Big Thighs? Keep Them - They Could Prevent Heart Disease
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Nick B.Posted
Fri 04 Sep 2009 9:30am
Rejoice all you big-thighed lovelies out there – new research has suggested that those with thinner trunks are at a ‘higher-than-average’ risk of getting heart disease at an early age.
Scientists conducting the study revealed that people with a thigh circumference of less than 60cms had an increased chance of developing cardiovascular diseases ...
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Large Thighs Protect Us from Heart Disease and Premature Death?
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HeartstrongPosted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 10:37pm
Over the past year we have heard a lot about the increased risk for heart disease and diabetes with belly fat. But now we may also have to start measuring our thighs??
A recent study published on the British Medical Journal website (September 2009) states that adults with a thigh circumference less than 60 cm are at a higher risk fo ...
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Large Thighs are Good
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Dr. Gabe M.Posted
Sat 03 Oct 2009 10:00pm
Large thighs appear to confer health benefits, not risks. A study reported this month shows that people who have small thigh muscles, independent of how much fat they have in their bellies, are at increased risk for premature death, particularly from heart attacks ( British Medical Journal, September 2009). 2800 men and women aged 35 to 65 had thei ...
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Tharm, th-arm (n.): Arms so large they look like thighs.
The...
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janePosted
Wed 18 Aug 2010 9:00am
Tharm, th-arm (n.): Arms so large they look like thighs.
The arms can be a difficult area to tone up, so we’ve created a circuit of 5 moves to target each muscle in your arms and burn off the bulge. Try each of these moves for 3 sets, 12 t0 15 repetitions in each set, and soon you can say ‘goodbye’ to those tharms!
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Fat reduction everywhere but the thighs please
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Peter BeardPosted
Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:03pm
Monday 7th September 2009
One minute we’re getting told off because we eat too much, then the next thing you know, we’re being told that we need to eat more because apparently the larger our thighs, the less chance we have of heart disease. We can’t win!
Latest research has shown that bigger thighs reduce the risk of developing diabetes ...
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Thunder Thighs
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Caroline A.Posted
Tue 28 Jun 2011 8:01am
It is no secret to anyone who knows me that I gain all my weight in my lower half. My butt and thighs are in no way in proportion with my arms and stomach. When I bought my bathing suits I would have to go to a place that sold pieces separately so I could buy a small top and a large bottom.
The good part of this is that I have always had a pre ...
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I Exercise But My Thighs Still Rub Together. What Gives?!
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Suzanne BPosted
Tue 29 May 2012 8:52am
If you are a woman that isn’t super skinny, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard of or experienced the “Chub-Rub”, which is a colloquial term for thighs rubbing together when you walk or run. (I didn’t make up the term; It really is called the Chub-Rub). So your questions probably are “Is this normal?”, “Can it be changed?”, “Why does it happ ...
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Quick Toning Exercises: Exercise to Tone Thighs and Buttocks
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Sara H.Posted
Tue 04 Jan 2011 6:44pm
To Sara of Fit by Sara: “What exercise would you recommend to tone the thighs and buttocks?”
The lunge in a simple exercise you can do anywhere and it tones multiple muscles including the thighs and buttocks. To do the move, take a big step forward with your right foot. Place your hands on your hips and with your hips facing forward. As y ...
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