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Jeans are a girl's best friend

Jeans Are A Girl's Best Friend!

Jeans are the ultimate clothing chameleon, they work with every occasion!

Though some may say that diamonds are a girl's best friend, if you ask us, the perfect pair of jeans are your true BFF. Because when you find a pair of great jeans, chances are you'll stock up on them and wear them everywhere! You can wear jeans just about anywhere and for almost any occasion!

Lauren Conrad likes her denim slim and classic and so do we! Pair dark denim with a bright sweater and some tan boots! For a more elegant look, slide into a silk top and add a bold necklace, you'll look super chic!

Get fit 10 tricks

Fab Abs


Trying to tone your tummy for swimsuit season? We can help! The secret to a fat-blasting workout is doing the moves correctly. To learn how to get the most from the time you spend exercising, we asked fitness guru Kathy Smith for her savviest secrets on taming that tummy bulge as well as getting a better overall workout. Incorporate these tips into your get-fit routine and you’ll be saying sayonara to belly fat, jiggly arms and thick thighs in no time.

1. Wake up your waist-whittling workout by introducing a stability ball. To find the correct position for doing crunches on a stability ball, sit on the ball and roll down until your hips and lower back are resting on the ball. As your abs get stronger, position your hips higher on the ball and farther from the floor. For more of a challenge, move your feet closer together, eventually working up to having your knees touching.



2. Make a “house for a mouse.” Here’s how it works: Lie facedown with your pubic bone and ribs “glued” to the floor. Now contract your abs so that you pull your belly button up and away from the floor. The tiny space you’ve created near your navel is the mouse’s house. Continue breathing while you hold this position for 10 seconds. Work up to holding it for a full 30 seconds, and do this move three or four times each week. Even though the movement is small, you’re working the transverse abdominus -- the lower muscles of the belly that, when toned, will give you a sexy, flat stomach. Incorporate the house for a mouse into your other exercises as well. Whether you’re standing up or lying down, concentrate on pulling your abdominals up and in. The payoff: You’ll be building your core strength while also working other areas of the body.



3. Bothered by back pain when doing crunches on the stability ball? A simple change in position can make lower-back discomfort a distant memory. Concentrate on squeezing your buttocks and pulling your hips toward the ceiling. This movement flattens out the lower back and prevents too much of a curve. Also try this technique if lower-back pain pops up when you’re doing yoga or Pilates moves that require you to lie facedown on the floor.


Lean Legs


4. To ensure you’re hitting the targeted muscles while doing squats, sit back with your weight in your heels -- you should be able to wiggle your toes and lift them off the floor as you squat. Also, to make sure that you’re squatting low enough to really work your thighs and butt, practice squatting over a chair so that your butt just hovers above the seat.



5. When doing lunges, there should be enough distance between your front foot and your back foot so that your front knee doesn’t jut out over your foot. For most people, spacing feet about three feet apart is just right. Also, be sure to lower your body until your front knee forms a 90-degree angle with the floor. Another tip: Keep your weight in the heel of your front foot to fire up your glutes and shape your butt as you lunge.



6. Take lunges to the next level by placing your front foot on an unstable surface, such as a BOSU Balance Trainer or a Dyna Disc, as you do your lunges. The wobbly surface ups the difficulty -- and the payoff -- because you’ll have to work your abs and core muscles to help maintain your balance. If you don’t have a BOSU or Dyna Disc, substitute a firm pillow.

A Better Upper Body & A Toned Tush


7. Get ready to go sleeveless by doing biceps curls. To get the most out of each rep, keep your elbows pinned against your sides and press your shoulders back and down. Bonus:Turn biceps curls into an ab-toning workout by doing them while sitting on a stability ball.



8. If you only have time for one exercise, make it the push-up, which is tops for sculpting your arms and chest. Just by changing the placement of your hands, you can vary the workout. To hit the triceps, position your hands directly under your shoulders and rotate about 30 degrees so that your fingers are pointed outward. Your elbows should brush your waist as you go down. To target your chest, place your hands wider than shoulder width with your fingers facing forward. Do as many of each kind as you can.

A Toned Tush


9. When climbing stairs, put your whole foot on each step and focus on placing your weight in your heels to engage your glutes. For extra butt-blasting, climb the steps two at a time.



10. You may have tried hip lifts before, and they can be safe and effective -- if you keep a couple of things in mind. The correct position: lying on your back with your feet flat on a low bench or a step. As you raise and lower your hips toward the ceiling, squeeze your butt muscles at the top of the move. Move slowly and be sure that in the up position your knees, hips and ribs are all in a line and your body weight is resting on your shoulder blades, not on your neck, as you lift. Do 8-12 repetitions. Too easy? Do this move with one leg raised. Build up to 8-12 reps on each side.

About Hip-Hop dancing and workouts

About Hip Hop dancing:

Hip hop is a dance style, usually danced to hip hop music, that evolved from the hip hop culture. The first dance associated with hip hop was breakdancing. While breakdancing consists primarily of moves executed close to the ground, the majority of hip hop moves are done standing up.

Hip Hop colture:

Hip hop developed from several cultures, including jazz, rock, tap and American and Latino cultures. Hip hop is a very energetic form of dancing. It is unique in that it allows its dancers to perform with freedom of movement, adding in their own personalities.[/The hip hop culture is influenced by the following four elements:

Disc jockeys

Graffiti (art)

MCs (rappers)

B-boys and B-girls (breaker boys and girls)

How to Move:

The perfect weight loss dancing with ZUMBA

The perfect weight loss dancing with ZUMBA

Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness program created by dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez in Colombia during the 1990s.

Zumba involves dance and aerobic elements. Unlike a typical dance class where counts are used, Zumba involves following the music with repetitive movements. Zumba's choreography incorporates hip-hop, samba, salsa, merengue, mambo, martial arts, and some Bollywood and belly dance moves. Squats and lunges are also included.

How to make sugar wax ( Recipe and tutorial )

How to make sugar wax ( Recipe and tutorial )

SUGARING RECIPE INGREDIENTS

• 2 Cups of Sugar
• 1/4 cup of water
• 1/4 cup of lemon juice

PREPARING SKIN FOR SUGARING

Start with clean, dry skin. Tea tree oil spray will get rid of any grease and cornstarch will remove any moisture and help protect the skin.

MAKE HAIR SUGARING MIXTURE

1. Add the sugar, lemon juice, and water to a saucepan and bring to the boil.
2. Simmer over medium to low heat while constantly stirring. The mixture should turn to a golden brown and the sugar crystals should be all dissolved after approx 5 to 8 minutes
3. Once it starts to turn from golden brown to brown (250 - 270 F), turn off the heat and let the mixture sit and cool for a few minutes
4. Pour into a microwave safe container
5. Put container in fridge until mixture has cooled enough to be placed on skin

HOW TO SUGAR

1. Use a spatula to spread a thin layer of sugar wax over an area slightly smaller than your cotton strip
2. Immediately press the cotton strip firmly onto the wax in the direction of hair growth and rub up and down several times
3. Let set for a few minutes then rip off quickly in opposite direction to hair growth!
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 until you are left with soft, smooth, hairless skin and all unwanted hair is gone

AFTER SUGARING

Use a damp cloth to clean up - having a shower is also a good way to clean up. You may end up with some redness and bumps after sugaring but these usually disappear after a few hours. To help soothe your skin you can apply moisturizer or calamine lotion

HAIR SUGARING TIPS AND WARNINGS

Most women find that sugar waxing works great for hair removal, especially on their legs. It's cheap, easy and anyone can do it, and it lasts much longer than shaving or depilatory creams. When the hair grows back it is softer and finer and there's less of it.

Sugar waxing is less painful than regular waxing since it doesn't adhere to the skin, however some women find it is unsuitable for sugaring pubic hair, underarms, face or bikini sugaring where the skin is thinner and more sensitive. If you want to remove hair from sensitive or hard to reach areas or you have sensitive skin then a natural hair removal cream is a painless and simple solution. The results are almost instant, the final effect is the same, and after 1 to 4 months of use the hair is so fine it is not noticeable.


Sugar wax is basically sugar candy, so like candy if you don't cook it long enough it will be too soft, and if you cook it too long it will be hard. If it is in a microwave safe container then you can heat it to thicken it, or add water and stir if it is too hard. Any left over can also be stored and reheated in the microwave, or you can eat it!




VIDEO TUTORIAL

Fat Burning foods

15 Fat Burning Foods

Fat burning foods take almost as much calories to burn during digestion than they contain. By incorporating in your diet many of these foods, you are able to lose weight and stay full. Keep your blood sugar from fluctuating by eating these foods throughout the day. Jump start your metabolism in the morning with a breakfast full of fruits, vegetables and lean meats.

FRUITS

According to Janet Starr Hull, Ph.D., CN, fat burning foods reduce the calories in fatty foods by eliminating their fat before it can be stored by the body. By eating fruits that are low in calories and have a lot of fiber to digest, you are able to pair these fruits with fatty foods like cheese and meats to avoid gaining weight. Fruits that have a lot of pulp and fiber to digest include apples, oranges, limes, grapefruit, tangerines and guava. In addition, watermelon is effective for eliminating toxins from the body and removing excess water. Eat when you feel bloated or after ingesting high sodium foods.

VEGETABLES

Most vegetables have some form of natural fiber. When soluble fiber is digested it forms a gel in the digestive tract. This gel keeps you staying full longer and requires energy to be digested. Vegetables rich in soluble fiber include carrots, artichokes, eggplant, broccoli, tomatoes and celery.

PROTEIN

Numerous sources of protein require a lot of energy to burn. Most of these foods are shellfish and fish. One 4 oz. fillet of tilapia has 93 calories and four large shrimp have 22 calories all together. The list of fat burning protein includes crabs, clams, mussels, lobsters, oysters, shrimp, sea bass and flounder. Create meals by steaming one of these proteins and pairing a fat burning vegetable like spinach. You can also make a salsa using foods like tomatoes and limes to add on top of shrimp.

List of Foods That Cause Cellulite

List of Foods That Cause Cellulite

Cellulite is excess fat immediately underneath the skin. It is a misconception that you must be overweight if you have cellulite. Even thin people may have cellulite. While it is genetic and some people are more prone to having visible cellulite, it can be prevented and reversed. Certain foods are more likely to cause a person to get cellulite.

1. 1.FATS

   2.Processed Junk Food
   3.Alcohol
   
   

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE EATING

• Essential fatty acids is what you want to aim to eat more of if your goal is to diminish or prevent cellulite. Essential fatty acids are healthy for the body because they keep the cells flexible and strong. When the cells lose strength and flexibility, that is when the lumpy cellulite appearance shows up. It is also important to drink at least eight glasses of water a day to help keep your whole body and system hydrated and to flush out any toxins you may consume through food.

  
  

How to Lose The Cellulite

How to Lose The Cellulite

INSTRUCTIONS

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     Try laser lipo.
     This cellulite treatment uses a laser to dissolve the fat, which is then suctioned off through small incisions that are made in the skin. Your cellulite removal sessions lasts for about an hour and most patients are able to go back to work within one or two days.
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     Exercise at least three times a week.
     Regular exercise as well as a healthy diet and drinking plenty of fresh water can be helpful to reduce cellulite. Just remember that everything takes time and you're not going to find an instant cure for cellulite.
   • 3
     Massage the cellulite.
     A weekly massage can be very helpful to reduce cellulite and increase circulation. Poor circulation is thought by some to be one of the causes of cellulite so this is one area that you don't want to neglect.

HOW TO GET SKINNY LEGS & THIGHS

HOW TO GET SKINNY LEGS & THIGHS

1. DIET FOR SLIM LEGS & THIGHS

1. Determine caloric requirements
2. Low carb nutritional plan
3. Frequent small meals

2. CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE FOR SLIM LEGS & THIGHS

Try doing 5 days per week of cardiovascular exercise. Your exercise routine should include 30 to 45 minutes of aerobic exercise (moderate intensity) and interval training, which you can do on alternate days. HIIT (high intensity interval training) is incredibly effective at getting rid stubborn fat. If you can, add some circuit training into the mix. This will strip the fat off your legs and develop shapely muscle for fantastic definition. If you feel you have overly muscular legs, avoid interval training and stick to long duration cardio instead. This will strip fat and even decrease the size of your leg muscle a little (read more about slim down leg muscle here) to develop leaner, smaller legs. However, most women need to increase leg muscle to increase the shape and fimness of the thighs and get rid of cellulite. Generally onlymesomorphic women have no need to increase leg muscle, as they tend to already have muscular legs and any increase may cause bulky leg muscles.

Try choosing exercises that directly use your legs, i.e. power walking, jogging, in-line skating, step machine, aerobic or spinning classes. The benefit is that you are burning fat, as well as developing your leg muscles. As your body fat drops and you develop tight muscles in your legs, you will start to notice a leaner look. If you are already doing cardio that directly uses your leg muscles, increase the difficulty and definitely add interval training to your workout.

Loose weigh fast

How to lose weight fast

This is my new post and it's all about how to lose weight fast and quickly.. Read these steps and enjoy your life ... and get a perfect body!

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT FAST

1. Drink plenty of water. Our body needs a lot of water so give in to water. Water is not just way to flush out toxin but if you have more water in your body you will generally feel healthier and fitter. This it self will discourage any tendency to gorge. The best thing about water is that is has no calories at all.

2. Start your day with a glass of water. As soon as you wake up, gulp down a glass of cool water. It’s a wonderful way to start you day and you only need a lesser quantity of your breakfast drink after that. A glass of water lets out all your digestive juices and sort of lubricates the insides of your body. You may have your morning cup of tea but have it after a glass of water. It is good for you.

3. Drink a glass of water before you start the meal. Water naturally needs some space so that you feel fuller without actually having to stuff yourself.

4. Have another glass of water while you are having the meal. Again this is another great how to lose weight fast super tip and a way of making yourself full, another great weight loss tips, so that you can actually rise from the table eating less but feeling full just the same. Instead of drinking it one gulp, take sips after each morsel. It will help the food to settle faster so that you get that feeling that you are full faster. SIDENOTE: Water is such a remarkable thing, but seldom do we give it the credit that it deserves. Did you know that over 66% of your body weight is nothing but water’ It’s amazing! Water also plays a vital role in weight control, which is why I donated so much space to it, above.

5. Stay away from sweetened bottle drinks, especially sodas. Hey all those colas and fizzy drinks are sweetened with sugar and sugar means calories. The more you can cut out on these sweetened bottle drinks, the better for you. So if you must drink sodas, then stick to diet sodas.

6. Include in your diet things that contain more water like tomatoes and watermelons. These things contain 90 to 95 % water so that there is nothing that you have to lose by feasting on them. They fill you up without adding to the pounds.

7. Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened but fresh fruits have natural sugars. When you eat fruit, you are taking in a lot of fiber, which is needed by the body, and fruits of course are an excellent source of vitamins.

8. Fix times to have meals and stick to it. Try to have food at fixed times of the day. You can stretch these times by half an hour, but anything more than that is going to affect your eating pattern, the result will either be a loss of appetite or that famished feeling which will make you stuff yourself with more than what is required the next time you eat.

9. Eat only when you are hungry. Bonus how to lose weight fast tips here–> (make sure you are not just thirsty!) Some of us have the tendency to eat whenever we see food. We use parties as an excuse to stuff our selves. Understand that the effect of a whole week of dieting can be wasted by just one day’s party food.

10. Go easy on tea and coffee. Tea and coffee are harmlessby themselves. It’s when you add the cream and sugar that they become fattening. Did you know that having a cup of tea or coffee that has cream and at least two cubes of sugar is as bad as having a big piece of rich chocolate cake’

11. God gave us teeth for a reason... Therefore we should develop a habit of chewing all food including liquid food and soft foods like sweets, ice creams at least 8 to 12 times. This is essential to add saliva to the food, as it is only in the saliva that sugar is digested. Often we find that whatever goes into our mouth goes down like lightning. We hardly give the saliva any time to act on the food. So does digestion take place like it should’ Do we just stuff our tummies with food that doesn’t get digested or in other words that doesn’t yield the benefits that it should’

How to Look 10 Pounds Thinner Instantly

How to Look 10 Pounds Thinner Instantly

Tip #1: Be Yourself!

The most important thing that you need to know when shopping for clothes is this: Don’t buy something just because it looks good on someone else. Most likely, that person doesn’t have the same body shape that you do and clothes just won’t fit the same on both of you. If you like an outfit on someone else, try it on and get a second opinion before you buy. You want to look comfortable in your clothes and like you belong in them.

Tip #2: Wear Flattering Tops

When deciding on a shirt, jacket or other top, the first thing you need to know is whether you want to accentuate any part of your upper torso or if you’re looking to downplay something, like a large chest. If you’re a top-heavy girl, avoid empire-cut waists and colors and patterns that draw attention to your chest.

Tip #3: Find the Perfect Pants
There are four basic rules for choosing slimming jeans and pants:

1) Ditch the high-waisted jeans or pants. Although they may appear slimming in the front, especially at the waistline, they only serve to make your bottom look twice as big.

Instead, choose pants that sit lower on your hips, but not so low that your love handles are pushed up and out.

2) Tapered or pegged pants make wide hips look even larger, as they create an upside-down triangle from your hips to your feet that accentuates your middle.

The best cut for wide hips is bootcut pants, which have a slight flare at the bottom to balance out your hips and create long, lean, vertical lines.

3) Never wear high waters (pants that are just a few inches too short). The hem of your pants should fall to the bottom of the heel of your shoe.

Tip #4: Choose Slimming Skirts

Choosing the right skirt is very important. The basic rule of thumb for skirts is that the hemline should never stop at the widest part of your leg, which is usually the calf.

Instead, skirts need to fall right above the knee or below the calf, which features the slimmest portion of your leg.

If you choose a skirt with an especially full style, it would be best worn ankle length. Slits in skirts can be especially flattering when placed on the side. This creates fluid movement when walking and makes for a comfortable wear.

But be careful with front or back slits, which can be difficult to walk in and are generally unflattering... unless you have amazing legs.

Tip #5: Practice Better Posture

The best-planned outfits won’t be flattering if you’re hunched over with bad posture.

By squaring your shoulders (pulling them back) and sucking your navel to your backbone (pulling in the stomach) you can instantly look 2-3 inches taller and 10 pounds slimmer.

Building strong abs is the best way to help you pull your belly in all day, and running is just the trick for slimming down and getting a flat stomach. Resistance training is also an important part of your exercise program and can help tone flabby problem areas, especially the arms.

If you’re happy with your size, then show it off with confidence. But if you’re feeling flabby and frumpy, you can’t count solely on great clothes to help you find confidence. Join a gym, consult with a nutritionist, hire a personal trainer, or just get out there and do it yourself. After all, if you lose 10 pounds and use these tricks for how to look 10 pounds thinner in your clothes, you can appear 20 pounds thinner with just half the effort!

Back-to-school shops

25 Back-to-School Shops

School's back in session and so are special deals for students and teachers. (Most discounts require an ID card or a valid .edu email address as proof.)

Shops for Students and Teachers

The Limited: Get 15% off a new fall wardrobe, thelimited.com

• Loft: Stay in style and receive a 15% price reduction, loft.com
• J.Crew: Update your wardrobe using a 15% discount at retail and factory stores, jcrew.com
• Banana Republic: Buy select full-price apparel at 15% off, bananarepublic.com
• Apple Stores: Desktops, notebooks, software and other select items are marked down. (There's a maximum on how many can be purchased in a year and discounts vary.) store.apple.com
• HP: Computers, printers and ink are 15% off, http://hp.force.com/external/hpacademy
• Sony: Buy a Vaio PC with an extended service plan and save 10%, store.sony.com
• Borders: Members of the free rewards program receive 30% off hardcover bestsellers and free shipping on online purchases over $25, borders.com
• T-Mobile: New or existing customers save up to 15% on monthly service plans, t-mobile.com
• The New York Times: Students and teachers in participating college readership programs get a discounted subscription rate that includes digital access, homedelivery.nytimes.com

Shops for Students

• Student Advantage: Starting at $22.50 a year (and up to $52.50 for four years), students receive a discount card for websites and local and chain stores nationwide. Participants include Amtrak, Target, Macy's, Allposters.com, Drugstore.com, Foot Locker and more, studentadvantage.com
• Studentrate.com: Get free notifications about student-only local and national deals (AT&T, Netflix, Megabus and Urban Outfitters have all been previously listed) and giveaways on the site's discussion groups, Facebook and Twitter, studentrate.com
• Amazon Student: Sign up for one free year of Amazon Prime benefits, including no-cost two-day shipping and exclusive deals, amazon.com
• International Student Identity Card: For $22, it offers full-time students over age 12 thousands of discounts, including on airfare, restaurants, shopping and museums, isic.org

Shops for Teachers

• Barnes & Noble: Enjoy 20% off select books, toys and games and more, barnesandnoble.com
• Book Warehouse: All books are 15% off, book-warehouse.com
• Scholastic: Up to 40% discount books and educational products, scholastic.com/teacherstore
• ShopPBS.org: Sign up for the PBS teachers service to receive 15% off all items, pbs.org/teachers
• Staples: Earn 10% back in reward points, which can later be redeemed for select new products, on all purchases, staplesrewards.com
• FedEx/Kinko's: Copying, printing and select products (not shipping) are reduced 15%, psg.kinkos.com/educator
• JoAnn Fabrics: Register for the teacher rewards program for 15% off merchandise, joann.com
• A.C. Moore: Purchases are reduced by 10%, acmoore.com (discount in-store only)
• Container Store: A discount of 15% on online, in-store or phone orders, containerstore.com/teachers/
• Aerosoles: Orders over $39.99 are 15% off, aerosoles.com
• Sprint: Education Association members qualify for 18% off monthly charges, sprint.com