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8 Tips To Start Your Healthy Life Now

April 26, 2011

Sometimes just thinking about adding a new activity like an exercise program or a better way to eat can leave you feeling overwhelmed.  We’ve all been there.  Here are a few tips to help you: There are 168 hours in each week. Do you have 3 to 4 hours of each week to devote to [...]

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Extreme Exercise Puts Women’s Health At Risk?

April 12, 2011

A few weeks ago, we reported on a study that linked extreme exercise to heart issues in men. This week, a similar report has crossed our desk that links strenuous exercise to an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia in women. Before we dive into the data, it’s important to remember the facts: in general [...]

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Can Running Shorten Your Life?

March 31, 2011

Whenever a seemingly healthy distance runner, cyclist or other endurance athlete suffers a heart attack, the question of whether years of intense endurance training might be harmful to the heart often comes up. Those looking for an excuse not to exercise often cite it. Up until now, there has been no clear cause-and-effect link between [...]

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Functional Strength: Be Active While Avoiding Injury

March 11, 2011

Functional strength is the strength that you need to get through your daily tasks and chores effectively while minimizing the risk of injury.  Some examples of tasks might include lifting bags of groceries, squatting to lift something, putting a child in a car seat, walking up a flight of stairs and so on.  Without adequate [...]

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Why Fitness is Most Important Over 50

February 22, 2011

The World Health Organization reports that sedentary living (i.e. physical inactivity) is the greatest health risk for older adults. When a health challenge occurs in older adults, it is often the individual’s fitness level that limits their ability to recover. There are fitness programs for frail, homebound older adults who don’t exercise regularly. Having personally [...]

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Recommended Reading: Our Top Health and Fitness Books and Magazines

February 15, 2011

Want to know what we read to stay informed of the latest on exercise, nutrition and life balance?  Here are some of our favorite health and fitness books. 1. The Hormone Diet, Natasha Turner, ND, http://www.thehormonediet.com/ 2. Sexy Hormones, Lorna Vanderhaeghe, MS and Alvin Pettle, MD, http://www.healthyimmunity.com/ 3. Foods that Fight Disease, Leslie Beck, RD, http://www.lesliebeck.com/ [...]

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