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The Biggest Loser is one of American reality shows which I happened to watch couple of episodes last year. With the offer of $250,000 grand prize and dramatic weight loss stories, the show is actually quite popular in US. I believe that the show is actually in the fourth or fifth season now with more than 100,000 applicants wanting to be part of the show.

I do not deny that the show is inspiring, but to lose 10 to 25 pounds within a week may not be that safe. This figure is definitely much different from the 3-pound a week recommended by many health professionals.

In the first season, the winner, Ryan Benson has actually lost by 122 pounds from 330 pounds to 208 pounds over a period of 10-week. No joke, he lost 37% of his original weight and 18% of his body fat. (more…)

Dumbbell Concentration Curl is one of the biceps exercises I do. Some of you may think that direct bicep workout is not necessary because other compound exercises have actually worked on our biceps. However, Concentration Curls works well for some people, partly due to the psychological effect.

For those who know the biceps anatomy well, the long head (lateral head) of the biceps is worked out more than the short head (medial head) in Dumbbell Concentration Curl workout.

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Mun’s Note: This is a guest post from Kim, an American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified Group Fitness Instructor. She has been actively involved in the fitness industry for over 10 years now. Currently, she works as the Marketing Manager cum Course Facilitator for Fitness Innovations (M) (FIT) Sdn Bhd, a fitness learning center based in Malaysia.

A big hello to all readers of MunFitnessBlog.com, and a thank you to the man himself – Mun, who has given me the opportunity to write a guest post on his blog.

I am here to share a concise version of my journey in the fitness industry, and while doing so, to give you some inspiration or ideas if you are a fitness enthusiast too thinking of taking the next step, say becoming a fitness instructor!

How I Started…
Many years ago, while I was studying in Monash University, I chanced upon the Sports & Recreation Centre one day (whilst I should have been in lectures), I heard loud music coming from a large studio. I went into the studio witnessed a group fitness class. I was amazed by the students and instructor’s energy level in the class. The next day, I returned armed in makeshift workout attire, took part in my first ever class, and from that day on, was hooked. Back then, it was all freestyle classes. Unlike now where Les Mills classes are all the rage. Hehe…I can still remember the aerobics instructor making us do the “chicken dance” in that first class …

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“If there is magic in boxing, it will be the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys and detached retinas. It is the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you.”

This is the famous quote I remember after watching the 2004 Academy Award winning film, Million Dollar Baby. It is a great movie, no doubt. But, I am not asking you to train until you have to crack your ribs or break your kidney. Let’s look at how Hilary Swank has trained to get the body she wanted in order to play the role of Maggie Fitzgerald, the female boxer in the movie.

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