some tips that work for me: 1.  Stay in a fitness-friendly location.   We usually try to find a resort or rental house with runner-friendly roads …

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Tip # 18: Three Ways to lose fat in trouble areas

Do spot-reducing exercises work? So you want to lose some arm flab. Or get rid of those saddle bags, or your belly. Time to do some curls, crunches and leg lifts, right? Not really. There is no such thing as a “spot reducing” exercise. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) says it best: “You can burn off fat by exercising, but it comes off proportionately throughout your body. You may see more of a difference in some areas compared with others, but your body always maintains the same basic proportions. You can IMPROVE the look of those proportions with …