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A female boxer hitting a heavy bag in a gym. Image Credit: Jupiterimages/Stockbyte/Getty Images With a well-designed training regimen, boxers can develop anaerobic and aerobic endurance, power, foot-and-hand speed and hand-eye coordination. Workouts typically split between weight training for anaerobic strength and cardio sessions incorporating boxing for aerobic endurance. By following a balanced nutritional plan, boxers can build a lean physique while maintaining high energy. Advertisement Hitting the Weights As a major component of a typically split boxing workout, weight training involves compound and isolation exercises to strengthen the upper and lower body....

If you're making rhubarb pie, don't touch the leaves as they contain poisonous toxins. Image Credit: NelliSyr/iStock/GettyImages In This Article What Is Rhubarb? What Is Burdock? Usage Toxicity Nutrition Benefits Burdock and rhubarb have funny-sounding names and they've both been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. Burdock is sometimes called "wild rhubarb" but the similarities pretty much end there. Advertisement Here's what you need to know about the differences between rhubarb and burdock, and whether both are edible....

A bowl of vegetarian pho soup with chopsticks on a wooden table. Image Credit: shevtsovy/iStock/Getty Images Aromatic and warm, a steaming bowl of vegetable pho makes a healthy and soothing lunch on a cold day. While this Vietnamese noodle soup is relatively low in calories – thanks to the broth base and lean ingredients – you still need to watch portion sizes. Some giant restaurant servings can put a strain on your diet, so stick with a medium bowl, or take half of your meal to go if you can’t avoid an oversized portion....

Protein rich foods can help make you feel satiated. Image Credit: nerudol/iStock/GettyImages While vitamin and mineral supplements may not be the first thing you think of when dieting, certain essential micronutrients can be useful as hunger suppressants. Their satiating properties mean you can even use certain minerals and vitamins for weight loss. Advertisement Tip A few different vitamins and minerals can help suppress your appetite. These nutrients work as hunger suppressants, making you feel full faster and increasing the likelihood that you’ll eat smaller meals....

If you experience malabsorption, your body has trouble absorbing some of the nutrients in the food you eat. This could involve vitamins, sugars, proteins or fat or just food in general. Check with your doctor if you think this is a problem for you, because certain serious medical conditions can cause malabsorption. While there is a chance malabsorption could cause weight gain, it’s more likely that it will cause weight loss....

Okra is a mild, versatile vegetable. Image Credit: Photo by Cathy Scola/Moment/GettyImages Okra is a classic Southern vegetable found in many one-pot dishes such as gumbo. The slimy liquid inside the okra acts as a thickening agent for a gumbo or stew base. Aside from this common use, okra is also served breaded and fried or baked. Advertisement If you want the crunchy texture of fried okra without the added fat and grease of oil cooking, bake your breaded okra in a traditional oven or convert the cooking time slightly and get the same result from your convection oven....

Circuit training is a versatile form of exercise in which you set up a series of cardio activities, strength exercises or both. The circuit can consist of as few as three exercises or as many as 15. The general goal is to complete the circuit with as little rest as possible in between exercises. The best time between sets partially depends on the goal of your training. Function For the year 2010, the American Council on Exercise, or ACE, listed circuit training as one of the top fitness trends....

Punctured lungs can be painful, but sometimes they present with no symptoms at all. Image Credit: wilpunt/iStock/GettyImages A punctured lung, also known as a collapsed lung or pneumothorax, can be a life-threatening condition. Recognizing symptoms and knowing when to seek medical attention is extremely important. Treatment, ranging from observation to surgery, will depend on the size of the puncture. Advertisement Lungs 101 Understanding the structure of your lungs and the protective membrane that surrounds them can help with understanding what having a punctured lung means....

Include fiber-rich foods and drink plenty of water as part of your post-surgery diet. Image Credit: Vlad Fishman/Moment/GettyImages Eating a healthy diet after hernia surgery is important for proper healing. Your diet restrictions after this procedure will vary depending on the location of your hernia. Always follow your surgeon’s specific instructions to avoid complications. Advertisement Read more: Exercising With a Hernia Video of the Day Understand Your Condition A hernia occurs when tissues protrude through a weak spot in the muscles that support your internal organs....

A woman is hanging from a pull up bar. Image Credit: Ibrakovic/iStock/Getty Images Pull-ups are an effective and challenging upper body exercise. Pull-ups develop the latissimus dorsi muscles of your back, your biceps in the front of your upper arms and your forearm muscles. Traditionally performed using a pull-up bar, this exercise can also be performed using a door. This variation is ideal for people who are on the road, away from the gym or just don’t have the space for a pull-up bar at home....

Choosing the wrong kind of nuts could add potentially harmful salt and sugar to your diet. Image Credit: martin-dm/E+/GettyImages Nuts are packed with nutrients that can support the health of your noggin. But certain noshing habits could be shortchanging you. Advertisement The crunchy snack, when regularly eaten as part of a healthy diet, can slow brain aging and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's, according to the Mayo Clinic. Video of the Day "Nuts have an optimal fatty acid profile for the brain, including generally high concentrations of mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids....

Small plate of grilled salmon. Image Credit: VankaD/iStock/Getty Images A woman’s reproductive system is complex and plays an important role in her health and well-being. The ovaries house eggs and produce hormones, while the uterus provides nutrition and a home for a growing fetus. What you eat affects the health of your reproductive system. A diet to keep your uterus and ovaries healthy needs to be filled with nutrient-rich foods in the right amounts, with a special emphasis on vitamin D, antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids....

A 3-ounce serving of chicken breast contains almost 20 grams of protein and zero carbohydrates. Image Credit: rez-art/iStock/GettyImages Chicken is the touted as a quintessential choice for many healthy diets. It’s paleo-approved, keto-friendly and low in fat compared to other meats. But what is it specifically about chicken nutrition experts love so much? There’s a lot. Chicken is high in protein and relatively low in calories. It’s low in carbs, and it provides important nutrients like B vitamins and selenium....

Adding muscle takes hard work and a good diet. Image Credit: Lesyy/iStock/Getty Images High-protein, low-calorie diets have been used as a tool for weight loss and people who want to increase lean body mass. It requires you to decrease your total amount of calories consumed per day but increase the ratio of protein that you normally eat in order to build muscle tissue. Understanding how your diet affects your ability to increase muscle and your health can help if you decide a high-protein, low-calorie diet is right for you....

Two cups of clam chowder on a wooden table. Image Credit: bonchan/iStock/Getty Images Although clam chowder is not a low-calorie food, it does provide you with some essential nutrients, and you can still include it – in moderation – in a healthy meal plan. But overindulging in clam chowder, especially New England clam chowder, can cause you exceed your daily calorie allotment and gain weight. Advertisement Calorie Content Because it is a tomato-based soup, Manhattan-style clam chowder is lower in calories than cream-based New England clam chowder....

You can track how many Weight Watchers points you should be getting each day in the WW app. Image Credit: FlamingoImages/iStock/GettyImages In This Article About PersonalPoints Get Your Number ZeroPoint Foods If you're on a mission to lose weight but aren't a fan of tracking macros or counting calories, the simplicity of the Weight Watchers points system may appeal to you. Advertisement In the old Weight Watchers PointsPlus system, users had a minimum of 26 points a day, with the option to add a few more and earn bonus points....

There are many ways to enjoy butternut squash, including squash soup, squash stew, dips, purees and pastas. Image Credit: nadiasphoto/iStock/GettyImages There are many ways to enjoy butternut squash, including squash soup, squash stew, dips, purees and pastas. This winter squash — known for its hard, pale yellow-orange skin and nutritional qualities that include high vitamin and mineral contents — is also delicious roasted or pureed. Advertisement Tip To boil butternut squash, first peel off its tough outer skin, and then remove the seeds....

A flounder fillet is a healthy, high-protein, low-calorie, fast-cooking, light, delicately flavored piece of fish to which you can do just about anything your palate desires. Image Credit: gbh007/iStock/GettyImages A flounder fillet is a healthy, high-protein, low-calorie, fast-cooking, light, delicately flavored piece of fish to which you can do just about anything your palate desires. These fish can be tricky to cook on the grill or on the stove, but it’s entirely manageable to cook flounder in the oven....

references The Whimsical Bakehouse; Kaye Hansen and Liv Hansen LaBelle Cuisine; Patti LaBelle and Laura Randolph Concise Encyclopedia of Foods and Nutrition; Audrey H. Ensminger et al. If you're making a carrot cake recipe from scratch, follow these tricks to avoid crunchy carrots. Image Credit: paulbinet/iStock/GettyImages Image Credit: paulbinet/iStock/GettyImages Shred Carrots Puree Carrots Carrot Cake Recipe Alternatively, you can use a food processor to quickly shred carrots. Just attach a shredding blade to a food processor and pulse the carrots until they’re fully grated....

The foot is a very complicated structure. Image Credit: 12963734/iStock/GettyImages Do your toes cramp and get stuck in the middle of the night? As it turns out, no one is immune to leg and foot cramps. This condition can have a multitude of causes, from poor circulation and nerve damage to nutrient deficiencies. Advertisement The foot is one of the most complex structures in the human body. It consists of 19 muscles, 33 joints, 26 bones and over 100 ligaments....