It’s Friday! My favorite day of the week and the day I love to share links to health and fitness information that you can use. This Friday we’ll talk about apple cider vinegar for weight loss, how your DNA can help you lose weight, a crazy,hard short circuit and a funny New Year’s meme.

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Apple Cider Vinegar For Weight Loss: Truth or Myth?

What is the truth about apple cider vinegar and its effects on metabolism and weight loss? According to Dr. Mercola and other health experts, apple cider vinegar is a thermogenic substance that plays a key role in having a healthy metabolism. While it might not be a magic bullet for weight loss, studies do show that consuming apple cider vinegar improves cognitive function, promotes athletic recovery, supports gut health, and helps you sustain a healthy, normal metabolism.

If you want to give a daily dose of apple cider vinegar a try, figuring out a palatable way to consume it might be your biggest challenge. At Natural Living Ideas you can find Five Tasty Ways to Get Your Daily Dose of Apple Cider Vinegar. Dr. Mercola has an apple cider vinegar supplement for sale at his web site that might be even more appealing to you.  Check out all of the reasons you should be consuming apple cider vinegar every day and purchase the supplement here: Help Unlock Your Body’s Metabolism With Apple Cider Vinegar

Forget HIIT and Embrace LIIT (?) in 2018

Burpees, box jumps, and wind sprints are ingredients of a 20 minute High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) workout. HIIT has been a mainstay for workout junkies for a few years now and the results of high intensity workouts are undeniable. But not everyone wants to do, or is able to do, a HIIT workout several times a week. In 2018 HIIT may take a back seat to the latest fitness trend called Low Intensity Interval Training, or, as you guessed, it LIIT!

The good news is that a LIIT workout can burn the same number of calories as a HIIT workout does without the impact and stress to the joints. But, you’ll have to spend more time working out. A typical HIIT workout lasts about 20 minutes. If you do LIIT you’ll need to workout for at least 45 minutes to achieve the same calorie burn.

LIIT is trending in 2018 and Joey Atlas has dedicated an entire web site to the benefits of LIIT. To learn more about the ‘jaw-dropping results’ of LIIT check out Low-Intensity Interval Training Delivers Jaw-Dropping Results.

Use Your DNA To Lose Weight

A new weight loss app called EmbodyDNA by Lose It! uses your DNA which you provide via a saliva sample to deliver personalized weight loss recommendations to you. The goal of the app is to determine how well your body handles the food you’re eating and help you gain insight to which foods and drinks can help keep you on track. You can learn more and purchase the app for $49.99 here: EmbodyDNA Lose it!

Short Circuits With Marsha

Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach Marsha Hughes bring you free, high-quality short workout circuits that are designed to burn fat and encourage weight loss. Marsha typically posts one or two new workouts a week. I’ve don’t most – not all – of the short circuits. My favorite is the 12 Minute Dumbbell Ladder Strength Circuit featured below. This circuit is crazy hard. Your legs will be crying when you get done with this workout.