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Tasos Fitness

The Health & Fitness Lifestyle

Category: Beauty

Radiant Skin

Massaging for Radiant Skin

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Most people know that organic skin care products can help anyone to get that radiant, glowing skin they always wanted. However, did you know you can benefit from even better results by incorporating massage techniques? Often, the more you rub in your product, the more beneficial it can be. Here’s how it works.

Why Massage Your Skin?

Facial massage is a beneficial process regardless of whether you match it with organic skincare products or not. It works to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve your blood flow, tighten skin, and even release built-up tension through emotions you may have felt throughout the day. Try to set time aside every day for a facial massage.

Using Skincare Products

Massaging your face is going to be beneficial for your skin with or without organic skincare products. However, if you want to get the best effects possible, using organic skin care products can help. Clean your hands and face, pat your skin dry, then begin rubbing your chosen product into your skin. The longer you spend doing it, the easier it penetrates your skin for best effect.

How to Massage Yourself

You don’t need to head to a massage therapist to benefit from a facial massage. In fact, the entire process is something you can do in the comfort of your home. Start by creating circles with your fingers over your neck and beneath your chin.

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Waist Trainer

Five Ways to Exercise While Wearing a Waist Trainer

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Contrary to popular belief, wearing a waist trainer does not help you to lose weight. While it might flatten your stomach and accentuate your curves, you also have to adjust your lifestyle to see results. In essence, you also have to eat well and incorporate exercise.

However, as most people who wear waist trainers know, exercising (and even eating) while wearing a waist trainer can be challenging. In the beginning, they feel uncomfortable and unnatural, and it can take some getting used to. However, exercising while wearing a waist trainer can help you to achieve your goals. The key is just not to overdo it. Carrying out strenuous exercises while wearing a waist trainer can do more harm than good.

If you’re in need of a helping hand to get started on your exercise routine, we’ve included a few potential exercises below that you can do while wearing a waist trainer.

Star Jumps

To increase your heart rate and work out your entire body, star jumps, also known as jumping jacks, are a sound option. If you’re just beginning on your weight loss journey, you might like to start with sets of 10 or 20 or do them for a minute at a time, before increasing the time or number as time progresses. Due to the compression of a waist trainer, it’s crucial to be aware of your breathing. If you find that you’re struggling to breathe or are incredibly uncomfortable, stop what you are doing.

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Glowing Skin

Best Natural Products for Glowing Skin

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Every woman aspires to have a perfect complexion and glowing skin, just like in the magazines. Even if those photos are often photoshopped, it’s nice to think that the glow of youthful skin is within reach. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on “miracle” products, did you know you can adopt a more natural approach?

If you’re tired of your skin looking flat, worn out or dry thanks to stress, poor nutrition, sun, or a busy lifestyle, then consider these natural approaches below. You may just achieve that youthful glow you’ve always wanted.

Lemon

It might seem like a strange theory, but lemon is very beneficial for your skin if it’s beginning to look ruddy from too much sun. Lemon features sugar, and these sugar granules can help you bleach, cleanse, and brighten your skin. What’s more, it removes dead skin cells and your skin’s tan at the same time.

Just mix equal parts lemon juice and sugar, apply it to your skin, scrub it gently, and rinse it off. By doing this twice a week, you may begin to notice that youthful glow is shining through.

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Straighten Your Hair

How to Straighten Your Hair Perfectly

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When you get up in the morning and see the frizzy mop staring back at you in the mirror, it can seem like straightening it for the best look is in the “too hard” basket. After all, who has an hour or more set aside for just their hair? Many people choose to tie their hair up to avoid the battle when they really could be looking at their very best with the most minimal amount of effort. Here’s how to straighten your hair correctly in less time than you would have imagined.

To straighten your hair to perfection, it’s mostly in the preparation. Choosing shampoo and condition that promotes a frizz-free finish, or a smooth look, are the ones to opt for. They can help to make sure your hair isn’t frizzy, dry or brittle before you take to it with the flat irons.

Once you’ve washed your hair, it’s crucial not to towel dry it too vigorously. The aim is to have it lie flat, and that won’t be achieved if you’re fluffing it up with a towel. Instead, gently dry it with a hairdryer, or opt to let it dry naturally if time allows. Once you’re ready to straighten it, ensure it’s thoroughly dry with no wet strands.

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Bali and Botox

Bali and Botox– Do They Mix?

Tasos-FitnessBeauty, Travel

Bali is a wonderful place to go for a holiday with all the amazing sights to see and things to do. There are monkeys and temples in the jungle, amazing beaches, lots of shopping opportunities, traditional Balinese food and the longest water slides you’ll find anywhere in the world, to name just a few.  But is Bali right for Botox treatment? If you choose a Perth cosmetic surgeon for your Botox injections you can be sure they have had the proper training. You can’t always be sure of this when you go to Bali – or Thailand – for treatment.

The president of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons warns that Botox should only be prescribed and injected by doctors in an appropriate setting.  In some countries, this does not happen. While one doctor may be available at the clinic you attend, he or she may not do the procedure or even be in the room to oversee those who do.

This lack often has unforeseen consequences.  Even though Botox is considered a low risk procedure, there are still some risks and these are more likely to be a problem in places where high quality controls are not in place. Why risk something unforeseen happening when there is no need to?

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