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1. The 15-Minute Total-Body Kettlebell Workout "High-intensity interval training" (HIIT) is a fitness term that gets thrown around a lot these days. HIIT workouts vary from bodyweight-only circuits to treadmill sprints to far less intense variations. But here, when we say high-intensity, we're not kidding. This 15-minute workout, led by certified trainer and Grokker expert Kelly Lee, gets your heart pumping and targets every major muscle group, from your chest to your legs. It takes you through three sets of two exercises using a kettlebell (a dumbbell works too). In each set, you’ll perform ladder-style reps: 10 reps of each exercise, then 9 reps, and...
2. Why You’re Not Too Young for a Will Unless you want to be remembered by loved ones as "that guy who screwed us over," it's time to address your inevitable demise."I think everyone who's 18 or older should have a will," says Michael J. Hussey, J.D., an associate professor of law at Widener University. Each state has its own rules about how to give away your stuff. That means if you‘re single and die without a will, state administrators may liquidate your assets--the flat-screen TV, car, checking account--and misallocate them. ("Sure, let's give it all to that older brother with a gambling problem, not his niece who needs...
3. Roasted Lemon Chicken With Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes This savory and succulent chicken with a side of sweet potato wedges is an easy weeknight meal made from a few common ingredients. Just toss together a salad, and dinner is ready. To watch a video demonstrating how to prepare this recipe and find dozens of other healthy, delicious meal ideas, head over to Sonima.com. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put chicken in a deep baking dish and season with salt and pepper to taste. In a small food processor, combine onion, garlic, tomato, cilantro, lemon juice, and olive oil. Blend for about 20 seconds. Pour mixture over chicken and...
4. 3 Old-School Exercises That No One in Their Right Mind Would Try Today Like bad 80's shoulder pads and frosted tips, some exercises go out of style--and for good reason. Here are the exercises trainers would never recommend you do nowadays, and their safer, more-effective alternatives.STOMACH SLAPSSome trainers thought that hitting the stomach of someone performing crunches would cause them to brace their core, creating a tighter muscle contraction. The idea was that this would lead to better-looking abs, but the only people who might find it useful are MMA fighters because they actually take hits in the breadbasket, says BJ Gaddour, C.S.C.S., Men's Health fitness director and creator of Bodyweight Cardio Burners....
5. Turning 21 with Diabetes (and Enjoying a Cocktail!) Today we extend a belated happy birthday to our own Cait Patterson, who celebrated her long-awaited 21st birthday late last week!Of course, that milestone birthday is marked by the advent of legally drinking alcohol -- which for those of us with ... ...