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Arm Workout Without Weights

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Jessica Gouthro from Paleohacks  is joining us today to offer tips for bodyweight-focused arm workouts. Enjoy, everyone. Do you ever have those days when you want a good arm workout, but you don’t have any workout equipment? Curls, presses, tricep kickbacks, and rows are all great for your arms if you’re at the gym with plenty of dumbbells, barbells and cable machines. But what about those days that you just can’t make it to the gym—or simply don’t want to? Luckily, I’m here to prove to you that a good bodyweight workout is just as good as what you can get at the gym . The best part is, you don’t need anything other than yourself and just 15 minutes at a time to sculpt and tone your arms into incredible shape. The top three muscle groups we want to focus on when working on our arms are: Triceps: Our largest muscle group of the arm, located on the back of the upper arm. Its function is to extend the elbow joint (straighten your arm). Biceps: The muscle in the front of our uppe

Minimalist Pots For House Plants

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I hope the sun is out where ever you are! Because dem plants need it. Thomas LOVES house plants. When I met him, he had this whole corner of his house packed with them. To be honest, house plants have always made me feel cluttered. While I love a big fiddle leaf fig filling out an empty corner, smaller plants in colorful pots just catch my eye in a not-so-good way. I get that they are great for air quality and people find them soothing – but I just couldn’t get over the cluttered look. UNTIL we agreed to get some minimalist, matching pots . All white. All modern. And all cool! The geometric Bennie is my favorite. Now I love the window plants in the basement! (We also considered these rounded ones , these marble ones , and this standing one . Anything but terra cotta!) Floor Pots We got this double decker pot  in the background as a Christmas gift last year. I love the spike plant Thomas chose, as it has a modern feel. And the bigger floor pot was a purchase from a local store.