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By: Kayla Marie 

When you hear of waist training and images of Victorian women trying to breathe and claiming they’ve got “the vapors” because they’re struggling to breathe immediately pop into your head, you’re not far off. Waist training or waist cinching involves wearing a tight corset or corset like garment that is inches smaller than your actual waist in the hopes that it will compress your core into an hourglass figure.

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter)

Even though winter is long gone and sunshine is coming around, a lot of people still use the treadmill daily. My excuse for using it occasionally during the summer is to stay clear of the heat.

However, there’s always that one downfall of using the treadmill, no matter what the season is - the boredom that occasionally comes along with it. No matter who you are and what you do on the treadmill, you’ve had to experienced boredom at least once, and if you haven’t you’re lucky.

In case you’re like me, and a lot of other people out there, here are some tips to help avoid that boredom that lurks with using the treadmill:

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It’s bathing suit season, which means flat and toned stomachs are pursued. There’s always going to be a trouble zone and for some, and probably the oblique area. If you’re interested in tackling the abdominals in general, check out another article written about 4 Easy Yoga Poses To Strengthen Your Core and Tighten Your Abs.

But for now, let’s focus on five moves that will help shred that muffin top and get you one step closer to summer body!

Plank Hip Twists

This move not only is a “waist-whittler” but it’s an amazing toning move. If you’re at a beginner level, don’t be upset if you’re unable to do this move for however long you wish to do it. Don’t be afraid to go down onto your knees and twist from there, you’ll still get the same workout! Once you’ve become prone to doing this move, try advancing it a bit by going up onto your hands and twisting from there! And even bigger plus is not only is this move working your entire core, but you’re also getting a great shoulder workout.

By: Kayla Marie (Check out her blog)

Embarking on a fitness or weight loss journey can be very trying at times, and when you finally reach your goals, it feels like you’ve just finished the school year, meaning that you can finally relax and do nothing right? Wrong! You can’t just sit around now that you’ve achieved your goals because the state that you now have your body in isn’t permanent. Our bodies are dynamic and in constant flux, and you have to act accordingly. So what are you supposed to do to make sure that your body stays in the state you want it to? 

1. Maintain the mindset you’ve had throughout your entire journey

Chances are, you’re really feelin’ yourself now that you’ve reached your goals, and you’re going to want to celebrate and flaunt what you’ve got. By all means flaunt and celebrate, you deserve to! But don’t lose sight of everything you’ve done to get where you’re at. You’ll still need to maintain a healthy exercise regime as well as a healthy diet.

By: Bethany Barich (Follow on Instagram & Twitter)

Yoga is one of the most relaxing and beneficial forms of exercising today, but sadly, going to a yoga studio regularly can begin to wear on the bank account. Luckily, there’s an app for that! Multiple ones to be exact, but the question is, are they worth it? Sometimes you’ll find an app that’s more than $.99 and it ends up being the worst thing ever.

Let’s take a look at some of the best yoga apps out there right now that won’t break your bank and are worth the purchase! If you prefer to do yoga by watching YouTube videos - check out the top 5 yoga channels on YouTube.

Here are the Top 5 Yoga Apps for iPhone:

1. Simply Yoga

The first app, Simply Yoga, offers both a free version of the app and a full version with more options. The perk to going with the free version is that it’s a nice detailed way of getting into yoga. The free version offers three different workouts for beginners all based on time – 20, 40 and 60 minutes. The instructor is detailed on how to get from pose to pose. The differences between the free version and the full version, is that the full version allows you to access an entire new level of workouts all in the same minute span as the other. Along with that, you can also do custom routines and are given more poses to work with.