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July 2010

Kick Up Your Workout with an Awesome Playlist

Jul 29, 2010

Having the right tunes playing on your MP3 player can help you stay motivated through a workout, or even help you to push harder.

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Healthy After School Snacks

Jul 28, 2010

When your kids get the after school munchies, serve them these healthy alternatives to pre-packaged snacks:A healthy snack

-       Ants on a log

Spread cream-cheese on a celery stick then add raisins to make ants. A quick and easy kid’s favourite.

-       Tortillas

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Dr Macklin Talks Portion Sizes

Jul 27, 2010

Weight loss fads may come and go, but in the end, your weight is determined by the difference between the number of calories you consume and the number of calories of energy you use.  Dr Macklin

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Choosing the Right Workout DVD for You

Jul 26, 2010

There are thousands of workout DVDs out there, so how do you choose the one that is right for you?Sharla works out at home

Follow your interest

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Janine and Jade's Clean Eating Cookbook

Jul 25, 2010

Healthy eating shouldn't be about sacrificing the pleasure that you get from food. If you create healthy meals that taste great, then it is going to be a lot easier to embrace changes to your diet.

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Shock Horror: Paul Plakas Loves Pizza and Gelato - Just Like the Rest of Us

Jul 22, 2010

Even the super fit, like X-Weighted's very own Mr Paul Plakas crave unhealthy foods from time to time. "My absolute favourite food is pizza. Seriously, I'm a big fan of pizza and if I had to only eat one food for the rest of my life it would be that," says Paul. He also admits to loving chocolate, especially a scoop of chocolate gelato on a hot summer's day.

Uh oh....

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Exercise through play: 4 great games to get your family moving

Jul 21, 2010

Being more active starts with just moving your body, and what better way is there to get motivated than through play? Here are 4 games that make exercise fun, and don't cost a penny.

1) Musical bumps

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Easy Ways to up Your Fruit and Veggie Intake

Jul 20, 2010

We all know that we should eat more fruits and vegetables, but managing the 8 servings per day (for women) or even 10 (for men) can seem like an impossible task. Here are some easy ways to up your intake:Casey making a smoothie with his son

1) Grab and go

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See You in September

Jul 18, 2010

Now that we've announced the winners of the X-Weighted National Challenge, the blog is set to go quiet for the next few months. Although the blog posts will still change every day, we will be recycling content from the past 10 months. 

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Question of the Week

Jul 17, 2010

 

?Every Sunday, we'll be asking you a question about one aspect of your journey. We hope that when answering this question (by replying to the blog post) not only will it get you thinking, but your answers may provide inspiration for other challenge participants.

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