Crock pot recipes

When time-starved, you need an easy prep, fast clean-up and nutrient-dense post-workout meal. Put savoury bowls of muscle-maintaining protein, antioxidant-rich vegetables, and slow-burning carbs on your winter menu. I crave the instant gratification of having a programmable one-pot meal on-the-ready when every cell in my body says 'eat' after burning 800 calories in spinning class. And I find hot and spicy exotically scented Indian fare after ashtanga yoga gastronomically restorative. To help you make fit food fast, the editors at Epicurious offer a variety of meat dishes to please almost any palate. Pork, salmon, and chicken stews are spoon-lickers, but it's their chocolate chip cookie slow cooker recipe that will surprise you the most. Try these healthy crock pot recipes from Epicurious ...

Meet Your TA

Hidden underneath your six-pack abs are horizontal muscles called the transverse abdominis. TA muscles act as a belt cinching your waist to your midline adding spinal support for every move you make. Get introduced to TA muscles now by pulling your belly button to your spine. If you’re unable to contract your lower abs, that could be the reason your lower abs resist flattening. But the contraction is also the key to successfully waking up dormant muscles. Abdominal hold is the easiest and most effective ab workout to strengthen and flatten your stomach without a single crunch. Identify and learn how to flatten your lower abs ...

Fitter in 45 Seconds

Dark mornings during the winter months and bad weather of the coldest season of the year might increase your resistance to hitting the gym, especially if you have to drive to your health club. But you can put your travel time to better use with a total-body or a trouble-zone specific workout with Gunnar Peterson's at-home moves. To create a custom workout, mix and match from 11, 45-second video clips instructed by Mr. Peterson, a certified sports conditioning specialist. He has the right idea to help you get fit and save time, with the added bonus of having an expensive celebrity fitness trainer on demand. Now you'll never miss a workout because you were stuck in traffic. These express workouts are perfect for times when you're almost too tired to exercise after work. It's just the pick-me up you need. And they're all free.View all workout video clips ...

Fitness RSS Feeds

Take advantage of shorter winter days by streamlining your Web, and getting intelligent fitness news quickly via an RSS reader. Feed readers aggregate multiple feeds of information from your favourite blogs, sites and forums, and make it easy for you to scan stories and control the flow of content. By organizing feeds, you get all your up-to-date fitness information in one place, so you're always in the know and can cut back on face time with your computer. I have more than a dozens feeds and several news sites, including The Globe and Mail, Healthzone.ca, Yahoo.ca and MSN.ca, teach you about RSS and will help you subscribe effortlessly.

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