Get Ready to Take on Summer with 3 Endurance Moves

Bella Breakdown These no equipment strength training moves will get you in hiking, biking and swimming shape in no time. The first move is for hiking, who wants to be the last one in the group? Keep at the head of the pack with these lunges, start with your basic runner’s lung, touching the floor with one hand and hop up with the leg from behind coming to hip level. After 3 sets of 15 reps on each side you’ll be at your peak and the mountain peak in no time. Jump into the deep end of the pool...

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Ways to Get Moving in the Morning

Bella Breakdown If you already hoped right out of bed no problem and got a move on your day, then no need for this… but if you’re like the rest of us, getting up in the morning isn’t always one of those birds chirping with rays of sunshine moments. It’s a cranky, snooze button-hitting, where’s my coffee scenario. Well get ready to change that for that for the better with these tips. Try waking up to sweet sounds, music can be a real mood changer, so program your alarm clock – or let’s get real, your smartphone – to...

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The Clever Girl’s Guide to Monthly Makeup Brush Maintenance

  Bella Breakdown Cleaning your makeup brushes is one of the most important part of your makeup routine, that’s why when Bellas tell us they’ve never cleaned their brushes before we’re shocked. Oil and grease can build up along with bacteria, and can go right onto your face every morning. Just squirt a small amount of dish soap into your hand and swirl the brush around in it. The key is using just a drop to avoid drying out the brushes. Rinse very well using warm water, squeezing out any excess and lay the brushes flat to air-dry overnight....

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Burn Belly Fat with These 3 Moves

Bella Breakdown Add more muscle groups to the mix of your regular exercise routine to burn more calories, eliminate belly fat, and cut your workout time in half! Start your fist multi-tasking ab move on the floor, for this chest fly exercise with an inner thigh crunch you will need 5 lbs. With the hand weights, do an open-close crunch 20/30 reps. Next, move into a side plank and lift and lower a flexed foot. Be sure to do both sides! For the last engaged ab move, bring the upper back into the mix with a middle plank on...

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Top 4 Ways to Get Your Kids to Stop Fighting

Child development expert Robyn Silverman, Ph.D. arms parents with great tools for teaching their children how to settle sibling disputes and fight...

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