How the health and fitness industry is causing harm by attaching morality-based judgments to food and fitness.

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An unfortunate union has formed: Health and fitness has entwined with morality.

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One potential reason for feeling beat up after workouts is from pushing the intensiveness of the exercises too far. Done with many exercises for several consecutive workouts (or weeks of workouts), pushing each set to the near limit may lead to that “beat up” feeling.

The trend I’ve noticed with some trainees (certainly not all) is that they may feel “beat up” or overly fatigued from working out because they incorrectly applied a guideline commonly used in strength training programs.

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Getting back into a workout routine can seem more challenging than starting one for the first time.

Depending on how long the break from working out was, the results you worked so hard to achieve may have diminished; the momentum you built may have vanished. Rather than having “nowhere to go but up” like when you started working out the first time, it feels like you’re starting from a point of regression, and this can be frustrating.

Raw cookie dough is not something I’ve been tempted to eat. Nor do I like cookie-dough flavored foods like ice cream. But this Cookie Dough Dip is mighty tasty.

It’s especially great when you want something on the sweet side but would rather not dive face first into a box of fried donuts. Not only is this delicious, but it does provide nutritional value: it’s fiber rich (from the beans, dates, peanut butter) and has healthy fats. Yes, I said beans — don’t let that put you off from trying this recipe. Rinse them thoroughly and you’ll never know they make the base of this tasty dip.

The Cookie Dough Dip isn’t cloying sweet, has a great a texture, is quick to prepare, and is inexpensive. And perhaps best of all, you can find all the ingredients at your local grocery store. No expensive, hard-to-find foods here.

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We want others to find us attractive; we want to be desirable. We may even, perhaps, want them to be envious of our hard-earned, properly-placed curves we’ve achieved … or that we’re currently striving to achieve.

Why?