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"  Hi girls! Part of what I love about Team Seventeen is the support we can provide each other. It&amp;#039;s great having a way to talk about our fitness goals and cheer one another on. Thank you so much for tweeting me your fitness questions! Keep reading for my answers: Are healthy foods enough to stay fit or it is absolutely necessary to exercise? - @PRITTOR Healthy foods are great, but it&amp;#039;s important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you&amp;#039;re moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood! How do I keep myself motivated? Usually, I start exercising for a week and then give up. - @TheRealisr You&amp;#039;ve already made it through a week. That&amp;#039;s great! You could take one step back or five steps forward. You&amp;#039;re already in it, why stop now? The more you stick with it, the more results you&amp;#039;ll see. Take it day by day. Before you know it, you&amp;#039;ll be six months in and you&amp;#039;ll feel so accomplished. I see results and just feel better overall after just a few days and I&amp;#039;m sure you will too. That always keeps me motivated! I use eating snacks to help break up my day. What should I do? - @Oshjah_Castro I know what you mean. If there&amp;#039;s something in the kitchen I like, it must be eaten. I try not to leave any snacks I wouldn&amp;#039;t want to eat on a daily basis in the cupboard. If that doesn&amp;#039;t work, chew gum or pour yourself a glass of water. I always leave a box of unsalted almonds in my house. A handful of those are a good snack that should keep you satisfied. Being a busy high school student, how can I incorporate fun, practical workout activities into my everyday schedule? - @NdeyBuri Do you walk home from school? If it&amp;#039;s a safe distance, try doing that with a friend instead of driving. You could also sit on an exercise ball instead of a chair when you&amp;#039;re at home doing your homework. Also, try doing crunches and push ups during the commerical breaks of your favorite TV shows. That&amp;#039;s what I do! Do you have any other fitness questions for me? Speak up in the comments! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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