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If you’re looking to tone up for bathing suit season, having your own set of dumbbells at home will motivate you to squeeze in reps whenever you have a few spare minutes. You can do all the strength training exercises you’ve learned here on FitSugar, moves from your personal trainer, and ones from fitness DVDs, but you’ll quickly realize something – you’ll zoom through 50 reps of easier moves like bicep curls, but may struggle to do eight reps of more challenging exercises like chest-opening triceps lifts. [...]

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I love gardening! It’s a great way to spend quality time in the great outdoors and to play in the dirt, plus you can burn some serious calories. Gardening solo can be quite meditative, but getting the entire family involved in yard work is not only more fun, but it’s way more productive- my girls love weeding and relocating the worms they find in the process. [...]

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Weight training is a slippery slope for a lot of women. Many are afraid of bulking up and skip it altogether, while others – including actress Kristen Bell – use lighter weights to avoid looking too muscular. The accepted logic is that heavier weights equal big muscles and using lighter weights is the best way to slim down and maintain “womanly” tone. [...]

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Weight training is a slippery slope for a lot of women. Many are afraid of bulking up and skip it altogether, while others – including actress Kristen Bell – use lighter weights to avoid looking too muscular. The accepted logic is that heavier weights equal big muscles and using lighter weights is the best way to slim down and maintain “womanly” tone. [...]

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Ernestine Sheperd is 72 years old. She runs 80 miles a week, lifts weights every day, and is a certified trainer. Among her many accolades is a first place showing in a body building competition. Talk about inspiration.
I was floored watching this video of Ernestine that Kristen – a FitSugar reader – sent my way. [...]

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Ernestine Sheperd is 72 years old. She runs 80 miles a week, lifts weights every day, and is a certified trainer. Among her many accolades is a first place showing in a body building competition. Talk about inspiration.
I was floored watching this video of Ernestine that Kristen – a FitSugar reader – sent my way. [...]

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I’m so envious of BuzzSugar! She was lucky enough to catch up with Katee Sackhoff last week about her new role on the popular series 24. If you’re a major sci-fi geek like I am, then I don’t have to tell you that Katee kicked some major ass playing fighter pilot Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on the cult favorite Battlestar Galactica. [...]

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