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There are so many attractions to choose to visit while you’re in America, but one of the most popular ways to spend a day, among residents and tourists alike is a day out at one of the many amazing aquariums in America. They’re great to take children to and help broaden their knowledge in a fun way, it’s a lovely way to spend the day as a family. Aquariums are also a great place for a date with your partner or a fun day with your friends. Whatever your reason for going to an aquarium will always be great fun. After such a magical day creating great new memories, you’ll want one of your own beautiful bow front aquariums to remember the day. There are so many fantastic aquariums in America so to help you decide we’ve found the best 4 for you.

Tampa, Florida

The Florida Aquarium is one of the biggest aquariums in the US at 250,000 square feet. Adult tickets cost $23.95 if you buy them on the day or are a few dollars cheaper if you book in advance. The Florida aquarium offers many experiences to make your day extra fun including hopping onboard the Bay Spirit II for an exciting 75-minute wild dolphin tour and to see all the other Tampa Bay wildlife. If you don’t like boats there’s also the opportunity for a 20-minute VIP session to meet the penguins or an outdoor water play area, they offer something to suit every need.

Georgia, Atlanta

The Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in America and one of the best. They recently opened a ’Predators of the Deep’ gallery which is home to whale sharks. It is an amazing experience to see a whale shark so close up but if you’re feeling really adventurous you can even book a diving or swimming session. Whilst the whale sharks have become the main attraction, they have 234 other animals to see including mantra rays, Californian sea lions, and American alligators.

Newport, Kentucky

The Newport Aquarium is home to 70 thrilling exhibits and 14 exciting galleries. They have an exhibit that is new this year the ‘Shipwreck Realms of the Eels’. They also have many different fun activities including the very first shark bridge for the bravest people out there, if you want to do something a bit more relaxed there is also the opportunity to touch many creatures like sea stars and horseshoe crabs. If you purchase a ticket online it’s $26 and allows you to skip the line on the day.

Boston, Massachusetts

The New England Aquarium is one of the oldest in America has been open for a massive five decades. The most popular exhibit they have is the ‘Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Exhibition’ which is home to some of the most vibrant fish and helps you develop an understanding of how important coral reef is in the lives of tropical fish. Since the pandemic, they started to offer virtual animal meetings for anyone who couldn’t make it to the site.

Hollywood movies often present us with very unrealistic beauty standards. Women who are rake thin and caked in glamorous makeup, even though they supposedly just woke up. Men whose muscles are literally bursting out of their tight-fitting white t-shirt.

Lately, people have become a lot more socially aware. And with that new awareness, we have also started to realize just how unhealthy these standards set by the movies really are. Actresses literally starve themselves to make sure they get the role. Actors dehydrate themselves for days on end to make sure their muscles are showing and try to reduce their body fat content as much as possible.

So today we are going to be looking at 4 Clebeirtes that underwent some extreme exercise and diet regimes to get themselves fit for a role. And not always for the better.

Chris Hemsworth

We are going to start with a more upbeat story. Chris Hemsworth, the God of Thunder, is known for his stellar body. He is jacked. But it didn’t happen overnight. Far from it. Chris needed to find out how to get a toned stomach and there was only one man for the job.

Chris works with his personal trainer, and longtime friends, Luke Zocchi. Luke is one of the foremost personal trainers in Hollywood, having trained some of the biggest stars for the most amazing roles in cinema history. And Thor is just another name in his repertoire.

Chris takes on some seriously intense exercises. This includes carrying heavy medicine balls as he jumps through literal truck tires. He plays basketball with medicine balls. And adheres to a strict cardio routine that would leave anyone else dead in their tracks.

According to Luke, Chris usually has to put on 20 pounds of pure muscle for the role of Thor. And muscle isn’t permanent. So Christ has to redo his training every time he reprises the role. This is no small feat and shows just how dedicated Chris is to the role.

Christan Bale

Christian Bale went in the opposite direction. In the film ‘The Machinist’ Bale played a character who was malnourished and tragically underweight. And to make it authentic, Bale had to lose all the weight until he was almost skeletal. This is one of the more dangerous transformations a Hollywood star has undergone.

According to reports, Bale’s diet consisted of a cup of coffee and an apple a day. Every other meal or snack was replaced with water. It didn’t take long for him to literally shred off the weight. He has since said it was a horrible experience physically, but mentally it was quite enlightening.

What he did after was just as impressive. He managed to put on 100 pounds in six months so he could play the role he is best known for. Batman.

Chadwick Boseman

This year we lost a true star in the form of Chadwick Boseman. He sadly succumbed to cancer and left us to move onto the Wakandan afterlife. And he will forever remain in our hearts.

And his dedication to the role of black panther can be seen in his preparation for the role. Unlike other MCU alumni, Boseman needed to achieve a more lean and athletic build, while still showing off some serious muscle. So his exercise regime focused on some extreme cardio workouts mixed with a diet of lean proteins and a lot of fish.

He also received a lot of bruises as he threw himself into three different martial arts courses to make sure he really now the fighting styles his character would be using, along with also giving him a serious workout.

Natalie Portman

Blackswan follows a ballerina as she slowly spirals into the darkness of her own mind. And for this role, Natalie Portman had to undergo a serious transformation.

Ballerinas already have one of the strictest diet and exercise routines of any athlete on the planet. They need to stay nimble, flexible, and light-weight at all times. This meant Natalie had to drop twenty pounds. This was while also going through ballet lessons and flexibility classes to make sure she was truly ready for the role.

Many people laugh when they hear people practice close up magic as a hobby. But when they are presented with an outstanding trick they are left in awe and demand to know how it was done! But as we all know, a good magician never reveals their secrets.

And it seems one kid is taking this to the extreme. Damian Aldersmith, a twelve-year-old from Arizona has taken to close up magic like a duck to water. His skills have grown and grown to the point he is giving even the pros a run for their money.

The Trick

Damian has been confounding people with an incredible trick where he manages to make an ordinary magic wand seemingly melt into a viscous goo. Then he reforms the goo into an edible piece of fruit. The trick is incredible enough as it is. But it doesn’t end there.

When you bite into the fruit, you find your own credit card. People are baffled. It is so good it could be actual magic. Penn and Teller are unable to figure it out, which is saying something.

Many people questioned the legitimacy of the wand. But after checking the product reviews at nononsenseninja, they confirmed it is nothing more than a normal wand. No technological trickery is afoot here. Everything that happens is down to Damian’s own natural talent.

Many Vegas casinos have approached him, looking to book him on to a show circuit. But his parents have said he is not allowed to go touring until he has graduated. So we will all have to wait to see Damian perform live. I for one cannot wait for that day and relish the opportunity to see his magic up close and personal.

If you are someone that is even remotely interested in the world of fashion, you have definitely heard of London fashion week. Every year, London fashion week gives all the most popular designers a chance to showcase their new work to the entire work. All of the big names are there and if you’re lucky enough you may be one of the select few to get an invite. But if you have never been there before, you may not know the best way to properly enjoy the experience and get the most out of the short week. Fear not, we searched the internet and found some of the best advice given by bloggers on how to really make the most of your London fashion week experience.

Take pictures

Though some designers may make specific requests for people not to record their work, if you can you should take as many pictures as you can. You are going to see a lot of work showcased during the week so it may be easy to forget some of the runways among all of the excitement. Having pictures stored will give you the chance to look back and pick up any fashion trends that may be hitting the highstreets in the upcoming months. Doing this will mean that you can publish up and coming reviews way before anyone else can, which will really give you the upper hand if you are a blogger. A good example of this is when christian message t-shirts hit the runway last year. Many bloggers caught on to the fact that these t-shirts were gaining popularity and were able to publish some articles about them, which brought much more traffic to their blogs.

Get involved

Fashion week really brings the city of London to life, way past the confines of the runway. In between fashion shows, there are plenty of crazy events that you can really get stuck into which will make your London fashion week experience way more memorable. There are plenty of chances to win fashion orientated prizes and these events offer once in a lifetime experiences that you won’t find anywhere else. These events also make for some interesting blog posts, so make sure you keep a note of your experiences.

Make connections

As previously stated, there are going to be a lot of big names at London fashion week and so this will be the perfect opportunity to make some friends within the industry. Of course, it’s unlikely that you will get the chance to hang out with some of the bigger names, but there will be plenty of people there that share your interest in fashion that you could always befriend. You can also make some business connections when at London fashion week as there will be plenty of people working within the industry there and if you want to learn more about the fashion world, you could also ask them some key questions and expand your own knowledge.