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No Time to Work Out? Get Fit in a Flash
The idea of working out less and getting more out of it has undeniable appeal. After all, who wouldn't want to spend less time sweating and straining and more time doing more of whatever it is you like to do? The good news, experts say, is that not only is this possible, but one key to faster fitnes
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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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The Benefits of Pilates
"I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They'd be happier." -- Joseph Hubertus Pilates, in 1965, age 86. Runner or golfer, tennis player or new mom, chances are you've heard someone talking about the benefi
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Stretching Exercises at Your Desk: 12 Simple Tips
You may feel awkward doing stretching exercises at your desk. But right now, as you sit there at your computer, you are doing one of the worst things you can do to your body -- you're sitting still. And not only that, but the way you sit -- and type, and hold the phone -- may be wreaking havoc on yo
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Get Stronger and Leaner With Cross Training
You've faithfully jogged three times a week for years, and think you're in pretty good shape. But when a less athletic friend suggests you go inline skating, you're shocked to discover you can't keep up. Perhaps you've mastered the elliptical machine, and regularly work out on it for 45 minutes at a
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Fitness Boot Camps: Should You Enlist?
The year Teri Smith turned 40, she decided it was time to tackle a nagging urge to get in shape. That's when she signed up for her first fitness boot camp class. "I didn’t have any energy and I could feel my age creeping up on me," says the Pembroke Pines., Fla., mother of two. Her weight had crept
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Stealth Health: Get Healthy Without Really Trying
How much do you know about what makes up a healthy lifestyle? Here's a pop quiz. 1. How do you define working out? a. Going to the gym. b. Turning the jump-rope for the neighbor's kid. c. Playing Frisbee with your dog. 2. How do you define good nutrition? a. Eating a vegetable at every meal. b. Eati
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Review: The Bender Ball
The Bender Ball, as seen on many a late-night infomercial, is a 9-inch inflatable plastic exercise ball used to perform a variety of abdominal and Pilates-type exercises. The ball is part of the Bender Method fitness system, developed by trainer Leslee Bender. According to the Bender Ball web site,
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9 Common Gym Mistakes
You’ve been going to the gym every week -- several times a week, in fact. You’ve taken classes, lifted weights, and sweated more than Muhammad Ali. But every time you climb on that scale, your weight stays the same. What’s with that? Isn’t working out the sure-fire way to lose extra pounds? Not if y
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Kettlebells: A Smart Replacement for Dumbbells?
Like many people who work out, Randy Smith of Atlanta is always pressed for time. That’s why a kettlebell, a type of weight that looks something like a bowling ball with a handle, provides just the workout Smith needs. "I can get in an intense workout in as little as 20 minutes," says Smith, a 42-ye
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7 Fitness Essentials
Before popping those sexual enhancement pills, try something that will pump up your body as well as your libido.
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