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Chances are you gained a few pounds after staying indoors for most of 2020. Now that were entering a new year, its time to get active and burn your COVID belly before we start going outside again. Luckily, we have eight deals on fitness apps that will help you stay healthy in body and mind until that happens, and theyre 20% off at checkout when you use coupon code HOLIDAY20.

YogaDownload Unlimited: 1-Yr Subscription

Keeping mobile is especially important during extended periods of remote work, and YogaDownload has plenty of convenient exercises to promote a healthy lifestyle no matter how busy you are. You can access over 1,500 courses from your phone and computer and new courses are being added each week to keep your workouts fresh and exciting.

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Yogaia Interactive Yoga Classes: Lifetime Subscription

Yogaia is ideal if youre craving an interactive yoga studio experience that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home. You can choose between 5-minute classes that you can pump out during your mid-day break or an intense, hour-long session that gets your sweat flowing. Following along in real-time with live classes or watch a class recording when youre completely free. The choice is yours!

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Onyx Home Workout App: Lifetime Subscription

Turn your phone into a personal trainer with the Onyx app. All you have to do is face the camera towards you so that Onyx can count your reps, time your planks, and monitor your form in real-time. With a lifetime subscription, you get total access to all of Onyxs workouts, goal tracking features, and programs.

Not only was Onyx Product Hunts#1 App of the Day, but it also made it to Apples2020 Apps We Lovelist.

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BetterMe Home Workout & Diet: Lifetime Subscription

Abs are made in the kitchen, so you should be as mindful of your diet as you are with your workout program. BetterMe makes it easy to manage both, offering personalized workout and meal plans that are tailored to your goals and will help you get fit faster. These meal plans are complete with video recipes that are nutritious and easy to make.

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Rootd Anxiety & Meditation App: 1-Yr Subscription

Rootd is designed specifically to relieve all stages of panic and anxiety. It features a panic button, a deep breathing tool, meditative body scanning, guided visualizations, and an emergency contact button, all of which you have unlimited access to. Additionally, Rootd offers lessons and a journal to track your progress and guide you towards long-term improvement.

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Omvana Meditation App: Lifetime Subscription

Omvana is a meditation app thats designed to help you target specific areas in your life that you want to improve in, such as getting better sleep or boosting your productivity. With a lifetime subscription, youll find classes, lessons, and guided meditation tracks on each of Omvanas key meditation topics, and you can even combine two meditation tracks to create your own.

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Fitness Ally Premium AI Powered Workouts: 1-Yr Subscription

Finding a fitness partner will help you both stay accountable, but thats next to impossible during this quarantine. Ally is here to help. It features Allie, an AI fitness assistant that uses your smartphone camera to monitor your form and track your performance. Allie also gives you real-time motivation and feedback so that you can hit that last rep.

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Jillian Michaels: The Fitness App (Lifetime Subscription)

Jillian Michaels needs no introduction. Shes one of the biggest personalities in the fitness industry, and now you can train like her with The Fitness App. Your subscription comes with full access to over 800 HD workout videos along with audio-only workouts for outdoor exercise. You can customize every facet of your fitness plan, such as choosing basic to advanced workouts, swapping different exercises into your workouts, adjust transition times between workouts, and even play your own music with each workout.

PCMag gives The Fitness App a4 out of 5, stating,Jillian Michaels Fitness gives you a custom daily workout and meal plan to follow for slimming down and building muscle. It has options to suit different dietary restrictions. Its an excellent app for those who want tough workouts.

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2020 has been an incredibly tough year for a swath of industries, one of them being the world of fitness studios. With Covid numbers on the rise, many longtime studio devotees no longer feel safe going to class. Or perhaps they cant even go to class: Last month, DC restricted indoor group fitness.

Several local groups have pivoted to stay afloat, either offering an open-gym format to remain operating or creating an open-air studio.

Some local spots, however, sadly werent able to make it through this year. We rounded up some popular studios that we said goodbye to in 2020. Dont see your former favorite spot listed? Send a message to mmontgomery@washingtonian.com.

In November, the H Street cycling studio announced that it would close permanently. The group opened the day after the 2017 inauguration, and had been hosting outdoor rides during the pandemic. SenatorKirsten Gillibrand and Representative Kathleen Rice had both been spotted there.

The boxing club opened in 1999 and bounced around different locations before settling in Northeast. It officially closed this year. In the era of boutique boxing workouts like Nuboxx and Rumble, it was singled out as one of the few old-school boxing gyms left in DC.

This Capitol Hill yoga studio was on track for a good 2020until the pandemic hit. In September, owner Alyson Shade announced that the studio would close, and hosted the last class at the end of October. Shade is now leading yoga and mediation classes, self-care coaching, and energy work sessions on her own.

Okay, so this was technically a national chain, but the two DC locationsone in Dupont Circle, one in City Centerwere popular with cycling fans. The cycling group officially closed all locations in September after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Flywheel was founded in 2010 and had 42 spots across the country.

The U Street franchise of the national barre and cycle brand opened in 2016. However, after struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic, the DC location closed in November. The group continues to operate locations elsewhere in the country.

The downtown meditation and power nap spotwhose owner, David Turissini, made an appearance onShark Tank in 2018closed in September. While it will no longer be hosting classes virtually, the group announced on its Instagram that it will continue to offer corporate programs.

The Dupont Circle meditation studio officially closed in May, after suspending in-person classes starting in March. The spot originally opened in 2017.

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Mimi Montgomery joined Washingtonian in 2018. Her work has appeared in Outside Magazine, Washington City Paper, DCist, and PoPVille. Originally from North Carolina, she now lives in Petworth.

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Experts say that fitness isnt about diet or exercise. It is about health. Our goal should not be a number on the scale or a certain size jeans. We should seek a body and lifestyle that are healthy.

What experts dont say out loud is that diet and exercise are synonyms for healthy. You cant reach healthy without the D and E words. Life isnt fair, and the bathroom scale doesnt lie. I found this out the other day when I pulled my scale my dusty scale out from under the bathroom sink, climbed aboard and discovered that either the scale was broken or I no longer fit into my jeans. The correct answer was B.

So, it was with great remorse that I crawled kicking and screaming back onto the fitness bandwagon. I gleefully fell off it about a year ago. For the last 12 months Ive let things slide. Its been a great ride, but now its time for me to get back to business the business of health. And that, my friends, includes those two favorite four-letter words: diet and exercise.

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In order to exercise, one must have the proper gear. I have gear; I just had a hard time remembering where I put it, since it hadnt been used in over a year. I reached into the far corners of my closet and there right next to a forgotten black leather mini skirt, pair of zebra-print Zubaz and a fanny pack were my sweatpants.

Like my scale, they were a little dusty and perhaps smelled a bit of mildew from sitting on the shelf for so many months. When I went to put them on, the elastic waist gave a weak crumbling sound as the fibers disintegrated beneath my fingers; it was a waistband that wouldnt snap back into place ever again.

Lucky thing, too, because the pants had shrunk since the last time I wore them. They were much tighter along my backside, and I didnt really need any elastic to hold them in place anyway.

When I exercise, I try not to employ any real calisthenics or moves that actual athletes might attempt. My goal is to get the benefits of exercise without moving too quickly or breaking a sweat. My movement of choice involves walking nothing more. This can be a taxing activity, aerobic, even, especially if your walk includes inclines or hills. Mine does, so it is very vigorous for a woman with broken elastic in her sweatpants.

The one good thing about exercise is that you only have to think about it once a day. The D-word diet is on your mind constantly. That is because eating is one of the most basic and simple pleasures of life. I dont think I could live without eating.

When it comes to food, there are healthy choices and there is junk; hence the term junk food. You know when youve chosen junk because your mouth will be filled with something that tastes good. It may even be a little greasy, creamy or cheesy. In the world of healthy diets, words like greasy, creamy and cheesy all mean one thing: junk.

Fried, frittered, frosted, battered, buttered or breaded are all to be avoided (junk). Anything that crunches and is not a fruit or vegetable is junk. Cheese is not your friend.

Meat should be white, but without any sauce that is white. Most fish is okay as long as it is broiled, boiled, broasted or baked.

Eat as much celery as you want. Chewing it burns more calories than it contains. You must not dip it in peanut butter or ranch sauce, though. Turns it into junk.

The whole diet thing certainly provides its challenges. Junk is rampant in my pantry, and you know what they say about too much junk in the trunk. At this point, I have my fair share.

Health can be pretty daunting. Lots of things (like cheesecake and walking uphill) can get in the way of fitness, but I am determined. I crunch another stalk of naked celery and think about tomorrow. I will not let the inclines get the best of me. Thoughts of chocolate will be banished. I can do this. I will. My sweatpants may be broken, but I am not.

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Goal-oriented fitness can have its moments. When youre training to make a team, beat a time or radically change an unhealthy lifestyle, numbers and dates are often worth shooting for.

But for too many of us, especially at the beginning of a new year, fitness goals trend too lofty and too specific. You want to weigh something in time for a wedding. Or lift something in time for the summer. You promise to get up every day before work for a new, expensive class. When these goals fall short, were wracked with guilt.And for most of us, that happens almost immediately at the beginning of this year, Strava identified January 19th as Quitters Day, the day people give up on their fitness resolutions.

Its a self-defeating process, and one that we cant afford to practice next year. In theory, 2021 should improve mightily on the disaster that was 2020. But the first few months are going to be tough. Gyms remain closed in much of the country, and WFH will persist until at least July. Fitness can help us push through this home stretch (it gave us everything this year), but it should be approached in a tempered, thoughtful way.

To that end: 21 reasonable resolutions for getting fit in 2021. You wont find gameplans here for maxing out on the bench press or winning a Memorial Day 5K. Each is a worthy pursuit, but there are so many other digestible, actionable, sustainable ways to improve how you move and feel on the day-to-day. From reading before bed to prioritizing nasal breathing to just hanging from a bar once in a while, here are our recommendations.

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In the text neck era, a daily dead hang will bring mobility back to your shoulders. The practice decompresses the spine and builds strength in the upper back. Install a bar at your house or go to the local jungle gym.

Exercise is often most effective when you dont realize youre doing it. Instead of committing to 100 push-ups a day (and never following through), put aside more time this year for tennis or golf, or try something new like wild swimming or gravel biking.

The only thing thats inherently childish about playing is that children are more likely to do it. Playing, in whatever form it may take shooting hoops, chasing your kids with a super-soaker is essential for mental health at all ages, and a crucial deviation from exercise measured in pain and progress.

Recovery toys get most of the coverage and deservedly so. Massage guns, compression sleeves and stainless steel ice balls are all dynamite innovations for addressing hot spots and preventing injury around the body. But dont forget free, soothing everyday options like stretching, meditation, self-massage and even skincare.

Its simply more important than ever. Find 45 minutes in your day where you can get a walk in. Make it non-negotiable. It will lead to sharper, less stressful afternoons. And youll pick up an easy 3,000 steps along the way.

On average, Americans spenda little over an hour each dayworking out. In the home workout era with discipline hard to come by that hour is in even more jeopardy. Protect it by sticking your phone in a drawer before you go sweat. It will yield better, more focused workouts.

We dont think too much about ear health, and thats a huge mistake. Damage done to the ossicles is irreversible. If you wear AirPods, train yourself to listen to them on low volume. Pumping 90-decibel noise (80% of an iPhones allotted volume) into your ears for just 10 minutes will put you on the path to tinnitus.

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This one could be as simple and specific as eat blueberries and almonds all day long. But roundly trading in salt and crunch for fruit and nuts is understandably difficult; to that end, get acquainted with our guide to Americas 25 healthiest snack brands, all of which have found to provide flavor without including overly-processed crap.

Nutrient-rich, goal-oriented drinksbelong in your daily routine. Identify something youre looking to get more of (veggies, blood flow, calm) and add something chuggable to your daily consumptions (8Greens mix, beet juice, cold-brew hibiscus tea).

Switching to a plant-based diet can trim your waistline, boost athletic performance, increase your libido and improve your sleep, while those who eat too much red meat are at an increased risk of death from heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Try to cut back next year. Thankfully, its easier than ever to pull it off.

There are a couple ways of looking at this. Try not to eat within two hours of heading to bed, and try not to observe a nighttime snacking ritual, especially if youve already eaten a satisfying dinner. The timing isnt exactly the issue; its more about the type of eating we tend to accommodate at this time of day carb-heavy fare that will impede your bodys ability to burn fat as you sleep.

When we breath through the nose, the nasal passageway humidifies and pressurizes the air. It produces nitric oxide, a molecule that screens air particles before they make it to the lungs. Once there, the lungs have an easier, more efficient time of circulating oxygen throughout the body. This isnt an easy switch (over half of Americans breath through their mouths) but its worth it.

This was a big year for bruxism, also known as teeth grinding or jaw clenching. Its a natural response to an age of constant anxiety, but it leads to terrible sleep and even tooth fractures. When youre stressing, take extra care to put space between your teeth and focus on your breathing.

We have to sit smarter next year, especially if WFH is going extend into the summer for many employees. The easiest way to protect your back is pick up a laptop stand. Our favorite Rain Designs $40 mStand raises your laptop a crucial six inches, keeping eyes level with the top third of the screen. This will help keep the posterior chain stacked (low back, spine, neck and head all vertical, arms locked in at a 90-degree angle).

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Cold-temperature exposure can help turn white fat (the inflammatory fat linked to heart disease) into brown fat (the naturally occurring fat that produces heat), though a process called thermogenesis. Your body has to burn more energy to stay warm, which jumpstarts your metabolism. Long walks or even runs this winter are your friend.

If that just sounds terrible, try to get your cold fix from the shower. In addition to catalyzing the cold sculpting described above, cold-water immersion has been linked to lowered blood pressure, immune system stimulation and happy hormones. Start by turning the knob all the way to cold for the last 30 seconds of your shower.

Fiction, especially. Reading about the lives of other people (even those who dont exist) has a tendency to pull us away from our own concerns, while fostering empathy and imagination. Its a potent tool just before bed, which will probably lead to better dreams.

Plus, a dedicated reading routine is a great way to reduce screen time. We spend an average of 10 hours a day beaming artificial light directly into our eyeballs. This causes eyestrain, of course, but it also suppresses the secretion of melatonin, a hormone released by the pineal gland that is commonly associated with sleep-wake timing.

Use the early days of 2021, when the sun is still setting around 4:30 and youre still working from the house, to implement an earlier bedtime. It doesnt have to be dramatic even just an extra hour a night could positively impact your mood, daily productivity, waistline and risk of disease.

Its a third of your life, assuming youre giving sleep its due. Aside from getting a new mattress, there are a ton of worthwhile products out there for optimizing your nightly sleep.

Behavioral activation refers to any positive activity thatnecessitatespresence of mind. Think: cooking, cleaning, gardening. Reclaiming otherwise onerous activities as opportunities to create can fill your brain with a feeling of accomplishment. And if weve learned anything this year, mental health is just as important to getting fit as the size of your biceps.

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If youre just now embarking on a weight loss journey, the good news is that you have alotof choices in terms of how youll do it. Many people like to see quick, fast resultsbut losing weight fast may not be healthy.

Losing weight rapidly is typically accomplished through crash or overly-restrictive diets that are not sustainable long-term, says Audra Wilson, RD, a registered bariatric dietitian at the Northwestern Medicine Metabolic Health and Surgical Weight Loss Center at Delnor Hospital.

Of course, it all depends on what you define as fast weight loss. An achievable and, more important, sustainable goal is to lose 0.5 to 2 pounds per week, says Su-Nui Escobar, DCN, RDN, FAND, registered dietitian nutritionist and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Note that the more weight you have to lose, the easier it is to lose more pounds per week.

But if you are losing more weight than that, youre likely not losing just fat. And it could lead to regain weight down the road. Typically a rapid weight loss is due to the loss of muscle mass, which you want to keep to have a strong, nicely defined body, says Escobar. The more muscle you keep, the more calories you are going to burn.

There are a few different calculations that can be used to determine calorie needs, or your BMR (basal metabolic rate, the amount of calories you need to maintain your weight). All it takes is to do an online search for the Mifflin-St Jeor calculator to find the number of calories based on weight, age, gender, height, along with an activity factor, says Escobar.

Adds Wilson, You will subtract about 200-500 calories from your BMR for weight loss. So, for example: If your caloric needs are 1800, you would aim for 1300-1600 calories per day for weight loss.

This is the formula that you can use to determine your caloric needs:

Men66 + (6.3 x body weight in lbs.) + (12.9 x height in inches) (6.8 x age in years)

Women655 + (4.3 x weight in lbs.) + (4.7 x height in inches) (4.7 x age in years)

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Youve probably heard the term water weight, and you may be wondering what it is and how it impacts your overall weight loss goals. Water weight is the water that is retained by the body that normally would go to the kidneys for excretion. It could happen because a person is eating too much salt. Sodium binds with water and keeps the water inside the body, says Escobar. Also, an abnormal amount of carbohydrates (for example, when you eat carbohydrates after a period of restriction) can cause water retention. When we dont use carbohydrates for energy immediately, they are stored as glycogen. Glycogen pulls water, and therefore there is more water retained by the body.

If water weight is happening because youre eating too much salt, a healthy way to lose water weight isyou guessed itto eat less salt.In fact this can be really good for you as it will lower the chances of developing high blood pressure, says Escobar.

Keeping your carbohydrate intake consistent by eating healthy carbohydrates can also help. However, water retention may also be caused by an underlying medical condition, such as edema. This may require medical treatment and medication to alleviate, so talk with your doctor if youre concerned.

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Adult women should have 0.75g protein per kg of body weight, while men should have 0.84g/kg body weight. Athletes or people exercising regularly will need more, about 1.2-2.0 g/kg of weight, says Jonathan Valdez, RDN, owner of Genki Nutrition and spokesperson for New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. If youre aiming to maintain your lean body mass while losing weight, the higher end of 2.0g/kg of weight is recommended. Protein provides satiety and helps maintain muscle mass during weight loss.

If you find yourself getting hungry immediately after breakfast, it might be time to increase protein intake, says Amber Pankonin, RD, registered dietitian and owner of Stirlist. Eggs, Greek yogurt or lean meats are all good protein sources that might be able to keep you fuller longer in between meals.

Added sugar is found in cakes, pastries, ice cream, candies, sugary drinks (including energy drinks and Gatorade). All of these items tend to have large amounts of calories, and the more you eat, the more youll crave, says Escobar.

Aim for 64 ounces, says Wilson. Being adequately hydrated can reduce snacking and increase energy. Many times our hunger and thirst cues can get mixed up. Those that drink water consistently throughout the day will not feel these competing cues and will likely snack less, reducing total calorie intake (this means weight loss over time!).

Fried foods another source of a high number of calories, says Escobar.

Include plant-based foods such as fruits and vegetables, which provide fiber. Aim for two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables to meet adequate requirements, says Valdez. Fiber promotes satiety, is naturally low calorie, and provides beneficial micronutrients.

This is a classic idea for a reason: It works. Taking a few minutes before your meal to be mindful of what you are about to eat can help you to make more deliberate decisions about what you are about to put into your mouth, says Wilson. Sometimes it just takes that extra minute to consider whether your choice will be beneficial in supporting you in getting to your weight loss goal. You by no means need to be perfectaim for the healthier option about 80% of the timebut many times we eat without thinking and this results in excess calorie intake.

If you need a little extra help tracking, try MyFitnessPal, Lose It! WW or Noom.

Nuts and nut butters can be a great source of fiber and protein, but they still contain quite a few calories, so its important to be mindful about portion size. In fact, two tablespoons contain around 200 calories, says Pankonin. Dropping the habit of eating nut butters right out of the jar might make a difference on the scale.

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Use small plates when you eat to control portion sizes. This can help you eat half of typical restaurant sizes, says Escobar.

Aim to include150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, or a mixture of the two, says Valdez. Physical activity increases energy expenditure and is important to implement to slow and prevent weight regain. Activities such as cleaning the house, walking, dancing, swimming, and running can burn hundreds of calories per hour aiding in increased energy expenditure.

Join the sober curious trend and cut alcohol for a month! Think about cutting one glass of wine a day, which can save you 54,750 calories in a year, says Escobar.

Set your alarm for 30 minutes earlier and get in an AM workout. Whether its walking, following a video on YouTube or Fitness Blender, or running up and down the stairs with push-up and squat breaks; use this time of day where you have most control, says Wilson. If you wait until after work, school, and everything else piled on your plate, you are less likely to exercise. As a nice bonus, morning workouts energize you for the day and get your mind set on healthy for the rest of the day.

Depending on the individual, skipping meals can lead to excess hunger causing some folks to overeat later in the day, says Pankonin. Taking time for balanced meals or scheduled snacks could prevent overeating at other times throughout the day.

When we eat on the run we eat whatever is easiest and fastest, which is usually not the healthiest option. Having a plan and preparing for each day with a menu can help to prevent the scramble at mealtimes, says Wilson. Think about your week, events, meetings, work and school schedules, and plan accordingly. If no one will be home at dinner time, a crockpot meal may be the best option. If you need a quick and easy dinner, have some deli meat and sandwich fixings ready for a made to order meal. You can also use your plan to batch cook foods like taco meat or a healthy casserole on the weekends so leftovers are available for lunch and dinner, or make egg cups for a quick protein breakfast.

Caffeine may promote weight and body fat reduction and weight loss maintenance because it increases thermogenesis and fat oxidation. Caffeine can also help with the perception of fatigue while working out, says Valdez. However, make sure to stay away if you are sensitive to caffeine and have your last drop of caffeine at least 8 hours before your scheduled bed-time to not disrupt your sleeping patterns.

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Adding veggies to your morning omelet or vegetables on top of pizza can help add additional fiber and fullness, explains Pankonin.

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Batash Endoscopic Weight Loss Center through custom non-surgical procedures have given desired weight loss results to all its patients.

Looking closely around us will let us know about so many things that we as human beings are obsessed with as we always try to run behind or follow the crowd and try to replicate the things that others do after seeing their success in that particular thing. When it comes to our health or our quest to losing weight, we try to copy others and go for all kinds of diets to attain our desired physique or figure, not understanding the science behind it all. However, fortunately, we are also surrounded by experts, medical professionals and doctors who are here to help us out with these questions that may hound us everywhere about how to lose weight the right way and how to attain that desired body. One amongst these experienced and accomplished medical professionals and doctors is Dr Steven Batash MD, who wants people to take control of their long term weight loss and start now.

With his rising most medical center in the form of Batash Endoscopic Weight Loss Center Dr Steven Batash offers a wide range of endoscopic weight loss services to people for them to get nearer their goals in health and fitness and help them in their weight loss journeys. Explaining why endoscopic weight loss is important, Dr Steven Batash is of the view that many individuals do not get their desired results and even after diets, exercises and medications, can get back to their pre-weight loss weight and fail to achieve sustained weight loss. Hence, the only way to lose weight is to reset the bodys set point. His weight loss services are a boon to people which includes non-surgical ways to reduce the size of the stomach.

Let us have a look at the various robust weight loss services that Dr Steven Batash offers through his clinic.

Suture Sculpt endoscopic sleeve: This is a non-surgical procedure that involves reducing the functional volume of the stomach up to 60%, resulting in the feeling of fullness in the patient. This allows them to have smaller portions which lead to sustained weight loss. Going further in helping patients, they even offer year-long monitoring with a lifetime of nutritional counselling. For far better results, one must combine it with a healthy diet and regular exercises. Orbera Intragastric Balloon: Through a smart non-surgical endoscopic procedure that only requires small sedation, a smooth silicone balloon is placed in the stomach of the patient. This procedure helps in giving extraordinary results to patients by helping them lose weight quickly and easily. With the help of its saline solution attaining the size of a grapefruit, it results in making the patient feel full when they eat small portions by acquiring a substantial portion of the stomachs volume. Post six months the balloon is deflated and removed, helping the patients lose excessive amounts of weight. OnTrack coaching: Dr Steven Batash, with his weight loss center has made it his aim to help patients in every step during their weight loss journey. With OnTrack coaching they promise to be with their patients lifelong with their custom nutritional counselling, lifestyle coaching program. They even provide with year-long monitoring, which ensures that patients gain the maximum benefits of the endoscopic weight loss procedure and get sustained weight loss. Revisions: Batash Endoscopic Weight Loss Center stands apart from others in the industry as it offers bariatric revisions for people to get a second chance for attaining long-term weight loss. With a revision, they help patients through a non-surgical procedure by decreasing the size of the stomach and stoma. This procedure reduces the stomach volume, leading people to feel fuller.

So, if you have a BMI of 25 or higher, and wish to get long-term weight loss solutions, Dr Steven Batashs Endoscopic Weight Loss Center is all that you need. Visit the website now, https://batashmedical.com/ to know more.

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Scientists are split on the UK's plan to give initial doses of coronavirus vaccines to as many people as possible, even at the risk of delaying their booster shots.

UK officials announced Tuesday that the country would prioritize getting its population first doses of the coronavirus vaccine instead of holding enough for a second dose. The idea is to boost the number of people getting vaccinated with the country's initial supply of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine.

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UK officials released guidelines on Tuesday that allow people to wait up to 12 weeks between doses.

"I feel very strongly that we should get as many shots in arms as possible, right away. The reality is that one dose is partially protective," Gottlieb wrote in a USA Today op-ed on December 7.

Plotkin agreed, saying that providing some protection for a larger percentage of the population is better than none at all. However, he said he still supports providing two full doses to high-risk individuals to ensure they are as protected as possible.

Because the strategy remains untested, both Plotkin and Offit emphasized how difficult it is to measure the effectiveness rates of a single dose over a period of several weeks. It could be as high as 60% or 70%, they estimated based on previous trials, but that remains far below the 95% efficacy for people who get both doses.

Pfizer said in a statement that decisions on dosing are up to health authorities, but that there's no data to show how the shot works if people don't get their second injection on time.

"There's fragile vaccine confidence, and if it looks like it's been done haphazardly, which it does, you could lose the faith of the public," Offit said.

Offit said he sees the appeal of such a strategy given the current strain on supplies, but added that he's hesitant to back the strategy in the US until it can collect and analyze additional data.

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Before his 10-week six-pack transformation, like many of us, Matthews was aware of what healthy eating looks like. But simply avoiding junk food and maintaining the requisite calorie deficit to hit 5% body fat are very different beasts.

The simplest way to do this is to hand over to the professionals. In this case, they were the nutritionists and chefs at Mens Health Fuel. Throughout the transformation, Matthews took delivery of four meals from the Lean plan, three days a week.

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But then, to prove it can also be done with a little elbow grease in the kitchen, he was left to fend for himself for the rest of the week relying on the simple, healthful meals below to get him through. There was still room for clean G&Ts after work and weekend takeaways.

To reign in his portion control, Stafford cut him a deal he could pile his plate as high as he liked, as long as it was a side plate. Really it all came down to discipline. In the run-up to the photoshoot Id finished three of my four Fuel boxes by 11am, recounts Matthews with a grimace. I messaged my trainer Shaun Stafford to plead for an extra meal. His response was tough luck!, making room only for extra celery sticks, watermelon fingers or Diet Coke. It paid off though, and made the two burgers from Five Guys after the final photo all the more satisfying.

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To fuel your weight loss goals and make cutting calories easier weve cooked up a plan youll actually stick to. Our Lean meals are made to cut out calories without losing flavour. They keep the protein high to boost metabolism while adding extra fibre so you dont go hungry. At 35g of protein and just 450kcals these meals are the most convenient way to get all your nutrients.

It couldnt be simpler, really. Head to menshealthfuel.com and let us do the leg work. Youve got enough on your plate.

To chew towards any goal, you need to pick one of our four meal plans. For healthy fat loss, go Lean.

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Oats, 50gOat milk, 100mlRaspberries, handfulBanana, 1/2Agave syrup, drizzlePlus1 medium egg, friedLightly-buttered seeded toast

MethodSoak the oats in the milk overnight then top with fresh fruit and syrup before eating. Fry the egg in butter on a medium heat and serve sunny-side up on toast. The eggs protein and oats fibre combine to stop you feeling hungry even on a calorie deficit.

Lamb loin, 1Cauliflower, headChicken stock, cupButter, knobTenderstem broccoli, 100gLemon,

MethodSeason then seared the lamb loin in a pan before roasting at 180C for 8 mins until medium rare. Cut and cook the cauliflower in a pan with the chicken stock for 10 mins then puree in a blender with a knob of butter. Sautee the broccoli in a frying pan for 5 mins then finish with a drizzle of lemon.

MethodOrder, open the door to the delivery man and then get stuck in. By cutting out his usual hummus and halloumi sides, Matthews saved calories without having to give-up takeaways for 10 weeks.

Clean Co. Gin, 50mlTonic water, 100mlIce, lotsLemon, wedgeMint, sprig

MethodPour the gin and tonic over ice, garnish and relaaaaaax.

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Its that time of year again although for most of us, New Years resolutions are probably the furthest things from our minds.

If youve managed to get past checking the daily coronavirus updates and constantly changing travel and holiday plans to think about your goals for 2021, weight loss, healthy eating and fitness are usually on the list.

While lockdown saw some people embrace home exercise and ramp up their fitness regimen, others packed on the pounds in isolation.

Weve been bombarded with celebrity weight loss stories and the diets they underwent to shed the kilos this year.

But one expert is warning its time for no more diet w*nkery.

Canberra-based nutritionist Kate Freeman believes diets are dead and is on a mission to get people to replace food stress with the confidence of healthy eating habits.

How often have you had success with a diet, only to then crash and burn and end up in the same place, or even worse? she said.

You can lose weight, have more energy and feel fitter and stronger without needing to follow an unhealthy and unrealistic diet.

While diets are focused on rules and limiting choice, healthy eating is all about developing a deeper understanding of food to give you options and flexibility.

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Ms Freeman said she had heard too many horror stories about restrictive diets that delivered short-term results but quickly led to food guilt, confusion, binge eating and body dissatisfaction.

She said even motivated dieters hit the wall eventually and found it hard to get back up.

Diets can deliver quick results, but they also come with stress and anxiety, Ms Freeman said.

They cant deliver long-term healthy living. There is so much diet w*nkery out there hurting people who are trying to do the right thing for their bodies and their lives.

No more diet w*nkery building healthy eating habits delivers long-term results.

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Ms Freeman hosts a daily nutrition podcast and YouTube series called the The Daily Dollop which covers sustainable approaches to all the diet hot topics including sugar and carbs, snacking, cravings, weight loss and meal planning.

She also runs Australias only online healthy food habit-building program, The Healthy Eating Hub.

Healthy eating is a skill that can be mastered without the emotional manipulation from the diet industry, she said.

The program breaks healthy eating down into small, achievable chunks such as choosing wholefoods, having a balanced plate or first focusing on making changes to breakfast.

Ms Freeman said other programs were fixated on calories which often didnt achieve results.

Heres her tips for what not to do:

Dont set unrealistic expectations of weight loss True fat loss takes time. It is slow. If your expectations are too high, than theyre likely not going to be met. However, its highly likely what youre doing is working, you just cant see it yet. But because our expectations arent met youll give up, which is definitely not getting you to your goal. Shows like The Biggest Loser and Instagram testimonials warp our expectations of what is real. About half a kilo a week is good to aim for on average. Also remember that weight loss is NOT linear and peaks and troughs over the weeks and months. Be patient and use other markers of success such as how youre feeling or tracking your consistency with healthy habits.

Dont create yourself a set of food rules to follow No chocolate. No sugar. No gluten. No meat. No junk food. Unless you have a medical or ethical reason for avoiding these, you dont need to cut them out. Dont set yourself a rule that youre only going to rebel against later. Psychology tells us that rules are an inferior way to produce long-term change.

Dont cut out whole food groups There is no need to cut out foods to lose weight. Weight loss requires the creation of an energy deficit and health requires consistent diet quality. This means that you need to know how much energy your body needs and eat accordingly AND that what youre eating offers your body plenty of vitamins, minerals and other health promoting components.

Dont do a detox or cleanse There is no scientific evidence this works. It will not result in long-term weight loss. Short-term fluid loss, yes. Long-term fat loss, no.

Dont buy expensive supplements These are often costly with no scientific backing and in the context of a consistently poor diet will not result in weight loss.

Dont get too strict on your food Yes, weight loss requires an energy deficit. However, if you cut back too drastically on your energy intake youll end up hungry, tired and prone to overeating at your next meal. Create a modest energy deficit that you can stick too, so your body has enough energy to function but is also sufficient to get slow, steady weight loss that lasts.

Dont try to change everything all at once Psychology tells us that self-initiated change is challenging and requires critical thinking, trial and error and a maintenance phase before it becomes part of your life. Its simply impossible to do this long-term. You may be able to do it short-term, but once you cant do it any longer, the weight comes back on.

Dont fantasise Fantasising is actually counter-productive to long-term behaviour change. So ditch the #fitspo that makes you feel #crapso and set yourself realistic and sustainable changes that you can actually stick to. That way you not only lose weight in the short-term, but you do it for life.

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Looking to get healthy in the new year? Before you decide to follow some kind of crazy workout regiment or fall victim to a terrible diet trend, it's important to note what really works in terms of getting healthy and losing weight: nutrition. The pandemic caused quite the curveball for many people in 2020, which means treating our bodies with care through good nutrition practices is vital. This is why we decided to list out some of the top superfoods to add to your diet in 2021 so you can feel ready to tackle the new year with confidence.

In order to determine the top superfoods to add to your diet in 2021, we consulted Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, and Science Advisor at HumanN. Here are the different superfoods Dr. Kris-Etherton recommends, and for more healthy tips, be sure to check out our list of The 7 Healthiest Foods to Eat Right Now.

Dr. Kris-Etherton points out how leafy greens are low in calories but packed with many nutrients including fiber, vitamins (A, B, C, E, and K), and minerals (calcium, magnesium, potassium, selenium, zinc, and iron). They are also a great source of flavonoids and carotenoids, which can help ward off inflammatory and chronic diseases.

Here are The Healthiest Types of Lettuce and Leafy Greens Ranked by Nutrition.

"Nuts and seeds are a source of plant protein, healthy fats (unsaturated fatty acids), fiber, minerals (magnesium, potassium, calcium, plant iron, and zinc), and contain vitamins B1, B2, B3, and vitamin E," says Dr. Kris-Etherton. "They are a source of antioxidants and polyphenols that have anti-inflammatory properties. They can help control body weight, manage blood cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose levels. Research also has shown that nuts decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome. And may benefit overall mortality, risk of cancer, and age-related cognitive function."

Dr. Kris-Etherton points out that omega-3 fatty acids can do wonders for your body. They help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, sudden cardiac death, and blood clots. It keeps the lining of your arteries smooth and free of damage and can raise levels of HDL "good" cholesterol. And, it can help lower blood pressure. Needless to say, including omega-3 fatty acids into your dietespecially the kind you can find in fish and seafood like salmonis a great superfood to include in your 2021 eating plan. Start incorporating seafood into your diet today with these 43 Healthy Seafood Recipes That Are Surprisingly Easy to Make.

According to Healthline, berries are full of vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants that work wonders for your body. Fiber is good for your digestive system, gut, and even can help you lose weight. Antioxidants help with reducing the risk of cancer and other inflammatory diseases. Here's Why You Need Antioxidants In Your DietAnd How To Eat More Of Them.

Citrus fruits are full of all kinds of nutrients including vitamins A, C, B6, calcium, potassium, folate, magnesium, phosphorus, and copper. Dr. Kris-Etherton also points out that citrus fruits contain a good amount of antioxidant properties (similar to berries), and can help protect you against cancer, keep your brain sharp, and boost skin health.

Foods that have high nitrate levels have been proven to help with exercise performance, lower blood pressure, and help brain function, according to Healthline. Dr. Kris-Etherton recommends incorporating foods such as beets, green leafy vegetables (like spinach), celery, carrots, citrus fruits, pomegranates, and watermelon into your diet.

Speaking of, Here's Why You Should Add Beets to Your Diet.

Whole grains are a great source of dietary fiber, which is a key nutrient you need in your diet for a healthy digestive tractand for losing weight. Whole grains still include that essential fiber in their product, while most white breads and processed carbohydrates are stripped of those natural qualities. Plus, Dr. Kris-Etherton points out that fiber can help lower LDL "bad" cholesterol, prevent small blood clots, and help to maintain steady blood sugar levels.

Some of the best whole grains to include in your diet include amaranth, barley, buckwheat, corn (including whole cornmeal and popcorn), millet, oats, quiona, brown or wild rice, rye, sorghum, teff, certain types of wheat.

So next time you're at the store, skip that white bread and grab a whole grain bread or a pack of whole grain, seeded rolls for your sandwiches. It will make the world of a difference for your health in 2021.

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Along with whole grains, legumes are a great source of fiber and are incredibly low in calories. Plus, legumes have a high level of protein, which is great if you're looking to eat more plant-based meals in 2021. Dr. Kris-Etherton points out some of the best legumes you can buy such as chickpeas, peanuts, black beans, green peas, lima beans, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, Navy beans, great-norther beans, pinto beans, soybeans, and lentils.

Legumes have been proven to help improve glycemic and lipid control for those who are diabetic, helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, assists in controlling your weight, and lowers your risk of heart disease, according to Medical News Today.

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