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A Little Gluten Reality Check — What Is Gluten, And Why The Hell Are You Even Eating Gluten-Free? [Video]httpv://youtu.be/AdJFE1sp4Fw Jay (Baruchel): You have no idea what gluten is. Seth (Rogen): I do know what gluten is. Gluten is a vague term. It’s something that’s used to... -
Spice Up Your Cardio With Flywheel Indoor Cycling — Torch Calories, Compete, And Get Addicted In The ProcessImage: Boston Magazine [S]pinning is nothing new. It’s been a staple on every health club’s menu of classes for the past couple of decades. Many gym-goers are drawn to indoor cycling because... -
The Top 5 Salad Death Traps, Misconceptions, And Other Forms Of Salad Sabotage[T]hink you’re making a lean choice by opting for a salad instead of your standard burger and fries? If you’re eating clean, it’s normal to trade in a greasy meal for a pile of leafy... -
The Growth of Social Dieting — Should You Join A "Fitness Tribe" To Lose Weight?Image: Breakaway Memphis [T]hese days, we can track everything. From fitness tech that can monitor your heart rate, calorie burn, and step count to mobile apps that bring a food diary right to... -
[WOTM, 05/2014] Summer-Proof Your Core With The Beach It UP Abs Workout[I]f you've ever fantasized about tearing your shirt off and emerging from the water like a glistening, vivacious Joe Manganiello or Adriana Lima — encased with a lean, rippled, svelte core —... -
A Gym For Your Brain? UMiami Debuts BrainHQ — So That Your Noggin Can Lift Weights, Too [News]Image: BrainHQ [W]hen we think about taking care of our bodies and working on our fitness, we often think of anything that keeps us moving. Between using our heart for intense cardiovascular... -
Snapfit — Your Newest Source Of Fitness Motivation, Via Snapchat [News]Image: B&T [W]e all use Snapchat for different reasons: those not so cute selfies, your delicious looking breakfast, or a quick video of your friends doing something silly. Once in a while,... -
The 5 Best Triceps Exercises For Building Massive, Toned Triceps[I]f you want powerful, well-defined, titanic arms, building a strong set of triceps needs to be your number one priority. They're even more important than biceps, given that they make up roughly... -
Step Aside Mario Kart — Virtual Reality Treadmills Are The Newest In Fitness GamingImage: Dvice [T]humbs. That's all you needed to play the first Gameboy in 1989, where you used nothing but your thumbs to play your way through dozens of animated worlds. But now, virtual reality... -
[Recipes] Mint Chocolate Chip FIEND? Blend Up The Maca Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Blizzard[H]OLY MINT CHOCOLATE MOUTHGASM. Mint chocolate chip fiends, rejoice. The Maca Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Blizzard is an uber-lean, nutrition-packed, refreshing way to energize any day or fuel... -
[Giveaway] Get Into The Zone For Your Workouts — And Get Better, Faster — With FLOW*Disclosure: Flow Athletics supplied 2 bottles of Flow to test out and is graciously giving away 5 bottles to all Lean It UP readers. This article is otherwise unsponsored. [M]y high-school... -
Rethinking Fitness: Your Fantasy Football League Could Boost Physical Activity Levels By 31% [News]Image: Digital Sports Lounge [F]antasy sports leagues allow football, baseball, and basketball gurus to pay very close attention to the physical activity...of others. In 2013, 33 million users...
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Diet It UP
The Fast Food and Chain Restaurant Epidemic
It’s incredible how ignorant America is when it comes to fast food and chain restaurant nutrition. The majority of food/drinks at Starbucks, PF Changs, Outback, Olive Garden, etc. are atrociously unhealthy, yet we continue to send money their way. We’ve got a fast food and chain restaurant epidemic…
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Soda Sucks… [Infographic]
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Soda sucks…horribly. It causes obesity, tooth decay, and a ton of other negative health effects. Check out this infographic from FitSugar to see the whole story.
Cough Drops Could Be Making You Fat
Walk into any CVS and you’ll see a colorful collection of cough drops. I doubt many people even think about reading the ingredients or nutrition facts on cough drops…typically you wouldn’t think of them as “food,” but rather as medicine. It’s amazing how much sugar, artificial ingredients, and other unhealthy ingredients they can pack into a small, seemingly healthy cough drop…
Yum…Taco Bell Meat Contains Only 35% Beef, 57% Fat
Honestly, it was pretty obvious that Taco Bell wasn’t serving high quality beef in it’s products. Lets be serious…it’s Taco Bell. What’s actually surprising though is that Taco Bell’s “seasoned beef” is not only fatty as hell, but it’s barely beef at all.
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