Big Booty Fitness with Kim Kardashian
celebrity fitness, kim kardashian
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I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Reality TV star, Kim Kardashian’s butt… And maybe you’ve actually watched her lame show too. For those few who aren’t aware of her existence, she’s a curvy girl with a big butt and shapely hips.
She’s also featured in some risqué videos that got leaked (yes, she joined the Paris Hilton club). Sadly, we can’t share those videos on here, but I’ve seen some clips, and she seemed to be burning some calories throughout the video.
Anyway, recently I came across a blurb regarding her fitness philosophy and I also found a video clip of her working out (PG rated this time).
“I like my shape, but to get rid of cellulite I focus on toning, doing martial arts on a treadmill. And Spanx are my best friend!” – Kim Kardashian according to AOL News.
Now, you might think it was a typo on my part where I say “martial arts on a treadmill” but it really says that if you visit AOL News. So there’s several possibilities.
1. It’s a typo on AOL News Part
2. She confused “martial arts” with “running” – wouldn’t surprise me
3. Kim’s workout routine consists of roundhouse kicks and judo chops - all while maintaining a level 4.3 footspeed at a level 8 incline on the treadmill.
You’ll have to draw your own conclusions because I couldn’t find the answer from browsing google. In my own mind, I’m just going to assume she actually engages in an all out martial arts combat training while running on a treadmill – quite impressive.
Perhaps the next big MMA even will be Kimbo Slice vs. Kim Kardashian – and my money’s on Kardashian if there’s any treadmills involved.
So aside from Treadmills, what else is Kim doing to maintain that large caboose? Butt pinches – I’m not sure what the real name is, but I just posted a video of her performing them: http://fitclips.fitconnect.com/36
So if some of you girls, and some guys, are looking to incr... read entire entry
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on 3/31/2008
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Burn Calories with Guitar Hero
guitar hero, burn calories
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Guitar Hero has been the new rage in active video games. In fact, the modern classic rock has pulled an older age group into the gaming world. Many people have found Guitar Hero as a fun activity that doesn’t make you feel as guilty as hermitting in the basementplaying Halo 3. But many don’t realize that Guitar Hero is a decent calorie burner – for a video game at least.
I never thought of Guitar Hero as a cal-burner until a few days ago when I dusted off my plastic musical device and found myself sweating as I struggled to get through the Medium Level songs – I’m not very good.
Despite being in pretty good shape, after a few songs, I found that my forearms and fingers were pretty worn out and kinda hurt. The stupid blue button is so hard to get to with your pinky finger and then I always end up hitting the yellow and the tune gets all out of whack – I know you other non-skilled guitar hero players know what I’m talking about.
Isn’t it the best feeling when you get to those long notes where you just get to hold down the button and for a few seconds you look like you’re actually good?
I enjoy those moments because it gives me a chance to dance around and put on a show for the spectators – usually just a few friends sitting around sipping beers, but I’ve had an audience of up to five now (I know you’re impressed).
But all this time I’m burning calories by struggling to hit the keys and dancing around like an idiot. Note: I’m usually wearing nothing but boxers because I’m in the process of pre-gaming and getting ready to go out for the night – just to give you a better picture of the situation we’re discussing.
So if you have a PS3 instead of a Nintendo Wii, don’t think you’re stuck with a non-active device – Guitar Hero III will get you moving. Furthermore, Madden season is over and gradually dwindling (if you want to battle, my Madden ID is PAFECT – I’ll destroy you), so why not try out... read entire entry
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on 3/27/2008
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ProAna sites: Health Support with Bizarre Twist
wacky finds, health watch
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Despite researching health and fitness thoroughly, when a girl mentioned that I should try to pull some girls away from proana sites and get them to join FitConnect. “They need some serious help, they’d probably like FitConnect.” Serious help? What are you talking about?
“They’re support sites for weight loss, you should advertise on them”
Well that makes sense, we’re always trying to get more weight loss oriented individuals to our site, but I was confused why she first made it seem almost like a rescue operation. She told me to just google it and I’ll find out.
So after googling for a few minutes I soon realized that Pro-Ana is slang for Pro-Anorexia – the sites are forums and blogs where anorexics (mostly female) post extreme weight loss tips, moral (or, immoral) support, and write rants of frustration. Commonly I came across message boards stating “I gained 5 lbs back and I hate myself.”
I also found many proanas that claimed, “I barely ate anything all week and I’m down 5 lbs.” And along with posts like this, the girls would post their mood as being happy. Then reading on I would find posts from the same girls at a later date stating, “I binge ate a lot today and I’ve gained 10 lbs this week”. No surprise - the mood here was quite unhappy.
So what now for our little friend who just put on 10 lbs and probably thinks she looks like a whale? She’ll probably double her non-eating efforts this week and cut her typical dinner of 2 rice cakes down to merely 1 rice cake. And half way through she might get an extra burst of motivation (from her friends on proana sites) and throw the 2nd half of her rice cake in the trash.
Doesn’t sound very healthy does it? Well, it’s not. Binge dieting – and the proana sites that support it, are not healthy and are very controversial. There are many people and organizations that are trying to get these sites shut down because of their immoral nature. Some hav... read entire entry
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on 3/24/2008
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MSNBC Claims HGH Does Not Improve Athletic Performance - but Their Research is Terrible
steroids, crazy stories
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Browsing the Health section of Digg.com a headline caught my eye, “Growth Hormone Doesn’t Boost Athletic Performance”. Based on the many digs it receiver, I’m sure it caught many fitness enthusiasts’ attention with that outlandish statement.
The article is based on a new study performed by Dr. Hau Liu of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, CA. Apparently, after analyzing 27 studies involving 440 participants, they discovered that those who were given HGH gained 5 pounds more muscle mass and lost about 2 pounds more fat.
The scientists involved in the study insist this difference could be due to water weight and add that the decrease in fat is not statistically significant. Furthermore, they state that there was minimal, if any, increase in muscle performance, and there was actually a decrease in muscle endurance.
Could this be true? Are the benefits of HGH a myth? Did Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds actually put themselves at a disadvantage by taking HGH?
One would think that if they breezed through reading MSNBC’s post. In fact, I initially sat down to write a blog about how crazy it is that HGH actually doesn’t improve muscle performance. But after thoroughly reading the article, I was able to dismiss this bold statement as nothing more than hype.
First off, it’s important to keep in mind that, the participants given HGH did gain 5 lbs more muscle on average, as well as burn 2 lbs more fat than those given placebo injections. But the scientists say that’s not statistically significant!
Well that makes perfect sense considering the small doses given to the HGH subjects weren’t significant either.
The article states that the tests “probably don’t reflect the dose and frequency practiced by athletes illegally using the hormone. Experiments like that aren’t likely to be conducted”.
So Dr. Hau Liu… How do you conduct a study on abusing HGH without havin... read entire entry
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on 3/20/2008
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Health Watch: Anyone Else Worried about How Valtrex Commercials are All Over TV?
health watch
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If you watch any television at all, I’m sure you’ve seen one of the many Valtrex commercials. Actually, you’ve probably seen a lot of them – they’re on all of the time lately. And… If you are at all familiar with target marketing, you understand that those advertisements are not just there for us non-herpes having individuals to giggle and make jokes to the person sitting next to us. Valtrex paid good money for those ads, and they’re expecting a return on their investment.
So what does that mean? It means that they have statistical data (not just guessing) that is telling them that there’s a large audience out there with Herpes. Not just a large general audience, but a large audience that fits into your demographic area/type. For example, if you’re a girl from New York that likes watching those stupid Sex and the City re-runs and you see a lot of herpes commercials, then marketing companies must have gathered some info that girls form New York in your age range are likely to be on the herpes side of life.
Please note: If you’re a reader and have Herpes, don’t be offended. You should actually feel a sense of comfort by seeing that there’s many out there like you.
Anyway, for everyone out there who has not caught the socially disastrous virus – this recent increase in Valtrex advertising should raise concern. Personally, after seeing so many commercials I got checked, and I’m 100% clean (female readers gasp a sigh of relief - just kidding). But I don’t recommend being naïve about it, so after getting checked, follow my advice.
Watch tv that a lot of females watch (just for experimental purposes). And girls, you do the opposite (watch football or something). Look to see what television shows are showing the most herpes commercials – I could see Real World showing a lot. Now, if you’re out at a bar talking to a girl, find out what she watches on tv – If she watches a high herpes commercial show, then there’s a chance s... read entire entry
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on 3/17/2008
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From Out of Shape, To Personal Trainer
success stories
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One of the best ways to learn and get motivated is to learn from other’s success. No, I’m not talking about a testimonial on how a supplement made someone lose 200 lbs of fat and gain 50 lbs of muscle (those are paid for by the supplement companies). I’m talking about real people that go from being out of shape, to living a fit and healthy lifestyle. Tami Racaniello, currently a personal trainer in Long Island, is one of those people you can learn from.
On average, I read about 20 fitness blogs a day, looking for advice, entertainment, and success stories. I came across some posts from Tami mentioning how she used to be overweight and out of shape. While I’ve heard of many succeeding at losing weight by seeking the help of a personal trainer, it’s rare to find one that lost weight and became a personal trainer. I figured I’d do a mini interview regarding how one goes from needing a personal trainer to BEING a personal trainer.
I got a little background info and found out she’s from Long Island and keeps herself busy with reading, training (obviously), teaching, and music. The best compliment she gets from her clients is that she makes the exercises look so easy, which she accredits to the fact that working out wasn’t always real easy for her, so she can relate exercises to her clients. After all, she used to be in their shoes. Would you feel better taking financial advice from someone who went rags to riches or someone born into wealth? Same goes for fitness advice.
So what inspired Tami to change her lifestyle? She says, she realized that she was getting older and stated “I was not in the best shape physically, and I wanted to feel and look better! I had gone from a tight 16 (I was putting rubber bands on my pants to keep them closed) down to a 12, and thought I looked good.” But after a fan (she plays guitar too) sent her a picture of how she looked up on stage, she decided she still wasn’t happy with her figure.
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on 3/11/2008
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I'm in Favor of an NFL Juice League
steroids
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Performance enhancing drugs are all over the media nowadays. It seems like the stars in every sport have edged out their competition by juicing. Olympic Gold Medal winner Marion Jones caught hitting the t-needle to be the fastest woman in the world. Barry Bonds shaming the home run record by beefing up on roids to shadow Hank Aaron's legend. And now, Roger Clemens... A Pitcher! Using juice just to keep his fastball competitive with the younger generation. Disgracing his name just to throw a ball a little faster.
Well if we're going to have steroids in sports, could we please at least mix the needles with a sport that will fully benefit from beefing up its players? I'm in favor of an NFL Juice League. Not that I support the use of anabolic steroids in professional sports, but if they're used anyway, let's start juicing the monsters in the NFL. I want Rodney Harrison and Joey Porter on roids. I want the average weight of an NFL player to be 300 lbs. If we're mixing anabolics with sports, we need to make the NFL monsters bigger.
How cool would it be having the monsters in the NFL become "Super Monsters" by juicing? We could beef up Plaxico Burress and even out his height and weight. He'd have to watch out for hard hitters like Brian Dawkins however, because I imagine with the newly added anabolics to his system, he'd really be able to put a hurt on un-se
I'm not ignorant to the fact that steroids definitely have found their way into the NFL (merriman), but I'm saying, imagine if all of them did it. It'd be way more worth the lack of morality to see an NFL-wide shoulder pad resizing than to see Roger Clemens (chump) throw a 90 mph fastball throughout his older years.
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on 3/6/2008
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Skipping Breakfast Causes Obesity? A Very Stupid Accusation
obesity epidemic
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Yesterday I heard another one of those media reports making accusations about who and what is causing the obesity epidemic. Now, the "experts" have found the reason. People skipping breakfast. They claim that people are skipping breakfast, which is causing them to eat more throughout the day, and thus, causing them to become obese. They cite that this is particularly a problem with middle school and high school students.
Being involved in fitness and health, I am aware of the health benefits of eating breakfast in the morning and having many small meals throughout the day, but stating that missing breakfast in the morning is causing the obesity epidemic is one of the stupidest reports I have heard in a while. That being said, I googled this lame blame on skipping breakfast to see if there are more idiots out there who think that people are obese due to missing breakfast. Sadly, I found lots of people in support of the idea. The only person who I found common ground with was an editor who suggested that someone who skips breakfast may tend to weight 2-3 pounds more than someone who doesn't. Note: weighing 2 - 3 lbs more than an average person is not the definition of obesity, so the media needs to stop throwing the term around so loosely.
Personally, I've skipped breakfast my entire life. I've even skipped breakfast when training to make my weight class for boxing and several other times in my life when I've been hardcore workout mode. Despite skipping breakfast (the supposed CAUSE of obesity), I've maintained a body fat percentage well below average my entire life thus far (knock on wood). It drives me nuts to hear idiot reporters (who usually don't look so healthy themselves) explaining how small habits are the cause of obesity. The cause of obesity is an obvious mix of several things, that are common sense and need no reporter to point them out to us. Eating fatty foods excessively, not exercising, and having bad genes cause obesity. Ther... read entire entry
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on 3/4/2008
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Greg Valentino, A Moron with Big Biceps
crazy stories, steroids
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What's do Barry Bonds and Greg Valentino all have in common? They used steroids. What's a big difference? Barry Bonds set the all time home run record by using them, while Greg Valentino simply looks like a jack ass.
Valentino, featured in the picture to the right, started bodybuilding when he was only 14 years old. When he stopped growing, he had a revelation. "I'm not going to get any taller, so I might as well get wider." Fair enough, the guy developed a goal of putting on more mass than his competition. Somewhere along the path to bodybuilding success, Greg must have developed a warped sense of what a good body looks like, and he started over-juicing his biceps.
His arms now measure 28 inches, and are still growing. He can also curl a crazy 300 pounds. He apparently trains very hard (I'm sure the daily dose of anabolics and HGH have nothing to do with his "success"). He actually runs a site that gives advice on how to build big biceps, but I can't recommend it because I wouldn't want to play a role in anyone else looking like him.
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on 3/3/2008
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80.7
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