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10 of the Best Workouts for Weight Loss

If your goal is to lose weight, these workouts can help. Share via facebook dialog Share via Twitter Share via Pinterest Share via Pinterest Westend61 / Getty Images / Graphic by Zackary Angeline If you're reading this right now, you're probably in the market for a heart-thumping, blood-pumping, balls-to-the-wall workout. And, friend, we've got you covered. We're all about helping you get sweaty in pursuit of your goals, whether that means getting stronger, hitting a new PR, or losing weight. But let's be real for a second here: The tricky thing about weight-loss workouts is that they're kinda, sorta... a myth. Don't get me wrong—if you're trying to lose weight, a solid exercise regimen should be part of your plan. It just can't be the only part. Here's the thing: Working out isn't enough on its own to make weight loss happen. There's so much else that goes into weight loss and body f...

How to Lose Weight Fast: 3 Simple Steps, Based on Science

There are many ways to lose a lot of weight fast. However, most of them will make you hungry and unsatisfied. If you don't have iron willpower, then hunger will cause you to give up on these plans quickly. The plan outlined here will: Reduce your appetite significantly. Make you lose weight quickly, without hunger. Improve your metabolic health at the same time. Here is a simple 3-step plan to lose weight fast. 1. Cut Back on Sugars and Starches The most important part is to cut back on sugars and starches (carbs). When you do that, your hunger levels go down and you end up eating much fewer calories ( 1 ). Now instead of burning carbs for energy, your body starts feeding off of stored fat. Another benefit of cutting carbs is that it lowers insulin levels , causing your kidneys to shed excess sodium and water out of your body. This reduces bloat and unnecessary water weight ( 2 , 3 ). It is not uncommon to lose up to 10 pounds (sometimes more) in the first week of eating this way...

Through a Lens Darkly (50): Catching Up With A Group of Chinese Archers, and a Few Soldiers

A Group of Chinese Archers, Fujian Province. Circa 1900. Source: USC Digital Collections. Old Friends One of the more rewarding things that I have been able to do with this blog has been to showcase previously unseen, or rare, images of Chinese martial arts. I have tried to keep these photos, engravings, paintings and other visual representations within a single series for ease of future study and reference . And a number of these images are worthy of further thought and meditation. Some reveal interesting information about the practice of the martial arts, while all of them speak to the ways that these practices have been framed and understood within the global system. Yet contextualizing these photographs has been a problem. While ephemera (postcards, newspaper engravings, etc…) reach a wide audience, they do so at the expense of any depth of descriptions. Images of specific individuals, each with their own practices and ideology, are inevita...

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