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Fit Past Forty (or Fifty or Further!)

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Fit Past Forty (or Fifty or Further!)

People often use age as an excuse for why they aren’t as fit as they were in their 20s, but did you know that from a purely physiological standpoint, your metabolism shouldn’t slow down more than 3% per decade after turning 30 years old? This means that when you’re 40, your metabolism should still be 97% of what…

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The X Gym Resolution Revolution

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on The X Gym Resolution Revolution

Did you know that over 90% of the people who make New Year’s resolutions fail? It’s actually more like 95%, but about 5% of the ones counted in the “success group” are lying about it because they are too ashamed to come to grips with the fact that they failed, or they “tweaked” their original…

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Everything in Moderation, Right?

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Everything in Moderation, Right?

When I hear people say “Everything in Moderation”, it’s basically just an excuse to eat stuff they know is damaging to their health. Those people never look or feel like me either. They are paying the price for this philosophy and I’ll explain why here. Is cyanide OK in moderation as long as it’s in something that tastes good?…

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New Revolutionary Recipes

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on New Revolutionary Recipes

Check out HardBodCafe.com for some new fat-burning, metabolism-boosting VLOGs and recipes! Namely: Is Fresh or Frozen Best?  One Pot Fitness Pasta! Chinese Cabbage Club Taco Sammich!

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Finding Those “Gem” Restaurants on the Road

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Finding Those “Gem” Restaurants on the Road

Travel nutrition can be difficult, but only if you think it should be. It’s actually pretty easy with the right mindset and a web browser (smartphone or computer). Last weekend, when I was traveling to Portland for a stair race with some friends, we asked the concierge at the hotel for a great healthy restaurant nearby. That’s usually a…

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Schooled by Firefighters

By Jay Madrigal / / Comments Off on Schooled by Firefighters

I got schooled big time at the 2016 Big Climb. I was allowed to participate this year in the LLS firefighter stair climb up the tallest building in Seattle. I’m not a firefighter, but the LLS staff is like family, so they let me in. I didn’t have a chip either, so it was basically…

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