Have you?  It is has been dubbed the 4 minute exercise.  It is supposed to be as beneficial if not more so than a 60 minute aerobic exercise.  Hmm, let me see, 4 minutes of exercise vs. 60 minutes.  I know what I'm going to choose.   Actually, I've done it Tabata and it is hard and intense. I hopped on my elliptical and did the workout and let me tell  you it literally wiped me out for the rest of the night.  You don't need any equipment to do Tabata though.    Google Tabata and you'll find all kinds of information on it.  Here are a couple of articles from reputable fitness magazines, Shape and Men's Health,  to purview and decide for yourself.  I'm going to keep it up every other day to see if I notice any difference in my metabolism.   I'd love to know if any of you have tried it.  Maria

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(Note: All photos in this week's post are hooked by Maureen Lowrey) When I design a rug, sometimes I know the color plan before I have fi...

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Cross crochet! ⠀ Shawl knitting is based on shortened and extended rows. And you don’t need to be afraid of them 😁 ⠀ 💚Extended row - this row that combines several short rows in one. Moving from one row to another knitted through the side jumper at the edge of the “step” so that there are no holes. ⠀ 💚A shortened row is a row connected by this pattern and not knitted to the end with a certain number of loops. The last stitch in such a row is usually knitted lower height, for example, instead

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