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Stretching and Flexibility: 7 Tips

Expert advice on flexibility and stretching.
Stretching the Truth About Stretching

The benefits of a regular exercise routine are undisputed, but how to start that routine -- literally what to do first -- is far less clear. Should you stretch before you exercise? From Zumba instructors and dance teachers to team coaches and personal trainers, chances are you've gotten a lot of con
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Avengers Stars' Workouts

The Avengers are superheroes, but the actors who play them are not. So how did they achieve their amazing onscreen physiques? Through intense workouts, not special effects. To learn what they went through to tone their muscles, WebMD talked to trainers Bobby Strom and Brad Bose, who prepped Scarlett
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Exercise and Weight Loss: 5 Truths

You've heard it time and again -- to lose weight, you need to exercise and watch your diet, so that your calories burned exceed your calories consumed. But if you've been working out and your extra pounds won't budge, you may be wondering why that seemingly simple strategy isn't working. Don't hang
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The Top 6 Exercise Excuses and How to Beat Them

You know you should be exercising. We've all heard that physically active people are healthier. They're less likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, and some cancer, they sleep better, and they feel happier and more energetic. Of course, a fit body looks better, too. But when it comes time to act
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10 Workout Secrets: Expert Exercise Tips

Getting and staying fit can be a challenge. For many of us, it's hard enough just to get up off the couch. So what's the secret of people who have managed to make exercise a way of life? To find out, WebMD talked to fitness experts and successful exercisers who revealed the top tips, tricks and secr
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Can't Do Yoga? Think Again

In Hollywood and glossy magazines, yoga is usually associated with a Jennifer Aniston-type twisting her lithe body into a gravity-defying pretzel. So even though yoga is popular, it can be daunting to people who aren't already bendy and buff. "The average citizen thinks, 'I can't do all those poses.
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Managing Sore Muscles and Joint Pain

You work hard all week, so when the weekend finally rolls around you want to play just as hard. There's nothing like a few rounds of golf, a hike in the mountains, or an intense workout at the gym to reinvigorate you. Weekend warriors be warned, though -- Saturday and Sunday activities can lead to M
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Madonna's Fitness After 50

Madonna, 53, is always fabulously fit. How does she do it, and what does it take to be so fit after 50? WebMD asked celebrity fitness trainer Gunnar Peterson. He hasn't trained Madonna, but he has worked with over-50 and under-50 stars, including Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, and
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Getting Back in Shape Again

I have a friend who spent much of last spring training for a half marathon. She printed out a training schedule and gathered a group of friends to run with in the early morning before her kids woke up. She spent 12 weeks building her endurance, experimenting with running at different speeds, and get
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