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I have’t had the chance to go through this “hot legs workout” from Jillian Michaels yet, but I’ve watched the video and can tell it will burn! I like that it really targets the legs and builds muscle without having to go to the gym. You just need a set of weights.
I’ll take whatever sign of hope I can get. The health insurance industry said Tuesday that it was willing to end the practice of charging higher premiums to sick people if Congress adopted a comprehensive plan that provided coverage to all Americans.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reports that massive forced civilian displacements, violence, and unmet medical needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, and Pakistan, along with neglected medical emergencies in Myanmar and Zimbabwe are among the top ten humanitarian crises in the world.
Here is the list with links to read more and donate to Doctor’s Without Borders:
1. Somalia’s Humanitarian Catastrophe Worsens
2. Critical Need of Assistance in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
3. Beyond the International Spotlight, Critical Health Needs in Myanmar Remain Unmet
4. Civilians Killed and Forced to Flee as Fighting Intensifies in Northwestern Pakistan
5. Health Crisis Sweeps Zimbabwe as Violence and Economic Collapse Spread
6. No End in Sight to Violence and Suffering in Sudan
7. Civilians Trapped as War Rages in Eastern Congo
8. Iraqi Civilians in Urgent Need of Assistance
10. HIV/TB Co-Infection Poses Health Battle on Two Fronts
This workout is from Jillian Michaels of Biggest Loser fame. My body went from finding this workout very difficult to just a bit too easy. That’s a good sign! So I looked for another at-home option that would challenge me and boy did I find it.
Great One Month Slimdown at Self.com
You can do this at home but you will need a set of weights and a stability ball. A couple of the exercises work best if you have a bench handy (which I do not), but I found you can substitute a very sturdy chair and/or coffee table. Make sure they are very sturdy though!
Self.com has a slideshow with details on each workout.
From the NYTimes… Good news for coffee drinkers like me.
I often don’t want to go to the gym but would still like to get a good workout in. This routine consists of 4 exercises that you can do with very little equipment. If you go through the entire circuit four times it should burn 500 calories.
What you’ll need:
1. Dumbbells in a weight that is challenging for you (I used 10 lbs)
2. Resistance Band and a secure place near shoulder level to attach it to (Lacking a way to attach a band to a pole, I substituted abdominal twists for the band exercise)
If you are like me, you may have to work your way up to four circuits. I got through just two full sets and I know I will be sore tomorrow. But I feel like I got a great workout, and I never left the living room.
more about “Calorie Burning Workout You Can Do at…“, posted with vodpod
