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Trainer Tip of the Day – September 1, 2010

September 1, 2010

Take a class that scares you. If you are a runner, take a dance class to get your body used to moving along various planes. If you prefer to lift weights, try a spin class to increase your hip flexor power. By taking a class that forces you out of your mental and physical comfort [...]

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Trainer Tip of the Day

August 30, 2010

Try adding some isometric exercises to your workout routine. You can generate approximately 20% greater strength in an isometric contraction than you can with a concentric contraction. Unlike a concentric contraction that shortens the muscle while generating force, isometric contractions do not lengthen or shorten the muscle. Some excellent examples of isometric exercises include: the [...]

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Stay Motivated with Weekly Challenges and Trainer Tip of the Day

August 30, 2010

Hey Everyone! I’m adding two more ways for you to get pumped and stay motivated: Weekly Challenges and Trainer Tip of the Day. Your Weekly Challenges will be posted on our blog every Monday at 8am EST, and you’ll have until Sunday night to tackle each challenge. As you complete challenges along the way, feel [...]

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DailyBurn Named One of the Top 100 Websites of 2010 According to PC Magazine

August 17, 2010

We are excited and proud to be included in PC Magazine’s “Top 100 Websites of 2010″ list. Check out the full list here.

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New Feature Alert – Introducing Favorite Exercises and The Public Exercise Database

June 8, 2010

We’re proud to unveil a few new features that we’ve been working on behind the scenes: the ability to favorite exercises and the ability to add exercises to the public exercise database. We’ve also improved exercise search functionality. In this post, I’ll show you how to use these new features, as well as answer common [...]

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Top 5 Foods to Avoid at Your Memorial Day BBQ

May 27, 2010

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer in the United States. For many Americans, summer is synonymous with backyard bbq. If you will be one of the millions of Americans either hovering over the picnic table or manning the grill this Monday, check out these top 5 foods to avoid: 1) Potato Salad – [...]

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DailyBurn Pleased to Announce Deal with Mindspark/IAC

May 20, 2010

We love our users. We love seeing lives change through fitness and proper nutrition. We love being part of a movement toward healthier living and providing people with tools to improve their life. The growth and community that we have seen on DailyBurn has been amazing to watch. A few months ago, we set out [...]

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15 Bizarre Ways to Burn Calories

May 14, 2010

Eating a well balanced meal and exercising regularly are a thing of the past. Why waste your time sweating it out and depriving yourself of the food you love when there are so many other calorie burning tactics to try? Laughing, breathing, and stuffing your face are just a few of the ways people have [...]

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Soda: A Chemical Analysis

May 10, 2010

While the flavors may vary – from Cola to Lemon-lime, Grape and Sasparella – most sodas are in fact very similar. Most sodas contain five common ingredients, which are detailed in the following chemical analysis of what ingredients go into the average soda, their purposes, uses, implications and other helpful health information.

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Are You Skinny Fat?!

April 27, 2010

The newly coined term “skinny fat” has young starlets rethinking their diet techniques and super models checking themselves into fat camp. While many chunky individuals may be reveling in the glory of skinny people deemed fat, those who have long prided themselves on their waif-like physique are now frantically hitting the gym to tone up [...]

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