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Rethinking Identity and Testosterone in Imagine a Body – The New Yorker

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:44 am

In one section of Connor Lee OKeefes short documentary Imagine a Body, a film in which transmasculine people discuss their varied experiences of taking testosterone in order to medically transition, we see the construction of a birdhouse: there are closeups of a nail being hammered, a sharp edge sanded down, a screw twisted into wood. In a voice-over, one of the interviewees hints at the relationship between the imagery and the films subject matter. Theres this idea in sculpting where you take a chunk of wood, and you carve away whats not supposed to be there to reveal what should have been there the whole time, he says. He compares that idea to the feelings he had when he started on testosterone: Suddenly, its, like, Oh, theres the person that was supposed to be there this whole time.

OKeefe was inspired to make the film when, after taking testosterone for many years, he increased his dosage. Experiencing a new set of changes, he began to conceive of transition as a nonlinear process, an evolution rather than a clear-cut before and after. He decided that he wanted to create something that was exploratory in its approach, guided by subjects with a diverse array of notions about their own genders. He completed interviews with seven people, each one at least two hours long, and then sifted through the hours of recordings for the most interesting moments. A noticeable pattern that emerged was the way hormone-replacement therapy had defied expectations. Everyone came in with one idea of what gender was and what their relationship to it was, and kind of grew into a different place, he told me.

How can we talk about transition in a less medicalized way? OKeefe wondered. The film does not attempt to show the concrete effects of transition, and dispenses with the talking-head format that is customary for interview-driven documentaries; it favors, instead, an abstract approach. Imagine a Body takes a physical experience and, rather than render it in clinical terms, suggests its complex affective landscape. Interview responses are paired with images, a combination of picturesque landscapes, dynamic rotoscope illustrations, and scenes that subtly convey the changes caused by transition: shaving, or setting off on a run among the trees. With its surprising turns from one voice-over to the next, the film presents a swirling, evocative variety of insights. Once I started passing just by speaking, it completely changed my world, one subject says. Moments later, another says, I hated my voice as a child. And I cant say I ever stopped hating my voice. Like, I still do. In delving into the intricacies of trans experiences, Imagine a Body does not reduce the evolution of identity to a simple journey from problem to solution. The objective is not merely the treatment of a condition but the capacity to experience a more rich, full spectrum of life.

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Once a Taboo Topic, Menopause Is (Finally) Having Its Wellness Moment – Vogue

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:44 am

This past spring, a small group of women gathered at the Beaverbrook estate in Surrey, England, a 470-acre country idyll outside London that once received guests including Elizabeth Taylor and Ian Fleming. The sprawling property, which has become a destination for wellness programs featuring everything from lectures on traditional Chinese massage to Wim Hofs cold plunges, had lured attendees for a womens health retreat. The topics included abdominal massage therapy and guided talks on depleted estrogen. This is the first time there have been so many of us, gut-health expert Amanda Porter relayed to the group, adding the staggering statistic that nearly 1 billion women are projected to experience the onset of symptoms including hot flashes and brain fog by 2025. They are the many, the confused, the perimenopausal.

Think of it like puberty, says Jen Gunter, MD, a Canadian American gynecologist and the author of The Menopause Manifesto. There isnt really a hard start date, and you dont know that youre in it until youre really in it. She goes on to describe an often undiagnosed panoply of symptoms associated with perimenopause, which precedes menopause (when youve gone 12 consecutive months without menstruating) and can start as early as our mid-30s: cycle irregularities, increased anxiety and depression, insomnia, night sweats, weight gain, a decimated sex drive. A lack of visibility doesnt help. When I turned 43, feeling wholly unequipped for my own experience with mood swings and spontaneously heavy periodsand with no guidance from my doctorI found myself googling flash periods after an episode of And Just Like That (the one where Charlotte memorably bleeds through a white jumpsuit at a charity paint party). There was just this lack of information and support, agrees the actor Naomi Watts when we spoke about the topic earlier this year. Id had enough. This September, Watts will join an increasingly vocal group of entrepreneurs, celebrities, and medical providers determined to change that dynamic when she launches a new perimenopause- and menopause-focused wellness brand with Bay Area biotech company Amyris.

Its true that hormonestheir unpredictability, and their ripple effect on how we look and feelare increasingly part of the beauty conversation. The first part of perimenopause is typically characterized by estrogen levels that fluctuate, but are still pretty high, and decreasing progesterone levels. And then the second part has to do with very rapidly declining estrogen, explains Anna Barbieri, MD, an ob-gyn at New Yorks Mount Sinai Hospital. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), in which synthetic versions of these hormones can bolster dwindling supplies, remains a tried-and-true course of treatment. Every single one of us whos entering this transition or going through it should know about the option of hormone therapy and its risks and benefits, says Barbieri, who is also the founding physician of Elektra Health, a digital womens health platform offering virtual one-on-one menopause care with accredited providers and accountability counselors known as menopause doulas. But now there are also products such as Kindras hot flash and night sweatmitigating Cool Down Mist; Wiles Drinking Your Feelings, a stress-reducing adaptogen powder that can be mixed into your daily matcha; and the skin-calming Meditation Gel Cream from Knours, an entire skin-care range tailored to fluctuating cycles. Veracity, a six-piece skin-care line formulated to support tangential issues, including excess oil production and thinning skin, recently inspired a Hormone Balancing Facial at The Well, Manhattans buzzy destination for mindful beauty. A 60-minute treatment left my skin far less inflamed than usual, and my soul soothed.

Despite an uptick in home diagnostic tests from Thriva and Everlywell, there is no clinically proven way to test for perimenopause. Somebody who tells you we can just measure your estrogen and progesterone is bullshitting you, says Alicia Jackson, PhD, the founder of Evernow, a telehealth company that aims to provide patients with 24/7 online perimenopause support as well as virtual hormone therapy plans. Thats because our hormone levels during this transition vary wildly from day to day, so testing them to get a quantifiable diagnosis isnt reliable. Theres no established value for them, agrees Barbieri. What hormone testing can help with, she says, is to rule out other conditions (like thyroid abnormalities, for instance) that can often pose as perimenopause. Somi Javaid, MD, a Cincinnati-based ob-gyn, uses hormone tests at HerMD, the medical practice she runs in Ohio and Kentucky, for a different reason: If women see that their FSH [follicle-stimulating hormone], which is responsible for controlling our menstrual cycles, is going up and their estrogen and testosterone are going down, I may not be able to tell them theyre perimenopausal, but it helps them understand that somethings going on, says Javaid, adding that this kind of validation is extremely important: So many women who complain about perimenopause symptoms are being dismissed.

According to a recent report published in The New York Times, female patientsand particularly women of colorare far more likely than men to experience a kind of medical gaslighting (in which legitimate symptoms are invalidated by doctors); when it comes to perimenopause, that brush-off may be even more widespread. Stacy London experienced this firsthand. The longtime fashion stylists hormonal transition at age 46 had a number of typical markers. I started to feel anxiety all the time, my skin got worse, my joints felt sore, I had insomnia and terrible brain fog, says London. I thought my brain was short-circuiting, because I couldnt remember words. Londons doctor recognized her symptoms but provided little recourse for treatment. She said, Its just menopause, youll get through it, London recalls. The experience compelled her to join State Of, a skin- and body-care line that she became the CEO of in 2021, which aims to give the menopause transition a makeover, one cheerily packaged tube of joint cream at a time.

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Larry Wheels Opens Up About Cycle: "I’m Trying to Encourage a Healthier Approach to Using PEDs" Fitness Volt – Fitness Volt

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:44 am

Larry Wheels is known for his feats of strength in powerlifting, arm-wrestling, bodybuilding, and strongman. Wheels recently shared a YouTube video explaining the different approach he took while using PEDs during his current strongman preparations.

A decorated strength sports athlete, Wheels has accomplished loads of success in a number of different disciplines. Last year, Wheels focused on arm-wrestling, a new endeavor that he found extremely challenging. After losing two consecutive matches to Aleksandr Schoolboy Toproll, Wheels returned to the sport looking for yet another challenge and found it competing against Brandon Allen. Despite winning rounds one and two, Wheels was unable to seal the deal and pick up the victory.

Wheels is a multi-faceted competitor, who has also tried his hand at bodybuilding. In 2018, Wheels took his physique to the Gold Coast Muscle Classic in California and won first place in his debut, showing that his competitive nature translates into other sports.

He last competed at the 2020 XPC Arnold and intended to compete at the Revolution Powerlifting Syndicate in 2021. However, Wheels was unable to make it to the show after a quad injury prevented him from participating.

As of late, the 27-year-old decided it was time to compete again in strongman. Wheels plans to return at the 2022 Middle Easts Strongest Man, expected to take place on Aug. 27-28, in Dubai. In addition to eying another contest, Wheels has made it clear that his plan is to keep demolishing old PRs (personal records). His commitment to his craft is evident after he completed a massive deadlift of 930-pounds (421.8-kilogram) for three reps. According to Wheels, this feat of strength was made possible by a refined cycle hes started implementing recently.

In a YouTube video, Wheels dives into the type of cycle he utilized during prep. The strength athlete believes encouraging a healthier approach is responsible, as many fans look to him when it comes to designing their own regimen.

In the past, typically a cycle I run, Im not going to name the compounds specifically because I fear people watching this, not everyone but some will hear the compounds and call their drug dealer and say they want this and that. Thats what Larry took so Im going to take it. So, to keep things more vague and trying my best to send the right message to those who are already using PEDs, not those who are natural and considering it. Im trying to encourage a healthier approach to using PEDs for those who already do. Guys if you dont already use PEDs please do not, you dont need PEDs to get stronger. Wheels explains.

Wheels usually runs a cycle for 8-12 weeks, but says this time, it was completely different. Instead of using several compounds for weeks on end, he found the most success by sticking to an increased testosterone dose this year. He clarified that he only used other compounds starting five days from his personal deadlift record.

In the past, Id run a cycle of several compounds. Theres a couple specifically for strength that work extremely well and most people in the strength world use it as a bread and butter. I use those compounds for usually eight to 12 weeks. So, the first two weeks are okay but each week that youre on, youre body is enduring more and more stress. Side effects become increasingly more unbearable, and especially the most effective ones, the most effective steroids from gaining strength unfortunately come with the most potent side effects.

So under the guidance of a coach of mine, Im not going to say exactly which one. Ive had several coaches throughout the years. Under the guidance of a coach, I was advised to use testosterone, just a bit higher than a TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) weekly, for the entire prep leading all the way up through the peak.

Admittedly, Wheels was skeptical when his coach suggested a five day blast, but the results spoke for themselves, according to the strength sports athlete.

When my coach told me you could reach your all-time best in five days as opposed to the usual 8-12 weeks that I would use these compounds for, you can imagine I was a bit skeptical. But I took his word for it and did the entire eight week prep, for this 422-kilogram deadlift for a triple, which meant to only be two reps by the way.

Sticking with a higher dose of TRT, Wheels was blown away by the results. Because the blast lasted only five days, the powerlifter maintained that many of the side effects were non-existent this time around.

Again, a bit higher dose weekly of just TRT. The final five days I used those extra compounds that are typically used for 8-12 weeks and I was blown away with how effective this was because in only five days, youre not experiencing any side effects. Youre not getting acne, insomnia, mood swings. Youre not getting those really unbearable, annoying, and potentially life-threatening side effects with just five days of use.

Given that Wheels has been using compounds for over ten years, hes thankful for his new regimen.

I wish I knew I could do it this way a decade ago. Its a bit bittersweet that Im only learning this now ten years after the fact of hitting my PRs and still making progress and having a successful lifting journey, but doing it in a much more unhealthy way compared to how I just did it over the last couple of months.

Wheels added that because hes no longer running a cumbersome cycle, there is no temptation to veer off his program.

Theres no temptation to go off program because the entire cycle, youre not on these very potent compounds. Youre just on testosterone. You know if you just went off the program, and lifted for ego or social media, its not going to come out of your ass. You know its not going to be there because of course, youre still going to make progress than if you were natural but being on testosterone and being on XYZ, theres a very big difference. That temptation throughout this entire prep just wasnt there. It was just easier to stick with the program.

Following a rash of deaths in the bodybuilding industry, a worried Wheels decided to get his heart checked just in case. Fortunately, his heart was deemed healthy after an Electrocardiogram (ECG).

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This isnt the first time Wheels has spoken about the harmful effects caused by PEDs. The popular athlete revealed that his life was a living hell while using Trenbolone, a popular androgenic compound. Wheels believes educating those who use PEDs is a worthwhile cause, given the influence he has on athletes in a number of different sports.

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Caitlyn Jenner can still hit golf ball nearly 300 yards after transitioning to female – Washington Times

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:44 am

Caitlyn Jenner is 72, but if she ever decides to compete on the womens golf tour, watch out.

The transgender celebrity, who won the gold medal in the 1976 Olympic decathlon as Bruce Jenner, said Wednesday she can still hit a golf ball nearly 300 yards, seven years after undergoing a gender transition that included years of hormone therapy.

Ive been on for seven years of full transition, been on hormone replacement, and I can still hit the golf ball 280, 290 yards. Theres a lot left over, said Ms. Jenner on Fox News.

The average driving distance on the LPGA tour is about 250 yards. The longest driver on the tour is Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark, who averages 282 yards, according to the LPGA. On the mens tour, according to the PGA, the average drive for the 2021 season was 295.3 yards.

Ms. Jenners comment came in a discussion about former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, who became in March the first male-born athlete to win an NCAA Division I womens title with a victory in the 500-yard freestyle.

Ive got a lot left over, and I think Lia Thomas obviously has a lot left over, said Ms. Jenner.

The debate over male-born athletes in womens sports reemerged Tuesday after Thomas said in interviews that transgender competitors are no threat to womens sports.

Im not a medical expert, but theres a lot of variation among cis female athletes, Ms. Thomas told ABC News. There are cis women who are very tall and very muscular and have more testosterone than another cis woman, and should that then also disqualify them?

Ms. Jenner has long argued, with medical support, that trans women who have undergone puberty have unfair physical advantages over their female competition.

She pinned the blame on the NCAA, which permitted Ms. Thomas to compete on the womens team in the 2021-22 season after undergoing more than a year of testosterone suppression.

Ms. Thomas had swam previously on the Penn mens team for three years, without coming close to winning any national titles.

Right now were living in this woke world that allows her to compete and win medals against biological women, Ms. Jenner said. Lia Thomas played by the rules, I have no problem with her, but what I have been urging from the beginning is that the NCAA change their policies to protect women in sports.

In January, the NCAA announced it would defer to national sports governing bodies on transgender competitors but then backtracked for the 2021-22 championships, saying it would be unfair to change the rules on athletes mid-season.

When you transition, you have to have some integrity, and I think in some cases that may be lacking here, Ms. Jenner said. But she [Thomas] did play by the rules.

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An Average Guy Shared All the Mistakes He Made While Trying to Stay Shredded – Men’s Health

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:43 am

YouTuber Brendan Jones has been on a body transformation journey recently, leaning down and getting ripped in 2021but his journey has been a long one, starting way back in 2016 when he first started undertaking workout challenges on the Goal Guys channel. In a new video, Jones shares what he's learned over the last five years, including the rookie errors that held back his gains at first.

The first mistake that he made was trying to do too much too soon, including making drastic changes to his diet. "Starting out as a new lifter, I was so eager to add size that I interpreted any increase on the scale as a sign that my muscle gains were coming in," he says. "And why shouldn't they be? I was clean bulking with an ever-increasing calorie surplus, and training as hard as I ever had in the gym."

While the research would indicate that Jones could expect to gain a maximum of 1 or 2 pounds per month this way, he was gaining upwards of 4 pounds each month. "My calorie surplus was so intense, my body was converting more and more of those calories into fat," he says. When he tried to counteract this by upping his cardio and reducing his calorie intake, he did lose weightbut that included a loss in muscle mass as well as fat.

Jones recognizes now that he shouldn't have been thinking in terms of bulking or cutting so early, and that cleaning up his nutrition on top of his training would have put him in a "perfect spot" to build muscle while burning fat.

Jones' second major mistake was a lack of accountability, whether in the form of a trainer or workout buddy, which he now believes to be one of the best ways of ensuring success in your fitness goals. "It's silly that even as an adult, I'm still motivating myself with the equivalent of getting a gold star from the teacher, but having that social incentive to follow through really does make the difference between skipping a workout once a week or actually getting the workout done," he says. "And those small victories over time actually add up to significant improvements in your final results."

The third mistake Jones made in the early stages of his journey was to prioritize the short-term wins over his long-term objectives. Rather than sticking to intensely restrictive diets, he now tries to build more sustainable habits that he can stick to permanently. These include coming up with go-to meals that enable him to hit his macro and calorie targets, going for a 30-minute morning walk, carving out 30 minutes each evening for a workout, and trying to get a minimum of 7 hours of sleep.

Finally, Jones explains that it was only once he started being able to recognize how "invisible" external factors were affecting him that he began to see real changes. These can be anything from the length of a morning commute, to the number of fast food restaurants in a neighborhood. Jones found that the amount of time he was spending sitting in traffic (and the snacking he would do in the car) was contributing to his stress levels and sedentary lifestyle.

"Understanding what environmental factors may be affecting you and the goals you're working towards can help you form better plans to adjust, find strategies to cope, and maybe adjust your timeline if it looks like the goal weight you set for yourself may take longer than you expected," he says. "All this is part of the process of training smart, making the right adjustments as you go, and learning from your mistakes."

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Cameron Diaz does intermittent fasting to stay in shape – HOLA! USA

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:43 am

Cameron Diaz is turning 50 this year and looking stunning as usual. For years many people have wondered how she stays healthy and glowy all the time with such a busy lifestyle. Luckily now we know the answers to those questions.

During an episode of Gwyneth Paltrows Goop podcast, the 49-year-old star revealed that she stays in shape by doing intermittent fasting. Im the mother of a two-year-old, so were both having a little of this and a little of that, and do I need to be snacking as much as she is all day? she explained.

Doing a little reset kind of brings you back. It helps you be more present at the moment, staying aware of what youre saying and what youre doing, she added.

According to Mayo Clinic, people doing intermittent fasting dont eat for some time each day or week. For example, some people eat a normal diet one day and either completely fast or have one small meal (less than 500 calories) the next day.

Other people eat a normal diet five days a week and fast two days a week, while others eat normally but only within an eight-hour window each day. For example, skip breakfast but eat lunch around noon and dinner by 8 p.m.

Some studies suggest that alternate-day fasting is about as effective as a typical low-calorie diet for weight loss, as per Mayo Clinic. Losing weight and being physically active help lower your risk of obesity-related diseases, such as diabetes, sleep apnea, and some types of cancer. For these diseases, intermittent fasting seems to be about as beneficial as any other type of diet that reduces overall calories.

The actress said that is worth it.

In addition to following this method, Diaz said that she also stopped wearing makeup every day. Ive been wearing make-up every day for most of my life because of work, and it was really depleting to my skin. I always had a breakout, she recalled. And since I stopped wearing a lot of it in my 40s obviously Im older, too, but I was getting breakouts well into my 40s I like my skin much better.

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Lose Saddlebag Fat Fast With These 3 Easy Exercises Eat This Not That – Eat This, Not That

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:43 am

If you're trying to get rid of saddlebag fat, you're certainly not alone. Basically, "saddlebag fat" is the excess fat that accumulates on the outer side of your upper thighs. You may notice it when you try to slip into your favorite pair of jeans, and it's a pretty tight squeeze. Don't stress, though, because saddlebags are something you can reduce and tone up with just the right fitness plan and healthy food choices (aka lots of fruits, veggies, nuts, and seeds). We chatted with Soji James, a life expert and certified personal trainer at 1AND1 Life who shares with us three easy exercises that will help you lose saddlebag fat fast and get into shape.

Read on to learn more about these simple moves, and next up, be sure to check out The 6 Best Exercises for Strong and Toned Arms in 2022, Trainer Says.

You'll need to have a small set of weights on deck in order to tackle the one-legged hip thrust with a hold. James suggests performing 20 reps per leg for this exercise and using a couch for back support.

Begin the movement by holding the weights above your hips. From there, engage in single-leg hip thrusts by lifting the weight of your body with just one leg at a time. At the same time, keep your other leg up and off the ground. After you complete 20 hip thrusts with each leg, bring both legs to the floor, and remain in the hip thrust position for 30 seconds. "This will target your glutes like crazy," James says.

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When it comes to weighted single-leg raises, James says they target the gluteus minimus, which is a smaller muscle in your backside area that sits right below the gluteus medius muscle. By toning both muscles, you should see progress in your saddlebag area.

To perform the exercise, James explains, "Hold a small weight on the side of your leg. [Then,] raise your leg to the side in a controlled motion." Keep that going until you complete your reps. Aim for 15 reps per leg.

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Keep your small set of weights around for this exercise which will give your quads a good workout. At the same time, weighted squats will target your glutes and help you burn saddlebag fatespecially since this version includes a twist.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e

Begin the movement with the weights close to your body. Perform a normal squat. The twist comes in between squats, which is when you'll want to "pause to cross one leg behind the other," James says. Aim to do 10 reps.

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From Rithvik Dhanjani fasting for almost 20 hours a day to Shehnaaz Gill quitting non-veg; extreme diet regime TV celebs follow to lose weight – Times…

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:43 am

In the Bigg Boss 13, Shehnaaz Gill was called upon for her weight. After coming out from Bigg Boss, she concentrated on her physical well-being and lost 12 kilograms in six months. Revealing her diet plan to ETimes she said, I went in for a simple reduction in my eating habits. You can say that I cut off on my non-vegetarian food, chocolates and ice cream, and nothing else. But besides that, let me explain how I ate because therein lies the catch. Every day, I ate just one or two things. I wouldn't stuff too much variety in my daily consumption of food. For example, if I ate dal and moong for lunch, I would eat the same for dinner. And I reduced the portions. If I was hungry for two rotis, I ate only one. Mann maarke khati thi. And it started working. I was 67 kg around the time lockdown began in March, I am 55 kg now. Lost 12 kg in less than 6 months, but without doing any exercise. Just my restricted food consumption did the trick.

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Tips When You’re Walking to Lose Weight – PhillyBite Magazine

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:43 am

Philadelphia, PA - If you're trying to lose weight through walking, here are some tips to maximize your workout. Increase your step count, speed, and intensity, and dress in layers. These tips can help you get off to a fast start if you're a beginner. Also, you can increase your calorie burn by focusing on the horizon. By keeping your gaze on the horizon, you can maintain a proper posture and avoid common walking-related injuries.

If you're looking for a way to lose weight, increasing your step count when walking can be a helpful strategy. Walking for at least half an hour each day can help you reach your goal. Try to increase your step count during the day, whether you're talking on the phone or watching the kids play sports. Increase your step count for physical activity and weight loss to make walking part of your daily routine.

If you're looking to lose weight, a reasonable goal for daily exercise is ten thousand steps. Some people, however, may want to increase their step count even more. Any additional steps you take each day can make a difference. If you cannot hit the recommended number of steps per day, wear a fitness tracker to motivate yourself. It's a great way to keep track of your daily activity and make sure you're not overdoing it.

To maximize weight loss, you should walk at a faster speed. When walking, you can choose a pace that will burn more calories per mile. Depending on your personal preference, you can take shorter strides or make them longer. The latter method, however, can put too much strain on your legs and feet. Here are some tips to help you increase your speed. Read on to learn more about walking to lose weight.

When walking, keep your arms loosely stretched and use them to keep your balance. This will increase your calorie expenditure by five to ten percent. Keep your forearms brushing your hips while you walk. It also helps you to burn more calories. It's important to keep your elbows bent and ensure they are not too rigid or floppy. By increasing your speed and using your arms more, you can add up to five percent more calories to your walking.

Walking can be a wonderful way to stay healthy and lose weight. However, you need to increase your intensity when walking to lose weight efficiently. Although walking at a moderate pace can be beneficial for weight loss, it does not burn many calories. Walking at a fast pace can burn many calories, and it has mental benefits, too. Plus, walking is an easy exercise to maintain, and it is beneficial in many ways.

Increasing your walking intensity is a great way to burn more calories and increase cardiovascular endurance. Whether walking around the block or on a treadmill, aim to increase your heart rate to 50-70 percent of your maximum heart rate. Wearing a heart rate monitor or an activity tracker can help you measure your heart rate and find a level of intensity that is right for you. If you want to increase your intensity, try adding incline and speed.

You should wear proper undergarments. Depending on the weather, these should be snug, stretchy, supportive, and long or short. You can use a regular workout layer for extra insulation, while a warm-up jacket should have a full zip and hood for temperature control. Finally, the proper outer layer should be windproof and waterproof. The following are tips for dressing in layers when walking to lose weight.

The first layer is closest to your skin and should be made from technical fabric that wicks perspiration away from the body. The mid-layer should have stretch fibers to help retain body heat. An outer layer is only needed if the temperature is extremely cold or if you are engaging in sustained physical activity. If you don't feel comfortable wearing a mid-layer, it's better to carry a warm layer in your backpack.

There are many benefits of walking to lose weight. To avoid getting bored while walking to lose weight, it's best to keep your routine varied. Try a new location every few days or listen to podcasts or audiobooks. You might also try a new fitness tracker or even a favorite TV show while you walk. This will keep you interested and entertained for hours. It will help you lose weight and improve your health.

One way to keep walking interesting is to change the scenery or route you walk on. If you walk on a treadmill, try stepping outside. If possible, do this for at least some of your time. You'll get more fresh air, better scenery, and enjoy being in nature. Alternatively, download good music, podcasts, audiobooks, and audiobooks to keep you entertained. Changing the scenery or location will also increase the excitement and make your walking routine more interesting.

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Avery Henry Wants to Prove Hes Better Than A Three-Star Recruit, Inspire People with Weight Loss | Eleven W – Eleven Warriors

Posted: June 8, 2022 at 1:43 am

Avery Henry is ranked nearly 300 spots lower in 247Sports composite rankings than any other member of Ohio States recruiting class of 2022, but thats only increased his motivation.

Listed as the No. 707 overall prospect and No. 56 offensive tackle in his class, Henry is one of just two three-star recruits among Ohio States new freshmen, along with tight end Bennett Christian.

Henry is unfazed by those rankings. Once he gets the chance to actually play for the Buckeyes, he believes hell prove he was underrated.

A lot of people see, Hey, he's a three-star and they don't expect a lot, Henry said. I'm going in knowing what I can do. I'm going in knowing that I'm one of the strongest guys. I'm going in knowing that I'm fast, as fast as these guys and faster. I think it helps me a lot, because nobody's ready for what I can do yet. And I think once they see, theyll all think, Wow, he should have been ranked higher.

Henry is one of 10 midyear enrollees in the 2022 class who will begin his Ohio State career this week. He told Eleven Warriors in a recent interview that he couldn't be more excited to arrive in Columbus and officially join the Buckeyes.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I'm sure I'm not gonna let anyone down, Henry said. I've been working out every day, I've been running, I've been eating healthy. I've been trying to get ahead of the game with things like that.

Henry knows his first few months at Ohio State wont be easy as he jumps into his first summer workouts as a Buckeye. One of the reasons he chose to become a Buckeye, though, is because he knows how hard Ohio States coaching staff will push him to get better.

They told me there would be days where you didn't want to come to practice or that you didn't want to be here, but they were like, We're gonna be here for you. We're gonna motivate you. We're going to do whatever it takes to get the job done, Henry said. And that's what I loved about Ohio State is that they told me the truth.

I think it helps me a lot, because nobody's ready for what I can do yet. Avery Henry on being ranked as a three-star recruit

Henry emerged as an Ohio State target late in the 2022recruiting cycle, receiving his offer from the Buckeyes in October after previously committing to Iowa State. It didnt take him long to decide to become a Buckeye, committing to Ohio State just two days after landing his offer.

A native of St. Clairsville, Ohio, Henry said it wasnt a hard decision to decommit from Iowa State and sign with Ohio State instead, preferring to stay closer to his family.

My mom wouldnt have been able to make it to all my home games even (if he went to Iowa State), Henry said. So I was like, I'm gonna make a decision for me and my family, and Ohio State was the best place for me. I knew they were gonna make me grow, I knew they were gonna make me a better person, I knew all these aspects where they were gonna make me great.

While Henry was an unheralded recruit by Ohio State standards, theres reason for optimism that his best football is still in front of him.

Just two years ago, Henry weighed nearly 400 pounds. Since then, hes slimmed down to 305 pounds. That weight loss enabled his late emergence as a Division I prospect, as he did not have any offers at the start of 2021.

Out of nowhere I was in my room and I was thinking about what I wanted to be or what I wanted to do. And it came to my mind that at 400 pounds, I couldn't take care of my family. I couldn't provide in the way I wanted to provide for my future kids and my family, Henry said. In the matter of one day, I was like, Hey, I'm gonna change everything. And I changed everything in that day from eating habits to running to lifting to everything.

At 6-foot-6, Henry has excellent height and length for an offensive tackle. His film shows plenty of athleticism, which should only improve now that hes in better shape and will begin going through Ohio States strength and conditioning program.

After playing mostly against much smaller defensive linemen at St. Clairsville, Henry will face a big step up in competition as he begins his Buckeye career. That will put his skills to the test, as hell have to be able to win with technique rather than just physically outmanning his opponents, but hes confident hes ready for the challenge.

I don't care if you're 150 pounds, I don't care if you're 280 pounds, I'm gonna take you just as serious, Henry said. My entire life I've been preparing to face whoever it is, whether its the fastest guy in the nation, whether it's the strongest guy in the nation, whether he's an all-around-the-middle guy. So I believe that I've worked my entire life by running, by doing conditioning, by practicing, by working on foot speed, by working on explosive speed, by working on all these different things.

While Paris Johnson Jr. and Dawand Jones appear to be locked in as this years starting tackles, Henry isnt coming to Ohio State with the mindset of being a long-term project who will need several years before hes ready to see the field. Following a spring in which Ryan Day expressed concerns about Ohio States offensive line depth on multiple occasions, Henry will be striving to earn playing time as early as he can.

I think everyone needs to go in with the mindset that I'm going to compete right away. Because to be the best, I believe that you have to think you're the best also, Henry said. So I'm going with the mindset that I'm going to be a competitor, that I'm going to work for the left tackle position, I'm going to do whatever it takes, whenever it takes. And I'm gonna go above and beyond when nobody's looking.

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In the process, Henry hopes to inspire others who want to lose weight and show them whats possible if you set your mind to it.

I would tell them that it's not too late. Because that's what a lot of people think when they're 400 pounds, or just too heavy, they think it's too late. And I'm here to tell them it's not and that you can do it and that I am living proof that you can do it, Henry said.

It doesn't need to be a huge change right away. I mean, just cut down on your portions. Eat a little healthier every day, throw some vegetables in, throw some fruits in. Try to only drink water. And in no time, your entire life will be changed around.

When Henry committed to Ohio State in October, he thought Greg Studrawa would be his position coach. Instead, hell be coached by Justin Frye, who was hired in January to replace Studrawa as offensive line coach.

Henry says that change has been no problem for him, as hes already hit it off with Frye and is excited to play for him.

I wasn't gonna let it bring me down, Henry said. As soon as it happened, I reached out, I got Coach Fryes number, I texted him, I was here to let him know that it doesn't matter who recruited me, I'm here to play for Ohio State and I'm here to get the job done. And that's what I let him know. I let him know that I'm sure we can have a great bond. Both line guys (Frye was an offensive lineman at Indiana), so that was easy to bond about.

Henry is also excited about becoming a part of the Buckeyes brotherhood and getting to know his new teammates better now that theyll all be on campus together. Even though he doesnt know them all too well yet, he already feels a special connection with the players hell be sharing a locker room with.

As soon as I committed, I had all the guys text me and say, Hey, we're here for you, Henry said. I didn't expect it, but they were like, Hey, we just want you to know we love you. And that just meant a lot. It just felt like I was cared for and that they wanted me as much as I wanted them.

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In particular, Henry feels a close bond with the other members of the 2022 class, and he believes theyll accomplish big things together.

I know well be a special class, Henry said. I worked out with a couple of the guys, and I saw how much we were pushing, like we bonded right away. We were yelling for each other in the weight room, we were pushing each other already, we were already trying to make ways to meet again and to talk again and just to hang out or simple things like that. So I know the guys in my class are working real hard. And I believe well be really special. And you'll see it too.

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